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Was writing down my thoughts as I played!

ART:

First of all, Chikara is so beautiful, can't take my eyes off her even when others are talking xD (that is to say sprites in general are very well drawn ^^)

UPD: Why the cashier has to be so hot also XD Can we romance her? >:)

I am not sure about the BGs - first one seemed like a stock picture, as well as most of the others, but Hannah's room is so cute and looks hand-drawn and I like it a lot :)

Also, this game has a lot of CGs! +_+ That's always nice to see, especially knowing how much effort it takes to make them ^^

+Kitty is so cute! <3

OVERALL:

I feel like the first scene has a bit too much information and idle dialogue between the girls (talking about their parents, etc), I wish the beginning of the game was a bit more dynamic, and we learned more info gradually :3

I like the screen with mobile phone convos, it makes the gameplay more diverse and fresh!

Wow Laura was brutal T_T and she looks perfect amount of creepy on that CG where she says all that churchy-brainwashed stuff >_<

OK I finished the demo and it seems three new girls we meet are the LIs, my love for Chikara will never be realised :'D

Small issues:

In the first scene there is a CG after "rugged appeal" line, but it appears for a second and then disappears and I haven't figured out how to scroll back or go back through the log :(

Chiara1 year ago(+1)

Sorry, just as you realized, Chikara (and Yvonne) cannot be romanced! I am considering spin offs for them (no yuri though), but I won't actually say anything until I can finish this game first.
Also, if you think the cashier is hot already, I'm sure you'll like her even more in casual clothes lol

As for the backgrounds unfortunately my BG artist, z.rose, couldn't finish all of them in time, so I had to use some free assets (no stock pictures though, you can find the artists' names in the credits) for the rest. But they haven't stopped working, so I'll replace the assets with original backgrounds in a later update! They made the animal shelter and Hannah's room ^^

Story-wise, you're not the first one to tell me that and I've taken note for the future to hopefully not make the same mistake. Creating a nice pace is harder than I thought.

Finally, thank you so much for reporting this bug! I'll fix it immediately and upload a new build asap.

That said, thank you very much for writing your honest thoughts and I can't tell you how happy I am you like Chikara! She's always had a special place in my heart <3

kanity1 year ago

Sure, I understand how it is with the writing - I am constantly checking myself when writing and rereading my stuff: do we need this piece of info now or can I add it bit later to have player find out gradually , and as you already know everything it's hard to catch yourself with oversharing as you are excited to tell the player all about the story and the characters ^^ That's why it's good to have editors/playtesters and also go yourself with a fresh eye (ofc we are a bit in a crunch due to jam but in general) and yeah I understand now about BGs, excited to see all of them hand drawn by your artist with time! <3

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