This game is so BEAUTIFUL in every way!! From the art, the GUI and the music to the story, the characters and the way it's coded!! I loved Amanda's and Peter's story: two childhood friends who are unfortunately separated but meet again with a chance to reconnect once again!! It's really well-written and narrated, and I just love how we can feel closer to Amanda not only through her words but through the way the game is coded as well by making the words on the screen tremble when she's anxious, and flow naturally when she's feeling good. It's a real treasure to find someone in your life who you feel you can be yourself around with, so I completely understand Amanda's and Peter's grief when they were apart for so long and they felt like they lost themselves. Peter's circumstances are also really heartbreaking but completely understandable, and I loved seeing autism representation!
Honestly, it's immensely beautiful and poetic how, in order to get the good ending, you need to explore the way in which Amanda and Peter reconnect again with nothing more and nothing less than the virtues they value the most in people: patience and sincerity.
Amazing work, this one is definitely going to my favorites <3
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Aaaah, I was going to send you a DM, but I'm glad you left your review as a comment so I can answer!!!!
Honestly, your review is so gentle and sweet, I'm overwhelmed rfgteref thank you so much Pri!! I'm so happy you enjoyed the game that much, be it on narration, art, GUI (I was feeling very unconfident with this one, haha, but I'm so happy people actually like it)!!!! And thanks for the coding, I really tried my best to help it enhance the text, and I'm so happy I'm getting more and more them! Still have a lot to learn though, haha, but nonetheless very excited!!
And thanks, it was important for me to give this sort of representation (and that's the reason Peter required so much sensitivity reading, I was SWEATING while writing his character when twitter got overwhelmed with the "I'm a surgeon, Dr. Han" meme rfgtr'feg and really wanted not to misrepresent autism frvgdt).
"it's immensely beautiful and poetic" Wow, this is such high praise, thank you!!!! But yes, in the end, that's all they needed: time (patience) to talk things out (sincerity), and I'm glad you caught up on that!
Having this game as one of your favourites really means a lot, I really don't know what to say... Aaaah, I feel so warm and I want to bounce of happiness, thank you for your review, it really made my day!!!!!!!
Askdjbskd I can imagine the nervousness with the sensitivity reading, I'd be the same! But honestly, you did a great job, I love how you wrote Peter so much, he's so sweet!! And yes, seriously, your GUI is amazing!! And I'm not saying it just because, it looks really polished and fitting with the game, I can only DREAM of making something like that, I have no patience for that xD so stand proud cause it looks awesome!! <3
You're very sweet as well, Chim, and it shows in your care for your writing and in the way you're so passionate for your stories and characters whenever you mention them on Twitter. It always leaves a smile on my face to see the love and excitement you show for your games, hehe.
I'll let you know when I play Namida & High School Lolita too!
Aaaah, thanks a lot!! Still wish I were better at implementing it so that I can try more things, but hey, baby steps, right! And I'll be proud just for you!
"You're very sweet as well, Chim, and it shows in your care for your writing and in the way you're so passionate for your stories and characters whenever you mention them on Twitter" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH OKAY THIS WAS ADORABLE??????????? I'M GOING TO DIE FROM HAPPINESS????? I-I'm really happy you think so!!!!! AGFEGBRTTH
Oh, and excited to have your feedback! These ones are a bit darker than those of mine you played (well, HSL is WAAAAAAAAY darker), but I hope you find something in them too!!