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I don't understand the whole hate for algorithms. Sure, they are bad, but opposed to what? So many writers and painters died before their works were ever recognized as grandiose. Obscurity isn't a just-nowadays problem. My favorite ever VN was recommended to me via word-of-mouth, by a friend, but how did they come across it? No doubt the algo played a part.

"Curation creates conversations, and those conversations are the most important part. And without this exercise, we are left alone with our own thoughts as if we are living in a post-apoc world." Ouch. I am someone who... Doesn't really talk about what they've read? Come on, it's so hard to find someone who read the same work as you. Most conversations I have with book readers are the both of us mentioning books that are on each others' reading lists but not yet read. I had this happen to me with an anime fan of all things. We knew each other's animes just enough to acknowledge each other, but not to discuss.

"Yeah, I'd have a frosslass in my pokemon team" "oh you mean the yuki onna pokemon? She's cool. literally." "of course you would call it the yukki onna pokemon".

I really like this manifesto (though unsure if I comprehended it), the repetition of the title makes for a stronger message, though since it can be defragmented into so many lenses, I think such a reductive message doesn't portray the full meaning (but perhaps this is due to being non-native in english. Doesn't help that all references to internet phenomena flew completely over my head.)

Brilliant writing

Oh, man, I just love this writing so damn much. The consistency, the little self-indulgent references. It's so damn good.

I played this throughout the whole day, so when they were at the fountain and it was morning? Morning for me too. I swear by the time I got to the night fountain I looked outside and it was goddamn black so non-intentionally, I synced this up perfectly. (I love that context for the tale, now I wanna go to their library too ^-^)

I love the kinda hard to see floral patterns on the images, they're a real nice detail.

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I love the relationship with Celtis so damn much. Damn, does it hit hard. Cuz I got attached to him, the same as my boy Gerry, but then he did WHAT in the past!? Gerry nooo... You just wanted parental validation wth. And then Celtis STILL goes on to say the "be a man" bs. For the Father's sake! What happened to him in his past dear lord. And we can see how toxic his love is. Nobody cares about bringing the prince back when he resigns his job posting, but Mr Zealot still has to go on a wild Don Quixote journey cuz he thinks it's what the prince ought to do, cuz he lived his whole life for his faith. He must have pruned so many parts of himself too... Unfortunately, what our parents think is best for us isn't always so. It's so freeing seeing Gerry realize that, but it's also heart-breaking. (I'll never forgive Celtis for "this was meant to toughen him up" tho)

How powerless Celtis really was all along. There never was a physical danger, the only power he had was purely psycologhical, the strings of manipulation rooted deep within a poor child.

Oberhau is literally the living Hedgehog's dilemma (The idea of memorizing and knowing where all the thorns are is just so... enchanting). Oberhau and Gerry have so much in common. Even the whole "I wish you didn't have to see me like this" and I'm all for it. It's interesting how Oberhau has somewhat attained the desire of being something else or nothing at all, whereas Gerry is just starting that journey. And in Oberhau's case, the expectations simply became different. It fell from one label right into another. It could not escape from the weight of social pressure by playing directly into society's rules, only through interpersonal relationship  was that achieved.

The one time Oberhau repeats the same error it did back then and harms its liege only to spend hours looking for herbs to heal the very damage it caused.

I love how Geranium's whole name is always showing. It really serves as a reminder that "hey, this isn't Gerry! Gerry is a nickname that was acquired. It's not a name that was freely given"

The one line about the rabbit's den, but how they're expecting baby rabbits instead of barbecue made my heart melt.

I see you sneaking the word "closteiring" right at the very end I see you

I'm totes making a wallpaper with Gerry and Oberhau.

Clair de Lune used to remind me of a very specific VN that I love. I guess now it shall remind me of 2.

There must be many things I forgot along the way or outright misinterpreted but thank y'all for creating this, it was absolutely amazing and I felt I'd rather write smth than not at all. This much text borders on incoherent sometimes...

It had been 2 months since I last cried, so thanks for resetting that counter! This one thanks thee, from the bottom of its core.

There's always more Mili bangers to discover, huh?

About 4: Ohh! Extra mermaid lore! Thanks!

About 3: No yeah, I totally see that's what the story says. I mean, if Perle were a mermaid, someone would probs recognize her? Unless she were from a different kingdom... A-Anyhow, they're just headcanons, there's nothing in the story that really mentions it or anything I just made it up

I absolutely love this.

"...Or so she's read" "It's time to cook" "homesickness as she examined the sponge cake" 

Why does Pierre Beaumont have such a big-ass head??? ahahhahahs, his head is like 5x Ninon's head.

I really liked the whole positioning system, how dynamic the camera flow was and all that. My fav side character is Mr Polycarp.

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Ohh, I absolutely love when "Her" appears. Really drives home the point of "real me" and toxic thought patterns.

Okay, but like, you cannot be in the middle of a death scene and like just start AM's dialogue?????? I'm sorry, Ninon, you're freaking dying and I'm laughing. I am laughing so damn hard. The first paragraph I felt it and was like "PFFFFT hahahah, man, man, I'm sorry for my pattern recognition" but nope! it really was exactly that! I'm sorry, but that completely broke my immersion.
Also, the absolute cinema moment where she says "I'm ninon the upside-down mermaid" and I have to throw my hands up like "she did it, she said the thing"

My headcanons: Perle used to be a mermaid too. I dunno, her sprite just looks like one. She knew Ninon's truth so fast cuz she did the same a long time ago, but she couldn't admit that and looked for other evidence. In her case, she got the kiss and became a human forever. Oh oh! and! Lorelai is that big cuz of Petraea! They are totes sisters and she used magic to make her super big!

Feliz aniversário, Meiri games!

Animado pour le video manaña!

This was really nice.

I've often listened to the "As Above So Below" soundtrack on youtube, but I don't think i can look at it the same anymore hahah. The music distortions were all very well-made.

Hint: I love that the sauce is left in the "scda_script.txt"

In trying to find this in google scholar, I found a paper that starts with "I appreciate collage on a much deeper level than any of you bitches." and my view of academic papers has been shattered beyond repair ~o~

Wow! That song had beautiful vocals!

No clue who the heck that is, exciting!

I've just discovered there's a color called "rebecca purple"

Hey, hey! You okay? No worries, just worried.

As a children, I yearned for the mines. And so I mined and crafted. Now, I can relive that nostalgia a bit

If enough people comment with their dolls, eventually we'll get two dolls that are the same (I've checked and haven't seen that yet)

god i wish that were me

It's a-okay! If you have any difficulties implementing the TL (maybe font diacritics) be sure to reach out!

Ahh, I really loved this. I love Kin. She's a friendo. Saying things in other languages half to mess with people half cuz they feel like better words, ahh. 

I love the background of this page, their different expressions are cute heheh.

The whole sprite system gave so much more control and expression to each character. (and my storage space with fav games thanks it!)

The manga sections are so fun! My favorite character was KiRA☆RiN, I just oh so love when two freaks match! Reminded me of many, many happy times where I found someone as weird/different as me. Chuuni is life (I love Kin's Okabe Rintarou pose ahahah). (There's so much beneath the surface in this game, ya can feel the love)(As baby hands, then no hands, then prosthetics.)(They are such cute babies) (why are the "I"s lowercase though??? huh...)(Why does she not have a birthday art??? Just cuz it's april fools shaking smh my head)

In a way, Kin's friends are literally: High Trust, low reality (Kira) and Low Trust, high reality (Nikki) hahah

The extras are all so cool.

I love the one with the desk (which I assume is about Ueda Aoi's psyche given the whole loving Kyouko, saying darling, the fact that in one cg he's literally writing the start of that rant and offering everything vibes), and "yeah, I do still think about you, even if it hurt to love you" is relatable.

The writing is just so good. I love the leitmotifs getting different. "his figure" instead of "my". "a mirror full of cracks" instead of the perfect one with no fingerprints.

The bonus room is so well made!!! Loved it!!!

Whatever happened to the french translation? I saw it in the credits and figured I should try and see how he handled her being half french and Kira's they, but it's not there? ^{I just learned control+h does this wha}

I loved this game a whole lot!

Daisy, Daisy

Gimme your answer, do

I'm half crazy

all for the love of you

It won't be a stylish marriage

I can't afford a carriage

But you'll look sweet

Upon the seat of a

Bicycle built for two

This is so damn good. I love the secret special VA!!!

You know, this reminds me a lot of a tumblr post I saw. About how all of life came from the sea, but we never really evolved past it. We just learned to hold the sea inside us. All of our bones are wet, our skin is irrigated. No matter how much we try, the sea has left a permanent mark on our biology.

This is actually fire though???

I don't really understand why, but this... It attracts me. Like it itself is a dark presence... This definitely has unflame

Wow Holy [REDACTED] what in the actual [heck] wow, wow WOAAAHH but whyy my poor olga............. AAAAAAAAAAAAA holy [mackerel] This is [baloney]

Well, now that I got that off my nerve, bear with me:

   The year is 2003. A chatlog remains in two computer screens, connecting a witch and a... For now, an acquaintance:

   Natalwa03: Heeey, Olya... Are you gay~?

   JustOlga: Yes, it is quite a jolly year to be gay.

   I have made several of these jokes. I love how language gets warped through time. This is a treasure trove of joke prompts.

I love that Olga never calls that shitpiece Sasha afterwards.

her immortality depends on like, feeling of wholeness. a finger heals pretty quick cuz everyone notices the unwholeness. So, her being NUMBED when the worse Val did her thingy just makes so much sense.

All troughout I keep looking at the main title screen tryna think wherre the heck it owudl appear. Never did, it was worse. Holy.

This is literally just 

I think I found some typos! Nothing too egregious, but I do write a lot in my nonsense list

TYPOS

"you have your sister covered for you and ran."      #cover, no?

Does sleeping well last night makes you suddenly all-knowing, Brat?     #make you, no?

I cook this time.     cooked, no?

Just walk with us when we get to it don't listen to anything that calls your name     # after it, shouldn't there be a comma?

as soon as he's about the hand the bag of gold,     #TO HAND, NAY?

...Speaking of parents., what's your parents like, Mika?     weird comma, also what are your parents, NAY?

I crouch in the much and finds fresh claw tracks.     Find, no?

The kid summons a tomb outta nowhere         Tome, no?

I keep hearing you shout through the walls. They aren't exactly... thin.    # Don't you mean thick?

trying to pretend that I didn't just pissed myself silly      #Piss myself, no?

He's really good his part members didn't realize he tried to poison them with it.         There's... something missing there, I'm sure

as Gerald is concious again.         conscious, no?

Late Xaretros Emperess.       Empress, no?

Oh, his eyes flicks one at me. What, he trying to gouge a reaction? Because this girl has seen worse.         gauge, no?

Damn, he remember all that?         #Nvmd, this makes sense. She going crazy I don't expect her to think right

SANCITFY    # SHE going crazy, so it's fair game

BARIER         #tomato tomato

run off back when you summon your tentacle monster.         summoned, no?

things, that oughtta counts for something right?          count, no? comma before right, right?

Did she just winked at me?         Yes. It's wink tho

"dissapears" when they get paid. 

cumstain isn't a profanity... huh

sometimes it says Gohlydiggar instead of Gohldyggar

So cool! I loved the UI with the flavor text!

I love the "abs-olute saint" joke and the "Absassin" one too.

I imagined Severin with a bri'ish accent speaking like a lord, Mika like a high-pitched streamer girl and Gerard is too obvious. Gerard is sooo hot.
I love the dialogue, it's so well-written. It's real funny.

The last game I played of you was Imsonia's Window (What do you mean that was 3 years ago???)

This was so cute!!! I love the extra flavor text luma has if you're wearing the green outfit. I LOVE THAT YOU CAN CHANGE OUTFITS WHAT IS THIS

These graphics are so different from standard rpgmaker! It was so surprising.

Hint for the 1 game over I got: "Do not eat candy, you will get a tummyache" -Heru-Isim

TYPOS:

Picturebook fairytale about Umiyuki

"Did I startled you?" #startle

Book series first edition earth

"This book doesn't have picture" #pictures

Velo bonus room

"I hope enjoyed my story" #missing "you"

Oh, btw, here's some typos I found:

This is my also my office. #2 'my's

Eventually landing on a page that contained a small part of story for kids.

of a story, no?

I couldnt help but notice her sharp fangs getting closer and closer.

couldn't, no?

At one point I called some of them potions, but she corrected me and told me they were chemicals

Missing a period at the end

I didn't know where to go, so I just ran in every direciton, until I found the main door

direction, no?

{cps=30}You could introduce me to them..{/cps}{cps=4} {/cps}{cps=30}If you want.{/cps} ##only two dots

I cannot forgive myself for making such mistake.

such a mistake, no?

I've just finished the TL and updated the files.

I believe everything should work just fine. Replace them, new build distribution yadda yadda. yeehaw

Whenever ya release it I'll delete this page.

¡Muy bueno trabajar con usted!¡

It's the fourth time we meet in these circustances, huh? (translating the same game)

 Ain't that neat

I dunno if you get a notif whenever someone comments, so just in case!

Okay, so for the names: "The Girl", "Father", "Angry Mob", "Guard", "Both" and "All"

I'm gonna need you to add a _() on them, so:
define g = Character ("The Girl", color="#ffffff")

becomes

define g = Character (_("The Girl"), color="#ffffff")

define t = Character (_("Father"), color="#cab97f")

define m = Character(_("Angry mob"), color="#cab97f")

define x = Character("???", color="#b75caf")

define y = Character (_("Guard"), color="#b75caf")

define b = Character (_("Both"), color="#b75caf")

define z = Character (_("All"), color="#b75caf")

That should be it, sorry for not noticing sooner (ó﹏ò｡)

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I've made an itch.io page (you can check it in my profile) for us to communicate and share files (I'll delete it when all is good and done)! The link is for you to become an owner of the page, so that you can send the files.

(also, if you'd rather, I could make a social media page in blue sky or tumblr, I just dunno if any of those can share files)

This is so absolute cinema!

My favs are Farjo (I love archivists and the tism (look, after the barbie doll, headphones just have that effect on me)) and obviously Adorinda cuz she's such a girlboss

I love how each character uses different language. Fajro becomes more talkative after his CG. Vesperta speaks fancy before the break in character. 

Vesperta "And since you've been staring this entire time at my mouth, I'm gonna assume you're thinking one of two things." And then she proceeds to never mention the second thing. I do have a feeling, tho

The calalipulapis... They are SO a reference to club penguin. I don't even care if they are not, but the blue ones like balls, really? THE SAME AS CLUB PENGUIN PUFFLES (and no, I realized this before seeing the blue puffle that commented here)

You really wanted this to be a musical, huh? Stronger Than You would play in the hallway (I'm not sorry)

Typo Time!

"must of my fun come from creating" most comes, no?

"renpy.jump ("mad"+str(renpy.random.randint(1,4)))" Yet there's only two possible variants. I tried a few times and it seems this can lead to an exception! 2/4 chance of just error message. But I didn't get it when I played, so oh well

Btw, did you use any psychological framework when making this? It's like, so good. The possible fears are so real, it-  I'm sorry I don't know many synonyms of good.

I've invited my friend over so he can play this fufufu~ Excited to find out his biggest fear!

Did not realize match 3 could be this fun!

(Gigi's level is the hardest one aaa pain-peko)

No because the bag with the book literally says "67" though????

(Also: Everyone in this is so stylish!! I'm stealing the girl on the left's looks!)

Are you sure you fixed it?

But yeah, at least one person did solve it!

#If you go to the reviews, I go cuckoo there

And of course the one on display is the understudy!

This VN is so damn good, like holy!

It deals with so many topics, and gives a good hard stare at them (Though I do feel the grief talk was set aside rather quickly, but such is way Ama would deal with it, can't stop to grief with all the stress she puts herself through.) . Amaranth's self-sacrifice as an unnecessary trait, that tends to lead to bad outcomes. I myself struggle with that, holding such high standards that you just have to do everything yourself, however tiring. Your identity being formed from that struggle: "I just can't let go of the responsibilities that define me, that give me a sense of identity beyond these roles."

There is no perfect formula to raise babies, because there are so many paths for them to take. Babies are not defined by their parents like princess maker games often treat it. Kids grow and their environment, familiar and not, is what shapes them.

Take the first and second endings: Both outstandingly different approaches to parenting and yet in both Sheela is an amazing little bundle of joy. It also deals with their inherent traits, Sheela's talent for magic which is only not honed in the third ending, due to being essentially an orphan (come on, Wernicke sucks. Bro's named after a brain region). There are so many ways parents can screw up, that don't end up meaning game over. Above all, life goes on.

I hope Ralph, the little rapscallion, is doing well.

I love Amaranth's comparisons all the way. "They raided a charity shop for weapons", "bottomless goblet". Her fantasy idioms are so real and so very funny to me, amusing. The comedy in this is magnificent, the bit about Goddess and how Raoult doesn't say it with an uppercase G, how the elf-beastmen war ended, "HELL YEAH. I STILL GOT IT", mana as cheese ahahahha. The writing is really funny and charismatic to me.

The breakdown at the inn really was impactful, the VAs did wonders to express the emotions felt, and the solution? To get help. To not try and bear everything alone, to reach out.

Just one more thing: The only ending that doesn't fit the Capitalized Conglomeration of Characters (Alphabetical Alliteration Arrangement) is ending 4: From Loss to Love. The break from the mold must represent something, tho I'm uninspired and can't interpret anything rn

Typos and Their Treatment: "We're bad parents who focuses" Shouldn't it be focus?

"In the end the, elves and"

"I've seen him done this before" Shouldn't it be do?

Aww man, happy new year. Yeah, it's true, y'all's games really have gone so far, huh?

It's real nice to think of that evolution, just gotta keep going.

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