Overall: A great little VN-style game with some cool aesthetic and functional spins on the usual RPG.

Gameplay: Love the board game-style overworld and the combo system in battle. I played on Storybook Mode and encounters were still challenging. It did get a little confusing figuring out which enemy I was targeting though, even with the indicator that appears after a little bit.

Music: Music packs do a nice job augmenting the dreary atmosphere of the castle and the cult resurrecting the dark lord.

Comedy: Nice blend of dramatic storytelling and comedy which I always love.

Graphics: The typical RTP and Aekashic graphics get a very nice boost from your beautiful VN-style character sprites. Love all the different expressions. Canary is also hot which is a nice bonus.

Story: A little shorter than I was expecting but I still really enjoyed it. Absolutely love the way "go on without me" is used at the beginning. Still messes me up seeing other people using the name Emvi after I used it in my first Harold jam entry two years ago. It's low hanging fruit but it always gets me.

Well written and designed game. Didn't know what to expect, but Eric and Nina are a wonderful team (and the angel's alright). It was fun doing some input combos, but I there were a few things that made it less than ideal. I only realized on the final fight why some of my attacks weren't occurring. Seems I lacked the resources but didn't know it. the multiple resource pools kind of threw me off. Also, the short time to input attacks often made me pick the wrong moves thinking I as a different character, or just because it took me too long to remember the attacks I wanted to do in rapid succession. I picked easy mode, and still found it a bit difficult. The optional boss doesn't quite seem possible, which was too bad. A little less HP on that guy (like half) would have made it possible, even if super hard.

The visual novel style storytelling was impressive, and I loved the different expressions with the art. I think you're the only one to pick a non-HTML MV ally, so thanks for throwing one in! Nina is an especially cool choice, and your ancient dragon take is good enough to be canon. 

This game had some of the most original stuff in the jam! I think a little polishing on gameplay would have made a big difference, but it was impressive as is.

Interesting creativity with the "Vexace" and "Emvee" stuff :D I'm also quite familiar with the node traveling style you presented because I've played RPG Maker games recently that uses it. So it was interesting and quite exciting(?) to expect a game jam that's possibly going to be fun like this. :D

Reading the comments below mine though, apparently there are different combo combinations? I keep thinking the combo input keys must be exactly in the same order as displayed on the screen, and it was the same for every character and thus battle felt quite repetitive in some form throughout the game. Like, use combo and then heal or buff (or vice versa), and then repeatedly doing the same thing. So, unless if I'm missing something, I did think that it was relieving I did my playthrough in the easier mode. The F.O.E. one turns out to be too difficult, and maybe that was the intention, but it seems unbeatable. Noticed that the difficulty increases if I have Canary in my party; initially thought it would be easier once I get Canary but it was way harder with a three-people party.

Overall, it's an interesting experience. I probably wouldn't be honest if I say I enjoyed it due to the repetitive battle actions for me and the "Relief I didn't play this in Normal mode," but then it could be I'm missing something, possible wasn't sleeping well when I played, etc. So if there are things I'm supposed to have known or should have done and you want me to redo, feel free to let me know.

Hello! This was a very fun experience! I love the characters and the beautiful artworks for them! :D <3 I think the characters and their interaction was the most charming part of this game! The battle system was really cool as well, I see that it also has button combo input style and you can use certain skills if you input the correct order of the arrow keys. That was a unique touch for the battle system, so great job on implementing it! I did however, had a hard time in the start cause it just went by too fast and my fingers felt too slippery trying to memorize the correct combos, only for the char's turn to end! xD It would be nice to have a little indication on who's gonna do the combo so It'll be easier to determine (like maybe show a bust art of the char as he/she is inputting their combo). Other than that, the gameplay was fun and had it's own unique little touch!

I love the VN-style storytelling and the way you travel through the dungeon via nodes! As reminiscent of your original game that I've played before and enjoyed too. ;) Overall this was a fun experience, and there's a lot of potential for this demo to become something greater when you complete it soon, so I'll be looking forward to do that day! :D Congratulations on finishing your entry! <3

Loving this game. Love the artstyle. The little letter of invitation ala mario 64 style was cute. The busts were very expressive and well used. Combat was fun enough with the combo system. Characters were cute and I liked the dialogue.

Music was fitting as well.

I feel like this game could very well be an "official" game on its own and the effort shows.

Very engaging game. I really enjoyed the humor linked to ironic expressions. Beautiful characterization of all the characters with a very captivating mechanic. Truly beautiful. One of the best I've played so far.

I beat it on the 'easy' mode! Still I took waay too long to notice that my attack combos were being interrupted if the combination calls for a skill that I do not have the SP for. I beat it with just a small bit of trouble. I didn't have the time to figure out what the winning strategy for the waves battle was though. Overall you have a nice battle system going on