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Hi my name is Nyx and i have a couple of questions/suggestions(?). first off i just want to say i love the game, the scene between Aura and Cami was the most beautiful thing ive ever seen, but the SA scene (bad ending) was truly devastating... it would be cool if you guys could add in a bit more of an in-game warning or even like an option to disable that scene entirely so when they first get to the storage room a screen comes up saying that you got the bad ending so that ppl who are very disturbed by sexual violence dont have to worry about it.

Thanks for your time and thank you for making this game!

Aedian Glair2 years ago(+1)

Hi! Thanks for playing the game, we're glad that you enjoyed it :)

The scene between Oscar and Aura is a quite realistic depiction of an assault since our goal was to show true emotions, pain and fear instead of a romanticized/sexually arousing version of it. Although the scene itself is descriptive and not explicit, we realize that it can still be upsetting.

We completely understand why it might be triggering and perhaps even too much for some players. The entire world building around Mannequin Academy is dark and realistic, and difficult/uncomfortable scenes take place from time to time. For this reason, we put a warning in the game description of itch.io's page. We will consider a place to put a general warning in the game itself, however, it would not only break the immersion if we were to make a pop up window with a skippable content, but also the player would be lost later if they didn't know what happened (because the scene with Oscar and Raymond happens in every route, and it's always slightly different. It's not only a bad ending.) This is something that we need to give more thought to.

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it!:) This story deals with a lot of upsetting themes, so in the end it might not be suitable for some players. Remember to take care of yourself first. ❤️

I'm not sure if you've played through all of the routes (and whether you plan to), but if not, I hope you enjoy them once you do.

Have a great day!

SkullFlame2 years ago

hii yeah that makes a lot of sense, it was just intense for me which i probably should have anticipated. but i played Nor's route which was absolutely beautiful (that being said id love to see Cami get more of a flushed out ending to his route hes my fav). thank you so much for the response and all of your work on this game, cant wait to see where it goes from here <3

Aedian Glair2 years ago(+2)

We're happy that Nor's route didn't disappoint-We are putting a lot of work in it :) Cami's route will get a lot more fleshed out in the future (It's unfinished at the moment).