Yes

"Desensitization" happened over the years when it comes to violent movies as well. Many movies from the 70s and 80s were deemed to be to be too extreme back then and today nobody really cares. Evil Dead was banned in Germany for quite some times and now you can see it as long as you are 16 or older - even in Germany which probably has the most extreem youth protection laws one could imagine. The reason for this is that people are used to see this sort of FICTIONAL violence now so it does not shock them anymore. However they are aware that it is just a movie. The same thing does NOT apply to the real world. You won't go out, see a person ripped to shreds and say to yourself "Oh, I've seen this in Evil Dead - it does not shock me".

So as long as you are aware that this game is only telling a fictional story how could it desesitize you for real events? Both things are completely different. I mean - this is not even an actual game in which you are allowed to control your character and even though the render do look pretty good they are still far from looking real. You are basically watching a storybook with some animated scenes in it about a pretty dark story with a psychological background. So why again should I now have any more desire to go out and abuse women just because I watched a storybook about a sick kid and clicked on some choice buttons to branch inside the story?

What bregoran said.
Easiest way is to go the dom route and don't have sex in the club. If you are on the love routre and go to the club I guess you cannot prevent to have sex and if you skip the club completely (go to sleep) the game suddenly will end at the last act (seems to be a bug for me).

Exactly. The problem ARE the people that cannot distinguish between fiction and reality ... but THEY are the problem and not the game. Normal adult people are absolutely capable of seeing the difference - those who don't have a psychological problem that probably will get problematic with and without such games.

I also read ALL comments here in this thread (I was curious if I would find some arguments that would give me actual insight on the question why anybody could be afraid of a game people play in their rooms) and though there were some insults coming from BOTH sides I could not find anything that I would consider to be proof that free speech needs limits. Call to violence, doxing and things like that ... because these are really dangerous.

Since this game is now only available here on itch and that many people are not able to access the walkthrough (which is luckily copy pasted here i the comment section). Are there any chances that you could make this a pdf and add it as an extra to the game when you find the time?

Hi, just added you (did not realized that you meant GOG and could not find any option to add afriend on itch :D)
At least thea re korrekt with the Kirakira series. I downloaded the patches and opened them directly with an asset viewer. Still censored ...
But yes, such databases usually are made by the community so it is not that untypical that at least some information is wrong. That is why I think that forums are such a good thing. Here you can ask actual owners of these games if they are censored or not.

I don't think that the cheating of the mother actually "transformed" the MC. He is a drugdealer and not the nice guy from next door. I think he always had this unhealthy desire for his stepmom/mom whatever and he uses her cheating as an excuse for himself to defend his actions. It is pretty clear that he is a bit crazy and if you read carefully you will see that often reflected in his inner monologue. There's one thing the game does really well: showing that what the MC thinks, the mother/stepmother actually is thinking/feeling and how they act is not always the same. 

Actually there is. Yes, at the beginning you will always be that unlikeable guy who thinks that he can get everything by taking it without any consequences ... but there's a time where you can decide if you want to continue the route or actually treat her good and make her fall in love with you. So in general you still will be able to decide how much of a bad guy the character should be. He still would not be anybody I would invite to my party ;)

The guide is now copy/pasted in this comment section. Scroll up a bit. Don't forget to unlock the secret ending ... imo it is absolutely hillarious.

And you have every right to have this opinion. Does not change the fact that it is a game and nothing more. 

Okay, I guess I unlocked all achievements, one secret achievement (are there more?) and all scenes inclusing the secret ending. The secret ending is absolutely great though I have no idea what these "institution" should be. The name of the achievement is absolutely fitting since I thought the exact same thing.

@zeratgames: There's something wrong if you don't go to the club at all. Even if you are on the love path in that case the ending will start with the last act and the last act is in domination mode.

Rotting for playing a videogame ... sure.
Honestly it would not be worth my time to enter a comment section of a game I dislike just to tell people that those who play it are bad people in my eyes. But if it makes you feel better ... okay.

@zeratgames: At the end of episode 4 after the kiss the text says "Nicole" no matter if the player chose another name for her character.

Just finished the game with the love ending and the domination ending. However given the final scene in the epilogue of the domination ending I am wondering how the two scenes before this (Aunt/Tommy's Mom) would fit here. I won't say more because these would be extreme spoilers ... but I guess it is a bug and hope that the devs  will read this.

I was never talking about "free speech" I was talking about "enyoing whatever you want in your free time". Also as you said it yourself:  we both are talking about a stupid video GAME. Maybe some of you people should start to grow up and spot the difference between reality and fiction. When you played a soldier in a videogame and "killed" all those people did you feel bad? I guess you did not - because it is just a game. When you watch a splatter movie with blood and gore everywhere do you feel bad? No, because it is just a movie. Let me tell you something: I just finished the game or at least two endings ... and I have absolutely no desire now to go out and rape anyone. Never had and probably never will. This is a FICTION in a FICTIONAL setting with characters that are not me ... I only make decisions in a fictional story for these fictional characters and see what happens - as you would do in every RPG. What you cannot know - because you did not play this game:  the game does NOT glorify rape or violence ... it is much deeper and actually always shows you what's in the main character's (again: not me) and the other persons mind by displaying their thoughts ... and in opposite to the average porn video it is absolutely clear that the raped and abused character absolutely does NOT enjoy it at all. In fact the game even repeats constantly how the main character only is THINKING that she likes while the inner monologue of the mother does not reflect this at all and therefore making clear how dilusional he is. That is the problem with "reviewers" who aren't able to look a bit deeper at a story just because they don't like it.

For the "world to heal" we really need to stop trying to censor each and everything. In this world you once were free and allowed to enjoy whatever you want as long as it did not hurt anybody. That's no longer the case. Certain people think that they should decide what others are allowed to do in their free time. It's a pity that such people exist but that is the world as it is right now. 

As I said there are several ways to get a completely uncensored version if the Kirakira games - itch being one of them ... just look it up in the vndb. 

Take a look at the download page. There are several mirrors. Try each of them.

Among those I already mentioned: Huniepop, Kirakira Stars Idol Project (all three games are mosaic'd on GOG but not on Itch.io, Denpasoft, JAST USA, Fakku, MangaGamer or Nutaku), Seed of the Dead 2: Home, Paranoid. Some adult games on GOG are missing the unrated patch completely and in some cases the unrated patch will just give you the mosaic'd version. Take a look at the vndb you will probably find even more.

INSTALLFOLDER\game\saves

Okay ... because of too many people trying to download the game it cannot be downloaded right now. @devs: please fix this and add additional mirrors.

Edit: Just saw that there are already additional mirrors - nevermind.

I am not that much into the rape kink but I believe 100%that no  fictional medium will ever be able to harm anyone and 
I will always support uncensored art. So I decided to buy it as well.

Long time GOGer here and unfortunately I will have to agree, GOG even refused to sell the uncensored version of "Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of offerings" even though it has been offered to them. They also refuse to host the announced uncensor patch for Tokyo Clanpool and many anime games on GOG are censored and require offsite patches.GOG simply does not have the backbone to accept this game.

Thank you. Because of your reply I just bought both games on GOG. Will wait to play TFTUV though until the achievements have arrived.

Thank you for bringing this to GOG. Extra thanks for including GOG Galaxy achievements. That being said, Tales from the Unending Void on GOG is sadly missing the GOG Galaxy achievements. Any chance that you could add them there?

Ah, I understand. Thank you for the quick reply and the explanation.

I am a bit confused. The devlog says that version 3.8 is out (05/2024) but 
the download still says "version 1" Is it possible that the game has not been updated yet? In that case I would wait for the updated game before I buy it. Would be nice if it could be explained to me whcih version I would get if I buy the game.

Thank you for the update and the quick reply :)

There has been a new update (2.3) on GOG. Will it come to itch as well?

Is there any chance that his game could come to GOG as well? GOG has added quite a lot of pretty good AVNs recently - and I purchased almost all of them - but this one is still missing. While itch was changing their policy on NSFW games for the worse and Steam even baned some of them GOG is embracing them right now. Would really be nice to hear your thoughts on this coming to GOG. Maybe you still think that GOG is just for old games or that they dislike VNs in general - both have changed a lot.

If you are on GOG. Contact me under MarkoH01. I am sure I can help you.

Thank you for bringing Week 1 to GOG. Are there any plans on bringing the other games there as well? Unfortunately I have no other options tto contact you since the new Twitter rule exists and I cant' contact you directly until you don't follow me. Si I though I might try using this board instead.

I agree that stage 2 is a bit too much - especially the very last part of it. Died countless times here.
Getting up the wall is easy the moment you realize that you can hook yourself in the wall by pressing attack when you are near a purpble glowing wall.

After playing the demo I've decided to purchase the full version on GOG. The game has improved quite a lot and it's even smoother to play now. However there's one changed thing I don't understand. At least the first sex scene (the one with the stranger) was animated before - now you only get still pictures. Is there a reason why this has been changed? Also, I am still confused why Haley's body is looking very "different" when getting the scythe. She looks normal in the demo version but here the scythe scene is WIP. Last but not least: sometimes you are not able to hide the text box even though the game says so (I guess one example was the scene when Haley first wakes up - the bottom pic on this site).  Would be great to get a short reply.

Edit: Thanks for answering all my questions on twitter :)

Hello devs. I have a few questions (and I was unable to find a working discord link):

1) I downloaded and played the public release from your Patreon site. Tried sandbox and story mode but there is still one galery scene that refuses to unlock (also one animation is missing when showeing and thinking about Sadira). All characters are at 100% so this should not be possible at all. 

2) I noticed that you brought season 1 to GOG as well. Why only season 1 if season 2 obviously already does exist? Edit: it just got listed on GOG as coming soon - so no need to answer it anymore :)

3) At least in the version I played it does not seem as if you could ever not score if you aren't completely stupid ... so it does not feel as if your actions influence different girls in a different way. Has this improved in the full game?

4) How many seasons are planned?

In the company profile it says PINOCCHIO which is correct but later it says "Pinokio". In the same text it says "organisatio" instead of "organisation".

I was so happy to find out what WBE is meaning but I have absolutely no clue how to progress from here.  You should give a few more hints inside the game. The web is big and you could basically search for everything ... also those names you chose are not really rare.

Edit: I also got the farewell email but the only way to get things progressing was to type "hint" in which moment Ana realized what she found out ... strange.

I am once again on the search for the 21 contacts and of course I already entered miss Nightingale. So Ana added her to the contacts and now when I try to ask her about "Who is F.N.?" she does not seem to know her telling me "Who was involved...? Sorry, the question doesn't make sense to me right now.".

Never mind I figured it out ...

I tried Leonardo de Pisa number starting with 0 and starting with 1 ... but it always says it is incorrect. First 10 numbers of the sequence nd no spaces or commas ... what am I doing wrong?