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ROCKIN AS USUAL OMFG. The randomized text convos make this game super fun to replay. Even if you're going for the same route, you'll get different conversations with that character each playthrough. I'm kind of obsessed with this, it's just such a clever idea and so fun to play! The stat-management part was challenging for me, but I have figured out a strat that works for my purposes (lots of savescumming involved lol... countdowns make me anxious so I gotta make all the money and buy Iggy's clothes IMMEDIATELY or I'll faint.) Overall what I'm trying to say is this game is really well-made and it feels like there is so much to do and discover!

Minor spoilers beyond this point~

I played Orlam's route twice before doing the others. I'm so happy for him!! Live your relationship anarchist lifestyle, rat boy! 🖤 And I love that he is the only LI foreward enough to straight-up tell Iggy that he likes him, no stuttering about it. Iggy and Orlams' QPR is everything to me. I was especially unexpectedly touched by the moment over text where Iggy is like "I guess I don't have a problem saying no to you!". Like he trusts him enough to know Orlam will listen, and also that Orlam won't stop being his friend over it. I love how Iggy becomes more assertive when next to Orlam. And I like to think Iggy makes Orlam feel safe and beloved for who he is and not any particular mask he wears. They are always saying "I don't understand you" to each other but it's the effort they make to listen and care for each other and respect those differences that matters. Augh! Literally I just. Luv them. 🥺 Great job constructing these chars and their relationships!

Sidenote: That group text convo between Gidget, Iggy, and Orlam is doing WONDERS for my Gidget/Cecil/Orlam OT3. I know this was not remotely the point of the game but. Well. :)

Carrot1 year ago

AHHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS SWEET COMMENT!! 😭💕 And I'm really happy you enjoyed the game!! I'm especially pumped that you liked the convos and randomness kdjafdsa I really did want to make something that felt like it had a lot to discover in it and that would still feel new and exciting even if you were going back and replaying it again, whether on a different route or the same route. Somehow that thought appealed to me a lot 🤣 In perhaps an ideal world with a much longer dev cycle I might have been able to add even more convos and random hidden stuff but I hit a bit of writing block at about 15-16 convos each and figured that would still be plenty to give lots of variety. Maybe if I end up coming back to this later I could amp it up even more with more events and convos lkadjfa

SOBBING I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED ORLAM'S ROUTE I shall weep. His route is literally so off the rails, but I'm really happy with how his and Iggy's dynamic turned out, I just love them so much lakfdja In general, I really tried (and hoped) that not only would I be able to make the chars' personalities shine through the texts but also make each relationship feel different like in their dynamics and also in the way that Iggy acts just a bit different around each of them based on that dynamic. Hearing that you enjoyed the Orly QPR dynamic is making my eyes well up lakdjfasdf GUHHHH. They are very precious to me. That even though they are probably the most different in terms of personalities and lifestyles they still find each other as a comfort.

LMAO WEEPING ABOUT THE GIDGET/CECIL/ORLAM they are very amusing to me 🤣🤣

Hhhhhh at any rate this is incredibly lovely and I'm really touched that you played the game and took the time to write all this up!! I'm so happy you had such a great time with it! This game brought me a lot of joy (and mental peace) working on it, so I was really hoping people would also get a lot of joy playing it!! 🥰

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