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yeah.

SKJFAKJFAFHAFHAKLFACAQJLADLA FREAKING 11/10 WOULD PLAY AGAIN AND FEEL LONELIER THAN EVER AFTER THIS

WHAT THE HECK??? IM ABSOLUTELY SMITTEN. mild spoilers below!!!!

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for me, Amos was the most perfect and beautiful man that my heart instantly skipped a beat as soon as i saw him appear. and all the dorky moments with him????? had me giggling and blushing all to myself (and then being depressed later when i realized that i wont ever meet someone like him ಥ﹏ಥ ) HAVE YOU SEEN HIS SMILE???? WTH. JUST LOOK AT HIM.

Rosamel's route caught me off-guard ngl. the way he turned so genuine and was at a loss for words when he got a rose, im- ugh- he made me stay still on his CG for a couple more minutes than i originally intended to (his lines??? im sorry??? they're literally so beautiful????)

The others were sweet in their own charming way, but Nightshade won me over (maybe at the top alongside with Amos???) i loved the guy's confession when he blurts all his frustration out and then slowly realizes with horror xD he's such a nerd and im all for it

Aside from the sweet fluffy moments, the dialogue had me giggling and snickering at the banter the guys started everytime. everyone has such a good chemistry with one another it always makes it so delightful to read their interactions. (love how nightshade tries to tolerate the gang xD)

guys... ༼ つ ಥ_ಥ ༽つ when... when is your next work coming out... i need... more... amos...

blegh- *faints*

I understand where you're coming from. For me, immersion is one of the biggest contributors in playing a visual novel, so this mini-review kind of helps me. The game won't exactly be everyone's cup of tea, but that's alright. It's us who decide to play it or not. 

And as someone who doesn't really follow all the woke stuff (never was exposed to it, nor saw it promoted in my life), I'm glad I didn't download this. No offense to the developers.

<3 !!

1000/10 would push the boulder again

i think i knew what was coming when i downloaded this, but i didn't expect to relate to the lil boulder man so much. many of the words he said were things i've been telling myself (some verbatim too!!!) for so long. It will all come back to me. people will always point at me. 

But maybe i will change. maybe they wont, then that's their problem, at least i should. I'm nowhere near to be a good person. but maybe i can get better. maybe i can understand myself better as i persist.

thoughts aside, the blood part you mentioned in the warning? that entire section was very chilling. in a good way.

weirdly enough, i loathe the entire concept of existentialism (including absurdism and nihilism) and whenever I read in the genre, i end up rolling my eyes. but ironically??? i feel myself pulled towards these themes over and over and over again. as if it's trying to tell me something.

like the boulder. 

i'll have you know i delete games when i finish playing them to free up storage, but this, i'll be keeping this in my files a bit longer. thanks!!

I commented before, but it didn't post it here due to weird reasons.

Anyways, I loooooooved this game. The wudu minigame, as well as the little tidbits of familial bonds in that dialogue exchange at the end. It was so beautiful and spoke a lot to me. Jazakillah for this <3 May Allah bless our parents and loved ones, Aameen.

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Minor Spoilers:
(i didn't understand, who were 'They' in the blue font in the choices at the end? I may have missed what that referred to >_<)

this game had me in a chokehold. 100000/10

spent my entire day (and night) going through the story. like one commenter said, it's a bit slow at first, but gradually the plot builds up. 

You can tell how much i adored the characters when I tell you i aimed straight for the true ending, and closed the game. (i didn't want my heart broken T_T) I CRIED, okay???? CRIED. When the plot unraveled near the end, I had to struggle to not to cry. The words, man... the narration was really something.

(sometimes it was hard for me to grasp the descriptions, but other times, the narration felt very poetic. and that made it all the more charming.)

At first i only pressed on for more Edward/Clara moments, but then the plot progressed and I genuinely felt at the edge of my seat, as if one little mistake could doom the characters.

And the art????? it was scrumptious. I kinda wish we had sprites of other characters. but this didn't stop me from getting immersed! (I looked forward to seeing the CGs because they were so so soft and beautiful)

SPOILERS

i kept mentally screaming for Edward to get away from the knife in the end like bruhhhhhhhh