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I'm glad to know that i'm not alone here, it makes me feel better.I read a lot of your comments and replies while researching and you inspired me to write this post

I love horror visual novels, and play them quite frequently, so I was excited knowing one of my favorite developers made one. 

Like you, I feel disappointed because, if executed correctly, this could be a really good game. 

I know that I have no way of knowing who Jenny is outside of her works but still, I have this guility feeling of wishing I had known.

I agree with the fact that content warnings should be more obvious than just a hidden section in the description

I play a LOT of visual novels that have sensitive topics, and personally it doesn't bother me. But I see how it might affect someone who has experienced it IRL.

Especially with this game where it just throws it in your face all of a sudden 

I've played a few VNs where you agree that you are aware of the content warnings contained before even playing the game and I think Jenny should have at least done that much.

!!! VENT POST !!! PLEASE DO NOT PITY ME !!!

Idc if you scroll or read, I just want to get something off my chest.

I've been a supporter of Jenny's work. So, I went into this game with a bias that it was going to be really good due to past experiences with Jenny's games.

However, as I read the comments criticize how terribly written this game is, the more I realize how right they are.

I wanted to defend Jenny at first, and thought those commenters were just exaggerating it. (No offense to those people.) 

But they're right. This game basically lures you in with the cute themes and an attractive protagonist and then crushes all of that right in front of you in just a few frames. As if that's not enough, Jenny guilt trips you with the 'If this game doesn't get XYZ number of ratings, you can kiss your sweet Zilas goodbye' move. (Which I didn't even realize she did until I researched a little more because I stopped playing after I got the suicide ending.)

Digging deeper, I found comments that talked about how badly executed the mental health representation was. (That's an entirely new can of worms that I'm not gonna get into. This comment is already super long.)

The aftermath of all of this has made me feel ignorant and stupid. Like I've been purposefully looking at this game through rose-tinted glasses.

It's essentially when you find out your favorite artist/celebrity is actually a terrible person and you feel bad for not realizing it sooner.

And I can only hope that Jenny learns from this and grow into a better person.

But the fact that she was deleting comments that were criticizing the game tells me that's not gonna happen.