This game was an amazing experience, I loved the story book feel, and the writing was absolutely gorgeous. The artwork and the user interface were also beautiful and fitted the theme of the story perfectly.
I'm a bit behind on my commenting so I'll be back to leave a more detailed comment later, but just wanted to say at least something in case I'm further delayed! Also, really looking forward to the next part!!

There is a good story here, but the pace is a bit slow. Some of the places in the village seems to be more sidetrack than story relevant, also it is easy to get a little lost. A bit sad that there are no character illustrations. It seems like the media is sparsely utilized. The good detailed description of the life in village compensate a bit for that.

This was a cool game to play through, it all felt very well put together! I enjoyed being able to customize my character, exploring the world was interesting, and the descriptions were rich and effective and set the tone for the game nicely! I also really enjoyed the fairy tale quality of the UI and the art, it all worked super well with the story. Great job!

I really liked the atmosphere in this game and overall format. It felt like a storybook with grayscale art (very pretty, I loved it!!) and beautiful music that fitted the mood of the scenes 💖. I also loved how you could go back and forth between the places with all the choices at the bottom, it gave me fond memories of Twine and choose your own adventure books ✨

I was a bit lost with some of the terms but that's probably because I'm not very familiar with Rus' history (though it'd be cool if there was a devlog or extra downloadable file explaining some of the words).

Really looking forward to the rest of the story, I want to know who the werewolf is 👀 Great work!! 

Really interesting game, written well. Writer really captures a mood that made me nervous in a good way! Interested to see where the story goes. Art is good, really liked the setting, music was moody in a way that fit. Will play again, interested in the next chapter! 

As the bookworm that I am, I loved this game. Great suspense that leaves you apprehensive with each choice. I also loved the break in expectation when I examined the chickens, lol. I'm looking forward to the next chapters! Let's pet the cat a little more! 🤩

I took a break and checked out your game! Wow, I have to say it was really really interesting. Your writing really drew me in even though I don't usually read stories with a medieval setting and I am quite unfamiliar with a lot of the terms and setting. But it was fun learning about the Eastern European landscape in the Middle Ages... this is definitely new for me! I really like the subtle BGM... it is a great accompaniment for the story without giving away too much of what's to come. I kind of went around in circles a little when I got to the part where I was supposed to explore the village, but I really appreciate how the choices change and they guide you back to where you are supposed to go. Are there different endings to Chapter 1? I got myself in trouble at the end! LOL! 

One thing I would prefer though is having the option to rollback to a previous choice, and a history log for the VN so that I can go back and refer to details that came up before. But other than that I really like the game and the format that you've chosen! The hand-drawn illustrations really add to the experience!! I can't wait to see what eventually happens in the story!!! 

Wow! What a huge story you've created. By far the most immersive storyline I've played in the jam so far with so many options playing through! I love that you actually feel you have to explore to progress and the sense of time going through the day is ace. Great work ! 

You had us at 'werewolf.'

Awesome little game. Really has the feel of an old-school choose-your-own adventure, which is what got our team into visual novels in the first place. Loved that little wave of nostalgia! Lovely but simple visuals, and a captivating story. Very atmospheric. Looking forward to future chapters as we learn more and more about the beast stalking the forest.

...We pet the cat a lot.

This absolutely brought me back all the best kinds of nostalgia from my childhood when this sort of thing only existed in the form of choose-your-own-adventure books (at least as far as I knew when I was a kid with no laptop, haha.) Only this is even better because the sheer number of choices is a delight :3 As are the drawings that accompany the pages and the atmospheric music too.

I really enjoyed how many different things I could do. From the bigger choices to the smaller ones. And I especially loved being able to describe myself not just by picking a gender for reference, but also things about the character's past and how the people around them perceive them because of that.

I've only played the one time so far, and while I made sure to do a lot of digging around and interacting, I certainly haven't exhausted all the choices that are available. I generally chose to be as polite as possible. I don't want to spoil too much, but I started out making the sorts of choices I would make myself, such as attempting not to bother people with my problems. I was a little concerned that may wind up with my demise, haha. So I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered I was able to make those decisions and continue playing rather than being punished for being timid.

I definitely found myself wanting more once I reached the end, so I hope that development goes smoothly! :3 I'll be back for more in the future. I have a feeling that I may be wishing for the option of cheating like I used to with those books by putting my thumb on the choice page in case I make a decision that leads to my death because everything built up to be rather foreboding :D

So much writing!  I love the whole world you've created here.

I don't know how many times I PET THE CAT but I enjoyed it every time. uwu
Doing the world a favor by including a petting option when introducing an animal haha

This was fun. I love how it's different from most other VNs I've played in this jam - it's more like a choose your own adventure sort of game. Reminds me of those old text-only adventures but heightened with music, sfx, and some visuals for the settings on the right side. Nicely done! 👍