The song Ethan sings when Justin stays over... Since they're not dating and haven't even discussed being gay, it feels awkward for him to sing about having love in his heart. I know there's different kinds, but that entire scene makes me feel second-hand embarrassment and awkwardness.
So, who isn't romanceable? Cause I have 7 save slots, one for each character and apparently one of them isn't truly a route. I'm guessing Brenden, but... Idk.
Anyway, love the game so far. It's deeper than a lot of these types of games, more story and less "fuck everyone in sight". I like that.
As someone who plays in English as well, the voice acting isn't great either. I turned it off, but it's the only thing that indicates who's speaking, sadly. It sounds like a lot of those AI voices being different people and the voiced lines are just as clunky as they're written. I let it slide cause it's obvious the dev doesn't have English as their first language.
Since X/Twitter is being a butt (No DMs unless we're mutual friends, same on TikTok) I'll just offer here.
There's some inconsistencies in the game, some grammar issues, and a handful of misspellings. Possibly some code issues as well since choosing one option will sometimes bring up dialogue as if the other option was chosen. If you need someone to look it over and correct anything, I'm willing to help. I can even do light coding and can probably fix those few choices for you. Plus I'm free.
I've just started it (JUST finished the convo with August at school the first day), but I gotta say I already hope August becomes a route someday. Officer Johnson too, actually lol.
Still reading through it, but I love those little references to the other games.
"Do you think you're a prince?"
"My father was rich enough to be an emperor."
Finished Ep 1; Yep, super adorbs. They're one of my favorite couples! I now have a new OTP... Well, not new I guess, I've loved these two since To Have and To Hold.
Maybe as a twist ending. Kinda like the first Saw movie. I think the first Saw movie is boring, but the twist of the "dead" body you're trapped in the room with being the mastermind behind your predicament was priceless.
Yaaayyyy!!!! That's my favorite of the games with them so far. Mostly because To Have and To Hold felt kinda rushed with them getting together. I actually think of that one as a sequel to Unluckily in Love, like they lost contact for a while and then meet again a decade or so later. The only inconsistency of thinking that way is Khalil's time of death because it's current in both games lol.
Anyway, I'd have loved to see romance between Ralph and Nathan, despite Tyler's aversion to it, but it wasn't that type of game so I get it. Maybe if you do a sequel you could include some of that lol. You certainly set it up for a sequel, and I honestly love detective games (though I normally play ones where they're killing each other, such as Danganronpa).
Oh, of course it was. I'm not usually a fan of historical... Well, anything, but I'm a huge sucker for Tavi and Yuel, no matter the environment. The bad endings make me wanna replay Unluckily in Love though lol.
So... I thought I was gonna have a good ending my first playthrough, went through the credits and then Salim pops in. I cried.
My second playthrough I purposefully chose different choices, another bad ending that made me cry harder... Seriously Yuel, while Tavi is SLEEPING NEXT TO YOU?!? Ffs... What a horrible wake up call...
Finally got a good one my third time. Though geez these historical ones just rip my heart out. Things aren't much easier for them in modern times, but at least they don't have to deal with the royalty thing hanging over their heads. "Must produce an heir" my ass. Let Khalil's bloodline END, man!
Actually, I think I got the Americano mixed up with something else, my bad lol. I don't know much about coffee other than enough to order some at a cafe. And normally I go with a matcha milk tea.
Interesting. Kinda predictable, as soon as they talked about wishing on shooting stars I was like "Ah, that's what happens..."
I laughed several times because just like them I have the humor of a 12 year old boy sometimes... And dad jokes are some of my favorites.
MC talked about boobs immediately and I was like "what about moobs?" Then he was later wanting to squeeze them uncle moobs and I was happy.
Only thing is the drink recommendations are weird sometimes lol. Someone asks for something bitter and we give them an americano? Those are supposed to be sweet (and also like half milk, so offering it to someone who doesn't want a drink with milk is weird).
I saved right before each order anyway just in case, but some of them I was like "lol whut?"
I just started playing the revamp after playing the original a couple years ago (after it was finished already).
I'm not far, just at the shower scene, and just had a minor thing I wanted to express my opinion on: The revamp shower seems a bit too bright for having half the lights out/uneven lighting.
Although, knowing that Yuel's mom and Tavi's dad were a thing, my headcanon is that they're half brothers but don't know it. Especially after playing All Idleness and Ephemera. Either way, I love seeing them accept each other flaws and all.
I actually enjoy stories that have some conflict, and considering Yuel's personality and upbringing, OF COURSE he deals with horrible depression. So I don't mind crying, especially if there's a happy ending.
I stayed up til midnight finishing this one. I'm obsessed with these two! Their dynamic is so cute and Yuel struggling with coming to terms that he's in love with his own cousin make me cry but the happy endings make me smile.
I can relate to Yuel in a lot of ways, mostly because of mental health issues, but I love seeing him find someone who loves him.
And I love how Tavi has such a small pool of people he cares about, but that Yuel is one of them, and possibly even his favorite, is so sweet.
My favorite tropes, huh? Hoo boy, you opened the worm can. Since I've played all your games and liked so many, this will get long.
Here goes...
Enemies to lovers is probably my favorite. I also like teacher/student and that sort of thing, authority and charge basically. I guess kinda opposites-attract too (Gavin and Kai, Just my Buddy).
My ultimate love interest would be tsundere and bespectacled (Aeron from Nursery, older Gavin), have piercings and/or tattoos (Renan from Pact), long hair (Lance from Prince/Villain), and a twisted personality (Asa from Forsaken), mental health issues (Sam from the Forgive series) or weird hobby (Rapscallions LIs) depending on game type. Weird hobby for a comedy, twisted personality or mental health issues for a darker type of game. My favorite games have some angst but a happy ending, like Mixed Feelings or Prince and Villain.
Even though it's not BL, I actually liked most of the LIs in Rapscallions on Deck. The weird hobbies that want to shoot something, or constantly offer to amputate something make me laugh. Perfect for a comedy.
Obviously, my favorite (lighthearted) game you've done was Nursery, and my favorite character is Aeron. He's like my ultimate type, tsundere with glasses. Gareth is a close second. It's weird but I like opposites like that.
My favorite not-lighthearted game is definitely Forgive my Desires, Father. It's perfectly twisted and dark, but can have a happy ending... Again, that goes back to the authority figure and charge trope, plus mental health issues.
I have a hard time playing it because I get so angry at Gabriel (What if you made a separate what-if game where Gabriel stays a guardian secretly loving and envying from afar?), but in Forsaken I love Asa. I've come to realize how much I like seeing people I like upset (like Asa). In games, I like choosing things that'll show me someone cry or pout; I save screenshots of upset faces in manga too.
Wish you could pursue Theo in Fisherman. His personality is one of my faves.
I really have played all but one of your games. I skipped Rent an Owner since it was more of a concept, but that's the only one.
I probably just shared way more than you wanted, so I'll stop there. I'm an autistic fan that obsessed over your games, so sorry about the essay!
It also helps that more people can experience the charm of your games if they're free. Once I played the free ones, I didn't bat an eye at paying a few bucks for them. I've even wound up buying on Steam separately at times just to help you out because I love your games so much.
