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Hey! I looovvve this so far. But one issue: in the side quest talking to Saan, after she tells us to go the common room, the game kicks us back to the map screen. The map shows two yellow quests in the garden cafe area, but when I click on it, there is nothing there. I am also unable to return to the whole map. 

Finished playing the update. I have so many things to say!

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Out of the three ROs, we really do settle with Isaac into a romantic relationship the quickest. I like how our relationship with both Isaac and Nathan is intertwined almost, we really grow as a trio organically— which gives me found family vibes! It is cool that we become a partner-in-crime, livening the place and their lives tremendously. 

Isaac’s ending in the latest chapter was really interesting. I assume that the Church somehow got their hands on the Sacred Ashes ritual based on the priest’s red eyes. I also didn’t expect to kill off Anthony! I guess Simon is done for as well, since Nathan handled him.

We are starting to see the larger picture slowly come together in the other routes, but I think it is in Anthony’s route that we find the biggest missing puzzle piece: specifically, our meeting with the devil, the man (dragon) himself Jonas. And he is the reason why I have a huge bias towards Anthony’s route! Yes, I love the wolf-man and how he barely bothers hiding his affection towards us, but at the same time we learn more about Jonas, the guide behind the scenes. 

After we called out his name and he appeared, I was taken aback by his adoration when said how he can’t help but come to our side whenever we say his name. That was so beautiful and so intimate; that moment crystalized as something precious to me. This character, who has roamed other universes in other games, who has been for the most part, cryptic and mysterious, revealed more of himself than he ever had in that scene. I don’t think there is anyone like him; he truly is a unique character— you’ve created something very special with him. It makes me wonder if there will be any other Old Ones besides him and Eve? Or will there be more lore on the draconic civilization they hail from? In ADW, I recall that his species suffered an ideological split when it came to the plan of implementing ‘gods’ to guide humans. I guess what I really want to know is: will there ever be a spin-off where we date that dragon. Or will he be explored further in EXG? Maybe a spin-off? Can you hear the desperation in my words, author?

Moving on: for Simon, I appreciate that the romance with him seems slower, which makes sense considering his occupation and our past. For some reason, the romantic interactions we get from his route gives me the most satisfaction out of the three. I believe it is because of that heavy tension of his work, his ideology, conflicting with our livelihood and agency. It makes me wonder how they will confront that elephant more deeply going forward when their relationship strengthens. I find the tidbit of Simon caring what bread we like so freaking cute. And actually, I find it interesting that it is HIS route where we would have to choose a side: Church or Isaac.

Since I played Isaac route first, I always assumed the narrative would force us to choose between the Church or the Naturalist Institution, since they are naturally on opposite sides of the world's ideological spectrum.

Also worth noting that it is the Naturalist Institution where the MC has to scour for the Eternal Oath gem that Jonas had imparted in them (am I right? I hope I didn't misread ☠️). I’m not sure how to articulate my thoughts on Simon route— but I’m just really curious about this Natural Institution! 

Also: I have suggestions. For those special CGIs, the text box on the bottom quickly comes in and covers most of the lower half of the images. I think it would be cool if we had a gallery we can access to peruse these pictures. Another thing, I don’t know if it is just me, but my save slots are limited to nine pages on the MAC version. Is it possible to increase it?

That is all for my long, rambling review. I am so excited to see more of this!

Is there a possibility this can be ported to Mac? Would love to buy and play this game when it gets released.

I'll eat whatever you put out anytime, chef. I started with Anthony route first, then Isaac, and finally Simon.  

The gothic atmosphere is great; the soundtrack is great. The world's lore is certainly on the grisly side, which I really enjoy. 

And (spoiler, I think?) the different information/events you get regarding what path you choose when you head down to the dungeon was so fun! Curious to see how much you will do with the energy-managing and skill system you've implemented. 

I know this might be unlikely, but I GOTTA know the story behind Nathaniel 😂 Is he like,  Jonas' self-insert or something. And why is he SUCH an ass towards us. I thought we were Jonas' pookie and that feeling would, I don't know, transfer to the surly butler 😂

Spoiler: I think I was the most surprised by Simon! He seemed like a typical good guy at first glance, but he is actually kind of cold and cunning; we are nothing more than guinea pigs to him. His shift in character was extremely enjoyable. Out of everyone, he holds the most threat to MC in my eyes. After all, his work is directly linked with MC's traumatic past. I would have gotten a heart attack if I knew I had to re-live being medically tortured.

I'm also curious if any of the characters were inspired by the ADW and EXG cast? Anthony feels like an interesting mesh of Laurent and Jeth. 

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It feels weird replying to a 318 days old thread, but for research purposes, I've been replaying the game again to get all the 'bad ends' this time. And one end I've been trying to attain is actually when Katnir turns us over to Jeth. What choices do we need to make for that to happen? So far I've been going for a pro-Crown approach, along with calling his forest boring and the like, but that hasn't made a dent on his view of TO  😭

Will the team consider uploading a Mac version? The game looks really cool so far. If not, best wishes on your success!

I would be so down to see that game with Air Knight! When I was playing ADW, Air Knight was that one guy I would CONSTANTLY USE, especially since I had a lot of fire frontliners in the enemies team.  He strangely grew on me. I had this headcanon that whoever was with me in the very beginning with Lor were the OGs and had a tighter bond with TO. So that included Air Knight, Earth Priest and I think Air Rogue?? 

For the kidnapping scenario. To side with Brookhaven, do I need to keep selecting choices that were anti-Crown? Would that mean showing sympathy to the prisoners in Ruwin's section and not killing anybody in Katnir's? 

Thank you so much for actively engaging with the commentators like this! 

I devoured the gacha date game. Thank you for feeding us! Aside from the game, I am so curious to know who was your favorite character when drafting the design and dialogues for this. Anything that got cut out? 

I have another question as well, that is Jeth! How in the world do I get kidnapped by him?

Hello! Came from playing the main game to hopping onto this. My poor heart wants to know whether it is possible to have a happy ending where everyone is alive and cool with TO? And if so, what do I gotta do?

I killed Ruwin on my first play through. Realized way later that that could have been averted.

Thank you so much. All your games are a delight to play (played Esper first and then spiraled into a rabbit hole that is ADW; lovely decision I made).

Hello! Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I'm having some trouble finding the Hydra Beast on the second floor. I've "unlocked" the square and the L-shaped maps on that floor--just don't know where exactly I should be going.

Thanks!

I see you're a person of exquisite taste. MC is my favorite too!

Hello! Thanks for notifying me this. It completely escaped my attention to put in a section there. I'll soon update the game with a continuation from this choice.

Fixed it!

Thanks for reporting! Glad you got to the end of the demo!

The next update would be the second part of Chapter 2! It was getting too long so I had to split it into two parts. Thank you for reading!

I'm glad you liked it!

Next update will be a while! I'm glad you liked it.

Ahh you got the escaped branch from Chapter 1! I hope you enjoyed that, as it is more linear and narrative heavy as opposed to the branch where you don't manage to escape.

I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks for playing! Glad you liked it.

i love your writing, and especially the way you describe environments <3!!! the world building and characters are super compelling, can't wait to see what's next :D!!!

Thank you so much for the lovely comment! I am glad that you like my world-building. I focus a lot on that and really try to immerse my readers into the setting. And I'm glad you like my characters, too! I was thinking I had to tone it down as most of them can be... hard on the MC, who is an extension of the player.

Also thank you for the screenshot. This is simply a formatting problem and I will get around to rectifying it. 

Acknowledged! Will try to fix this problem. Again, thanks!

Hey! Thanks for the comment and error-reporting. One more thing, do you mind if you can post a screenshot of where you found the errors, this so I have easier time searching for it. 

If not, what cards did you pick in Noose's game that led you to the error? Thank you!

Thank you for the comment! Glad you liked it.

Hello giltedarcanum! Thank you thank you thank you for the lovely comment. 

I have ran through the card scene on my end and didn't encounter the error. If possible, can you send a screenshot to my devblog or my email: tfoe.troubleshooting@gmail.com?

I don't know if there is a way to privately message game devs here, but I would prefer that then posting the screenshot here to refrain any spoiling of the plot. If either of the options are not suitable for you, then you may post screenshots here. However, it will be deleted afterwards.

Again, thank you so much for your message. I really appreciate it. Please do not hesitate to report anymore mistakes you've noticed when playing the game.

Have a wonderful day and Salaam,

Riyadth

Thanks! Glad you liked it.