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Aw thanks, glad to hear how much you liked the demo! Sorry we haven't announced a release date yet. It's hard to say right now because a lot of factors are involved. We're a small team with other jobs full-time, and the amount of time/money we have for game development varies a lot. We wouldn't want to disappoint anybody by announcing a premature date, so we're waiting until more of the game is completed first.
Thank you so much for your patience and support! We'll make sure to let everyone know as soon as we have a more solid release date!
Just finished your lovely demo and I honestly have nothing but good things to say about it! For a demo it is beautifully polished and the music is so wonderful, especially the intro theme! I'd say I'm a "veteran" visual novel player and I can definitely see this game becoming one of my most liked. I also really enjoy the fact that you guys work so hard on this even though you do have lives with jobs and such.
Keep up the wonderful work, I cannot wait for another update!
I've just booted it up,
like with most itch.io games, I like to give a live review
XD no, not a video, I just type my reactions to things as I play the game. every dev that I did this for has loved the input, so I've decided to that here!
aaaaallrighty then!! let's dive right in! *mouses over to game* AH! custom-made mouse!! oh...that's-...XD I love that, very fitting to the game!! let's see...what options are there? (I always go to the options when I play any game for the first time) OOH!!! what a lovely options menu! well made, easy to navigate and understand what each option does to the game! this is one of the most well made options menus I've seen in QUITE A WHILE (better than quite a few AAA games, Kudos to you, Navigame! I am already thoroughly impressed and I've only seen the main & options menus thus far!! can't wait to see what the actual game holds! so excited to meet malik XD)
hmm...I wonder what the extras menu holds...
wow... 9 demo endings...NICE!!!! I'm going to be re-playing this quite a bit to see everything (and keep you informed about it along the way, ^_~ ) OOH! a music gallery! I always love it when games have that!! (I do so love to leave some nice bgm on while I work, it helps me focus, and the...what was it again? ah!! 'ocean' it's light-hearted and quite pirate-y and overall it's VERY lovely! (more kudos to you, navigame!!) a movie reel..AH! scene replaying! I love being able to re-live my favorite endings without having to save the game before them! haven't even played the game and I absolutely adore this!! I'm definitely going to share this on otome amino, and get as many otome fans to check it out! it's certainly worth the effort! AMAZING WORK, NAVIGAME!! THIS LOOKS ABSOLUTELY....well, AMAZING, for lack of a better word.
and lastly for the extras menu, I do love how credits is a smiley face X3
alrighty, NOW let's dive into the game!
"ahoy there!!" XD what a magnificent bird voice, I bet even a well trained bird couldn't do better!! ooh!! nice!! I have the option of skipping the tutorial!! that's ALWAYS a plus in my book! let's check out the tutorial! AWWW diamond eyes, XD cute!! Jack's voice still makes me giggle! let's see what these, "pretty gold buttons" say. ah, right, they're the standard otome buttons, WELL DESIGNED!! *notices clouds* ooh!! AH! and the boat is even rocking a bit!! *clicks mouse wheel in, and the UI to hides as expected* nice!! hmm..this is a rather TRIVIAL point, (and you could ignore this, no worries ^_~) but I think it might look a bit better if Jack is standing on a bird perch, instead of on thin air, something...like a T shape. other than that trivial buggery, everything looks AMAZING and very life-like, despite being drawn and computer animated!! (still loving the music, it fits SO perfectly!! X3) I've played many otome games, but let's see what Jack has to say, I might even be surprised. -click auto/skip- auto...skip text...skip to-OOH!!! skip to choice?? OOH! I haven't seen that option in QUITE SOME TIME!! (and yep, I have surprised yet again by the sheer quality I've found in this game, hold up a second, it's my birthday? IS IT CHRISTMAS?? -checks calender- 20th of december..nope on both counts, holy crap! XD maybe I'm just dreaming, and that's why this is SO WELL MADE!!!!! (as I said to a friend of mine who has never played otome games before, but loves steak, '...it's like eating a PERFECTLY COOKED sirloin for the first time in years after only having whatever meat you can get your hands on. it's like.... going to the countryside and breathing in CRISP CLEAN AIR instead of the polluted air of the city. it's JUST THAT GOOD') (if i had a couple thousand bucks to throw around, I'd throw it at this game!!)
600 save slots?! oh, sweet Celestia!!! this game just keeps on surprising me!!
an ! over the stats 'heart' when I get new info?? that's a new feature!! oh, I quite like that!!! (is Navigame a AAA dev team? certainly feels like this with the quality of this otome, I'm even more excited to meet Malik now X3 ) oh...this game is absolutely superb!! oh...you can even replay voice clips in the log!! oh...that's nice...that's very nice... watching Jack flap his wings is mesmerizing...oh...I'm loving this game more an more (this is DEFINITELY going in my list of top 5 otome games of all time)
listening to the prologue....the music is like that of a music box, very twinkly, X3. the voice is very soothing, like that feeling you get when your grandma tells you your favorite story (even though you've heard it a million times, you can't get enough of it). 'they said father had gone mad' aww...how sad... 'next time you see me' he's dead....AWWWW THAT'S SO SAD!!
intro song....nicely done!
-what is your name?- YES!!! my name shall be Sayaka (as it always is if I'm allowed to choose) -what is your color?- hmm, i'll go with a cerulean-esque blue!! how pretty!
JACK HAS A HAT!!! OH MY GOD!! THAT'S ADORABLE!!!!
"Captain Sayaka! Richest pirate, awk!" so cute.... I GET TO GIVE HIM A NICKNAME?! YES!!!!
"that's right, Jackpot" I wonder if that nickname will stick throughout the game....IT DOES! I LOVE THAT!! laughing bird!! that's one of the most adorable bird laughs ever! aww...the crew is a bunch of landlubbers...no fun at all... XD
-crew- "uh...cap'n? maybe we should be a bit more careful? the waves be gettin' pretty high...
-sayaka- FULLSPEED AHEAD!!!
MY GOD XD not even paying attention!!
hmm...how should I react to him yelling at me after I beat him? ...eh, I'll be nice and give him a bandage.
it hits him in the head. XD XD XD oh....this is gonna be a fun ride, this game!! why that ungrateful little.....I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE NICE!!!
ooh! EXCITING MUSIC, AHOY!!! AWW, don't be scared, Jackpot!! it's ok, little birdy buddy!! "we're gonna die!!!!" "and I never had lunch" XD 'COME ON, WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH WORSE!! YARHARHAR!!' XD I love this....
that damned first mate...and the rest of the crew is a bunch of woosies, how can they be pirates if they're this wimpy?! MUTINY!!! UNHAND ME, YOU SEA SOAKED SCALLYWAGS (i may be getting a little too into this...XD) OI!! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY BIRD!!!! ooh...the water is so prettily animated...... son of a biscuit eater....you tell 'em, cap'n! XD nononono, don't hurt your own birdie...oh...
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so we actually made it to the island with the golden sand... OH JACK!! DON'T BE-....asleep...XD XD....
how do I get the scorcerer on my side.....OOH! FLIRT WITH HIM! LET'S SEE HOW THIS WORKS! XD stunning blue eyes? uh.....he has PURPLE eyes.... WOOOOO SPINNING BIRD!!! don't panic, jackpot... it's ok...!! MERBIRD!!!! TIS A MERBIRD!! welp...at least I can keep jack with me in the water... XD ooh, magical contract...what should I give him...? imma save here -GASP- I CAN NAME THE SAVES!!! YES!! that'll make it so much easier to tell them apart!! the mermaid prince, huh?
and of course the first merperson I meet is the prince XD. wooow.... mikali is.....XD. HOLY HELL, MER-SAYAKA IS WEARING SEXY LINGERIE!!!! XD XD XD XD hmm...seas path or land path...? imma go sea path so i can meet malik XD
after this point, I'd gotten so engrossed in the game itself, I'd forgotten to write my reactions down as they come. but they weren't all the different from everything that HAS BEEN written, just me fanfgirling over the game ( mostly malik )
It was so much fun to read through your live reactions to our demo! Thanks for taking the time to write them up. My favorite part was the analogy about the steak, haha! It was really sweet and flattering to hear you enjoyed the game that much. :D
It was also really great to hear how much you liked the special options we included - things like the extras galleries, skip to choice, stats updates, naming saves, etc. Even though they're optional and aren't part of the main game, we still put a lot of effort into implementing those features. So it's very satisfying to hear when they are used and appreciated by players. xD
And, of course, it was awesome hearing your impressions of all the characters! Malik is Mr. Popular so far, it seems. xD I hope you enjoy his path in the full game! Also, I agree it would look nicer if Jack has something to stand on in his non-flying bird pose. We'll see if there's anything we can do to adjust it.
Thanks again for sharing your experience with our demo, and we hope to see you back for the full game once it's ready! :D
Oh man, just finished playing through the entire demo, including all three routes! Also finished writing the longest survey response of all time... oops. So I won't regurgitate any of that here. That said, I'd originally planned on waiting for the full game release because I'm a completionist at heart, but I was lured in anyways. I totally regret it because now I am desperate to get more of these characters' amazing development and backstories, but I also don't regret it because this demo was incredible! The artwork was gorgeous and the writing was excellent. I found myself really loving all the characters-- the MC is amazing and sassy, and I love her banter with the parrot; I'm very much drawn to the Sorcerer's broodiness and secrets, as well as Malik's mischief and wickedness. However, even Mikali, whom I didn't expect to like at all, had hidden depths. I seriously cannot wait for more and hope we get a full release soon. It's incredible how much detail you've put into this game, from the animations to adorable chibi sequences to the incredible story log and karma/affection meter framework, and all of that attention really shows in the way this game plays!
My apologies for the delayed reply! Thanks so much for taking the time to do our survey - we love reading long, well thought-out responses. ;) Getting good feedback as we're working on the rest of the game is definitely helpful to us!
Glad to hear you ended up liking all the characters. We're trying our best to make all of them fun or appealing in their own way, and at the very least have an interesting relationship with the MC. Also happy to hear that you liked things like the animations and story logs! We really enjoy adding those little details, but don't know if they're necessarily noticed by players. So it's good to hear that our efforts are paying off. :D Hope you'll enjoy the full release once it's out!
I really enjoyed the demo and can' wait for the full game to come out. I have to say that my favorite character is definitely Malik, from what little interaction we have with him at the party that he's more than just a bully who enjoys having someone stand up to him, I'm truly looking forward to finding out his full story and what exactly Mikali did to him that makes him nervous around him. I am having trouble getting the "You're a Star" achievement, specifically with the 100% on the Sea Scenes #3 and #4, I read a previous comment and that scene was one of the first I unlocked for #4, and for the Land Scenes #4, #5 and #8, I feel like I've done all possible combinations plus Karma and still haven't unlocked the new scenes yet. Anyway, so excited for the full game and I would definitely donate through Patreon or other such website if you decide to go down that route.
Thanks for stopping by, and glad to hear you enjoyed the demo! It's very sweet of you to offer your support for the game. :)
For the scenes you are trying to 100%, let me know which variations you are still missing, and I can try to point you in the right direction. If you're not sure which variations are missing, you can replay the scene from the "Scenes" gallery in the Extras. A menu will pop up in the top right corner of the screen whenever there is a variation, and the variation you are missing will be grayed out.
Thanks for replying I can't seem to figure out Sea Scene 3 he was bad news and Sea Scene 4 evil karma and the Land Scene 8 he was the worst. I feel like I've done every response, karma and combination there is with no difference made, if you could help me figure it out that'd be great. Thank you~~
PS do you have an estimate time on when the game is coming out, the demo truly has me psyched for the full game and I can't wait to completely charm Malik with my chaotic charms of a pirate ^_^
No problem, here are some tips! It's easiest if you turn on the hints in the Options menu too. ;)
For Sea #3, try lowering affection with Malik, but choose to get to know him better at the party.
For Sea #4, try building your evil karma. Raise Mikali's affection higher than Malik's, but choose to get to know Malik better at the party.
For Land #4, try lowering your affection with the sorcerer, but still return to the island.
Glad to hear you're looking forward to the full game! We haven't chosen the release date yet, but will but sure to announce it when we do.
Hiya Navigame ^^
I truly love ur work, I also love how the story progress and has an interesting plot
"OMG, this game is 'out of the box'," this was probably what I think when I first play it.
I like all the characters too, and I had played a2~a due visual novel, and totally love the story ^^
I can't wait for the Pirate Mermaid full release, and keep up the good work 'kay ^^
Hi! So I just finished the demo for the second time (about to go play it a third time haha) and I just had to express how much I love this game already! The characters, the voice acting , it's all just amazing and I can't wait to see more!
I was also wondering if the finished game will be free or will I have to stock up on money to pay for it so I can play it haha!
Keep doing a great job!
To anyone still wondering, the game is still in development, and they have released posts talking about their progress with the game. The link is here: https://navigame-media.tumblr.com/
In short, they're still hard at work on the game, and so far, the game is around 400k words. Don't worry, they haven't forgotten about us! :)