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Hi Anwynn,

Thanks so much for your comment! 💖 I'm really happy that you enjoy the zines. 😊 Btw, I saw your reviews under our other games. I'll make sure to respond you as soon as I can! It was a hectic week for me and it's still not over yet. How are you, by the way? All good?

-Rachel

Dear Silvannise,

Thank you so much for letting us know! We are so happy that you love our games!

-Maxine

Dear Silvannise,

Thank you so much for your kind words! We are happy  you love this game!

-Maxine

Hi Friends!

We're excited to share our latest short game, "Midnight Apple: A Halloween Love Spell," just in time for Halloween.

Dive into the enchanting tale of Carmela and Brunella, two witches whose love needs reigniting. This season, they stumble upon the legend of the Midnight Apple in a mysterious orchard, where a cunning fox challenges them with riddles.

Will they secure the apple and restore their fading love?

Featuring a gripping narrative, challenging riddles, stunning environments, and a spine-tingling soundtrack by Kevin MacLeod, this game is a must-play for anyone who loves magic, mystery, and romance.

Join them in this magical quest and explore the full series to see how deep the enchantment goes!

Link: https://hasalynxgames.itch.io/midnight-apple-a-halloween-love-spell-lesbian-roma...

Thank you so much for checking out our game!

-Maxine from Hasalynx Games

Hi Friends,

We're happy to introduce our newest game, "Sissi's Dilemma"!

Step into the shoes of the enchanting Empress Elisabeth of Austria during a really stirring era in Austro-Hungarian history.

In this visual novel, you get to call the shots: Will Sissi support her husband, Emperor Franz Joseph I, or will her heart lead her to the dashing Hungarian statesman, Gyula Andrassy?

Set to a stunning orchestral soundtrack by Franz Joseph Haydn, this game is a must-play for anyone who loves getting lost in the opulent world while untangling the webs of romantic intrigue. Can't wait for you to check it out and see where your decisions will take Sissi!

Link: https://hasalynxgames.itch.io/sissis-dilemma-historical-romance-visual-novel

Thanks everyone for taking the time to check out our game!

-Maxine

Hi Anwynn,

Don't worry, no pressure with playing Time Travel Tea fast! When you have time. Thanks once again for buying. 💖

I'm sending you the download key for Magical Mooncakes. Sorry it took so long! 🥮🌙

https://hasalynxgames.itch.io/magical-mooncakes-a-mid-autumn-festival-adventure-...

About Steam, it's a pity! I'll let you know when I reinstate my old Discord account. I have to look for it, I haven't used it in a century hahaha.

Lastly, thanks so much for the suggestions about what types of games to make! We will take it into consideration for sure. 🙏

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Yeah, we are surprised too! But perhaps, there's just more competition for straight romance games, I don't know!

I have seen that you have already bought the Time Travel Tea, before I even managed to respond, thanks so much for this purchase! 💖 I hope you enjoyed the game. Would you like to play Magical Mooncakes for free, in exchange for a review? It's also a f/f romance. I can send you the link anytime if you are interested, just let me know!

Btw, if you play f/f romance, perhaps you could let us know what types of games you'd like to see in this genre, what plots, etc.? Contemporary, or historical, or fantasy?

About Steam, oh, I didn't know it! How about if you downloaded a free game there, the chat still doesn't work?

I know, I  should at least get a discord, it would help me get in touch with people from here, but then I get busy doing projects and forget the social hahaha. Anyway, I'll think of something so that we can send messages and talk more! It's a pity that itch.io doesn't have a messenger inbox, it would be so great!

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Once again, thanks so much for taking the time to comment on our games and review them, it means a lot. 💖 I have already seen the comment on the other game, and replied there too. Take care!

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Thanks so much for your suggestion! 💖 We didn't think about the rabbits but it would definitely be a great type of game! Thanks for all your kind comments and words of encouragement, it means a lot to us. 💖

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Thanks so much for your review 💖, and also, sorry for the late response! I'm not always logged in here.

All the music was by Kevin MacLeod, it was credited in the music section if you are curious. You can download the tracks to listen to them separately, from Kevin's site, incompetech.com. You can also actually use the same music in your games, if you like! It's on Creative Commons license.

And, I also like Almudena! 💖 I believe she is the type of deep and non-judgmental friend that we would all like to have hahaha. It's so hard to find good friends nowadays.

Thanks so much for pointing out the mistakes in the text! 💖 We will fix them whenever we can. I remember, I still have your other comments to answer, too, I'll do so promptly!

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Thanks so much for your comment! 💖 I'm really happy that you enjoyed this game! We are planning to make new ones with other animals, too, the next one we are working on, is about turtles, then probably a hamster and a canary. Are there any animals that you'd be particularly interested in? Your enthusiasm for this game really inspires me to keep going. I've noticed all the comments you've left, and I'm committed to responding to each one as quickly as possible! 🌞

-Rachel

暂时没有，不好意思。需要我们做翻译吗？我们有机会把短的游戏翻译成中文。

To wspaniale ze jest teraz polskie tlumaczenie tej gry! Dobra robota!

Beautiful artwork and an important topic to talk about!

Beautiful characters!

Is it Live2D? Looks great!

Beautiful artwork and character sprites!

Hi Anwynn,

No worries! Thanks for taking the time to play our games, it means a lot. 💖

About m/m romance, it's a very popular topic. Projects we've made in this genre, sold many copies, but we didn't have the same luck with our straight romance games! :(

About the link to the free game, it was the Turquoise Jewel Sale. In order to access, one needs Max's Aquarium and Broken Hearts' Resort, and the free game was the Lucky Lottery Ticket. If you're interested in any of those, we can make the links available to you through this reviewer program. Just let me know!

By the way, we're also hoping to develop f/f games, and we've just finished the first one! It was supposed to be released on Halloween, but eventually we decided to publish earlier. Perhaps you'd like to review it later when you finish with BFF2BAE? It's Time Travel Tea, about two witches, short and cute.

Regarding Max's Aquarium, you've bought this game, so no pressure to review if you don't have time! 

Take care! 💚

-Rachel

Great game design! I love the vintage clutter scattered around the screen. Also, interesting story dynamic with the non-blocking choices! I hope to play this one some day.

Interesting idea for a game! Also, great character art. 💚

Beautiful art! It's also great to see the characters using speech bubbles, it makes the game more dynamic!

This looks like a very magical game! Wysteria Magic Academy reminds me of the wisteria blooms, was it the inspiration?

Interesting idea and very cute art!

Great artworks! This art style looks very sweet and romantic!

Wonderful art and character sprites!

Beautiful and atmospheric!

Hi Anwynn,

Thanks for your interest in our games! And also for buying Max's Aquarium! 🐠 I hope you are enjoying it! 

14 Long Days was momentarily put on hold, as we're trying to make a 3D version of this game. It's probably going to take some time before we can complete it. 3D is a whole other type of magic hahaha.

About available games, if you don't enjoy M/M romance, no pressure! You can choose whatever you like and let go of the rest. From straight romance games, there's the  Witch Hunt Rescue, Legends of Phalana and Antoinette's Choice.  Paperweight's Curse is also a straight romance, with a possible gay dating option, but you can ignore it and treat the guy as friend.

-Rachel

Hi Anwynn,

Of course! We will be happy to have you on our review team. 💚 Which games would you like to play?

-Rachel

Dear MissPengywin,

Thank you so much for your review! And sorry for the late response, we are on a hiatus this month so we're responding slower than usual.

We're thrilled that you enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters! And yes, Artemis, being the goddess of punitive nature, reminds Dorieus that he's being watched and judged, even during his escapade to meet Alexios.

From what I remember, the last scene in this game is with the two heroes returning home after the battle, so yes, they survived!

Thank you so much for playing our game and reviewing, your support means the world to us!

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Dear MissPengywin,

Thank you for your thoughtful feedback! I'm happy you enjoyed the setting and found the story engaging. Your observations about the themes and character arcs are spot-on. We also appreciate your insights on the pacing towards the end - it's helpful to know where we can improve! About Ember's mystery, we are considering making a separate game about her to tackle the unresolved issues, but it may take some time... We are happy however, that you enjoyed the ending with Laura and Forrest!

Thank you again for agreeing to review this game, your feedback is invaluable and helps us create better stories. If you'd like to play more of our games for free and in exchange for an objective review, I made a special page for reviewer applications, you can check it out here! 

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Hi Anwynn, 

Thanks so much for your feedback! *^-^* I'm happy you enjoyed this game. And yeah, the world used to be so much different once! Now, it's a bit hard to imagine a love story without a mobile phone, but actually, most love stories in the world probably happened without a mobile phone hahaha.

Thanks for letting us know about these errors, we'll do our best to fix them. How are you by the way? Take care! <3

-Rachel

Dear Silvannise,

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're thrilled that you're enjoying the graphics and the overall atmosphere of the game. And yes, we must admit, Forrest does have quite the fan club! :D

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Dear Silvannise,

Thank you so much for your kind words! We're delighted that you like the new version. We've noted your suggestion about a separate game featuring the grandpa. We'll definitely consider it in our future game development plans!

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Sure! No need for the email, here are the download keys, please make sure to claim them, so that only you can use them: Ember's Gone & Spartan Way of Love. We'll be looking forward to your feedback! ^^

-Maxine

Don't worry, for us, it's all the same! Please choose whichever you like, except 14 Long Days, as this one is still in development. I suggest starting with two titles. Price really doesn't matter. If you like, you can even play and review all, with time. We'll be happy to get your feedback! *^-^*

-Maxine

That's great! Thank you so much. Most of our games have around 100 Mb. You can check the exact size on the files' list right that's located right above the comment section of every project. As for the deadline, I haven't really thought of it. A month after I send you the link to the particular game, would be ok? What titles would you be interested in?

-Maxine

Dear Silvannise,

Thank you so much for your comment! We appreciate it a lot. *^-^*

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Dear MissPengywin,

We were wondering, would you be interested in playing any of our games for free, in exchange for a review here on itch.io? I'd be happy to send you free download links.

Kindest Regards,

Maxine

Dear MissPengywin,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with the visual novel! We are truly delighted to hear that you enjoyed the story and its various elements.*^-^*  We also completely understand needing a little help with the quiz - Egyptian history can be quite complex!

Your kind words mean a great deal, and they inspire us to continue creating and improving. Thank you for your support and encouragement. We are hoping to release more otome games with multiple endings, in August. Hopefully you will enjoy them too!

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine

Dear MissPengywin,

Thank you so much for your response. We are happy that the easy-read version meets your requirements! Happy playing, and we will be looking forward to your feedback!

Kindest Regards,

-Maxine