I'm gonna be honest, knowing my picky ass, I had low expectations for this game at face-value. Usually, heavily anime style based games not only have little to none POC rep―but have dialogue that I'm just... not a personal fan of. Wattpad worthy.
I was expecting to go into this visual novel knowing you can style your avatar with black skin (judging by the video on the homepage), but have no curly/coily hairstyles. Or just one.
That was my first mistake. You don't know the amount of surprise and sheer happiness I felt at seeing some actual curly/coily hairstyle options!
My second mistake was the expectation on dialogue. Instead of cringing at writing that my thirteen year old self would've wrote―I got dialogue that had me grinning and laughing throughout my entire first gameplay.
I adored bullying messing with Grim. While I was a little careful not to genuinely upset him, I teased him to hell and back (look, Grim, I'm not ready to be a mother and never want to be. But that soul-baby joke will live on).
The MC is fucking hilarious. Sarcastic and witty without seeming... edgy? Is that the right word? Please tell me you know what I'm talking about. Either way, that was done super well too.
And the chemistry between them and Grim becomes obviously strong. In fact, I'd even say you can tell they click―that their personalities match really well―at first meeting.
I was a little turned-off by the whole "I strive to maim mortals you're attracted to" at first, but I actually laughed and enjoyed that dialogue there as well. I've never been a fan of the "possessive" trope, but it was done super well in this visual novel, in my opinion. Awesome job!
In short, you got a new fan of your game, and I might end up buying the DLC. I know that I definitely strive to get that plush toy, though.
I will get that plush.
Okay, but seriously: I am boo, boo the fool, for my assumptions first downloading the game. I'd say what I love even most is you can tell how much fun you had writing the dialogue, and how much love and care you put into the game in general.
By the way, I got the "Mine" ending on my first playthrough! Haven't tried to get the rest yet, but we'll see.