y'know, the jam happened during a pretty.... troublesome? time of my life. I was struggling with self-identity issues, self-esteem issues, trying to prove myself to people I was not sure would care, to people who would care, to people that I wanted to care, all while fearing that I'll let down the people that matter to me. I did find someone I really love, someone I want to stay with for the rest of my life... and I was afraid I'll let him down too. honestly it, uh, affected both my sleep and also my ability to work on my jam game, which is why I asked for an extension, haha...
so to see a game where one of my favourite characters (hatate) goes through almost the same struggles, and is comforted by an interesting character who I've always wanted to see more content of (satori)... honestly, it made me almost tear up (with joy). it was short and I got through it in approx. 10-15 mins... but I went back, made a save right before the "i think that's everything" choice... and I read the talk they had, like, a few times afterwards. it made me really happy. genuinely.
I want attention. I want to be loved. I think it's normal to be a little bit selfish and want something, or some things to yourself, sometimes. but at the same time... I'm happy to be reminded and reassured - that I have people who truly matter, that I have a genuine passion to create from my heart, that even if the little "circle" I've built for myself throughout the years is barely anything compared to the large "circles" others have, the "circles" I want... it's my own "circle" where I can be happy.
thanks for this game. five stars across the board.