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A sweet and sensitive experience with surprising depth to the characters and their relationships, conveyed through the fascinating medium of a trade window. Using the different items and barter options to affect the characters' stories is a cool and intriguing choice, and during Act 2, I found myself wanting to decline to trade solely so I could give the characters items from my abundance, but being able to give their items back later was worth it. I never did encounter a trade that seemed better to decline than to accept, but perhaps I simply chose incorrectly!

I really appreciated how the characters and environment changed over time, and how even Satya was a reasonable figure trying to do his best for the people around him, as Agung was. The music was similarly interesting and attention-grabbing.

The game controlled fine and the various little animations for watering plants and their different growth sprites were pleasing, but selecting a plot on the ground frequently caused me to accidentally plant the wrong seeds, with no way to correct my mistake. I similarly wasn't always sure what I was planting, or what was already planted, so that I could plan my next day's sowing. Luckily, neither of these issues prevented me from making any deals I wanted to make.

Unfortunately, the ending seemed to glitch out. The first day, I watered the main tree and then glitched out collision by checking the empty shop. After going to bed, I couldn't talk to anyone on the final screen, and was delivered to the credits after finishing watering. That said, I noticed one extra character, which told me something important about how one storyline ended, so I think I can imagine the intent and what they might have said.

Some of the items didn't seem to have a purpose (like the medkit), but it's possible my choices (or the ending glitch) simply prevented me from using them. If not, I would have liked to see them appear elsewhere, such as a screen from inside the house where items like the rug and blankets would appear, or a shelf for the ring and bracelet, that sort of thing.

Overall, the ups and downs of the story, including even the bird's little arc, were well-written, if sparse, and surprisingly affective. Thank you for this.