hi gatobob!! im, uh not sure if this is the right place to write something like this, but there isnt much other choices so.,, ill understand if u ignore this hsjsk,, but i just wanted to share the huge appreciation i have for all of your work and the fact u didn’t give up even after everything you’ve went through. it’s been really hard for me lately because i trusted people i shouldn’t have and ended up losing everyone and everything i cared about. it got to me so terribly i tried to take my life from the constant panic attacks i would have. i had nobody, so i tried to find something that could bring joy in my life again yet failed multiple times. i really convinced myself there will never be anything that’d make me feel happy again and that it all was pointless. i stumbled across your game just a few months ago when i was scrolling through tik tok and after playing both parts of btd and tpof i got so immersed into the plot and characters that i swear i felt alive again. i got especially attracted to ren if being honest haha,,, for some reason i even saw myself in him because of the fact that he loved someone who never really loved him at all and only abused him. i mean hshajakj i know that he isn’t such an innocent character either, but his backstory and his way of thinking is what made it hit so close to home. i used to be this way too when i was a kid and lived in an abusive household, and truly believed that they care about me no matter how much they hurt me.
btd was the first thing in years that made me feel something. i found out that ur remaking the first game and i swore that no matter what happens i wont do anything bad to myself just so i could witness the release of ykmet and be able to play it. even if its not free, ill save up my money just so i could buy it then!! im already saving up so i could get a subscription on your patreon and it still wouldnt be enough to show how grateful i am. i missed that feeling so much, i missed having something to live for. i spend my last night drawing a bunch of ren sketches and even making an animation w him, it was really fun!! i look at him and he just makes me so happy u have no idea haha <3 all of that made me realize how much of an impact your games made on my life, even though u dont know me at all. i found out about your story and how you went through an awful betrayal from your close people a few years ago and it made me want to just say thank you. gato, you’re such a strong and wonderful person and i hope u know how much your hard work means to some people. a few months ago i was a terribly ruined 18 year old girl that wanted to leave this world so badly and things wouldn't have changed if it wasnt for you. i really wish i could talk to you at least for some time, though i understand that you probably wouldn’t want to and thats okay. i’m looking up to u a lot and i hope one day i’ll finally get better. u didn’t give up, so i won’t either!! ₍ᐢ. ̫.ᐢ₎
thank u so much for everything gatobob. if u ever feel sad, just remember that u saved me, and im sure a thousands of other people by being here and sharing your content with the world. always keep going <3
-ellie