Thank you for submitting this as an entry to the Trans Representation 2024 Game Jam! I appreciate every entry we get, even though I don’t usually have time to play all of them to 100% completion due to just life happening, nor do I usually comment since Hatoge is the main host and I just do the other tasks like server maintenance/community stuff. But I wanted to leave my own comment on this one.
I can tell a lot of work went into this game as a whole, and it is always great to see respectful exploration of different trans experiences. I also love to see trans games being made by trans people.
Growing up transgender in general is very messy, especially if you are not raised in an environment that is aware of trans people being an actual thing, add to that any kind of religious influence and it can take a lot of time to figure out who you actually are, and if it’s really okay to take up space as someone who happens to be trans. I know some of the depictions in this game might not be comfortable for some people, but the different stories and sides of being trans are pretty realistic to some actual experiences by real-life trans people. I think it’s important to remember (for other players, and people in general) that no singular trans person is a monolith for an entire community, and nor should they be, and that’s okay because the human experience is a diverse spectrum.
I hope to see more cool games made by trans people, if only for the reason that a young trans person sees it and realises that it’s okay to be themselves and that people like them do actually exist and can lead a long, happy and fulfilling life. I think if more games with trans characters/rep existed it wouldn’t have taken me so long to get on with my own life too (lol.)
Once again, thank you for the beautiful entry and I hope to see more wonderful games from everyone on the team :]