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Yay! 💜

As much as I adore Connor (he's such a free spirit, love him), is Ronan going to be an option at some point? Other than the scene in chapter 12 I mean. As a path option if you've told him you want him on his/your own terms.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Maxine makes a small cameo in Chapter 1. 

I had been waiting to play this and finally caved. Mayhew was a lot of fun for me to interact with personally. He embodies the phrase "there is no good or evil, only perspective and opinion". None of the characters do things for no reason (i.e. we're going to do this just to have a plot point). There's always a motivation behind it and it shows the thought you've put into their backgrounds. I wouldn't be surprised if you told me you have little stories or outlines written up somewhere to flesh out the characters while you're writing. I'm definitely looking forward to the end of the story and will probably end up with multiple playthroughs to try every path.

Your use of font shifting, such as italics, to provide emphasis during dialogue is a nice touch. It's a very overlooked, easily employed, tactic that a lot of VNs don't use and it really does make a huge difference.

Spoiler: I did cotton on to Santino pretty early (I recognized his arm). The look on my face was probably hilarious. I laughed in shock and I'm pretty sure the words out of my mouth were "oh shit!" Lol

So I just finished the rough draft and it was definitely a whole experience. Following along Zack's journey had me laughing at times, it made me anxious and sometimes sad. The characters were realistic and relatable. A lot of the time it's all about the fantasy, which is nice in it's own way, but realism is harder to achieve and still be immersive.

The way it's presented, focusing on the evolving relationships with himself and those around him, was especially pleasant. As an asexual person this spoke to me very strongly. While I do enjoy those projects that focus on the sexual aspect, this was definitely a treat from start to finish.

I have books and stories I go back to over the years to read again and again. It doesn't matter how many times, or how often I read them, I'm enraptured by them every time. I have the feeling that this VN is going to be like that for me. 

It will be a true pleasure to see how the remake evolves the story in both writing and visuals; but I think I'm going to take the time to absorb this experience first before I jump back in.

I get it, I just wanted to notify future users so it's not a surprise. I'll definitely pop my head in when I finish. I'm looking forward to comparing the two versions in the future. 

I downloaded this on my phone and loved it so much I decided to put it on my PC as well. Just a note: it will not install via the itch app. It says that it's hosted on an incompatible third-party website. You will have to install it independent of the app.
I'm currently working my way through the rough draft version and I'm super excited to work my through the rework after that's complete.