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Hey! I played the visual novel and wanted to give feedback!

First, geez: the art, the animations, the colours, everything is so well put-together and beautiful-looking!

In terms of ambiance, I can only say I'm amazed by how dream-like everything is: it's blurry, surreal, intense and somehow... disconnected from reality? As someone who suffers from dissociative symptoms, the dissociation of the MC really felt right and authentic!

I loved how you chose to use choices for narrative purpose and some scenes were really intense. I'm also interested in the commentary about gender...

I would just suggest to proof read it as the game contains some typos which, I'll admit, made it hard to read in one go sometimes (if you need help in that regard, hit me up!), but that's a detail: overall, I could easily understand the game and the writing style, on the other hand, was somehow ephemeral and really fitting...

So, I'm excited to see where the story will go with this enchanted land thing! Thanks for the experience, it was truly inspiring!!!

Taumi Licorice Jellyfish1 year ago (1 edit) (+2)

Hey!! Thank you so much!! I'm always happy to hear that I succeeded in making the game feel Dreamy/Ephemeral, and that the "hiding in fantasy land" felt authentic.

And well Gender sure is a thing… isn't it? I'm living my own "gender quest" and I think that it shows but also, I always liked gender non conformity and I remember having some characters from when I was little and didn't know much(if anything) about LGBTI+ stuff that I look back now and I'm like "oh, I made a trans MC to that story… oh, that other one was NB" also everyone was really gay.

I'm kinda proud of little me love for queerness (੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧

And… typos! My archenemy!!!

-English isn't my first language (and the spelling can feel so inconsistent, I know some words only by ear and trying to guess how to write them is a nightmare)

-I have bad eyesight

-I Think I'm Dyslexic

-Sometimes I write half asleep because after bed is the only time I have

-I'm really bad at looking for help so thanks!! Maybe we can make an exchange someday, typo hunting for… sprite art for a small project… or a logo? I can do BG but they make me suffer and I have enough pain with my day job _(꒪ཀ꒪」∠)_

Chimériquement1 year ago(+1)

Oh, it's really interesting to read! And I kinda have a similar experience, with a character I created for a fiction actually being genderfluid! And you can be proud!

Ha ha, don't worry about justifying yout typos, haha (I get you with the English language, the prononciation is inconsistent with the spelling, so it's a really weird)!

But if you want me to proofread some things, don't hesitate to contact me on Twitter (but I'd like to precise English isn't my first language either). And if I someday create a small project which truly interests you, why not sprite art, but otherwise, don't worry, I didn't expect anything back, I just wanted to help because the game is already excellent and that I love helping, it makes me happy, haha!

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