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This game is an artist daydream with amazing background and character art portraits that shows the vast amount of skill the artists of this game prosses. I also must praise the story writing of this game, it is clear to me that a lot of love was put into every character, even the non-romanceable ones.

However that also brings me to the primary hurdle this  demo seems to be struggling with. Pacing. For there are multiple instances of characters giving fifteen to thirty minutes of lore dumping, without hardly any input from Sage. Like for instance with the knight's first event we get her background and marriage thoughts on the same day. With few proper Sage inserts or choices in-between. This could be fixed by learning the backstory on the first day and only learning about the marriage prospects if we decide to romance her. 

Florian is a prime example of pacing done well, with only tidbits of information given each interaction. For the more opened characters though, Sage should hold off asking deep probing questions until more time is spent with each character, making each reveal feel more rewarding.

The segmenting of information would also allow for antique part of the simulator to shine. Giving more emphasis on the pricing of products, conversing/ haggling with customers, and finding more unique items. Also having the cleaning be an active minigame sort of thing other than just pressing a button would also help with this.

If these things are pursued then the balancing issue would be fixed, and this game I am sure would surely shine.

I can't wait for the full game! The decision to end the demo with a crucial choice of paths really serves to show that you aren't kidding, that decisions will truly matter. Which I appreciate.

If the full game is anything like the demo then its sure to be a masterpiece. Also amazing cliffhanger at the end there.

Wholesome and detailed heavy. I love it.

Hi! I'm a writer, my user is roessigma/ Roesavalon I have a portfolio I can share. Will send a discord request.

Well this was surprisingly heavy with social commentary. I dig it.

This going into my comfort character collection

Wouldn't reccommend if you're expecting a game game. However the back and forth between the two lovers is simply enjoyable, and how it ends makes one eager to play the next game.

This game feels like a warm hug

Gotta love a time loop that can make 6k become 45 fun minutes.

This is a good comfort game for bad days

I think posting on steam first would be the best strat as they seem to be a lot less strict than itch based on my reccomendations there

it works

No problem!

thx!

@illuminesce any ideas?

was the indie bundle for Palenstein bundle suppose to also come with a steam key? I'm confused cause it comes with the pdf how to get your activation key but there isn't a key to claim

we love consent

Kalie is the type of boyfriend I'd want

This game made me want to give the character a hug and scream at the cruelty of society

Thanks!

Greeting s I got this game  in the queer 2024 games bundle. It says it's suppose to come with a steam key but there seems to be none availabe

i suppose that's a sign it successful! no problem

According to the bundle it as supposed to come with a steam key but there's none to claim

it does thank you!

I brought this game as part of the winter bundle and  when i try to claim the steam key it says there's none available

here's the error and i tried to download it through itch.io app  for windows

it seems to of fixed itself

when i try to download the game and i have the specs it says no compatible download 

when i tried to download the game that I have the right specs for it says it's not compatible.

Multiple different endings with several different outcomes makes replayability a blast. As long as you choose different choices each time otherwise it could get dull. Now if you play Beyond the Bet all you have to do is save in the right places and you can jump to the wonderfully crafted endings. Moreover I love how the game fully embraces the cease the day mindset that comes with only having a few days left.

10/10 would spend twenty hours dating and being traumitized by reaper man again. Looking at you ending Seven.

short but fun

The voice acting really helped drive the emotion and tale home.

ooh I'll get the popcorn to watch the fandom go feral. This'll be fun.

You explained this really well without any aggression I appreciate that. Thank you. I like it when people have the maturity to have a calm rational back and forth. It's not seen incredibly often. Your post was information, and blunt without being rude or crass. I applaud you for that. There were no belittling of my idea  or a complete brush off of frustration.  I will even say I believe you're right this bundle is low priority, and for all we know though I hope this isn't the case they might be oppossed to it's existence out of bigoty.  I really do wish this bundle well though some might disagree, I just wish there were something we as a community could do to assist. 

I was wondering that too as I been seeing talk of that on tumblr by others

Firstly i will note i am not trying to cause trouble. But I am wondering if we'll email itchio urging them to actually accept this bundle that they'll finally get their hyde in gear. Cause at this point itchio just seems neligent there is no good reason on their end that itchio hasn't  accepted it yet. Surely they can't ignore all of us.

Interesting first piece of long king inspired work i read

from what i could tell  when the april deadline was over they had 703 submissions the biggest this bundle ever been or most other bundles I've seen. In it's current state it has 623 submission still the biggest it's ever been but it's still a noticable decline. Now realisticly some of it might have been the owners noping out for one reason or another but all of those? Unlikely

I just worry if you don't it won't release until July to no fault of your own. Itchio seems to of downgraded in how it treats charity bundles.