Finally got around to playing thisss! And it was such an amazing ride! ; u ; Carrot, how did you manage to make something so polished, so well-written and so well-animated in the span of a month...? ; A ; Did you get any sleep at all?? I will be forever amazed by your presentation skills and how you set up scenes together with the music, this is seriously some top-tier stuff.
There are a couple of things that surprised me in this (and I mean that in the most positive way)! Great touch with presenting it as a DnD campaign, and then... subverting our expectations on it?? When the first question from the eye monster dropped, it had me laughing out loud. xD That was simply brilliant. As was Bucks going all berserker mode on both the rabbits AND the door. And that whole last location and the shenanigans happening inside? Seriously, you had so many good ideas for this, along with that bit after the credits roll... It makes me happy to see that this could indeed somehow tie into the main story. Perhaps it could have been a cycle that Jerry influenced with his wishes the most, somehow? xd
And if the scope of the project wasn't big enough already, you even went and included character routes??
Obviously, I had to go for Orlam's first... The glitching thing during the fight with the rabbits caught me totally off-guard (I legit had a @ w @ moment) and while at first it had me wondering if it had something to do with the DnD cast glitching out of existence as well, it turned out that thing only happened in Orlam's route, so then I assumed it was just a way of showing that his "illusion" spell was wearing off? And regarding that - I'm not sure if it's some kind of DnD-related lore I didn't catch on, but what were Orlam's eyes supposed to be hiding? Was it some kind of hint for him being royalty? Something to do with the rabbits? It still has me wondering, but I loved his route overall, this mysterious detail included.
I loved Ghent's character and route, as well. ; u ; I think his ending was the most powerful of all the boys', all things considered... it might have made me tear up a little, even. I really liked his interactions with Iggy and how things developed there overall. Iggy and Gidget can be sweet under the right circumstances... *sudden Arc 2 flashbacks* xD;
And Genzou, of course, never stops being 'da man'. While Orlam remains my favorite character in the story, I'm still rooting for Genzou the most, since I think his interactions with Iggy have the most potential for wholesomeness. Genzou really cares, and it shows. Aside from this, I'm also a big fan of Genzou and Orlam interactions because they are usually a goldmine of witty fuckupery. xD Glad to have experienced more of that here, as well! And it was nice seeing more of Hunar and Bucks. :)
In conclusion: really great job, Carrot. You're putting a really cool thing to life and it's a joy getting to experience these characters as they are - thank you for sharing them with us in all the forms you're sharing them in. Kudos!