Was writing all this wrong? It took a while, partially because I'm not a native English speaker. I wanted to be honest, now I'm disappointed by the lack of feedback......
Serious spoilers ahead + theory and review
Read only after your own playthrough
This'll be a lot btw and hopefully enlightening in a way, also hopefully not too much of a "mumbo jumbo" (game reference)
Shortly before writing this an idea struck me about what might have happened, solidified and sparked by what is written above along with two more. From how strange everything seems as well as the words "...The only question is: what has become of it?" several theories came to mind: either the "new world" is in fact Cyrus' old world after after the apocalypse, he got saved from his old world because he's special, OR all of his old-world-memories are entirely fabricated. Basically everything is possible at this point in the story. We know way too little. Although, there's one last thing that strikes me as odd, the metal objects in Cyrus's back. Who else got them? Right, the people in The Matrix. Now I doubt he's literally in a simulation, but the thing about not feeling pain at all is also pretty strange to say the least. It's already been made obvious he's been in some crazy biology or chemistry experiments, perhaps the Lodestars are involved. He found his too easily, unless the plants feed on the energy stored inside that's why it was simply there.
However, I can't make heads or tails about why Cooper took him in, then sold him out for no apparant reason whatsoever as far as we know. And I won't lie, that angered me a lot. On to my next statement: I seriously hate this turn of events. The dynamic between Cooper/Lance/whatever and Cyrus is actually one of the greatest in the entire FVN world, even reminding me of another one in a story I'm currently reading, Arthur Leywin and Regis – The Beginning After the End.
If I could get some reassurance about Cooper's future role... Otherwise I'll just pretend this read never happened. I guess? Once I read an insanely complex and extremely thrilling story, but everyone dies in the end, including the protagonist. Even though the scenarios are different, you can kind of compare the two. The thing is what happened in Anders was a type of closure, albeit a terrible one. Unfortunately in case of Remember the Flowers, we will likely constantly think about 'Cooper', and if the protagonist will unite with him again, the next few updates long. I do highly doubt we've seen the "yellow triangles" for the last time, but "who's to say"? Well, he showed us his goods, Damion didn't who we don't know much about, yet at least, so we thankfully can't connect to him very well... Though now even Cooper's former gang joined the fray, with sprites no less...
I'd appreciate if someone could tell me what the (only) in game song is called, it's really awsome. The sprites are pretty amazing too, even if not the most detailed ever. They're pretty expressfull and the beastmen are cute. The story was already enough to keep me captivated, probably partially because it feels weirdly convoluted. Maybe the reason why is we know next to nothing and therefore have to think so much. Basically everything screams conspiracy.
I truly want to see more, more of Cooper too. I don't dare judge him without knowing the "why", too biased towards him, hopefully not for naught. But I have a hard time pinpointing what exactly my feelings/thoughts for Remember the Flowers are. On the one side of the spectrum, I adore it, the other side tells me to stay skeptical for now, like Cyrus is curious yet cautious toward the world around him. Last but not least, on that note, would be great if he could answer other than with "Okay" all the time. Heh
The "protagonist is unconscious but the reader's not" trick at the end was a smart cliffhanger and kinda clever to get little more information across. Nicely done.
No matter, despite my rambling I wish you all the helping hands needed and for this VN to blow off. It has tons of potential and the exceptional writing is showing quality & quantity – not just saying that. Seriously, good luck finishing the game! (Is there a Patreon build? I'm interested)