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This was an incredible demo. Absolutely loved it. Going to write an essay of bullet points here, don't mind me.

Mechanics stuff:
- Thank you, SO MUCH, for the point-and-enter alternate controls. I have wrist issues and point-and-clicks are really hard for me to play even though I love them dearly. It makes a massive difference having an alternate control scheme and it's a big reason I was able to play the whole thing in one sitting.
- There were just a few points (mostly when navigating hallways) where the glow to indicate movement was not completely obvious - in cases where an object or some such is highlighted it was really clear, but in a few cases where there is just a light glow on the side of a dark screen, it might benefit from having something else there to highlight to make it more obvious. However, if you don't get this feedback from anyone else, you can likely disregard and it might just be a matter of the glare hitting weird on my screen when I played.

Visuals:
- Your art is always incredible. I REALLY loved how most of the game is completely muted and grey-scale, and there are just touches of blue here and there that really make it feel COLD. The very sparse use of red was very impactful because of how little it was used, and it was not lost on me that Lin's portrait contains both colors
- The textures are wonderful
- I LOVE THE CURSOR AND TEXT BOX DESIGNS SO MUCH!

Music:
- The extra layer that kicks in when you enter the room with the candles was magical. Really effective having it grow there.
- Having most of the soundtrack solely piano-based makes it really feel lonely and isolated. The compositions and performances are both gorgeous.
- LOVE the starkly different track that plays in the cellar darkness, that was REALLY effective

Sound:
- THE ARMOR FOLEY IS *chefs kiss*
- Atmospheric layers to the sound, whether they're a separate track or mixed in with the music, are phenomenal. It sounds as cold and abandoned as it looks, through and through.

Narrative:
- I really like your depiction of what being a ghost is like. A spirit consisting of more or less raw regrets and feelings, but no body or physical sensations. How not having a voice to shout or ears to cover makes it impossible to drown out the undesired. It's really interesting and described in a way that makes the reader really feel it, too
- I feel like I learned more about armor parts in the past hour than in the entire rest of my life leading up to it. I love that you credited an armor consultant, it 100% comes through in the writing because you can tell the spirit haunting the armor is deeply familiar with it
- The "real" ending is a fantastic hook - I cannot wait to experience the rest of the story!

I've loved just about everything I've played from you, so I expected to love this, but it was definitely really fun playing something that also had these interactive point-and-click elements. Because your artwork is so strong it REALLY compels the player to click on stuff and experience the narrative that way, so this just really works in a lot of ways. Amazing work and huge congratulations on the demo release!