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i LOVE this story!! the writing is done so well and the LIs.... 🤌🤌🤌 

i have played this game before, when there was only ab 6-7 chapters in total, but seeing as i have TERRIBLE memory, i chose to 're-read' it (was definitely a good decision). 

i have only 'finished' a's route so far, but i plan on reading them all (ESPECIALLY d's) at some point, which will probably negatively affect my grades but...idc

although i could go on and ON about the LIs....i really like the fact that the side characters all have their own unique personalities and aren't disregarded completely for the main characters. my favourite(s) are DEFINITELY the inseparable kaja and ezo duo - i thoroughly enjoyed reading all their bickering and banter! i also really liked tujo and heval, they were so adorable at times - sad they weren't LIs as well but i am NOT about to bite the hand that feeds me! the other LIs cute moments make up for it : )

  i look forward to reading the story as it goes on not only because of the romance, but also bc of topics it has educated me about! as a white person, i really appreciated the insight into the writer's culture, as it is sadly not taught about enough where i am from. i can say w a 100% certainty that this story has educated me a LOT ab the culture, customs, history, and even clothing of the middle-east, and specifically Kurdistan (i hope i wrote that sentence using the correct terms)! i admit, this is definitely not the type of story i'm used to, as a lot of stories are centered in mostly white-dominated areas and regions, with all of the characters being the same exact race at times, but i welcome the change w open arms!!

once again, i love love LOVE this story w all of my being, and i cannot wait for more! :-)

when i was reading comments in the middle of reading the story and saw this one i was so confused but I DEFINETLY see what you meant now 😭😭 ziryan is a massive cockblock but its alr he makes up for it w his adorable puppy personality!

OMG NOOOO !! IM SO HEARTBROKEN ALREADY WHEN I ONLY HEARD A BASIC SUMMARY I CANT IMAGINE HOW SAD IT WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY PLAY THRU IT THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME FROM MY TEARS !!

PLS SAVE ME FROM HAVING TO SEE HIS ADORABLE FACE SAD AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS

im not sure if i commented before already when the old version was released but that won't stop me from obsessing over every detail at length (meaning SPOILERS) ; ) 

first of all XYX?!?!?! HELLO???? i thought nightowl was still gonna be my favorite but then i accidentally find out that he has an ACCENT?!!? and then i HEARD IT and WOW... never did i think his aussie(?) accent would make his pet names so much more dangerously...DANGEROUS! since when did i have a thing for accents?!?! all blatant simping aside, i REALLY REALLY loved his story, maybe bc i could relate more to his problems (cat :(, always wanting to be the funny friend and feeling guilty when sad) than with the other ROs (nightowl - unhealthy coping habits, quest - criminal record, etc.), i guess it really evoked more emotion out of me than during the other routes. (although they are all PERFECT as well!!) anddd although it wasn't AS romantic as the others (excluding the bonus epilogue cuz i mean...hello? dancing on a beach? romantic 101) it just felt more....realistic...in a way? like, although the other LOs professing their love the day after or even day of admitting feelings was flattering, it just felt more real w my boy xyx! not to say the other endings aren't amazing (which they are!! huge props to the writers) just personal preference is all!! there are other reasons i put him on a higher pedestal than the others, such as my love for his personality, his humour, his MOTORCYCLE and ofc his sprite (ALSO MEN W CATS JUST DO SMTH TO ME) 

MOVING ON.......

i really loved the other small additions (being able to change music, the voice notes, etc), they really made it feel less like a game and more like just a server fangirling ab a romance webnovel!

i loved the slightly larger additions to the game as well!! it did feel like nightowl's story was lacking something, so im glad the team added the quiz and other fun conversations for more bonding. though it did not seem (to me) like toasty's story was lacking more, im still plenty grateful for teenage toasty's text adventure, and i think it was smooth how bloombot malfunctioning towards the end along w the random glitches, led to the huge conflict in the route

im not going to lie, when i first noticed the characters were redrawn i was a bit bummed, but in the end, i warmed up to them and love them! i realize now that the new art style makes them look more lively? and less like just...characters... so although i wasn't on board at the start, i have caught up and jumped on the train now!

overall, if u couldn't already tell, i LOVED it!! although the old version will always have a place in my heart, this full bloom edition has taken residence in it as well (after all, no full version means no XYX and THAT is something i would not like to think about D;)

but going back to being serious, i really enjoyed all the new additions, and i definitely think the team made the right choice with every last one of them! it was a really cool experience to play again w all of them in it! i look forward to any potential future projects the team may have!! BIG THANK YOU for all the work and effort that has gone into this game, it really shows how hard you all worked and i can say (by the brief read-throughs of some of the reviews ) with 100% certainty that many others feel the same!

THANK YOUUU <3

P.S. - i still have not and WILL NOT go through the bad endings

P.S. P.S. - ily my beloved xyx (plus cat) <3 😭

literally same :(( but in the end i picked de vries bc of his thoughts ab MC in front of crimson rouge and when he was talking to the pink(?)-haired bartender!! ill probably replay again when the story ends just to see both (if not all 😏) paths  

why must you hit me w a cliffhanger right when THAT happens? 😭 but in all honestly i REALLY like the story so far! the author didn't use excessive hard-to-read or hard to understand words and it was written very nicely! i cant wait for (potentially) late summer!! :D