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Loved it! I'm really glad you guys decided to break into a more of a point-and-click approach for something like this, it was super satisfying to look at the items after selecting them and then read about their functions (or, rather, lackthereof). The sound choices are also spectacular and I enjoyed listening to the music while reading, it made me hope for Claudia's recovery, and helped make it feel that it wasn't as much of a downer as stories about depression usually are. 

Just fixed it! It was an ending, so you didn't miss on too much...?

The main character here is mad funny and the fact that they're so easily influenced by this weird machine is so interesting to me. I remember the original piece of this pretty well and I like the direction you took with trying to integrate this pseudo-dating-sim element to it. I enjoy how you don't have an option to not ask them out-- not sure if that's just the route I ended up on or if it's the only one. Would love to see more if this is something you're planning on developing further ^_^

Hi! I can't see the error you've attached. Can you let me know at what point you encountered it? Thanks.

Love the beginning. I think the division of the 'me' and the 'you' as different speakers is really interesting. That being said, despite knowing they are the same person, since they were being separated, I expected a little more differentiation just because of that divide you're imposing onto them...maybe it's just me, though. I think the length of this is actually quite nice and would feel a little less abrupt if it had just some simple background ambience beyond the faucet running that faded out before the ending hit. Regardless, I enjoyed the conversation that was had. 

YAY! This was sooo cute. Tettig was my favorite with their little musics! I gave them both a shot, and I decided not to drink the potion at the end and stayed with them because I hoped to hang out with Tettig again one more time before going! Regardless, I was really satisfied and will probably play again to look at the other endings. 

Very fun and satisfying choice loop! I got stopped at that error that is triggered by telling the couple they're going to be together forever.  Shadow made me laugh internally quite a bit, and I felt so bad when I told the worker to leave their job and then they came back only to consider becoming a clown because it's the other option. I got the Money Isn't Everything ending. 

got the ending where you're trapped in the elevator forever first...i got cornered into pushing her by the options over and over until i got the good ending. i love weird anomalous loop things like this, i was hoping to pick up on stranger things going on beyond just our own behavior or sascha being apparently unaware of the situation but i think the evolution of conversation was engaging enough. wonderful images!

(are you using the loop or reset function for every time it loops back around? it makes the audio restart from the beginning/sputter-- i think maybe looping with knots instead might resolve that in case you want to do something like this again.)

very fun and wonderful. i made a centipede with guns. i was took by surprise how you could actually fail on an input-- what do you mean i can't defeat warplanes with pretty little flowers? it bricked my game and i had to start over but it wasn't that big of a deal because i ended up making my guy way cooler and lethal so...whatever...

whatever text recognition or database thing you have going on must be super nuts. bravo! looking forward to any updates if this is indeed something you intend to continue...i miss my abomination already. 

this was really neat. i enjoyed all the images, the way you construct your characters is almost nostalgic in a sense-- maybe it's because of the references they make or the way they talk to eachother. i happened to follow characters whose names i remembered, like rosie for example was given a clear introduction separate from everyone else so i just happened to choose her whenever i was given the option to. 

i think this script format is also very effective for the vibe you're trying to give-- since there are so many people and voices to keep track of, and dialogue is front and center, it was a good call. i think you should play around with the formatting if this is something you want to keep doing, like bolding the names or using custom css tags for certain characters to make that initial introduction and differentiation a little easier.

i really love how this piece starts and progresses! the jump in the start that clears the page and puts you in that surreal space the protagonist experiences is super effective and i enjoyed it a lot. i'm also very drawn to your portrayal of lost connections and longing, the moment with the stuffed animal resonated with me a lot. 

unfortunately, i kept hitting some dead ends that kept me from going: 

- looking at the blue box for a second time 

- after trying to achieve acceptance and having selected all the options

that being said, i'm also kind of grateful for them because that means i get to go back and try out other things that reveal more. i'll give it a few more tries to see if i can get to an ending because your writing is strong and has me hooked. ^_^