This demo is absolutely adorable, and I had a ton of fun with it!
The characters are wonderful, Mira is a fun and lively MC and our male lead is... a total jerk lets be honest, but I kind of like it. Enemies/rivals to lovers? Where magical warriors aka theatre kids face off on sass and snark? Sign me up! I love the side characters as well, they are all fun and distinct and the casual queer representation is lovely.
The art is absolutely stunning, and definitely contributes to the demo's really impactful first impressions. Seriously, stunning. All the characters are absolutely adorable and I love the colors. The MC and LI also have a delightful range of expressions (as do a few of the side characters).
For all my fellow mini-game fans, this demo has two and both are super fun! There is a arcade style battle minigame, and a rhythm minigame. I missed the instructions for the rhythm one and had to figure out controls while the notes were going by so that was exciting! Both the minigames fit well with the story, and ran smoothly.
The demo is still quite bugged (especially save/load) and does need some UI and QoL fine tuning. This is the sort of thing that the devs will work out with time, so its more a minor note than anything else. Just set aside 30 minutes or so to play through the whole demo so you can avoid the loading bug, and don't be surprised if the UI is still a bit rough.
Overall a really fun experience, I definitely recommend, and have fun with the magical shenanigans!
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A little late to reply but oh my gosh thank you so much! Your detailed thoughts and feelings are so heartwarming to us, and we're super happy you enjoyed playing through the demo!
The big bugs in the vn portions are getting squashed, and we're gonna update the minigames too so they're not as difficult. Hope you look forward to our next update of the game!