Ahhh such a cute and impressive game. I think my favourite route was Seiran’s - when it clicked that she was aro/ace was a nice moment, and then seeing her continue to wrestle with it internally was cool. In general the LGBTQ+ themes are in the forefront, but the way each character handles it is actually very natural and leaves plenty to read into.
The art, music and voice acting were all really well done.
I liked the minigames. It really adds to the summer festival vibe, though what really cemented the vibe was the day/night cycle progression and the hex grid. It was a great way to give a time/space grounding to the events. Actually, thinking of the minigames, it was a really sensible way to add some difficulty to the game, rather than making the VN paths harder to follow. I had to give the whack-a-mole a couple tries haha.
If there’s anything I wished was better, I think more characterisation for Yui would’ve been good. Sumireko’s story was mostly about self-confidence so in a way it didn’t really matter to us what Yui is like, but I think I’d’ve rooted for Sumi more if I knew what Yui was like.
Still, overall a really solid jam game!