A project that’s cute and sweet and, much like candy, is full empty calories. While it doesn’t really fall into saccharine territory, The Fox in Sleepy Creek skirts that line enough that it ends up harming it. The lack of drama makes a possibly interesting premise into 30~45min of fluff. Art mostly works (especially for its “special interest”), but some of the sprite expressions are hard read and others are stuck in an awkward level of exaggeration. Still, it hits what it aims for: a feel-good, cute story with nice art. Recommended if you’re looking for something sweeter that won’t occupy much of your time or brainpower.

An interesting read, I appreciate the straight representation. There is a lot of art and even though I personally prefer the BGs over the sprites, it's just a matter of personal taste, both are good. I will note the art clashes a bit with the story at points though (for example, there are BGs with a lot of snow even though the story does not feature any snow).

I will premise this by saying I'm not a huge fan of romance or slice-of-life, but my biggest gripe with this story is there isn't much in the way of obstacles that the protagonist needs to overcome, or other kinds of twists that would make the plot engaging.