Through checking the reviews and stalking blank house's tumblr, it just makes me laugh. The internet never fails to fall in love with the NON-ROMANCEABLE characters. Can't blame them, I've done three different playthroughs of spring at this point with different seasonal personalities, and I never pass the opportunity to tell Cam they're hot.
Anywayyyyy, I have spent like 24 hours in this game. That's a lot of time for a game that isn't even a QUARTER of the way done?? It boggles the mind, truly. I don't even know where to begin without going on a gushing tangent of non-sensical word vomit, but I shall do my best.
I ended up finding this by chance, from a tumblr post who compared it to Our Life. I was certainly curious, but I was also kind of... skeptical?
So I played the demo before the spring semester came out, and I was delightfully surprised. The personality quiz was a nice touch, the characters were loveable, and I thoroughly enjoyed the writing.
Then the spring semester came out, and dear LORD. For a new studio, I didn't expect to go so HARD on the choices and branching narrative. Seeing how to characters developed was such an experience.
(Minor spoiler warning) Like how I felt proud as Cam slowly became more open around the new friends, being delighted with Deja's insistence on not doing something, to only relent when she sees it's something her friends want, smiling at Percy's quiet loyalty to his friends, then the immediate whip-lash of him trying to distract from it, feeling heart-broken at how the ever-smiley Elio DEFLATED when animals seemed to just not like him (I love animals, but not liking Elio? These animals do NOT pass the vibe check), and laughing at how mischievous Jamie turned out to be, and the beautiful friendship born of boat-based puns.
There is so much love, thought and care put into these scenes and characters, it's hard not to adore all of them. I can't put into the words the joy this has already brought me, and IT'S ONLY THE FIRST SEASON??? LIKE, THERE'S MORE TO COME???
TLDR: I could gush about this game for hours (and I will, just not in a single review lol), and I'm eager to come along for the ride.