This is such an interesting game! Like honestly, I like the plot and all, I love the characters too! Literally when I reached the end I was like "Why so fast??" bc I was really invested in the story and suddenly it ends?? Love this one tho, i enjoyed so much! <3

Really loved the music. Definitely added to a fun story. And I love the flashback stories. Nice stylistic choice.

edit: Can I ask who did the song on the title page?

Hi i just started playing this game and i usually play with an walkthrough incase im stuck or just dont know what to choose but i cant find one for this game

. I love the artstyle you used and also your color scheme. Really recommended And I hope for more such inspiring games. LOVE it❤️🎮 AND THE CG’S SO FREAKING CUTE

Ahh, this game is so fun! I love the Prohibition era setting, and the characters, and the storybook segments! Also... the implication that Giacomo is trans? Kinda made my day? I love both the LIs, but I just have a soft spot for angry boys, lol

And Fia is wonderful! I love that, on one hand, she's thrown into a situation she's never been prepared for, but on the other hand, in an odd way, her previous experiences did prepare her for this. She's badass and I love her.

Though the pig is my favorite character. I named her Hamlet, just for pun ^_^

hi! just wanna ask what year is this game set in? i wanna know before playing :)

I used to put this visual novel off because I wasn't a fan of the art style but reading the summary made me try it. Looks shouldn't take priority so, decided to get over myself and try it. And, I was pleasantly surprised.

For starters, I was greeted by possibly the most delightful song I've ever heard in a visual novel's main menu. You(or your team) have lovely taste in music. :) The moment I heard the main menu music, I stayed there to listen to it entirely. :) Rest of the songs used in the visual novel were beautiful, went along with the theme/world of the visual novel and added to immersion. One of the few songs that took away from the immersion was the song used whenever Giacomo made an appearance, personally. The story was heartfelt and creative. It's charming and original. Loved the story of how Marco and Fia's grandmother met. Also loved the portrayal of how unforgiving the mafia world can be to anyone who is involved in it. And of course, loved the hog. xD Played Andino's route and enjoyed it. :)

Thank you for making such a wonderful visual novel and I hope to see more wonderful works from you. Now, I think I'll go and open your game just to listen to the main menu music. :D

(Please don't take my comment on the art style to heart. My comment on it doesn't matter when thinking about how an artist's art style can change with time, especially when you're a budding artist. xD)

Oh gosh, this was a very enjoyable game! I went in figuring I'd probably like Andino because the stoic loyal types appeal to me, so I did Giacomo's route first, and he punched me (figuratively in the feelings, as well as literally). He's such a good and cute example of a scrappy puppy trying to be a wolf, who just wants to be pet, and of course his kiss CG was during [/spoilers]. Wonderfully understated and cute romance.

Also, I loved the writing! The backstory sections were so evocative, they felt like a joy to read whenever they showed up, and they were a great contrast to the liveliness of the present-day story and jazzy tracks. Speaking of those, the audio choices were great, and the little graphics of past-Marco, Giacomo, Andino (AND HOG) were actively adorable.

I'm so impressed you did this all in a month, to boot - this is inspirational, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your writing! (Still need to play Heart is Muscle!)

what a lovely game, such a joy to play from start to finish!! the writing is so vibrant and fun, and i loved each and every character (giacomo my beloved and his background was such a nice touch that really brought joy to me as a nb individual hehe)

Ahh I love this game so much! I found it via englishotomegames.net and I'm so glad I gave it a try 0: The writing is immaculate and I love that you can name your hog ;-; I called her Kokoro and every time she showed up I felt such a big personal attachment to her. I really feared there was a chance she'd die based on all the action that was going on and her squeals. But I remember the comment about no animal deaths and I felt silly for being so scared.

Tammi and Tommy were great side characters and  even thought they didn't have sprites I loved how much character they had (which really show cases how great of a writer you are!) 

How long does it take on average to finish the game?

Why is the hog... not romance-able???

JK JK! I enjoyed playing this a lot! There is not a single stale moment in the game, and Fia is such a snarky heroine! I love her and Pig. The writing is flawless, the characters are unique, and the art is so gorgeous and fits the overall mood and setting. I'm a fan of yours now after playing this and Kill the Prince! I'll look forward to your next games!

I just finished it and had a great time reading this! I totally went for Andino's route : D he's a nice stoic but well-meaning right-hand man huh!

This was wonderfully written, I loved the style and it kept me interested. I felt bad for Marco, he had quite some shit to go through in his life, but the story-book/history moments were lovely to read about. Interesting choice of music too, I think it fit very well.

I think the strongest points were the characters: Fia was a crazy badass (my favourite character) but she and everyone else were interesting because it felt like they all had their own motivations and everyone was proactively working towards those. Like you could tell they weren't sweethearts but you wanted to learn more about them. I liked them so much I was kinda sad about the many deaths in Andino's ending XD!

Also really enjoyed the art-style btw! It just fit and everything matched well together, it created a great vibe and I loooved the colours.

Looking forward to your next project :D!

i absolutely loved this! fia is such an awesome main character & the whole plot is so compelling! i think the art is great too & matches the game really well. (big fan of the hog too.)

i particularly enjoyed the way the story is told outside of the dialogue portions - it's very atmospheric. (reminds me a bit of hotel dusk!)

Wow, this VN is really good. I wasn't sure because of the specific art style, yet I gave it a try and it exceeded all my expectations. I like the dynamic and exciting plot, but a special pleasure was MC, who is not a naive country girl, not another damsel in distress, but a strong female who knows what she wants. From time to time I had a strong vibe of "the end justifies the means" in her actions, yet I like it. There are so many soft hearted main characters with strict morality and "paladin complex" (so boring and tiresome), thus it's a pleasure to meet someone different.  And of course music which was tastefully and suitably picked. 

Thank you for the game, I really enjoyed it.

This game looks SO lovely, like something out of a storybook. The writing seems great so far, too. It definitely stood out for me among all the great NaNo entries this year. I haven't played the full thing yet, but I am very much looking forward to doing so. (I also REALLY appreciate your disclaimer that there are no on-screen animal deaths. Seriously, thank you for that! :) )

PS: I actually featured this as one of my top picks for my NaNoRenO 2021 Spotlight, if you'd like to check it out. :)

This is a very polished VN, especially for a NaNoRenO submission. I wrote a small review, tho I don't know if anyone can see it or not.

I loved this game so much, the other day I was just complaining that there weren't enough mafia-type visual novels with female protagonists and this popped up in my feed! I got both the love endings and I must say I really enjoyed them both but Andino's was my favorite. I love that cold character trope. I named my hog FUZZY and it was so funny to have her/him there during the scenes. I also admire the art style, it reminds me of some of my favorite childhood books and i love it! Looking forward to more of your Visual Novels!

This is so much fun! I named my hog Pookie and I love her so much. The characters are so fun -- I haven't gotten a good ending yet, but right now I really like Auntie Francesca!