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Love xenofiction! Perspectives from the pet are interesting to see in horror because of their ability to see both the supernatural elements and the more mundane evils of a household. The art is wonderfully unsettling (the monster in the hall and in two endings was especially creepy), and the cat was very expressive without completely losing that feline deadpan. Short and sweet story that leaves us wanting more but alas, we are a cat

Now I really want this to be a series! They get more comfortable with each other with every case. Maybe they’ll eventually even… hold hands O/////O

Personal preference, but I would’ve liked to see multiple characters at once, especially both of our protagonists.

Super freaking cute! Loved making the potions and the ending was sweet <3 I feel like the audio mixing was off, which is a shame because the voice actors did such a great job! Other than that, the other criticism I have is that I wish the dialogue for every different potion effect could be seen in a single playthrough instead of only the first potion having unique text.

I’m sad now. Hope you’re happy >:T . Seriously though, this was such a well-executed story: everything said and not said, the fact that treasured memories appear in the trash, the entries in the login screen— just UGH amazing. I do wish I could’ve given a proper goodbye to Tori, but I suppose that tiny rift in closure is more true to life

The slow descent was so unnerving! That feeling of “something’s wrong, but what?” I think my only criticism would be the lack of a… butchering mechanic to accompany the grinding. Can’t figure out how to mark as spoiler so ROT13: Ybir gur gjb whfg znxvat bhg bire n qrnq obql. V srry yvxr Qnaal xarj fbzrguvat jnf bss phm Wnl tbg fbzr.

Edit: apparently it works...

Wonderfully effective writing, I feel like I know a lot about the characters and their relationship even through a short time. I want to say I loved Derr’s manipulation, but that sounds bad

A beautiful and raw examination of art through the delusions of an almost parasocial fan and the emotions and skepticism of the amnesic artist

Very fascinating exercise on context. Towards the end, however, I did end up using trial-and-error. Some of the depictions could have been clearer (ROT13 just in case) V xrcg ivrjvat gjb vgrzf nf n fyrrc znfx naq n ongu, erfcrpgviryl. Znxvat gur "ie urnqfrg" cvpgher zber raretrgvp (V sbhaq gur funcrf inthr) naq gur orvat va gur "orq" jvgu pybfrq rlrf qrsvavgryl jbhyq'ir urycrq

Still really enjoyed it! Just got tedious at the end with no indication on which assumptions were right or wrong

Weirdly wholesome??? My natural instincts immediately led me to the true ending lol

Fascinating characters and writing that had me on the edge. Loved the approval/disapproval system and how it affects the endings. I appreciate that I could change the difficulty of quicktime events.

Hurt so good. Loved Oko’s little jokes, and his support of Nissa through her acknowledging her pain. I hope Oko’s reasoning helps people in a similar situation

That bad ending was BRUTAL, jesus christ D,:  Beautiful writing, the imagery and story truly made this a worthwhile experience! I got the good/true ending, wrong path end, and then the bad end; are there any others?

The text changes. Most of the scare is in the buildup, so I do recommend doing it yourself (the count might be off so don’t copy paste rapid fire or you might miss it)

If you are still reluctant:

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That’s really cool! Thank you for replying

Yeah, I kinda figured but thought I’d ask anyway. Glad to hear about the switch for the future tbh ^^; Hopefully Renpy treats you well! Using a different method is always weird at first even if it is easier

Oh. OH!  I  h a t e d  that. This creeped me out way too much lol. You are effective storytellers…

(ROT13:)

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Subtlety truly is an underappreciated element of art. I’ll be checking out your other games, just uhm… during the day. Why does the base of my head actually hurt?? 

Wishing you the best of luck with development! Both Kyotomi and Fuyuki are fun characters to read, and the amount of substance the game already has is impressive. I really look forward to playing the finished product :D

Also, is there a way to access the menu screen in the middle of a day? Or is it just when the game prompts you to save before a new day?

You have a very accurate name

Not sure I completely understand, but this was an interesting experience! Took me way longer than the estimated half-hour tho TTvTT

Way more wholesome than I thought it would be! I wish the sisters, y’know, *talked* to me first. Communication is important, folks!

On the one hand, he’s stinky, possessive, homicidal, and manipulative. On the other. . . he’s so babygirl 🥺

I’m ashamed to admit that I’m with the MC, seeing him be whiny and pathetic does something for me 😔 Enjoyed the restroom scene a lil too much: Making out, smashing his head into the wall-

That was excellent! I was immediately invested in Kali; he reminds me of a pitiful wet cat. The voice actor did a fantastic job at elevating the writing and characterization :3

The art? Amazing. The cats? Amazing. The gameplay? Amazing.

This seems like a really cool game (love the art!) but I kept messing up and was forced to reload the site every time. It would have been really nice to be able to just restart the day. It was frustrating to sit through the tutorial and cutscene comics over and over only to fail again.

Well…. that was depressing. Wonderful experience, clever puzzles, interesting style :3

Had to stop playing at the hidden game. Nothing lined up with the grid which made it too difficult to get past the moving obstacles

I thought they’d been dating for years… 0-0;

The comments inspired me to try to create poetry. More-so a stream of consciousness than anything

Most of the game was fun, but it had a slow start and end. I completed all the goals except for harvesting 500 crops and accumulating 500k golden leaves. Got halfway to the crops and not even 20% to the leaves. Seemed like too much of a grind with nothing extra to help maximize my time or make it interesting.

The graphics are absolutely gorgeous and everything moved very smoothly. I really loved the simple yet satisfying mechanics. I had a good time playing, but doing anything after reaching level 10 felt pointless. Good luck with any and all of your future endeavors! :D

I just started playing, but I had to write a comment after being jumpscared by the fish having my actual fucking name. I’ve only seen it be used a couple times in media and it’s not common where I live… Jesus Christ, was not expecting that…

Uh, very good and attention grabbing start so far!

Great puzzles as always! I really love your hint system, it’s helpful without revealing too much

10/10 I sold my castle and won because the goblins got confused

Are we the baddies?

I’m sure all the movements were predetermined, but in the middle of the emotional part, he came right up to me and thanked me :,)

Adorable art, very accurate music, and great writing!

I might bring this game up to my therapist… Cried on every route. Except Charlie’s. Fuck Charlie. Satisfying end tho

I was not expecting it to keep going! Just as I thought I completed the game, there was even more puzzles with new and interesting mechanics :D

I think I discovered why the game sometimes doesn’t end. When I clicked to the main menu after getting an ending and started again, it counted from the last game. So this time, it began with First Day, Day 8, Day 9, etc. The game is probably set to end at day 7, which never comes. The game still ended when I killed the last two survivors with the gun.

I hope this helps if you plan to continue working on this!

I put "choose" instead of "help", but got everything else right! Don't know if the word was used in another context

Edit: Replayed it quickly, and yes that word was used at least twice, but one dialogue cannot be replayed after completing the person's request

I was unable to get all of the crystals (14/15) but beat the game in only a couple tries! The limited movement and deaths forced me to think in interesting ways. For example, I had to use two different cards in succession to move one space left without moving up or down

Super fun and challenging!! The solutions to 1 & 2 were unorthodox and made my success feel more earned! :D