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10/10 This zine made me cry two pages in, a truly gentle, loving, and cathartic read and made me feel so much less alone. I didn't know I needed this until a friend sent me a link to this, and i just started bawling my eyes out. Thank you.

Thank you for playing! I'm glad you found it cathartic ^^

I'm glad you like the art!! 

And yeah, it is a kinda sad game, isn't it? but I'm glad you enjoyed it <3

Thank you so much for playing it!! <3

Eyyo! Thanks for covering the game terry! Hope you enjoyed(?) it ^^

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Short and Sweet, with plenty of accessibility options and with consideration for sex-repulsed folks. The writing feels kind and gentle and the art is wonderful. It's obvious to see that it was made with lots of care and love <3

(also, I LOVE the gui design <3)

Incredibly well polished with very cohesive art direction and camera positioning. Absolutely haunting read. I am struggling to put all the things i feel into words, but know that it was Super Effective on me. Kudos to the entire team, that was incredibly harrowing and I wouldn't have it any other way.

This was a super fun read! It's lighthearted and sweet, and the art direction of the characters are memorable, and the art design, placement of the characters, along with the cuts of different scenes around the city really makes me feel like I'm watching a documentary! The dialogue is very lively and believable, and it was easy to relate to the characters.

Great job!

I'm sorry to hear about that, and I hope you're okay🫂

I hope the siblings can at least give you a little safety and catharsis during these times. You aren't alone in this.

But yeah, I will only be adding in the cut ending after the judging period for the jam is over to keep things simple and fair, and I'll definitely make an announcement when that time comes.

Either way, please take care and stay safe, I hope you feel better soon too ❤️

Maisie in the house!!!!!!

Thank you!! I love how you drew her! the little bit of red under the eye is soooo good, and am a little bit obsessed w muppet maisie 👌 (and heck yea, let her have the flag!)

Thank you so much for giving it a try! This was my first time making something like this from scratch, so I appreciate the feedback ^^ I'll make sure it is easier to navigate next time, and mark the ending better. Thank you for the feedback 🙏

Thank you!! Im really glad you feel that way! I hope you enjoy their company ^^

Thank you so much for playing, and hugs if you need it!

That aside, oh my gosh! Thank you so much for drawing them! They look absolutely adorable, the little creachers they are 💕 Thank you so much for taking the time to draw and comment!!  Seeing it brought me lots of joy, thank you! (the "not plugged, no ears, his ass is not listening" part got me giggling irl! xD)

I'm glad to hear that the "PC" version works on Linux! Thank you so much for confirming ^^

Thank you so much for taking the time to try, and hugs if you need it 🫂

LMAO fair! it still is! I don't know if I'll ever be able to top this tbh xD

Thank you so much for playing! I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed it, and thamks for commenting both here and the review! I really appreciate it ^^

Thank you so much for playing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it ^^

tbh I wanted to have a variation on ending 3 like you mentioned, but I decided to cut it out because I was getting worried about time (took like 20 days just to write everything that's currently in the game, so i was getting worried about the art and all ^^;) I may add it in a future update though!

Thank you so much for playing, as well as for taking the time to record and comment, I really enjoyed watching through it ^^

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

thank you so much for giving it a try! and yeah, the mc deserves all the hugs in the world 🥺

tbf this started as a joke ^^;

Thank you so much for playing! I enjoyed watching through it. Thank you for recording you experience with the game, and hugs if you need it.

Thank you! I'm very glad you feel that way about it ^^

I believe the "pc" versions can be used for both windows and linux (at least according to renpy), but if that doesnt work i can publish a linux only version ^^

( 🫂hugs if you need it)

Thank you for giving it a try anyway ^^

I'm really happy to hear that you enjoy the idea, as well as the characterisation, and I hope you'll have fun playing around with the character concepts ^^

(also edit bc i didnt catch the tone last night: please do not criticize other devs here, most of them are fellow indie devs who are doing their best to make their dream games and provide free/very affordable games for all of us to enjoy. A lot of hard work comes with making a game even as small as this, and I think people can and should be allowed to make art regardless of their skills. Of course it's fine for you to have your own opinions about all media, but please do be kind to the devs who are doing their best and made these games with a lot of love (because I'm sure as hell most of us don't make bank through these games))

Thank you so much for playing, as well as for taking the time to comment ^^

I thought of the same exact thing while reading Metamorphosis. That ended up being my entire motivation to make this game ahahah ^^

[SPOILERS BELOW]

Other than that, you're basically right about everything you mentioned! Regarding the homework specifically, it is mentioned that Maisie is a straight-A kid, and some parts of the game implies that the main character might not be that close to her and doesn't know her all that well. She was indeed testing him, you are correct about that ^^

The second ending is the one you get if the MC completes pupation, but still wishes to return to his old self (the pupa) but of course, a change like that is impossible to undo, so the cycle simply starts all over again.

That's understandable, I honestly felt myself grimace reading those parts while playing and testing this myself hahahaha 😆

No worries! Im really happy that you like the design, and I'm more than happy to read all your thoughts on the game, your excitement surrounding it is a an absolute joy to read, so please don't apologize! ^^ 

Thank you so much for taking the time to write comments!

Thank you so much for playing, and I'm glad to hear that you loved it despite it hurting. I hope this provided you an avenue to explore these things from a safe space. 

(and hugs if you need it 🫂)

Thank you for playing it. This game literally wouldn't have been possible if you didn't give me the push I needed to make it, so I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed it ^^

Thank you so much for giving it a try, as well as taking the time to comment! 

I would be more than happy to hear your thoughts if you're willing to share, but of course, no pressure! I'm happy enough to hear that you decided to play through it ^^

Once again, thanks for playing!

Thank you so much for giving it a try, and I'm glad to hear you had a great time with it, and I really appreciate the time you took to write it ^^

Honestly, feel free to come up with your own ideas and designs for the mc, I prefer to leave em as vague scribbles so folks can do as they like with it ^^ (Also your i didn't know forensics had an entomology unit, that's so interesting! don't mind me getting off-track here, though. I do hope your forensics teachers enjoys it if they decide to give it a try!)

Heya! a lot of the insect depictions comes down to describing the main character as being chitinous, or leaving his pupa (the mc which you only see depicted as abstract scribbles or hands in 1st person POV) as well as small illustrations in each of the endings. there is a single mention of roaches if you look decide to look into the mirror, but it can be skipped entirely if you wish. The only roach imagery in the entire game is in the ending card in ending 3. I highly suggest you avoid that ending for that reason. Please don't feel pressured to play if it makes you uncomfy (the warnings are there for a reason after all ^^), but I hope this detailed explanation might help you decide!

i hope this helps! ^^

<3 

the two have always been closely intertwined after all

Thank you for playing it! I'm glad you enjoyed(?) it (not quite sure enjoy is the right word for it, though). I wondered for a bit if the style is a little simple, but I'm relieved to hear that you feel it fits well!

(And I'm glad you like the hands!! I learnt a lot about drawing hands because of this game haha ^^)

Thank you so much for recording and sharing your experience, I really appreciate it ^^ 

(and just a fun fact about the dragonfly, it's a niche reference to a song with the same title (Akatonbo) which is very much about clinging to the past)

Thank you! I'm very glad you feel that way about it! ^^

Thank you so much for playing it as well. 

It is definitely a topic that's close to my heart, and to be honest i dreaded putting this out here but I'm truly glad I did, as I am glad to hear that you could relate to it ^^

Thanks for giving it a try! ^^

Heya! I'm still in the process of writing out a full guide at the moment, but I can give you small hints for now:

For the third ending, you need to pick out choices that makes the main character as hateful as possible. Some of the more complicated parts include: trying to help someone while they're still uncomfortable/ scared. Saying the wrong thing to someone who's already suspicious of the MC, and Eavesdropping things the main character doesn't want to hear.
I'll try to get out the full guide soon, in case this still doesn't help >_<"