I really loved the concept of a "hating simulator", and the visuals are spot on. I just wish the gameplay was more based on dating simulators (like, you try to make yourself not to fall in love based on your reponses, or try to convince the protagonist not to like you), as the typing mechanic, at least for me, was a little annoying. I liked the concept of trying to study, tho, but being interrupted by the annoying male character. BTW, there were some moments when my character would have some sort of monologue and the screen would go black, idk if its supposed to be that way or if it's a bug. Anyway, good work
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Heya, one of the devs here. We decided not to go for a multi-choice answer mechanic because that's how the Player normally interacts with other characters in dating sims - tying the mechanic to the main character. Since we wanted the Player to impersonate an NPC instead, we doubled down on that by changing how interaction is structured as well :)
The gameplay bits with the black screen are indeed intended to be introspective sections, useful for adding breathing room in-between levels.
Glad you liked the game! <3