ALRIGHT! SO!!! Fantastic game, loads of fun and tons of replay ability specifically for the minigames. I did the greatly advised against act of taking that "Aim for 99!!" with 100% seriousness and refused to listen to reason. Anyway, you scared the crap outta me by programming in a close game function after doing 100, bcuz I hadnt saved since I had done my highscore of 30 for the memory game. Anyway, here's my photographic proof.
Victory truly is sweet.
And before you become worried...I did space out my memory puzzle gimic. I did it twenty or so at a time, taking intermittent breaks to do other stuff in the game, like the puzzles or dreams. But I am insane, and to be revered and feared <3
Anyway, I didn't realise the time loop dream had anything but the song in it because I got the song my FIRST TIME FOR THAT DREAM. I DIDNT KNOW THAT WAS LIMITED EDITION !!! I DIDNT APPRECIATE THE SINGING ENOUGH </333 Srsly, you sung like an angel, in my totally unbiased happy opinion.
I only realised there was more to that dream because of your DEV log notes saying that if I didn't recognise the tune, I hadn't found all there was to that dream. . . I did recognise the tune, but i replayed the dream for the other content in there. MMMM FUN STUFF !!!
Btw, found a glitch
When you say "do another puzzle" without taking a break, uh. This happens. (screenshot taken halfway through me already doing the puzzle bcuz i felt like it)
The previous puzzle that I solved got stuck on the screen and was there until I completed the new puzzle, which then replaced that image. So yeah! Glitch found.
Here is my Thing! Their name is Beebee
I love and appreciate my special "Thanks for playing" artwork very gently thank you for that <3 Yes. Very nice.
I still have the bonding with Komi to do, but I am currently stuck as girlie requires me to tell her what her favourite sport is............I do not know her fav sport and I am unsure of where to go to unlock that information so that would be real handy ngl,,,,,,,,
Being able to go in and choose music to vibe to is an absolute gem of a function, cheers to that. Currently vibing to the "final boss" track.
Regardless, thank you so much for creating <3 !! All your games are so unique, it's really a blast playing around with them.
In the second and third day, there's a glitch (which, as I type this, I am unsure if it was intentional?) where, when entering or leaving the basement, you can go outside the boundary lines.
^^ this one can happen on day 2 and 3 by entering the basement, leaving, and moving left
^^ this one can only happen on the third day, and you can do it by entering the basement, and then going up, and you have the whole thing just outside the barrier lines to yourself. It also lets you go down the wall if you move down above the clock or calender.
So yeah !! If you weren't aware, now you are, and if this was intentional, it has been recognised!
-SPOILERS AHEAD-
I love how dynamic this feels??? Like, the simple way you used the same or slightly altered art and split it up to draw attention to certain features??? Like, when Xael first enters we see his shoe! Like, that's so unique to this game, I've rarely seen it in any others to this extent??? Utterly beautiful, omg, absolutely LOVED it.
I also adored the story you managed to tell with such few words, and how different those stories were depending on my word choices. I love simple ones like this because it just makes my heart MELT for certain ones and break in others. Utterly fantastic character writing as well.
Even though it's so short, you get such a solid feel for how both characters operate, even if Prin can be a little more flexible considering we control them. (Prin is such a pretty name ngl, absolutely love it)
CTRL+C'd from my bookmark for this game;
"Ending 1: "Rekindling"
I was in my flirtatious era, I was letting this Xael worm his way back into Prin's good graces !!
Prin may not free him using his offer but,,, man, the horns and get-up are definitely attractive I'll agree with that (I say, as an aroace person)
Okay but srsly, silly /pos lil evil guy you know how it is
EEEE THE LITTLE ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE IF I DO A {FLIRT} AND THEN SAY I DOUBTED IF HE WOULDN'T HURT ME WHERE HE GOES "For a second there, I was worried you wouldn't help" LIKE ??? SIR OMG/pos
Ending 2: "Purgatory"
Heheh I told him Prin didn't like his form and he was like "Would you take me back if I wasn't?" fvj4htgr and then I hit em with the ..maybe from Prin
Homie wanted that "yes", mans want that LOVE back bro giggling
He did not appreciate such an iffy answer, sorry broski, this is just what happens when you attack the city and cause mass property damage 😔✊
!!! EEEEE THE WAY HE GOT SO UPSET WHEN PRIN JUST SAID NO TO TAKING HIM BACK AS A HUMAN AND SAYING PRIN DIDNT COME TO FLIRT!!!
Awww baby misses that love so badlyyyy omg
Ending 3: "Moving On" THAT SWITCH-UP AS SOON AS HE STARTS IT OFF WITH "You sound bitter" OMFG OMFG AAAA /POSPOSPOS That's a big ol' change from the rest of the ending games !! Being so mean really did make him upset,,, OMG THAT "Get out by midnight" HE STILL CARES ABOUT US !! HE STILL CARES ABOUT PRIN !!!! GAH OMG
Idk if I'm just like,,, falling for his charms but homie really does seem to regret that one part of the deal, losing his lover. I don't think he has much remorse for attacking the world though, considering other elements. The offers to just run away together though like <33 Yes Xael I will run away with you, who cares for Prin (I do, sweetiebubs is having a rough time emotionally and I support them 100% in whether they side with Xael or ditch him, they're so right to do that, even if Xael never ever would have hurt THEM. Morals and boundaries do exist for a reason, and Xael also breached trust by pretending to be a normal lil human) let's go be eldritch deities that cause mass property damage and civilian death together !"
I loved the character design for this game so much too !! Like?? Gah /pos
Utterly stunning use of a cool colour palette, and the way his heart is literally MISSING from his chest like !! He's hollow inside !! It was a hollow victory,,,/pos
Wordplay my beloved
Omg I just LOVE the spark of pink compared to the cool blue tones for his eyes and earrings like <3 Omg /pos
Again it's just wonderful design wise,,,,,,, brb gonna go draw him actually
Here's him traditionally !! (took me 15-20 minutes gvfh one of my quicker ones honestly, probably helped I did black and white for him)
(Sorry it's so big btw, I... do not know how to downsize images in itch.io comments yet,,,)
He is judging you. Heavily.
I love how much character you can extrapolate from this short experience about Xael, and his relationship with Prin. You can pick up on the fact that Xael is determined, confident and a little sad from his dialogue and body language. He's got so much Charm to him that I could instantly see why Prin would have fallen for him originally, before all the "Actually I'm a deity beyond human comprehension and I'm gonna murk a bunch of people" was revealed. He's very in-tuned to what Prin likes, and whilst he may use that knowledge slightly manipulatively, with how he drops certain information, it's very clear he does genuinely love and care for Prin, or at least, who they were before. So much so that he wanted, wants even now actually, for Prin to also join him as a demonic entity. I love the detail that, no matter what, he still gives you the details about how he could escape the prison--with or without help--through the weaknesses in the barrier. That is, until you don't show ANY grounds to move or forgive him, then he tells you to just LEAVE by midnight like ??? Even when he knows Prin hates his guts, he Still tells them to get out of the danger zone then if there is no chance for Prin to be by his side during it? Uhm??/pos
He's so... contradictory. And yet complimentary. He makes sense, but he does things to the opposite of what he should for what he means. Makes sense though, he isn't human after all, he is a demonic entity, he doesn't abide by those same human morals. It's part of why my dude casually disses the fact that Prin is currently human, expressing it as a problem they can solve later where Prin expresses (indirectly) they'd go with him. He's very !!!! you know?? /pos
I love the subtle world-building, incorporating magic and the way that his hollow chest is where the Hero incapacitated him. Cool things like that !!! The term deicide too and him casually saying it's still not pleasant to go through is just >>> Splendid !!
I'm--The way the ending names are correlated to BOTH characters is also something unique to this game. Usually the names are linked to us, the players, experience, but this game also has it from Xael's POV too ! Or maybe that's just my interpretation... But in "Rekindling", Xael is also shown that Prin is still attracted to and wants to still love Xael, which you can see was actually a concern from Xael through certain dialogue patterns. They both confirmed and rekindled that loving flame between them. In "Moving On", seeing how distant Prin is and how very Not into Xael they seem, it serves as Prin's official I'm Done moment for their relationship, and thus triggers Xael's own Okay, We're Over response. "Purgatory" represents both of them being unsure where their relationship lies. Xael doesn't know how loyal Prin still is to him, and how much they're willing to do, but he's eager to try and win back their affection. Prin is struggling to identify themselves how much they still like Xael, and if they even should. Their relationship is in purgatory.
Maybe it works for both characters because the ending names aren't really about them, but the relationship as a whole. And thus, it inadvertently applies to both and I'm just rambling so much oh my stars, I apologise ahah
(Just replayed the game and unlocked the fricken "I still have feelings for you" dialogue--Just about lost my marbles at that omG....... The little blush on his cheeks dude,,,/pospospospsos
I feel like it was supposed to get that on normal playthrough but I did NOT and I am fgjgrvfy4frgv)
I just love everything about this game, honestly, thank you so much for creating it! I had an absolute blast playing and picking up on the lore available! Continue what you're doing Ekkoberry :D
Hope this big ol' comment serves as a great way to give that lovely experience back to you!
So I had an absolute BLAST playing around with this game. Dress up games are so fun, and I love all the little easter eggs in this one !! Just!! AAA !! /pos
A quality dress up game and it's with your characters !! ! god i love these guys so much
Anyway, here's all my dress ups that I played around with :}
I think she looks absolutely beautiful. She's on her way to give some flowers to graves !! Good for her, good for her. (I loved this design I dressed her in too much to put her in anything else jfv3rfu) (I will say though, the Reginald cameo took me OUT--Hello sir, what be your presence here for? /pos He's holding a flower too :heart:)
LAMBCHOP !!! MY BOY !!! IT'S MY LITTLE SERIAL MURDERER SHEEP WHO JUST WANTS TO BE THE VILLAIN TO STELLA'S SO CALLED HERO, AND DOESN'T LIKE HER BRAINWAHSING THE OTHER RESIDENTS !! IT'S HE !!!! I used the nicer one of him in this because it looked better photographically but the one where he's holding Stella's hand with his eyes half-closed ??? IM ???? Pls i love the designs so much you dont understand
Also, as you can see from these two already, I tend to pick a theme as I'm going through it and then Stick to that theme lol. This one had me lean into a more casual yet still deific vibe with Stella ?? Very fun, 10/10
Behold, my other Sweet No Death dress up !!
The dress looked SO REGAL !!! And so I just,,, ran with it. Made her cutesy, but she is most definitely a star like,,, look at her dude. LOOK AT HER. OMG
My good lad/lass/love Nova on their way to break some hearts whilst looking cutesy and pink-core. Gotta get the people's guards down !! Can't be looking too edgy and "will break your heart" on main, that breaks the cover frfr !! Seriously though, am picturing this now as what they wear to the gathering in preparation to break everybody's hearts and gain power.
This is my beloved girliepop when they're at home, or alone. Just dressed to the Nines with their M.O of heartbreaker. No need to put on a smile when you're not planning to gaslight gatekeep girlboss manipulate mansplain manslaughter some folks. More casual wear that just resonates with Nova's very soul frfr
but yes omg !! This was so much fun !! A very nice wonderful little brain break of a game <3 Thank you for making it :]
SPOILERS AHEAD !!!
So, I played this after playing "Here For Sweethearts" so I went in very biased towards the Reginald route and him as a person lmao--Here's my reactions after every ending (I placed them in my bookmark of this game bcuz MAN that was soooo good <3)
Bad End: See You In Mars (LOUD SOBBING)
Bad End: Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall... (BEFUVUR# AAAAAAA SOBBING)
Bad End: Not Quite The Cat (WHAT THE HELL REGGIE??? WHAT THE FUCK DUDE I PUT SO MUCH OF YOUR STUNTS UNDER THE RUG AND YOU--REGGIE???? sidenote, that pun is just MWAH like, Cat Got Your Tongue? NO FRICKEN REGGIE DOES HE'S CUTTING IT OFF--)
True Ending: COMPLETE (I DID IT BRO ?? I DONT KNOW HOW OR IF IT REALLY WAS MY CHOICES BUT BROFU#J F# FUCKIN OVIDIUS AND CROWVEN IS LIVING WITH US NOW WHEN I TELL YOU I MELTED--)
(used the walkthrough for this one) Good End: Fairest Weather Friends (REGINALD KIDNAPPED ME--AND THEN HE KILLED HIMSELF BRO?? BRO WTF OMFG NO STOP WHAT I HOW WHY aww Twyla waves at me,,, REGINALD WHAT)
Good End: I'll Be Waiting For Your Mail (BRO ??? REGGIE IS SUCH A SOBS i am still in denial despite three endings proving he's the Butcher existing lmao--But brroooo)
(also used walkthrough) Good End: Not So Far After All (BRO,,,, BRO,,,,, I KNEW I WAS GONNA MELT READING CROWVEN'S GOOD ENDING ROUTE BUT BRO I GOT TO SPEAK TO HIS MA AND PA WHICH ARE MARY'S UNCLE AND AUNT AND THEY VISITED HALINCITY AND EVERYONE IS OKAY--Minus Theo, RIP Theo you can't be saved in any Crowven route </3 BUT BRO I LOVE CROWVEN SO MUCH HE HE HE I I HIM BRO)
As you can see, I had quite the time playing through this game :3 It was a very fun way to spend the last couple of days, cycling through (I did use the skip feature cuz I am an impatient gal,,, (it does take from the emotional impact but </3 we fine we roll with it)) But gah !!! yes, definitely a 10/10 game, gods, absolutely STUNNING to play through.
This is the only game that made me be in support of literal murderers lmao--In my defence, they are all killers, but like--They're my killers, ya know?
Ofc, Twyla is lowest on the list, but being friends with her results in a WAVE and that was so emotionally rewarding ngl--But yeah, she's definitely the one I'm the most IDGAF about you energy towards. And she does that to me right back in literally all the routes minus her good ending <3 We get a Smidge of it in the True Ending,,, but also she kidnapped me to keep Crowven in line so like,,, mk bestie noo--Not fun, not poggers
Then we have Reginald who I went in VERY biased towards, as previously stated, but still. He learnt Mary appreciated going to funerals and instead of being like "Ah, yes, that's a nice hobby to have. I'm glad you can find the joy in those scenarios." MANS REALLY JUMPED TO "Well if it makes you happy :D" AND BECAME A SERIAL KILLER LMAO??? Pls, he is SO deranged. I got genuinely creeped out in the Reginald Good Ending where we have a Mary POV and he's in our space, it provides a really great look into how utterly CREEPY he seems, getting in our space like that made me get genuine goosebumps. So uncomfortable/pos
That said, one of my favourite frames of the game came from him so--
It just speaks to me on a personal level you know. It just perfectly comes across as "ah shit i fucked upppp" energy and is just a perfect reactional image i love it so much
Now for the boy of the hour and my favourite little murderer guy !! Crowven :D !! I love him so much, I squish him like a marshmallow/pos He made me stim the most and his routes were the only ones to make me cry because FUCK the HUGS GOT ME GOOD--Every single hug from Crowven made my heart go JJEFVU#VEHEG cuz they all told so many stories--The hug from behind when he comes back to the house after Theo has been murdered?? GUTTED ME MY FIRST PLAYTHROUGH--I gasped so loud and was Shooketh. He was so SAD !! And then the hug when they're on the bed and we start talking about mushy shit about getting all better I--I melted,,, And in his Good Ending and the True Ending--He's family, man, I love him and I I I Crowven my favourite frfr
Mary, ofc, the main gal of the hour with the pov we follow, she's so nice to play !! I think given the style, this one falls a little more short of giving her her true Fish Eyes look like from Here For Sweethearts, but I'm glad to have played that one prior to know more accurately what they were referencing :3 !! I felt so betrayed during the fight with Crowven sequence because the options didn't match her dialogue and I was like "BRO WHY ARE YOU GASLIGHTING ME LIKE THAT???" /pos ofc. it's a really nice depiction of a realistic fight and you could hear my heart shattering first playthrough seeing them go at each other like that :}
Shout-out to all our side-folks !! Such as Zapara, Theodore, Aunt & Uncle, Mum & Dad, Ovidius from the True Ending, Bookstore owner, Priest, Twyla's dad/uncle, etc., it's a diverse cast and I was so hyped throughout it :D !!!
I joked about the fact that Mary and Reginald swapped hair lengths for this game vs HFH lol, it was such a silly detail to me
Thank you for making this game :D !! Really enjoyed it, top tier experience truly, your whole game catalogue is truly very fun <3 Thank you for creating :3
Spoilers ahead :D !!!
OMG !! Man, I love me my longer story ones, but something about these quick and simple ones just be hitting different man I dunno what to tell you <3 !! Very short and quick, but a 10/10 experience ya know
Noted down my endings for my bookmark of this game
1) Ending 1 "Reschedule Your Appointment": Leave the office at your first choice
3) Ending 2 "See You Next Time": Enter, stay still / knock his lights out, accept as new counsellor
2) Ending 3 "Escaped Counselling": Enter, knock his lights out, refuse his help
4) Ending 4 "You Need More Counselling": Enter, stay still, refuse his help
I got it slightly outta order but it was very straightforward and straightforward games are majorly appreciated for brain breaks <3 !! I like my games quick and easy sometimes, y'know.
I really like the dread and anxiousness apparent in MC's (who I named Riolle) behaviour. It adds that level of realism to it, like, the anxious checking to see if anyone is in the backseat, the overthinking while waiting at their seat, the preparation/rehearsing for what to say and fumbling as soon as that doesn't go to plan, the unease just in their every move !! It's so good :D !!
And Morgan. . . Well, he's certainly a Morgan, I'll give him that lmao. The reveal of the documents just being filled with photos of MC unaware is so unnerving, but so so good. He seems pretty kind and chill. . . Up until you put up a fight or you're anyone BUT mc. . . Rest In Peace former Counsellor, you'll be missed, I never got to see you homie, but, RIP. Killed by plastic bag u-u
Mans seems genuinely invested in MC's story, but he still has that unnerving quality to him, where you can just Tell something's Off in his mannerisms. I'm willing to bet if I was in the same room as him, I would back away immediately, his energy field must be Nasty to feel.
Shoutout to the bruise colouring !! I don't get to see injuries ACTUALLY visile in games and MAN did it feel good to see him pop up in that next shot with discolouration in his cheek. I so proudly went "Hell yeah I got him good!" at a 2D drawing, I love playing games frfr lmao
That said. . .I saw other people with their poggers art for him, and, well. . .I just had to add to the table, man, I dunno what to tell you. It was mandatory at this point !! You play "Dr Morgan's Counselling Session", you draw Morgan.
So I drew him getting his face punched by MC 
And collecting up his spilled photos :D
Close-up on those pictures bcuz I dud actually put effort into them lmao
We've got one of her in the park, one beside the street, with her hoodie on, curled up reading a book, waiting in the seating area of an office, at home sleeping, just out and about jogging, one of her eating icecream. Truly, he's got an impressive reservoir of content man.
(These took me three hours. . .I'm like "This'll be done super quick :D !! And then I sit down,,, and it's like,,, "well shoot where's references, colours, ideas--")
Anyway, if you didn't gather, I really enjoyed playing this quick game, thank you for making it <333
My flowers are based off of alliums :D bcuz why not
I cannot give any form of critique because there is basically no game for me to play lol? Can see the effort was there considering the files dedicated to it.