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I love Lumineeeee cutest lady in Genshin ;w; She looks even cuter in your pfp!

Yeah its a bug! The devs said it should be fixed in a patch!

I ran into that bug as well xD at one point Damon was on top of Bash it was quite funny!! But I'm pretty sure the devs said this is in the list of bugs they plan to fix in the next patch!

AN UPDATE!!!! Perfect occasion to replay for the 5th time xD Very excited to hunt for the new bits of text!!! And everyone's remastered themes!!!

Edit: I plan to start a new game altogether, but out of curiosity, will our old saves still be accessible?

Hello!! Long time no see :))

So, I have so much to say (and I can't remember what I've said in my earlier comments, I tend to ramble a lot so sorry if i repeat myself), but I'll try to organize my thoughts here. 

!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

1. I love this game. I'm sure I've said that but I'll say it again: It's one of my favourite (if not my favourite) games out here. You put so much thought and effort into it and it shows in the game itself as well as in your devlogs (very excited for the new GUI and interactive elements; I love the old one very much but the new one gives it a more RPG feel). You mentionned in your most recent devlog that some players felt "frustrated" in certain areas but I personally never felt that way. Certain areas were indeed a bit repetitive since we had to go back and forth between rooms and all that, but the banter with the vassal kept it entertaining (besides there's a skip button for a reason don't be afraid to use it yall). I'm not sure where I was going with this particular thought anymore, so moving on.

2. So far I've replayed the game 3 times: Empathy-Romance-Mikail, Logic-Romance-Mikail and Empathy-Romance-Keska. I'm planning on trying every trait and every route with both characters not only because I'm a completionist, but also because of how different each route is. When I went for Logic-Romance-Mikail, I was surprised at how different the epilogue was compared to the Empathy path. Both were so good that I can't really say which one I preferred. I wonder if Ilyon's most prominent trait affects how Mikail reacts upon waking up/meeting Noctisse. Why does he attempt to harm her in one path but not the other (thought I think I remember him hinting at it in the Logic path too, he doesn't act on it though. It's been a while since I finished that route so I'm not sure how reliable my memory is).

Keska was such an interesting character as well; she was so different from Mikail, which is to be expected of course, but I just... I guess I didn't expect ALL characters to be so fleshed out. Usually , I always feel like there was one or two characters that were neglected by the devs in a VN, but not here. I'll wait until I complete another path with Keska before saying more about her but I genuinely love her so much so far! Mikail remains my favourite of course (best boy, so cute, tries his very best, I'm in love TwT).

3. Speaking of Keska, I'm not sure if it was a bug specific to Linux or if windows users also experienced it, but when in Keska's room, she offers a massage to Ilyon, and 3 options are offered to the player, 2 of which I suppose lead to the massage happening, and the middle one is to decline (if I remember correctly). One of them somehow starts the scene with Keska, then transitions into Mikail's romance scene?? The background remains the same (Keska's room), but Mikail appears instead of Keska and the dialogue that follows is the one where he tells Ilyon to rest and that he'll keep watch. Then the underground labyrinth appears and we can no longer progress in Keska's route. As overjoyed as I was to see my favourite character again, it was still a destabilizing xD The other option works fine though, and I was able to continue with Keska.

4. In the underground passages, there is a cave (?) with... bonfires?? I'm sorry I forgot the specific word that was used ;w; but we were supposed to light some fires. The last one made Ilyon so uncomfortable that he refused to light it when that option was chosen (in both the Logic and Empathy paths. I have yet to try it with Power). I'm simply wondering if some specific choices could unlock that option, or if Ilyon himself simply does not want to risk it?

5. The music was absolutely beautiful. All of it. Mikail's theme, however, made me feel a particular way and I can't really describe it. It wasn't quite nostalgic, but not sad either. Maybe cautiously hopeful? I don't know what I'm saying anymore xD I just feel like it fit his character perfectly. Did the composer have a specific story in mind or did they compose it solely based on Mikail's character? Either way it was so beautiful I even went into the game files to listen to it on repeat for hours ;w;

That's all I think! I'm sorry it's so long but you always share your thoughts honestly in your devlogs so I thought I would share mine for a change :) I'm very excited for your projects, thank you so much for sharing them with us!

I'm so happy about this update!!! I have been waiting since you announced the game back in summer for both protagonists to be released to play it, since I enjoy comparing routes and all that (like I did for Soul Union). The weekend cant come soon enough I've been waiting for months ahhhhhh!! 

As for the bugs, to be honest, I don't think minor bugs matter that much, we'll help you find them; don't burn yourself out by testing every single option there is, but thank you so much for the effort you put into your games!

I also have so much to say about Soul Union since I was FINALLY able to replay it with different choices this time, but I'll leave those thoughts in the other game's page hehe!

Hello!!

(This review contains spoilers btw :) )

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I just wanted to express how much I loved this game! I'm usually one for multichaptered, lenghty VNs/Otome but there are so few regency Otome out there (my favourite being Lady's choice, which is what this game reminded me of at first!) that I couldn't resist trying this one out!

I played Valle's route first because I'm a huge sucker for the flirty characters AND rogues, so him being both made him my initial favourite. I got his perfect ending right away and was so happy!! So cute!! And the chibis omggg absolutely adorable! I liked him even more when we learned that they knew each other before Illuna became a celestial; rogue, sarcastic, flirty, friends to lovers??? He ticked all my boxes and I genuinely thought there was no way otherroutes could be better. Oh boy. Oooohhhhh boy was I wrong.

I couldn't sleep so I decided to play Sekheo's route. He's so charming, so understanding; I was completely immersed in his route. There were so many times where the emotions I felt were so strong I had to close my eyes and try not to squeal (when he jokes that he's sad all the time, when the townspeople's fear drove him away, when they run under the rain and Illuna attempts to fix his hair, when she invites him in her room to help her place books and he expects something else and when he tells her she'd be better off with Solis, etc).

So many sad and beautiful moments, so many sweet and tender ones. I hated that Illuna was trying to save him without realizing that she was also hurting him in the process, but at the same time I wanted her to tear down his walls, to give him fond memories for him to remember when his time comes. Oh and the moment he said he didn't want her to become his one regret? I have to admit a little tear slipped... 

I have so much more to say about how much I loved his route and why but I think you get the gist of it xD (like when he got excited about recommending poetry to illuna, what a nerd i love him). I got the neutral ending first, and it was honestly quite beautiful. I did cry after all, the moment Sekheo started crying as well. It was so unexpected, I felt my heart bleed. 

I was disappointed I got the neutral ending first though, so I spent around 30 minutes taking different combinations of choices, but strangely, I always got his neutral ending??? After half an hour of skipping and making new choices everytime, I ended up thinking this was the only possible ending for him, which I thought made sense given his condition, so I resolved to move on to Solis' route with a heavy heart. However I was drawn to him once again and went to the balcony after valle's and Solis' argument, which lead me to his route again lol.

But to my surprise, romancing him through solis' route lead me to his bad ending?? By that i mean that the initial choice i made before the story even began, when illuna recalls her lover's gaze at the ball, was solis. After some more tears at his bad ending, I decided to try his route through Valle's, while keeping most of the choices I made when I got his neutral ending, and that got me his perfect ending. I'm quite confused about that. I'm not sure if a single choice I made turned his story around (because i don't think i made more than one variation to the choices compared to his neutral end, and as i said, multiple combinations gave me that ending) or if by selecting him at first when we choose the route only leads to his neutral ending. I downloaded this game yesterday before the update, I'm not sure if that matters. 

Either way, despite strongly dislking open endings and bittersweet endings, Sekheo's neutral ending was by far my favourite. I dont know if it's because reaching his perfect end required me to skip through so much text for over 45 minutes so that broke the immersion a bit, but despite the neutral end being so bittersweet I found it so beautiful. Ah, and chibi Sekheo!!! I want to put him in my pocket!!! So cute!!!! Can you tell he's my favourite?? Can you??

As for Solis, I must admit that I couldn't finish it yet, since I couldn't stop thinking about the prince :') I will leave my review here once I complete it but for now I just need to replay the prince's route one last time :')

Thank you for such a beautiful game, I'm so glad I didn't skip over it! It was a lot more lengthy that I expected too, so thank you for that as well!

I'm so sorry for leaving such a lengthy comment, i swear i tried to keep it short but i wanted to really convey how much i loved this story!

It was fun waiting with yall, hope everyone enjoys the new chapter, and thanks to the devs for working so hard!!

Exactly xD got my chips and brownies ready just waiting for the download to be over!! Enjoy, everyone!!

ITS HERE OMG

*insert the "f*ck, it's a sunday" vine*

i bought my snacks yesterday and already ate half of them as i was waiting ;w;

my F5 button abt to break lmao

i noticed too!! hopefully its done soon!

i literally just woke up sdfgkhj good to see other are still waiting as well

ohh bonne chance avec ton bac!!!

well, 28th now (00:08) i'm absolutely beat. to the brave souls who will stay awake, good luck!

....................... "the character I thought I'd like the least became my second favorite" dude that is EXACTLY what happened with Damon for me omg!!

As I said I instantly fell for June and once all characters had been introduced in the first chapter, I thought I'd like Damon least. I love the brooding type but my initial impression of Damon was that his ONLY personality trait was the brooding and ngl, he got on my nerves at first. He came off as such an arrogant twerp TwT then when I played through his route, every chapter we learned a little something that made me more and more interested until I actually became interested in him not only as a character, but as a love interest! Props to the writers for hiding his layers so well tbh.

And I absolutely agree on Vexx being the "forbidden romance"! I'm sure the Traveler would still have some lingering affections for him but mending the relationship after Vexx has shattered their trust and caused so much pain to them seems impossible. We've seen that Vexx isn't completely himself in the last chapter but it doesn't change the fact that he was knowingly using the Traveler :/ But that's exactly why it's my favourite route! 1) I love the royalty x guard trope, 2) rebuilding the relationship from scratch after a betrayal of this scale will surely be interesting (and touching). For it to be possible their love has to be "stronger than anything", as you said!

no worries lmao we're all waiting xD

22h15 and I've had such a long day I'm beat :') I'll try to hold on til midnight but then imma have to dip :'))))))))))))

Not weird at all!!! I play all the routes every chapter but I actually also have an order, and Damon and Vexx are also my last two because they are my favourites so far. June is my first however, since he caught my eye first. But then I progressed into Damon's route and before I knew it I was charmed :')  And then Vexx arrived and he ticked all the boxes xD So the "best" routes for last, and in the middle are Ayame (love her sm), Calderon, Ryona and Bash!

I'm sure you'll have LOTS of fun!! Who did you pursue so far?

I've gone through Vexx' "route" again (the few crumbs we have so far) today I miss my bastard guard ;w; The wait is worth it tho, since I always play all the routes so I'm gonna have hours of content UwU I just miss the crew a lot ahh

same here xD 8pm and im vibrating; been refreshing the page every few minutes since 2pm today :')

it hasnt even been released yet :)

Vex!!! I've always had a thing (since I was young) for the Royalty x Guard trope!! Even better when there is betrayal involved :)) 

same xD I refresh every 5 minutes lmao I'm too excited

8 months yall ;w; You'd think that after waiting for all these months I'd be able to wait all day for Chapter 5 but nope I feel even more impatient xD I think the best thing to do to pass the time at this point is to replay the routes from the sart to refresh my memory :')

OMG!!!! I have been visiting your page every single day since the 20th for an update and seeing one today fills me with so much joy and motivation!!! I have midterms to study for until this weekend, so I won't be able to play until then but this makes me want to push through and survive the next few days.

I was planning on using my last saves and go read the endings from where I left off, but seeing that you added variations of Mikail's themes as well as revisions to his scenario, I think I will restart the game entirely to better appreciate the changes! I also love Keska very much but Mikail just wormed his way into my heart as I played his route, he is so precious. I think I might even bake brownies this weekend to enjoy the story better hehe! This truly is one of my favourite games on here, I stumbled on it by accident months ago and I can't thank my luck enough!

I'll be sure to let you know of any bugs when I play, and thanks again for sharing your story with us. 

PS: Your last devlog was very interesting, I loved seeing how you polished your story over the years, and seeing the character's earlier designs!!

"You dont even deserve to play it with that attitude" bruh chill they only said they didnt know they had to pay. You do realize we're in a very taxing situation and for some people, every dollar counts. They simply didnt know in advance that they'd have to save money, and there's nothing wrong with that. Anyway, I hope enjoy the game.

You have no idea how happy this update makes me :((( I've been regularly checking your page for your devlogs and been following the development of the game on yt!! It's always nice to you a game you love come to life! I've been having such a bad month (not to mention all the stress du to the current situation :/) and honestly this made my day !! I've been using itch for years to browse games but never left a comment before. I just wanted to let you know how much this game is special to me and I love absolutely everything about it! The story, the characters (Mikail is bby), the art, the animations, etc. So thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

I 100%  agree! My absolute favourite route in s1 was Virion (which happened to be the first I went for after debating for so long since all characters were so interesting and I had a really hard time deciding lol) and his reaction when finding Thyia again was heartbreaking :( I replayed it 5 times and I swear I'm not exaggerating! The chase in the woods, the CGs, the sobs, baby Kayda going "Mama who this?" and Virion repeating her words in a passive-aggressive, etc. Everything was just so good I cannot express how much I love the story and the characters! I'm extremely glad I accidentally stumbled upon your game when trying to procrastinate and played it or I would have missed out on such an amazing game.  And I really missed the minigames lol I always enjoyed playing a game inside a game :))  And I may be biased but Kayda as Virion's daughter is just so damn adorable :( He little ears, and white curls :(( 

Anyway, tl;dr this prologue was so enjoyable and I cannot wait for more. It's obvious you're passionate about this project and I thank you for making it available to all.  I cant wait to get to know the new characters as well; Theoren seems like a lil shit I love that lol