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Wow, wow, WOW!!! What a cool game - I was hooked right from the opening sequence.

The writing is so strong, especially with Nikko's and Lev's voices, and the limited cast and world was surprisingly expansive for both how short the game is and how little we're shown of this world. The art and CGs are breathtaking, and I particularly liked the moving sprites! Really gives life to the static and dim background, too. I love how colorful the characters are, and the sound design was really good! Nikko's development over time, and the tastes and different sensory inputs... OH! and the BrideCo diagnostic background, all just stunning!

I loved the exploration of fighting and loving and the way the two blurred, as well as the exploration of the rule of robots that can't hurt human/what makes a robot vs a human. Thank you for sharing this game!

What a sweet game! The art and music and dreamy feeling of the prose all add such a lovely depth to the game, and I love how it's up to the player to choose the items they want to keep, however they want to interpret the items! I also really love the old Nintendo DS feeling of the UI, it's so charming and nostalgic! Thank you for creating and sharing such a cute and lovely game~!

Still not familiar with itch's layout, so I apologize for essentially copying my review, but this was a wonderful read! I loved the arc of the MC and the way heat and temperature are used - I could really feel the stickiness in the first few scenes. And additionally, I loved the line about how Matt broke the immersion of Hotaru by speaking, and the way the protagonist looks at herself as Hotaru, how you can really feel her wonder at her own beauty. Just a really interesting read overall, and the layout was exceptionally well done and super interesting! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for writing this! I read this zine last night and have been ruminating on it all day today! What you said about writing characters and real people with love and interrogating the intention of writing Black characters really stuck with me, and I think it made me come to realize a lot of the issues I have with some modern works and the way marginalized characters are sanitized. Thank you again for the interesting read!

THANK YOU!!! That scene was one of my favorites to write because of how "storybook" it felt! Thank you so much for reading/playing and for your lovely comment wahhhh!!!!

the dragon mythos and the yearning for a different life were so poignant! The music is also extremely fitting! Thank you for sharing this fairy tale!

What a beautiful game! Both poignant and visually stunning! The horror elements are creepy, and tied in really well to a deeply personal story that felt both hopeful and uncomfortable because of how personal it was. The sound design was also excellent, and I loved the botany and details of local fauna! So well-produced that I'm in awe at the fact the version I played was the jam version! Cannot wait to see more from CicadaQueen and other members of WSIO's team!