showing up 4 months late to say i still think about how kind and thoughtful your and AlexisRoyce's comments are, thank you so much for the support!!! :'^) and i'm happy you liked his smug smile LOLLLLL
WOAH I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF IT BEING A METAPHOR... YOUR MIND!!! very glad the moodiness came through, we wanted to capture as much of it from the rainy setting as my "drawing backgrounds" allergy would allow LOL! thank you so much for your support, we're really happy you enjoyed!! :^D
thank you so much for playing and for your kind words!! :^D fiat is my favorite, i had to shoehorn it in somewhere LOL! and the file-themed UI was Amadeus's genius idea 😎 silliness was our goal, so we're glad you liked it!!
i forgot to comment when i played your lupin VNs ages ago oops, i gotta replay them sometime!! your and AlexisRoyce's work is seriously inspiring to me, it feels less daunting to start my own projects seeing the amazing games lupin fans have already completed! so we really appreciate your support!! :^]
wow, the presentation on this is fantastic!!! all the effects are beautiful, and the story playing on auto-forward + the illusion of choice create a haunting sense of inevitability.
YEAHHHHH TWINE SWEEP!!! i'm OBSESSED with the extremely niche topic/bay area lore, the real photos suggesting (painful) lived experience are icing on the cake LOL! it's like i'm there...
feel free to ignore, but in-game scrolling doesn't work on my end -- if you'd like, you can toggle 'enable scrollbars' in your itch page settings or add this to your twine stylesheet! body { overflow-y: scroll; }
awesome work and congrats on your first game!!! :^)
EXTREMELY POWERFUL GAME every time the menu choices overflowed off screen i lost it 😭😭 you seriously weren't lying that audio can headache-inducing!!! made me laugh really hard, fantastic execution of the jam theme!!
THIS RULES!!! the first shot being like an animated cutscene is super cool!! i love monochrome palettes, the little touch of chromatic aberration is really stylish. the artist's casual/bantery dialogue is super cute and fun, especially with the kid! 'mysterious train stop' is so vibes, and the soundtrack really enhances it! :^)
awesome game!! having two sprite options for the protagonist is a cool feature, and cicero's pose variety is fun! the OST does a great job creating that kinda 'off' vibe. and the 'old man' warning at the start was funny LOL
wow, i really enjoyed this!! the dialogue has such a cool and refined style to it, and the voice acting is just icing on the cake!!! i was impressed by how despite showing such a small part of the world (conversations inside people's homes), you made the scope of the story feel so grand. both timewise with the memories of abram and pietro's past, and worldbuilding-wise with the glimpses of what happened to abram's creations. also, valeria's design rules!!!
wow, the demo rules!! showing the royal family, knights, etc. as blacked-out silhouettes is such a stylish and intriguing choice -- in the same way the protagonist gets lost in their own head about what might be, never seeing these characters' expressions makes me wonder how much negativity (ex: atlas's ulterior motives for bringing them dinner) actually comes from the protagonist's skewed perspective.
also, i've never seen the 'music room' implemented before, the styling is amazing! the OST is great and the song thumbnails are super cute too!
day 1 is awesome!! i ADORE the black shading and all of your character designs, especially tequila and the boss, they're so cool!! the processed photo backgrounds are genius, a stylish way to highlight the urban setting. my favorite shot is roland at fatim's bedside, the linework and hatching on the machine is gorgeous!!! highlighting the speaker's sprite and the sketchy transitions are super cool effects as well :^)
THE LEVEL OF POLISH ON THIS IS INSANE??? all the art and sound design, the stylish gui, the smoothness of the camerawork, everything creates such a gorgeous atmosphere!!! i especially loved the ost, and the descriptions are really vivid!
this was so cool!!! i love the pencil texture on the portraits and how many expressions they have. susan's wedge-shaped window is perfect! and the menu sound effects are a nice touch. poor lobo... :'^)
THIS WAS GENUINELY SO CUTE AND SWEET??? your writing and dialogue are phenomenal, the flow of the story felt super smooth!!! i especially loved queen bee calling the house empty and inefficient, and catching herself from trying to nap on the flowers... those kinds of moments that give insight into non-human perspectives really interest me! 'Surely building a shelter is attractive to human women too, though, right?' MADE ME SNORT LMAO
i was really impressed by how expressive atlas's face is, you did a great job utilizing his mustache!! queen bee appreciating how gentle and reverent he is with the hives and combs was touching. the whiplash of funny isekai title --> heartfelt story about change and companionship is crazy!!! 10/10 one of my favorite VNs i've played! :^]
awesome demo!! the writing style is really nice! you've created a great mysterious vibe, especially with the unseeing servant sprites..... so curious about what happens next! :^D
day 1 was great, super informational!!! your characters' interactions are fun and sweet, and the hints of their lore, relationships, and the magic system really intrigued me! 👀👀 the /ref and memes made me laugh too LOL
came here from ossan jam 2025! :^) your art and ui are really polished, everything looks amazing!! lots of funny moments, and thank you protagonist for following food safety guidelines LOL! o7
thank you so much for the support, we're glad you enjoyed!! :^]] the color picking feature was actually just my initial testing of the DynamicCharacter setup, but since it fit the series we never took it out LOL!
looking forward to playing your submission too, the screencaps look great! 👀🐝
