How absolutely gorgeous!! The art in this game is breathtaking! I'm in love with your painterly style and the wide rough brush strokes. The beautiful BG and sprite on top really make this feel just like walking into a painting! Couple that with the ambient beach noises and I could practically smell the salt water, godddd... It was just incredibly lovely. THOSE COLORS. THE BEAUTIFUL SUNSET. I would like to stay there please and thank you. It sounds really wonderful right about now lakdjfalk
I thought the story was really poignant and sweet -- I mean, who hasn't had to face a tough choice like that in their life? Even if it's not a choice of whether to stay or leave a place you've long called home, there are plenty of other moments in our lives when we've surely debated for days and days and even then still don't know which choice is right. And yet. We do eventually need to reach a decision. And I felt like this story encompassed that feeling -- that moment of conflict, of uncertainty mixed with nostalgia and hope -- really well.
Also I have to say that this made me really incredibly curious about this world?? Where is this?? What's going on?? What's beyond the bridge?? For people to have left beyond the bridge and then those left behind never hear from them again... it really makes me wonder. Part of this feels like it could be the beginning to an epic adventure. To go beyond the bridge and find out what else is out there. Actually somehow it also gave me feelings of like Kingdom Hearts and when they're on the island at the beginning and wondering what else is out there LOL But yeah, it made me really want to see what's going to happen next.
At any rate, I can't believe this is your first VN! This was so gorgeous and so well done!! I really loved it a lot. Feel like I'm going to come back this whenever I want to feel like I'm back on the beach with that nostalgic breeze blowing past my cheeks... 💕