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Hi Cryptid! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment at always, I really appreciate it! 

I'm hoping that the ending is really enjoyable for you and that our apprentice makes it through okay! We're all in the 'BBA are the worst' club.

Thanks again for your kind words and taking the time to comment.

Hi CharlloteAren,

I can confirm that the ending waiting for the mentor is the canon ending :)

Hi Hecate, thanks so much as always for your comment. I'd be careful with those hands 😂 BBA probably can't handle another lawsuit! 

He's a far more confident Duke in the Neverplace than he is at home, the poor boy. 🥺 

One of your blue boys is correct, you'll find out who in time 💙 

Appreciate your very kind words as always. 

Thank you so much UserRoid, I'm glad you enjoyed the story and format, I always try to do something a bit different with the 1000 word games and a plinking Adam seemed like a nice thing to do to link it to 'Only when you sleep' visually ✨ 

The poor boy, he just wants to be happy and he really does believe that MC can be happy in the Neverplace too, it's really tragic, bless his heart. 

😂 *I'd like no hell please* - although I wonder if our mentor can take care of that. At least Pandemonium doesn't mean to kill people, BBA though. 🤔 

You notice that he doesn't stammer when he's at home 👀 he's definitely more confident (or rather, as a Duke I feel like he wants to be more confident). Who was that other voice...you'll find out 😉 

Thank you for a lovely comment as ever. It makes me so happy to read them, I really appreciate it, there's plenty more to come ❤️ 

Thank you so much for taking the time to play 🫶

Thank you so much for taking the time to play, I really appreciate it 🫶

Hi SuzuRin0x0,

Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciated the time you spent writing this comment :) I really enjoyed reading your thoughts and theories too, I love seeing people's ideas about the story.

I'm glad you enjoyed the voice acting, everyone did an amazing job! 

Cru-chan is really warming up to the apprentice isn't he? The good news is, some things will be revealed soon that will explain why he has chosen this particular apprentice. I'm excited to share this with everyone! If John's family see themselves as pioneers, the first to go to the Neverplace, I think they believe it's a good opportunity for them...and the council get to find out something they never discovered before...so I think it's mutually beneficial... I just wish John wasn't caught up in the situation as a little boy.

I really enjoyed your view of Zhen being like a peacock feather, that's a great way to think of him! I think that if Zhen wasn't being nice for Adam's sake, he'd be a bit of a gremlin at work ;) I think maybe Emiliano isn't as clever as he thinks he is when it comes to Zhen's family and their dynamics...there's somethings that a wolf can never understand about the Zhenniao bloodline, I think. Enjoying danger is a family trait. As for his medical condition...all will be revealed. We all know that Zhen likes sexy dangerous people, so I believe his experience in the Neverplace is going to be very interesting. :)

I am glad that you have gentle feelings for Adam, I think he's someone who needs that kind of support, there's one apprentice out there who can maybe help Adam overcome the trials he faces.

Thank you for your thoughtful comment SuzuRin0x0, I really appreiciate comments like these. I'm working hard to give you a great story, so I hope you can look forward to it.

https://www.patreon.com/cw/SeraTen04 :)

There should be a couple more games this year! Thank youuuuu

Thank you so much Floweroh, I love comments like these, so I appreciate reading them and also taking the time to answer. 

Your question re: how do the parts change is a good one...and aside from 'the right hand' being passed on via the Laxmi line (Persuers of mythic truth touched on it just a little) - it hasn't been addressed, but there are a number of games coming up that will provide a lot more lore in this space. 🫶 

I'm really grateful to hear how you enjoyed the stories of many characters. I understand that many love John and his relationship with his apprentice, but I was so warmed by your views on characters like Rei and Suraj and Hakon 🥹. 

Comments like this really encourage and motivate me, and there's plenty more exciting stuff coming up, some very Suraj centric content and our dear Cru-chan will be getting a game focused on his experiences soon. 

Thanks again and I have a completely free Patreon where I provide some dev updates if that's of interest ❤️ 

Thank you Smile 🌟

Thank you for playing Vantix Digital Studios

Thank you so much for the support Janpen0112! I really appreiciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed it <3

Hopefully there will be more coming soon that you'll enjoy

Congratulations to the entire team on this superb entry! It's absolutely wonderful - deeply moving, well-crafted and poignant. The writing is beautiful, and the whole visual presentation was superb. The music and sound treatment was wonderful. A true delight, thank you for making this game.

Thank you so much for the comments as always Moth🙇🏻‍♀️

It was a delight to see you play through, it was quite emotional this time around, so thanks for sticking with the twists and turns 🥹 

Always appreciate your kind words 

Thank you very much for your help

Thanks so much pixelypixels, I'm sorry it took so long to reply, this comment was flagged for some reason, and I've only just seen it.

I really appreciate your feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed the game. Morrigan and Sean will be back in their own game later this year as the series continues! 

Thanks again :)

I finally found this post hidden in the 'review comment' section that I've never been in before! (I'm sorry, I was not ignoring you!) - Thanks again for playing this game and leaving feedback!

Alice is a great teacher, we all need an Alice in our lives :) We could also all do with Sizwe as well, generous and laid-back! Exactly what you want at Christmas!

I'm glad this game brought season cheer (the voice actors were absolutely fantastic as ever, I am in their debt).

Sorry it's April, but the comment warmed my heart <3

I found your comment! Yippeeee! 

Thank you so much for your playthrough Hecate! I loved reading all of your comments :)

All the dysfunctional BBA crew are very good on the corporate outside, but panicking a bit on the inside, meanwhile Madame B sups tea and is like 'oh? Does someone need me for something?' I think John is actually super proactive for a wizard (thanks to Alice, of course). We love a peacock boi who is also a friend who buys hot water and cares for his friend, Zhen is sexy dangerous, but he isn't heartless (unlike Emiliano).  

I appreciate your continued support and I hope to post some more titles again soon! 

Hello, I was wondering if you might help with a open ticket I have at the moment. I've also provided some screenshots, as I wonder if they might help your dev team based on some unusual behaviour I have seen.

I'm currently unable to post devlogs, or any kind of 'post' content on Itch. I can publish games (although one of them is still unindexed), but posting is not possible. I don't know if the 'unindexed' game is causing any issues, but it isn't an adult game, and the reason for the unindexing is unclear to me.

Both of the walkthrough posts I have done have been negatively impacted.  'the beginning of the end walkthrough' has never been published, yet it has 10 likes even though it has 0 views. I don't know how this is possible, but I thought it might be helpful if you are looking to troubleshoot behaviour.

Even when these posts were in draft, when I tried to 'preview' them I got this message.

I'm not sure if the screenshots are helpful, but I'm happy to provide more if needed.

Thank you for your help.

Thank you so much for the comment ahhhhhh! Really appreciate your thoughts and feedback. 

Madame Blanche, Emiliano, Sizwe, Adam and Zhen are getting their own title this year, so you will learn all of the things about them 👀 - I think their backstories with each other are insightful to where they are now. Adam is getting his own little game too 🥹 the sweet boi. 

The cliffhanger won't be for too long  we are mostly in chronological order from this point onwards 🙇🏻‍♀️ 

Thank you for your continued support as ever ✨

Thanks so much for your kind words Ren_! Really appreciate it :) 

Hi Yuno I('m) Write, thanks for your comment. 

It is! You'll need to download the full game for that experience, but you absolutely can! The Web version is tiny and has no VA, it just serves as a teaser (curse file counts on itch) 

Thanks ✨

Crooked Halloween, now that sounds fun 😈

Thanks so much Quiet! I really appreciate the playthrough and the interest in the Royal Duality series. (Zhen's going to make a comeback this year along with The Crooked Man) 👍

OMG! This is incredible! Thank you so much 🥰 I love the style! I really appreciate it 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

This has totally made my day (and it's 6.30am here!). There will be lots of exciting folklore developments this year (I'm planning my schedule and there will be I think 5 titles this year) cru-chan is going to feature prominently in one of them!

I'll respect your wishes about shyness and I'll enjoy this myself and if it's okay, use it for my phone background 🥰

Thanks so much Zang! I do occasionally make a nice game 😂

Appreciate the comment as ever. ✨

Thanks so much, UserRoid, for the feedback!

 There's some wholesome family vibes in this one! It was really fun to work on, with a fabulous team of VAs too!

Also, not to worry, you haven't missed anything re:the apprenticeship with Crooked himself, it will be covered here and there as the series progresses.  But as it is now, if you've played 'do you like sweets' and 'inside the box', you've currently seen all there is to see of the apprenticeship. that's been revealed (Shishiodoshi has some very small bits, but nothing consequential).

Thanks as always for the comments and support, I'm looking forward to share more this year :) 

Hello! Thank you so much for the comment UserRoid! 

They may well do! Never say never with Angus and Siobhan! :) I hope you've had a chance to play 'A very Crooked Christmas!' it contains a lot of Cru-chan and co! :)

You can absolutely send me questions and fanart! I'm active on Bluesky, Insta and Youtube using the handle seraten04! I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks so much Zang! He a spooky man. But hopefully you got a good ending somehow and met your mentor again! 🎁

Thanks for playing 🫶

Hi Zang, 

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it :) I'm glad you liked Morrigan and her relationship as a supportive big sis! She never backs down from a challenge and her and Tier really butt heads, but luckily, she's too talented to get caught out by him.

Thanks again for your comment :)

Thanks so much Cryptid for all your comments and messages of support this year ❤️

The little gremlins are determined to make sure you have an off kilter 2026!  💪

Thanks so much MoodyGamR! Have a Crooked Christmas and an Off kilter new year ✨

Thank you so much for playing DigitalWaveMedia! I hope you have a Crooked Christmas and an Off kilter new year! 

Thank you so much BlynkInCode! I really appreciate the feedback, the VAs are great, aren't they? They're a fantastic bunch! 

Have a Crooked Christmas and an Off-kilter new year

Thank you so much for taking the time to review ✨

Glad you enjoyed it... But you cannot be Carol I am afraid

Thanks so much Lesliesunflower! Glad you enjoyed it! Have a Crooked Christmas and an Off kilter new year ✨

Hello Alisa, thank you for reaching out and sorry to hear about your issue.

https://forum.posit.co/t/unzip-file-error-error-1-in-extracting-from-zip-file/91... I've taken a look at forums and it appears to be a download issue. I did try myself and I could download and boot the game without issue. I asked some other friends and they too were able to without issue. I would recommend you try again, maybe try on another device! I appreciate it is quite a heavy download, so thank you for trying! 

Thank you so much Hecatea! I absolutely love reading comments like this, so thanks so much! 

You're pretty right about Zhen and him being like 👀👀👀. Maybe he does the chitchat because those hollowed-eye compliant interrogation are 'so boring' to him, it's the 'joy of the struggle'.  What a flirty mischief birb 🦚

I'm so glad you're enjoying the series, next year you'll see the disaster Bois collide as Zhen and Cru-chan will appear in a title together, I'm sure Zhen will love it and Cru-chan will hate it. It's okay, Cru-chan, it's character building! It can't be worse than the Neverplace horrors 🫶

I'm so looking forward to next year's installments and I hope i see you again in the comments sometime 🎉

I really enjoyed this game Cryptid! I can't wait to see what fate has in store for Alex and Ivan!

I'm loving the vibes...and yes, I did get a liddle bit scared, but it's all in fun!

Thanks for making this great game

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy ✨