Pretty good custom art, and decent characterization for each character. 

I like the idea of this game, but I think the execution hinders it a bit. With long stories from the bear, we don't really get much of a chance for banter between them, and it gets a little dull despite some of the storied being decent. 

In addition, the text bot popping out and back with every sprite change makes the stories feel really choppy as well.

Ending was a bit anti-climactic for all the build up.

There's clearly some good stuff here that can be refined in a future version, but in its current state, the good stuff gets lost in the weeds.

Symbearotica is a very amateurish project. There are some interesting concepts like playing as the alien, but a definitive lack of skill permeates the whole experience. There's a lack of elegance and artistry when it comes to the topics being explored here, everything is laid out in blunt, messy chunks of story. Presentation suffers too, the lacking transitions and audio are sorely missed, making it hard to tell what's happening visually. This is unfortunately too undercooked on too many fronts, hopefully it serves as a learning experience for the dev.

Review in jam comments: https://itch.io/post/11626735

Knowing a number of the members who make up this team, I had no doubt this would be an excellent story, and I didn't come away disappointed.  I found many parts of the vn deeply relateable, but like that it ended on such a marvelous note.  I also like that it didn't end up with a romantic relationship at the end, as it would not be as unique a story otherwise.

I really enjoyed the concept of this one... I wish in real life it was that easy to find a soul mate. 😅  Perhaps they will end up as more than cell mates after the conclusion, but it's a nice juxtaposition showing that what one values, another may consider pointless, but it's still possible to connect in spite of those differences.