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This was absolutely phenomenal, and the anecdote of how you met Arimia was extremely endearing. The formatting was really good, too.

This has given me something to think about. Thank you.

I would like a guide similar to your “What is a visual novel?” article on how to tell if a visual novel is a parody visual novel! I would like the Stella definitive guide to parody VNs, please 🙏!

This was absolutely fantastic! Thank you for sharing your experience on how you learned how to develop VNs. That was fascinating to read.

Also, the jokes made me smile. 10/10 blog post

This was ADORABLE! The art was so pretty and the writing was so damn cute. I really appreciated the scene where she put on the dress for the first time—it was PRECIOUS. Also, the visual glitching effect for her deadname was really cool!

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!

This was really fun! I wish I could date the MC, she was super cute…

This game was ADORABLE! The room customization mechanic was so cute (I made a beige room with a single pumpkin and nothing else). I really dislike clowns, generally, so it surprised me when I found myself super endeared to Cherise. I really liked Mari’s design, too (she’s chubby and ADORABLE!) and how she wanted to overwork herself and help others instead of focusing on herself. Overall, it was a lovely VN and I really enjoyed it.

This was adorable! I really enjoyed her bouncing animation and the art. Also, I liked the Umineko mention.

That was an absolutely lovely artbook! Ro is so pretty and her design is so fun, and the game is so well-executed. Wonderful!

Thank you so much for the comment—you’re so sweet! I have added “increase the font size” to the to-do list! You are right, it’s a bit too teeny.

I am very glad you enjoyed! I wanted both characters to have a bit of an arc, as I didn’t think it was fair that only Reese got to have the character development!

Thank you for your lovely comment!

This is ridiculous. I really vibe with the music and visuals! This was hilarious and I got to annoy with my friends with it on a voice call. 10/10

Oh, and the ending blew my mind with the 3D elements! I couldn’t quite finish the platforming, though!

This is absolutely incredible! I was laughing so hard and I just played for a bit and lost. I’ll 1000% have to return but I am not very good at… legally distinct pill game… so I will have to improve my skills! But this is amazing that you did the art and music and code all by yourself and I was giggling throughout!

This is adorable! I love my little Goober!! I wish he had a drainage layer, though…!

This was super fun! Madame Ro was pretty and the whole thing was mysterious… I got the Dreamer ending!

EDIT: I got all of the endings and I think I now have the “I want to date Madame Ro” ending

Well, I’d say that I got the one where she died, but that seemed to be most of them. She died by running into the wall, she died another way and had a lap pillow, and…. also I refused to kiss the hot woman on my last playthrough, which was very disappointing (expectedly).

I giggled and I blushed! What more could a girl ask for in a game jam game?

The succubus was really hot, the dialogue was funny, and I got to see a lot of hot succubus/nun art. I’m a lesbian and I enjoyed this.

I was extremely enthralled and invested when the twist started to reveal itself. It was EXTREMELY well-done and well-placed. The writing was phenomenal and the ending made me tear up.

Excellent concept and fantastic execution. I greatly appreciated the happy ending. Five stars.

This is lovely for my game! Thank you so much!

You are my hero! Thank you so much! This makes my life so much easier.

I wish I had known these were MP3 files and not lossless files before I bought it, and that these didn’t loop. But they’re nice tunes.

YOU ARE THE BEST!

I got bitten twice. This was lovely and weirdly cute despite… everything.

Hello! I played this and I have thoughts.

1. Firstly, I really really enjoyed it! I thought Annet and Gwen were adorable, and I wish there had been a CG of them kissing at the end because that would have been super cute! (But like, time constraints and such — I totally get it)

2. I liked how you recorded multiple different variants of “no” and giggles and such. It varied the voices even if there wasn’t that much voice acting.

3. I kind of wish Gwen killed Annet. I know, it would have been cliche, but it would have been more romantic to me rather than everything turning out all hunky-dory. Especially the part where the FBI agent was misleading the protagonist seemed a bit contrived (even if this was lampshaded by explictly saying it sounded like a TV show).

4. I liked the phone cursor, and how the characters sat down by having a table in front of them and a chair behind them. It really sold the whole deal.

5. The point and click bit at the beginning was really cool, and I’m glad you added an option for dumb people (like me) to skip it.

6. It was really hot how I couldn’t see Gwen until a bit into the game but could hear her. Left me wanting.

7. As someone who worked in a customer service job, I wish I had encountered a hot murder curse avatar. That would have been SO much better.

Overall, I greatly enjoyed it. Thanks for making this game!

I’m so glad you two enjoyed! Thank you for the kind words!

Uchikoshi tweeted it in a shitpost. And thanks for the kind comment!

Thank you for your comment!

Indeed it is! I’m glad you enjoyed :D

Awww, thank you! This comment was an absolute treat to read, and I’m elated that you liked Pepsiman! I… did way more research than necessary for Pepsiman.

Genuinely impressed that someone got all of the references! I feel honored, and I agree - snails ARE the devil!

He’s 26 or older. His story takes place after the events of the Pajama Sam video.

I can’t really say definitely which one he is beyond that, as Sam being in the same universe as a Professor DougDoug and a fictional Rosa doesn’t particularly make sense. These are characters that had their stories play out as they were shown on stream, but after those events, their lives diverged.

Basically, it’s an alternate universe.

Thank you! We appreciate it!

I’m glad you enjoyed! Yes, some of our team members are Fire Emblem enjoyers :)

Thank you so much! We greatly appreciate your support.

The website address is DougDougsBasement.org. I’ve added that to the bottom of the Itch page, since it automatically redirects here when you enter that! Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed!

Thank you so much! Your comment means a lot, especially on the writing! (I was the writer!)

We used a tool called Naninovel along with Text Animator. Text animator did the text wiggling and shaking and such! I highly recommend both tools — they’re excellent!

Thank you!! I’m elated you enjoyed!

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed!!

A friend recommended this short game to me, and after a playthrough, I was confused why it came so highly recommended. The art was unique and the music was nice, but there wasn’t much to the game. I went through it twice and was still confused. Then I went to this webpage and (shocker!) actually read the instructions, and then I understood it a bit better. I clicked the flower petal and was surprised that it did something!

I eventually figured out the trick to it (using it at the right time to read minds). That was really cool! I thoroughly enjoyed this game and it was the perfect length for an experimental VN.

My only critique are that I wish there’d been an instructions screen before the game started, and I had a bit of trouble understanding some of the dialogue. This was really fun, though! I love to see you branching out (get it? plant pun?)