OH GOSH. THANK YOU HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNN
This arc was, indeed, quite personal for me. In like. A myriad of ways, to be honest. Which is why it made some parts of it quite difficult to write at times GAHHH. So I'm actually quite glad some of that came across. I get nervous enough releasing these things and how people will react to them already—even more so for the ones that hit really close to home, ahhhhHHHHHHH. I may or may not have been shaking slightly during the launch dkalfjsldkfja
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!! Especially the art and music! I got a little UNHINGED in my drawing escapades and definitely drew way too much, but there were just some scenes I really wanted to nail down exactly how they played out in my mind and the only way to do that was to draw a bajillion things hahahaha. I'm just glad that after over a year of drawing these chars it is starting to get a bit easier and faster doing the art, because it feels like each arc requires even more art than the previous ones!! And the music, too. I spent a long time living with and listening to stuff to find what really resonated with me for the scenes.
LOL IT'S TRUE. There is a lot less gore in this one. And in general it feels a lot less "horror"-y than the previous ones. I think because it all gets relegated to the finale with everything before it being drama and build-up. That was one of the things I worried about with this one tbh since it's a bit of a different approach from the ones before. But also at least in my head and heart it felt necessary for this arc to work. Arc 5 will see a return to the fantastical horror elements en masse, though (with an even greater emphasis on the fantastical). So hopefully people won't be too disappointed if that's what they're into the most 🤣
AT ANY RATE.
Thank you for playing and for your lovely words!!! It means a lot hearing all of your thoughts, and I'm really glad that you enjoyed it!! 🥰