This was not a game. It was an alternate reality. It’s a story I have never lived, but could have easily been mine. I almost cried at several points, and ended up crying at the end. So touching. I can tell the author is a writer in the purest, rawest, realest sense. I’m a picky bastard, but in this moment I find no reason for my typical inclinations to emerge. I’ve been stealth as soon as I was able to and never looked back. This game almost makes me wish I had. Thank you for sharing a story in such a gorgeous, loving way. The details of the changing colors and backgrounds, the dialogue options that highlighted L’s people pleasing nature, the extremely realistic Discord/Tumblr/ real YouTube links… it’s a movie that breaks the fourth wall. These characters feel like collocations of real people who have long since been gone from my life. (Would not be surprised if Gestrin ended up being my ex partner XD) I have work in five hours but I had to finish this game. I see you are anonymous due to IFComp (which is how I discovered and consequently rated this game), and I eagerly await the day the reveal occurs. Maybe this is new territory for you. Or maybe you’re an established author trying out something new. Either way, thank you for a game by us, and for us <3
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What a brilliant game. Wow. It is very rare I get to say something like this. I love puzzles, and having done a few too many pedigrees for my liking for classes, still enjoyed this so much. The world was so deeply immersive and incredibly well-explored and developed. Very thought out, and I understood the logic even when it was tricky. No weird gaps to me-- which really, really impressed me. I spent hours playing around on the computer, trying to get all the lore. I finished in 20 hours, and obtained every single piece of evidence except for one. Would have gladly paid good money for this, and I'm so excited for the Steam release. If you are reading this wondering if you should try it, just be warned that you might not be able to stop.
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The only piece of evidence I did not obtain was the candy book volume 1. I thought I typed it into the library search bar, after the volume 2, but looks like I didn't get it? The bit at the end with the photo.... brilliant. My jaw literally dropped. I FOUND THE THING!!! I think my favorite clue had to have been the chorus of Cherry Tree, with the rhyming pattern for Joan Monroe.
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Purchased the Ukraine bundle a few years ago and finally got to playing this game. First thing I noticed was the absolutely gorgeous art! I really loved it. Gameplay wise, it was a unique and well done style. I appreciated all the timelines and using logic to figure out the mystery. It made a lot of sense and was great to experience. It was too short for me personally, and I would absolutely love a sequel to explore all the worldbuilding this game built up to. Not sure if I would personally spend $20 on it, as I finished it all in one day, but an excellent game nonetheless.