I really love this vn so far!! I love the art style and all the characters are amazing. I think my one complaint is that Ash's pronouns don't remain consistent with what you've chosen; IE if you make a character with a "female" body but with he/him pronouns, your character will still be called a girl, which is sort of uncomfortable. I do appreciate all the customization you can put into your protagonist though, and I honestly think I'll be playing this through multiple times!
Hello! Thanks so much for playing, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! That definitely shouldn’t happen, can you please shoot me an email (aferalcircus@gmail.com) with a screenshot or a note of the spot where that happened?
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the rest of the game!
I have finished getting all eight endings, have played each route with both the same race and then the alternative race, as well as redone certain routes twice out of love. I have to say, the game is well paced, the soundtrack amazing and the characters are likable. I played the unvoiced version since I wanted to read with my own interpretation of their voices first as well as wait for the voice acting is finished hehe.
tl;dr version of this: I love this game so much I wrote fanfiction
-The changes in inner monologues and dialogue as well as certain moments based on each race of the mc is a nice attention to the backstory that each race has. My personal favourite would have to be Shika Ash because of the fact I can romance my two favourites, plus it also allows me to access some of the minor world building details about Shika. Reaver Ash is a close second due to the personality as well as the emotional drive with the restaurant. Sadly, Cubi Ash isn't a favourite of mine but is still a good one seeing as Cubi Ash has a lot of development for the romance with Paris (due to the many references to Ash's crush on Paris).
-The little mentioned details on the world itself gives it a solid feel, well done! I liked how the small references to history don't feel hamfisted and Paris cursing out the king feels quite natural. I also enjoyed the reference to religion such as Rafael explaining the Shika world creation story, or the mention of Savaran vs Shika religion is like. Shika Ash mentioning Talia instead of the Saints as well as recognizing Rinka's statue is pretty cool.
-The romances have me swooning for days! Rafael is my favourite by FAR! He's so sweet and caring, especially when he smiled and made a little joke (Plus when he actually says 'cheep, cheep'! I love it!) Rafael has me smiling and having him leave in his neutral ending only to come back had me crying and grinning at the same time. I love how Rafael is both honest while being deceptive. It's a hard balance but you've done it well. The ship moment with him and the rats really make you think about what he's gone through once you know his backstory. And when he started saying the smoothest lines, my heart is his, no question about it.
Braums is my second favourite because of how shy he is as his walls fall from the arrogant noble to the shy person behind it. (Which I think is due to the strictness of his father) I was blushing and covering my face from how downright adorable he is as well as how innocent. Though I do wish we could have had a bit more mention on his opinion on his father, considering this isn't a very long game, that's understandable. I played his route first since I played Reaver Ash and I loved every second of it. My favourite part was how you did the emotional 'forced to say bad stuff' moment. It's so emotional and hurt, I was mumbling apologies.
Paris is my last, sorry Pear but you're route was built on childhood bestfriend stuff but I didn't have much to build it on besides 'childhood flirty bestfriend that Ash has a crush on'. I prefer Reaver Ash with him though, it added another flavor to that story especially when the whole Rain scene happened. The CGs and the moments though did make me fond of him and I laughed a lot at their banter.
-Over all story: The story is rather linear and after playing through it for around twelve times, I basically slogged through it since I memorized what would happen next. It's to be expected but I would have preferred if each route provided a different take on the story after the prologue but that's just me being picky about things. Otherwise, the twists and the endings had me gasping and pausing when I first experienced it. Especially when the guild does a play and the sudden tone switch was like watching Mulan and going from 'Girl Worth Fighting For' to the ruined village. Well done!
On the technical stuff, I love the soundtrack! Rafael's theme is a bop and Braums theme had me smiling and Paris' theme really did remind me of rabbits. Though there are times the music glitched out for a moment before going back to normal (when I go from the menu to save then returning back to the current game for instance) it only happened a handful of times. However, I do have ONE problem and that would be when Shika Ash is romancing Braums
At the end of watching the Theatre in Riddel all the way to Chapter 5, Shika Ash says 'Saints' instead of Talia and it may be minor but it kinda frustrated me because 'Ash are you so in love you forgot you're a Shika'? It really pulls you out of the moment, but besides that, nothing else.
Besides that, I really have nothing much to comment on.
The art is also great! It's so fun and memorable, and the CGs are glorious!
Also! The fact Ash is customizable, *chef's kiss* Thank you and I love you. The fact some of the dialogue makes references to Ash's appearance as well as how it makes the CGs look pleases me very, very much.
All in all, good job! Story is well paced, music is wonderful, art pleases the eye, romance has me swooning (Rafael, call me) and it's pretty good! I'd say 8/10
*Btw, I've fallen in love with this so much I am writing fanfiction for it, if you want to read it then look for my ao3 'ClearAutumnVibes' the title of the fanfiction is 'Liar, Liar' I'm not taking the fanfiction too seriously lol since it's mainly self-indulgent.
omg!!!! i finished seven endings and can't seem to get the second ending for some reason. like i've done the "bad" and "good" endings for each route and played with all the different races, so i'm not sure what i'm missing :(( do you think you could help me out?
Sure! Three of the endings should be Braums with Good End 1 being Reaver Ash and Braums, Good End 2 is Shika Ash and Braums, Bad end is for both races, then there would be Fai's Good and Bad end, then Paris' Good and Bad end. The endings do not vary even with a race variation, the only thing that changes is dialogue. The eight one should be Braums and Paris bonus ending which can be accessed via the bonus content. Hopefully this helps!
Ngl, wasn't expecting a lot from this game, but boy am I glad I'm wrong. This game actually made me laugh a lot. Plus, the characters became endearing through the play time which I was def surprised at when I ended up really liking B-boy because he is not something I would normally pick to play. Paris was actually my favorite? Normally I do like characters like him but idk I loved him more than I was expecting.
The plot wasn't something I have seen before and it had a lot of cute moments. The customization was a touch I really liked. Having the character become more how you want them to be is great for everyone, I personally don't care for when the character has no pronouns or gender at all and I really liked how you could choose what to be and that it actually affected the story.
I do wish someone had made a walkthrough because boy was it hard for me to figure out some of the good choices for the good endings. And the little snipits you get after getting the good endings I liked. I was not expecting spoiler-> that Paris and B-boy were going to actually get together, and I am very surprised to admit I liked that addition as it was never something I had ever fancied or tried to read before. Though I will admit I def was a little jealous over Paris for that haha
Overall, read the game. I'm usually afraid of free games but this one is worth your time and the MC is super cute and has a good personality that's pretty relatable with a lot of her reactions :)
I love this game and it's characters!! Rafael was definitely my favorite, from beginning 'till end. I played his route first (against better judgement) because I knew I was gunna love that man, and I do, he's so precious!! Thank you so much for making this game and I honestly look forward to whatever you produce in the future!
My one thing is that I have no idea how to get ending 8, I've tried most levels of right and wrong answers, I've played through all possible race combinations, I'm not sure what I'm missing :( If you could give me a clue I'd be forever grateful! Thank you!
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Oh! I forgot to say I really liked the character customization and how it actually impacted the story and CGs in a real way, kudos for doing that! I'm sure it took a while. It really helped up the replay value, I'm a completionist so I try for every ending, but the different dialogue helped keep me in the story! Really good job.
I loved it, Ashe is such a nice character, the difference in her behavior was easily seen depending on her/his background, that was definetly great. Also the other characters were just hilarious, I didnt want the story to end, I just wanted to watch them interact with each other! I was laughing alongside Ashe the whole time.
My favourite, must have been Paris, ive been so sad, because he had just 2 routes (though its still great), he was so nice, i liked the chemistry between him and Ashe, you could see that they really know each other since they were little( and the pining!!!<3)
But the ending was kind of dissapointing..? After all this getting to know the characters I expected more... And the severed friendship really stung, I really wanted to keep them together as the Pretenders Guild forever! The ending seemed rushed, when comparing to the rest of the story, it seemed as if someone had to write it really fast, without caring, but the touch with a kid was nice.
Also the Rafael route was nice. I have the same nearly the same opinion as the Paris routes. (the ending ;( ) But other than that he was really entertaining and cute, idk where you found him though, so innocent at some points and yet so oriented and smart!
Braums didnt really suit my tastes (sounds pretty stupid xd), but you know to each their own. I still found him adorable, but I'd keep him definetly as a friend, he struck me as a child of the group, while the rest seemed more like irresponsible parents.
I kind of expected the Rafael plot twist and it seemed sad to me, I mean, they just said that they were his friends, and now they are going to betray him? Even if they kind of agree with him? I didnt like that, to me they seemed like a family, and you dont go betraying your family!
Overall it was a very nice game, I enjoyed it immensely. The interaction between the characters, differences beteen them and the magnificent job that voice actors did was truly awesome, and obviously the possibility to change the main character to my tastes ... *chefs kiss*
So id like to say thank you for your hard work and wonderful game that brought me a lot of entertainment
Fluttering heart palpitations, that was good! >_< Definitely fell in love with a flirty Paris; he's my guy, especially that voice acting, but everyone else was so fun, as well. It was like I was a part of the gang. Besides Dragon Age, this was the first otome I played where there are different background options for your character which really kept me enganged and I spent waaaay too much time on the custimization. Keep up the good work and I can't wait for any future projects you guys have in store. I know it will be just as great or even more so as this one <3
it was really good, but i do have one critique... I know visual novels that offer different romance routes often have this thing where they make you go through a lot the same story until you get to the specific route. it can be really annoying at times but i think usually people get used it since once you get to that route it really gives a different light to the overall story. However in this game in all honesty , although it was very cute, i have to admit, i felt like the different routes didn't bring much to the overall story... so yea that is really all, and honestly this critique isn't even really that big of a critique since the length of the story is quite short. I am sure i had more funds and more time etc you could make a very engaging lengthy story with routes that can really add a different feel to the overall story.
Some games that did that quite nicely were for one the nitro+chiral games(but they have the funding for that so is a bit unfair), requiescence did it well too(however their like overall romance development was so lazy and forced, you did a MUUCH better job when it come to developing a good romance, felt more natural. I felt their mistake was keeping the whole story in one setting.) and lastly Pigeon Blood, like omg Pigeon Blood different routes REALLLY changed story quite dramatically depending on the route, i think it was the first yaoi visual novel that I ever seen that done so well.
So yea really great job on this game, it was really cute and enjoyable, and I can't wait to see more and more projects from you, I hope eventually you get a ton of funding so you can just make some amazing stories that will make animators want to turn them into a show xD. I am serious because your writing is very good probably the best out of any game I played, it felt so real and natural but not cringy, like the main character was by far never annoying or off-putting in anyway.(annoying main character example see Signed and Sealed with a Kiss... that game's writing was just trying to hard to be real and ended up being a cringe fest a lot of times... still was nice to play though...)
oh I also want to say the music was AMAZING, i loooooooooved it so much. Probably because I do folk dancing so the music really made me want to dance hahaha. Once again thanks a lot and I will try to donate to your patreon as soon as I can really afford to do so. I will try to let others know about your amazing writing style.
I found myself emulating the same big smile that was plastered on Ash's face most of the time just out of sheer enjoyment of the interaction between the characters. Seriously- I had to rub my face to get my smile to relax! This game was so fun to play through. Each of the characters where so uniquely characterized I just ended up loving all the boys for their own respective reasons. Hearing Paris's theme music always puts a big dumb grin on my face though so I guess he's fav.
I just made an account so I could comment here. This game...I've only played about half an hour of it, and I will probably add a more in depth review when I've finished it, but I just have to say....the characterizations are so engaging. And funny. I've lol'ed 3 times already. Excellent job with the writing. (Though, in future projects, consider using a slightly more bold font, it can get a little hard on the eyes!)
thanks, I found it! and I finished Paris' route - I can't believe you did all of the writing, art, and music, this is AMAZING. kudos, I'm so impressed! (and looking forward to seeing future projects from you!)
So happy you liked it! I hope you enjoy future projects just as much ^^ I'll be adding in the rest of the voices over the course of the next few months, and chapter 1 should have full voice by the end of January, so keep an eye out if you'd like that update! Paris' VA does an excellent job!
why i can't play rafael rout .......... i mean it's unable to choose him and i want to play HIS ROUTE please somone tell me haw can i get the access to rafael route please ??
I absolutely love this game and I just started playing! I do have one question though: I finished one version of Paris and Rafael but I seem to be unable to choose Braums, how do you access his route?
You can play Braums' route as a Shika, or a Reaver! Thanks so much for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed. Hopefully you'll like Braums' route just as much!
i've had an account on itch for quite a while (at least two years?) and yet this is the first time i've commented on a game.
i played through the whole thing (all endings and all possible species, though not all genders) in two days, and i enjoyed almost every minute of it. the pacing was just right, the tension, ash's inner monologue... the only things i regret are the order in which i played the routes, and that i didn't do my usual visual novel practice of aiming for the bad endings first, and those are both my own fault. the latter is a testament to how much i was enjoying it, though - i didn't want the bad endings. but, alas, i am a completionist.
i also had waaaay to much fun with the customization options. i don't know how other people play, but i had a distinctly different appearance for each "ash" - my first "ash" was a shika with the medium skintone, black hair, and brown eyes; cubi!ash had the darker skintone, pink hair, and blue eyes; and reaver!ash had the pale skintone, silver hair, and red eyes. part of it for me, i think, is that i have brainweird and having that stark of a visible difference between them helps me remember which "ash" i'm playing as. but i'm also just a sucker for character customizers.
i played paris's route last. (i should have just played them in top-to-bottom order from the selection screen! dangit, past me!) but my first playthrough was shika!ash, so paris wasn't an option then and i have so many regreeeets. i loved that there were different endings for braums's route depending on what species you chose (and i love that reaver!ash is a snobby little shit sometimes), and that there are little interactions with everyone that change depending on which "ash" you're playing. i'm definitely a detail person, and stopping my skip-throughs as a different species to see how the dialogue had changed was always fun.
my personal favorite route was rafael's. it was the first route i played, so naturally it'll have that special place, but i think it'd still be my favorite regardless. i found it interesting how ash interacted with a love interest of their own species versus one of a different species, as well - for example, i liked rafael's route better overall when playing as shika!ash (i found the shared cultural moments really touching, because it was something neither of them had ever really had someone to share it with), but i really liked playing paris's with reaver!ash (perhaps because reaver!ash comes with considerably more snark - not that ash is ever lacking in the snark department).
overall - i dunno, it was okay, i guess. pfff, i sure hope you can tell i loved it. i might even wipe my save and replay it sometime. need to wait for the emotional scars from my last run to heal first, though. god and in the good end! you know! [spoiler] wouldn't have [spoiler]ed ash! so that [spoiler] wasn't even necessary!!! why'd you have to do that to me that hurted.
This really made my day! Thanks so much for leaving such an in depth comment, so glad you enjoyed. Snobby reaver!ash is definitely one of my favorite Ash iterations xD
Rafael has two endings, his "best" ending, and a more neutral ending. The neutral end is the end where he comes back a few years later. To get his best end, you have to have %80 with him by the end of chapter 4!
I created this account to specifically ask if there was a list of sorts that said the endings and what they were(good,neutral,bad) and if there were any walkthroughs to get each ending. (i like to 100% complete all games XD)
I've started playing and I'm not very far yet, but I'm having A LOT of trouble navigating the game. I can't click choices at all, I have to use the arrow keys to move from option to option, and it always goes down to the mini menu instead of the third option, so I can never choose it. It made character creation a problem, as well. No one else seems to be having this problem though? I'm going to try downloading it again and see if I just got a bugged version or something.
I'm really sorry about that! I haven't heard of this error before. Please let me know if redownloading doesn't help! In the meantime, I'll see if I can find any issues on my end. Are you playing on windows, linux, or mac?
Thanks for responding so fast! Redownloading didn't help, but my saves were still there so maybe I should try again with a more thorough uninstall... anyway, I'm using the unvoiced linux version.
I didn't know there was an app lol. But it's fine, I recently had to reinstall Linux and now it seems to be working just fine! So I guess it was a problem with my distro and not the game!
Hello! Glad you’re enjoying, and thanks so much for your support! I’m not sure what’s wrong with the link! I’ll check that out. In the meantime, you can use this one: https://www.patreon.com/harlevin
hello! i literally just made an account to tell you how amazing this game is!
first of all,the soundtrack is awesome,i usually turn off the music in games but i loved this one so so much!
also,i adore all of the characters,but my favorites definitely have to be Paris and Rafael! my favorite Ash is the male Shika,i would have loved to romance Paris as a Shika just to see how Paris would have reacted to Ash' hands being so sensible,but then again he probably already knew,i'm sure he slept with a Shika before lmao. may i ask if the routes that we weren't able to play now will be playable in the future ? (like Braum's route as a Cubi etc)
my favorite endings are ending 4 and 5,i know that number 4 is Rafael's "bad" ending but i really liked it anyway,i think it's kinda romantic that they still haven't forgotten about each other,idk.
The voices are just TOP!)) love the actors, cant pick a favorite)))
On the tech side - sometimes Ashes voice (#3) is a lot quieter than the music and every other voice( Even with the sliders in the settings turned to min-max their voices(
And there's no choice anymore to open/give back Braums his note?
I’m so glad you enjoy! Voice 3 was quieter, I tried to raise the volume on her lines so I’ll go through one more time, I must have missed some!
As for Braum’s note, if you say you were /weren’t cheating in the beginning, the option doesn’t show up, I believe. Let me know if it still doesn’t show up after picking the other option!
Love this game! Thoroughly enjoying playing it again with this update :D
Did notice some bugs though(Spoilers ahead for those who haven't played yet or aren't up to Chapter 5):
- On the ship, when speaking with the children playing with marbles the wrong audio is played. When the boy asks Ash to teach him, the audio "Thanks Ash!" plays instead and nothing plays when we reach that line.
- In the cabin during the pirate attack, an error pops up:
File "game/chapter1.rpy", line 1823, in <module> NameError: name 'guilde_name' is not defined
- Last bug I found was during the attack at camp. I've forgotten the exact moment, but during the bandits' conversation with each other multiple audios are played over one another.
In case it's important, I found these bugs while playing as a male Reaver pursuing Paris.
Pretenders Guild is brilliant ! :) I were surprised by how polished the story and characters are. I liked how different background affects dialogue here and there, it encourages me to read through once more, instead of skipping. Rafael is so cuteeee, Braums is cute tooo, now I'm torn between finishing Paris or wait for the update, ahaha xD
just finished playing playing paris and braums routes, and loved it. But now i wanted to play rafael route but it doesn´t let me choose him. what do i have to do?
I love Even more now there is voice acting XD male ash voices Are AWESOME XD suits them,Awesome work on the game and good job voice actors <3! (Well Will be voice acting XD sorry)
Love this game and the art. Music is awesome and the endings are really cute but I'm pretty sad about what happens to Rafael when it isn't his ending you get ;( Still, it's pretty fun hahaha
Why not? I want to be fair - you created game, I thank you by buying it. If you'll ask me it's the best option to show affection about game and gratitude towards creators. If you'll see people love your game I think you would want to create another one, wouldn't you?)
Various reasons, but don’t worry, I’ll be making more games! If you’d really like to purchase it you can pay what you want for the unvoiced version here.
OMG this game was... AMAZING ! I don't have words to tell how much I liked it... I was a bit confused by the gameplay at first but I think this way of choosing emotions is really great and original ! And you can really choose how you are feeling ! I choosed male reaver Ash and I first wanted to go to Rafael (the kind of character I love to pursue) but as I couldn't I just went to Paris and, you know, chosing reaver Ash was the best "mistake" I ever made ! I LOVE Paris so much ! And in fact, I really think that his story with Ash is really smooth going, it seems logical, it's well written, all fall into place ! It suits my vision of my character so much that I couldn't help but LOVE it. I think I just would have wanted a bit of a deeper review of their years together when they were children but that's not a big deal, really.
Anyways, good job, I love your game, I love Paris, and I enjoyed playing that reaver Ash !
I'm glad you warmed up to the gameplay! I was a little worried people wouldn't like it. And I'm glad you ended up liking Paris, too xD yes, I don't talk a lot about their childhood, I probably could have spent a little more time on that. thanks so much for playing!
Let me say, this game was ABSOLUTELY fantastic, to the point where I am genuinely surprised that its completely free...Ash, no matter their race is a fucking riot. All of the routes were enjoyable (of course, I always have a soft spot for the literal thinker types coughspockcough) and I didn't see many comments on it, but the soundtrack is absolute fire, the music is completely appropriate and fun for a fantasy setting without being vague generic fantasy noise, and I adore it. It's one of the few VNs that I really wanted to complete every route for, and i did not regret it one bit. Amazing job Minyan.
Thank you so much for the kind comments! Yes, I love spock—I mean, literal thinkers too xD definitely some inspiration from my favorite vulcan. I hope you enjoyed the other routes just as much! I was really worried about the soundtrack because I wouldn't exactly call myself a composer, so I'm happy to hear you enjoyed x3
So...I found this game through Mnemonic Devices, and...I may have played it too much. I found it less than 24 hours ago, and I already got all eight endings. ^_^;
Braums was adorable, and by far my favorite. I almost feel bad stealing him from Paris, though, because their romance in the Extras was really cute, too. Still, Braums is mine, and I'm not sharing him! :P
I will also echo someone else's complaint about Ash's anti-vegetarian attitude, being vegetarian myself, but I still really liked the game.
xD Ash has very strong opinions about meat, I'm sorry.
I'm glad you found and played though! I don't think I've met too many people who said Braums was their favorite, so that makes me happy x3 he's my favorite as well. And!! I'm so psyched to hear you played the BraumxParis route, haven't gotten a lot of feedback on that. Thanks for commenting ^^
I just finished Rafael's route and ughh I love this game so much! I played through Paris' route too, and loved it also!
I just want to say, that I loved every second of this VN. I knew it was going to be amazing when I saw the character's creation screen, the races are such a good idea and they're so different and interesting. I can't choose my favourite one, because I felt like all of them were very well done (I've played all three, but didn't finish a route with a Cubi yet). I really liked how Ash looked, too, they are very cute, and I really liked that you included pronouns and both genders, as well as different eye and hair colors. Oh, and the outfits were so pretty.
I really appreciate the fact that the changes in dialouge, depending on a race, are huge. The story and the world created felt so much more immersive. It also made me want to replay the game immediately, and that rarely happens to me! I liked the way the good choices were shown after making a choice, because that made the whole VN fun to play, I didn't have to be stressed out over not ending up with the ending I wanted.
Also, you have a really great writing style! I was laughing and smiling almost all the time, and I wasn't expecting that haha. The humor is just amazing, and the dialouge seems so natural and unforced. Honestly, this is one of the best writing I've seen in a visual novel, and I play a lot of them lol. And the plot twist with Rafael was really unexpected to me, I just sat there with my mouth open, you really got me good.
The fact that the whole game was free is just... wow.
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I'm so flattered to hear you enjoyed the writing so much. I really wanted this to be a more laid-back experience, so hints seemed the way to go. I want to say more but all the compliments have me flustered Dx
End 5 is unlocked if you have low rafael points on his route by the end of the game, I believe end 7 is what happens if you have low paris points on his route...those two endings both have CGs, so that's probably where you're missing them. And I think CG 19 is unlocked after viewing the secret route!
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I really love this vn so far!! I love the art style and all the characters are amazing. I think my one complaint is that Ash's pronouns don't remain consistent with what you've chosen; IE if you make a character with a "female" body but with he/him pronouns, your character will still be called a girl, which is sort of uncomfortable. I do appreciate all the customization you can put into your protagonist though, and I honestly think I'll be playing this through multiple times!
Hello! Thanks so much for playing, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! That definitely shouldn’t happen, can you please shoot me an email (aferalcircus@gmail.com) with a screenshot or a note of the spot where that happened?
Thank you and I hope you enjoy the rest of the game!
I have finished getting all eight endings, have played each route with both the same race and then the alternative race, as well as redone certain routes twice out of love. I have to say, the game is well paced, the soundtrack amazing and the characters are likable. I played the unvoiced version since I wanted to read with my own interpretation of their voices first as well as wait for the voice acting is finished hehe.
tl;dr version of this: I love this game so much I wrote fanfiction
-The changes in inner monologues and dialogue as well as certain moments based on each race of the mc is a nice attention to the backstory that each race has. My personal favourite would have to be Shika Ash because of the fact I can romance my two favourites, plus it also allows me to access some of the minor world building details about Shika. Reaver Ash is a close second due to the personality as well as the emotional drive with the restaurant. Sadly, Cubi Ash isn't a favourite of mine but is still a good one seeing as Cubi Ash has a lot of development for the romance with Paris (due to the many references to Ash's crush on Paris).
-The little mentioned details on the world itself gives it a solid feel, well done! I liked how the small references to history don't feel hamfisted and Paris cursing out the king feels quite natural. I also enjoyed the reference to religion such as Rafael explaining the Shika world creation story, or the mention of Savaran vs Shika religion is like. Shika Ash mentioning Talia instead of the Saints as well as recognizing Rinka's statue is pretty cool.
-The romances have me swooning for days! Rafael is my favourite by FAR! He's so sweet and caring, especially when he smiled and made a little joke (Plus when he actually says 'cheep, cheep'! I love it!) Rafael has me smiling and having him leave in his neutral ending only to come back had me crying and grinning at the same time. I love how Rafael is both honest while being deceptive. It's a hard balance but you've done it well. The ship moment with him and the rats really make you think about what he's gone through once you know his backstory. And when he started saying the smoothest lines, my heart is his, no question about it.
Braums is my second favourite because of how shy he is as his walls fall from the arrogant noble to the shy person behind it. (Which I think is due to the strictness of his father) I was blushing and covering my face from how downright adorable he is as well as how innocent. Though I do wish we could have had a bit more mention on his opinion on his father, considering this isn't a very long game, that's understandable. I played his route first since I played Reaver Ash and I loved every second of it. My favourite part was how you did the emotional 'forced to say bad stuff' moment. It's so emotional and hurt, I was mumbling apologies.
Paris is my last, sorry Pear but you're route was built on childhood bestfriend stuff but I didn't have much to build it on besides 'childhood flirty bestfriend that Ash has a crush on'. I prefer Reaver Ash with him though, it added another flavor to that story especially when the whole Rain scene happened. The CGs and the moments though did make me fond of him and I laughed a lot at their banter.
-Over all story: The story is rather linear and after playing through it for around twelve times, I basically slogged through it since I memorized what would happen next. It's to be expected but I would have preferred if each route provided a different take on the story after the prologue but that's just me being picky about things. Otherwise, the twists and the endings had me gasping and pausing when I first experienced it. Especially when the guild does a play and the sudden tone switch was like watching Mulan and going from 'Girl Worth Fighting For' to the ruined village. Well done!
On the technical stuff, I love the soundtrack! Rafael's theme is a bop and Braums theme had me smiling and Paris' theme really did remind me of rabbits. Though there are times the music glitched out for a moment before going back to normal (when I go from the menu to save then returning back to the current game for instance) it only happened a handful of times. However, I do have ONE problem and that would be when Shika Ash is romancing Braums
At the end of watching the Theatre in Riddel all the way to Chapter 5, Shika Ash says 'Saints' instead of Talia and it may be minor but it kinda frustrated me because 'Ash are you so in love you forgot you're a Shika'? It really pulls you out of the moment, but besides that, nothing else.
Besides that, I really have nothing much to comment on.
The art is also great! It's so fun and memorable, and the CGs are glorious!
Also! The fact Ash is customizable, *chef's kiss* Thank you and I love you. The fact some of the dialogue makes references to Ash's appearance as well as how it makes the CGs look pleases me very, very much.
All in all, good job! Story is well paced, music is wonderful, art pleases the eye, romance has me swooning (Rafael, call me) and it's pretty good! I'd say 8/10
*Btw, I've fallen in love with this so much I am writing fanfiction for it, if you want to read it then look for my ao3 'ClearAutumnVibes' the title of the fanfiction is 'Liar, Liar' I'm not taking the fanfiction too seriously lol since it's mainly self-indulgent.
I am so glad to hear that you enjoyed the game! Yes, TPG is pretty linear, I hope to do VNs with more variety in the routes in the future!
I found your fic and I'm really enjoying it so far! I'm looking forward to the continuing adventures of Suzaku!
*Screaming* While I did put it up, I never expected it to actually be read ahahah I'm so happy you enjoy it!
omg!!!! i finished seven endings and can't seem to get the second ending for some reason. like i've done the "bad" and "good" endings for each route and played with all the different races, so i'm not sure what i'm missing :(( do you think you could help me out?
Sure! Three of the endings should be Braums with Good End 1 being Reaver Ash and Braums, Good End 2 is Shika Ash and Braums, Bad end is for both races, then there would be Fai's Good and Bad end, then Paris' Good and Bad end. The endings do not vary even with a race variation, the only thing that changes is dialogue. The eight one should be Braums and Paris bonus ending which can be accessed via the bonus content. Hopefully this helps!
thank you so much!! finally, i can have the satisfaction of having all the endings ahaha!!
Ngl, wasn't expecting a lot from this game, but boy am I glad I'm wrong. This game actually made me laugh a lot. Plus, the characters became endearing through the play time which I was def surprised at when I ended up really liking B-boy because he is not something I would normally pick to play. Paris was actually my favorite? Normally I do like characters like him but idk I loved him more than I was expecting.
The plot wasn't something I have seen before and it had a lot of cute moments. The customization was a touch I really liked. Having the character become more how you want them to be is great for everyone, I personally don't care for when the character has no pronouns or gender at all and I really liked how you could choose what to be and that it actually affected the story.
I do wish someone had made a walkthrough because boy was it hard for me to figure out some of the good choices for the good endings. And the little snipits you get after getting the good endings I liked. I was not expecting spoiler-> that Paris and B-boy were going to actually get together, and I am very surprised to admit I liked that addition as it was never something I had ever fancied or tried to read before. Though I will admit I def was a little jealous over Paris for that haha
Overall, read the game. I'm usually afraid of free games but this one is worth your time and the MC is super cute and has a good personality that's pretty relatable with a lot of her reactions :)
I love this game and it's characters!! Rafael was definitely my favorite, from beginning 'till end. I played his route first (against better judgement) because I knew I was gunna love that man, and I do, he's so precious!! Thank you so much for making this game and I honestly look forward to whatever you produce in the future!
My one thing is that I have no idea how to get ending 8, I've tried most levels of right and wrong answers, I've played through all possible race combinations, I'm not sure what I'm missing :( If you could give me a clue I'd be forever grateful! Thank you!
EDIT:
Oh! I forgot to say I really liked the character customization and how it actually impacted the story and CGs in a real way, kudos for doing that! I'm sure it took a while. It really helped up the replay value, I'm a completionist so I try for every ending, but the different dialogue helped keep me in the story! Really good job.
I loved it, Ashe is such a nice character, the difference in her behavior was easily seen depending on her/his background, that was definetly great. Also the other characters were just hilarious, I didnt want the story to end, I just wanted to watch them interact with each other! I was laughing alongside Ashe the whole time.
My favourite, must have been Paris, ive been so sad, because he had just 2 routes (though its still great), he was so nice, i liked the chemistry between him and Ashe, you could see that they really know each other since they were little( and the pining!!!<3)
But the ending was kind of dissapointing..? After all this getting to know the characters I expected more... And the severed friendship really stung, I really wanted to keep them together as the Pretenders Guild forever! The ending seemed rushed, when comparing to the rest of the story, it seemed as if someone had to write it really fast, without caring, but the touch with a kid was nice.
Also the Rafael route was nice. I have the same nearly the same opinion as the Paris routes. (the ending ;( ) But other than that he was really entertaining and cute, idk where you found him though, so innocent at some points and yet so oriented and smart!
Braums didnt really suit my tastes (sounds pretty stupid xd), but you know to each their own. I still found him adorable, but I'd keep him definetly as a friend, he struck me as a child of the group, while the rest seemed more like irresponsible parents.
I kind of expected the Rafael plot twist and it seemed sad to me, I mean, they just said that they were his friends, and now they are going to betray him? Even if they kind of agree with him? I didnt like that, to me they seemed like a family, and you dont go betraying your family!
Overall it was a very nice game, I enjoyed it immensely. The interaction between the characters, differences beteen them and the magnificent job that voice actors did was truly awesome, and obviously the possibility to change the main character to my tastes ... *chefs kiss*
So id like to say thank you for your hard work and wonderful game that brought me a lot of entertainment
Fluttering heart palpitations, that was good! >_< Definitely fell in love with a flirty Paris; he's my guy, especially that voice acting, but everyone else was so fun, as well. It was like I was a part of the gang. Besides Dragon Age, this was the first otome I played where there are different background options for your character which really kept me enganged and I spent waaaay too much time on the custimization. Keep up the good work and I can't wait for any future projects you guys have in store. I know it will be just as great or even more so as this one <3
Thanks so much for playing! I'm really glad you enjoyed Paris and his excellent voice actor. I hope you enjoy future games as well!
it was really good, but i do have one critique... I know visual novels that offer different romance routes often have this thing where they make you go through a lot the same story until you get to the specific route. it can be really annoying at times but i think usually people get used it since once you get to that route it really gives a different light to the overall story. However in this game in all honesty , although it was very cute, i have to admit, i felt like the different routes didn't bring much to the overall story... so yea that is really all, and honestly this critique isn't even really that big of a critique since the length of the story is quite short. I am sure i had more funds and more time etc you could make a very engaging lengthy story with routes that can really add a different feel to the overall story.
Some games that did that quite nicely were for one the nitro+chiral games(but they have the funding for that so is a bit unfair), requiescence did it well too(however their like overall romance development was so lazy and forced, you did a MUUCH better job when it come to developing a good romance, felt more natural. I felt their mistake was keeping the whole story in one setting.) and lastly Pigeon Blood, like omg Pigeon Blood different routes REALLLY changed story quite dramatically depending on the route, i think it was the first yaoi visual novel that I ever seen that done so well.
So yea really great job on this game, it was really cute and enjoyable, and I can't wait to see more and more projects from you, I hope eventually you get a ton of funding so you can just make some amazing stories that will make animators want to turn them into a show xD. I am serious because your writing is very good probably the best out of any game I played, it felt so real and natural but not cringy, like the main character was by far never annoying or off-putting in anyway.(annoying main character example see Signed and Sealed with a Kiss... that game's writing was just trying to hard to be real and ended up being a cringe fest a lot of times... still was nice to play though...)
oh I also want to say the music was AMAZING, i loooooooooved it so much. Probably because I do folk dancing so the music really made me want to dance hahaha. Once again thanks a lot and I will try to donate to your patreon as soon as I can really afford to do so. I will try to let others know about your amazing writing style.
Amazing game! I had so much fun playing through all of the routes and loved the whole story <3
I found myself emulating the same big smile that was plastered on Ash's face most of the time just out of sheer enjoyment of the interaction between the characters. Seriously- I had to rub my face to get my smile to relax! This game was so fun to play through. Each of the characters where so uniquely characterized I just ended up loving all the boys for their own respective reasons. Hearing Paris's theme music always puts a big dumb grin on my face though so I guess he's fav.
Thanks for playing! Paris' theme makes me smile too. I'm so glad you enjoyed!
I just made an account so I could comment here. This game...I've only played about half an hour of it, and I will probably add a more in depth review when I've finished it, but I just have to say....the characterizations are so engaging. And funny. I've lol'ed 3 times already. Excellent job with the writing. (Though, in future projects, consider using a slightly more bold font, it can get a little hard on the eyes!)
thank you so much for your comments! I’m really glad you’re enjoying it so far. You can change the font from the main menu ^^
thanks, I found it! and I finished Paris' route - I can't believe you did all of the writing, art, and music, this is AMAZING. kudos, I'm so impressed! (and looking forward to seeing future projects from you!)
So happy you liked it! I hope you enjoy future projects just as much ^^ I'll be adding in the rest of the voices over the course of the next few months, and chapter 1 should have full voice by the end of January, so keep an eye out if you'd like that update! Paris' VA does an excellent job!
why i can't play rafael rout .......... i mean it's unable to choose him and i want to play HIS ROUTE please somone tell me haw can i get the access to rafael route please ??
You can play Rafael’s route if you’re a cubi or a shika, he’s not romanceable as a reaver. Let me know if you have any problems!
yes thank you so match
AAAAAAAH tkank you your A LIFESEVER LOOVE U
The best things in life are mushroom-free ;) <3 <3 <3
I absolutely love this game and I just started playing! I do have one question though: I finished one version of Paris and Rafael but I seem to be unable to choose Braums, how do you access his route?
You can play Braums' route as a Shika, or a Reaver! Thanks so much for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed. Hopefully you'll like Braums' route just as much!
That might be why! Thank you!
Got it working! I think Braum's is my favourite. He is just so shy. <3
He’s my favorite too! Such a cutie. I’m glad it worked!
i want to donate so that i can get the art book but it wont let me.
Hello! There is currently no art book for The Pretenders Guild. I've thought about making one but decided to move on to other projects.
i've had an account on itch for quite a while (at least two years?) and yet this is the first time i've commented on a game.
i played through the whole thing (all endings and all possible species, though not all genders) in two days, and i enjoyed
almostevery minute of it. the pacing was just right, the tension, ash's inner monologue... the only things i regret are the order in which i played the routes, and that i didn't do my usual visual novel practice of aiming for the bad endings first, and those are both my own fault. the latter is a testament to how much i was enjoying it, though - i didn't want the bad endings.but, alas, i am a completionist.i also had waaaay to much fun with the customization options. i don't know how other people play, but i had a distinctly different appearance for each "ash" - my first "ash" was a shika with the medium skintone, black hair, and brown eyes; cubi!ash had the darker skintone, pink hair, and blue eyes; and reaver!ash had the pale skintone, silver hair, and red eyes. part of it for me, i think, is that i have brainweird and having that stark of a visible difference between them helps me remember which "ash" i'm playing as. but i'm also just a sucker for character customizers.
i played paris's route last. (i should have just played them in top-to-bottom order from the selection screen! dangit, past me!) but my first playthrough was shika!ash, so paris wasn't an option then and i have so many regreeeets. i loved that there were different endings for braums's route depending on what species you chose
(and i love that reaver!ash is a snobby little shit sometimes), and that there are little interactions with everyone that change depending on which "ash" you're playing. i'm definitely a detail person, and stopping my skip-throughs as a different species to see how the dialogue had changed was always fun.my personal favorite route was rafael's. it was the first route i played, so naturally it'll have that special place, but i think it'd still be my favorite regardless. i found it interesting how ash interacted with a love interest of their own species versus one of a different species, as well - for example, i liked rafael's route better overall when playing as shika!ash (i found the shared cultural moments really touching, because it was something neither of them had ever really had someone to share it with), but i really liked playing paris's with reaver!ash (perhaps because reaver!ash comes with considerably more snark - not that ash is ever lacking in the snark department).
overall - i dunno, it was okay, i guess.
pfff, i sure hope you can tell i loved it.i might even wipe my save and replay it sometime. need to wait for the emotional scars from my last run to heal first, though.god and in the good end! you know! [spoiler] wouldn't have [spoiler]ed ash! so that [spoiler] wasn't even necessary!!! why'd you have to do that to me that hurted.This really made my day! Thanks so much for leaving such an in depth comment, so glad you enjoyed. Snobby reaver!ash is definitely one of my favorite Ash iterations xD
Thanks for playing!
So question, whats the neutral ending for Rafael, because i only had 5% with him at the end and i got the same thing i did before.
Rafael has two endings, his "best" ending, and a more neutral ending. The neutral end is the end where he comes back a few years later. To get his best end, you have to have %80 with him by the end of chapter 4!
ooooohhhhhhh ok. Thank you!!!!
I created this account to specifically ask if there was a list of sorts that said the endings and what they were(good,neutral,bad) and if there were any walkthroughs to get each ending. (i like to 100% complete all games XD)
I've started playing and I'm not very far yet, but I'm having A LOT of trouble navigating the game. I can't click choices at all, I have to use the arrow keys to move from option to option, and it always goes down to the mini menu instead of the third option, so I can never choose it. It made character creation a problem, as well. No one else seems to be having this problem though? I'm going to try downloading it again and see if I just got a bugged version or something.
I'm really sorry about that! I haven't heard of this error before. Please let me know if redownloading doesn't help! In the meantime, I'll see if I can find any issues on my end. Are you playing on windows, linux, or mac?
Thanks for responding so fast! Redownloading didn't help, but my saves were still there so maybe I should try again with a more thorough uninstall... anyway, I'm using the unvoiced linux version.
Hello! I just wanted to ask if you're still having issues. Have you tried launching the game through the itch.io app?
I didn't know there was an app lol. But it's fine, I recently had to reinstall Linux and now it seems to be working just fine! So I guess it was a problem with my distro and not the game!
Hello! Glad you’re enjoying, and thanks so much for your support! I’m not sure what’s wrong with the link! I’ll check that out. In the meantime, you can use this one: https://www.patreon.com/harlevin
hello! i literally just made an account to tell you how amazing this game is!
first of all,the soundtrack is awesome,i usually turn off the music in games but i loved this one so so much!
also,i adore all of the characters,but my favorites definitely have to be Paris and Rafael! my favorite Ash is the male Shika,i would have loved to romance Paris as a Shika just to see how Paris would have reacted to Ash' hands being so sensible,but then again he probably already knew,i'm sure he slept with a Shika before lmao. may i ask if the routes that we weren't able to play now will be playable in the future ? (like Braum's route as a Cubi etc)
my favorite endings are ending 4 and 5,i know that number 4 is Rafael's "bad" ending but i really liked it anyway,i think it's kinda romantic that they still haven't forgotten about each other,idk.
anyway yeah,i love your game!
Thanks so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed! You're too kind ;u;b
I think Rafael's "bad" end is my favorite of his ends as well!
Unfortunately, I don't have plans to make those routes playable as of now.
Same I would love Ash Shika with Paris <3
hi!
so i was wondering, since "Pretenders Guild" and "Guild Guild" are both voiced, is there any other name that's voiced?
Hello there! Yes, The Lollipop Guild is also a voiced option!
The voices are just TOP!)) love the actors, cant pick a favorite)))
On the tech side - sometimes Ashes voice (#3) is a lot quieter than the music and every other voice( Even with the sliders in the settings turned to min-max their voices(
And there's no choice anymore to open/give back Braums his note?
I’m so glad you enjoy! Voice 3 was quieter, I tried to raise the volume on her lines so I’ll go through one more time, I must have missed some!
As for Braum’s note, if you say you were /weren’t cheating in the beginning, the option doesn’t show up, I believe. Let me know if it still doesn’t show up after picking the other option!
A, I got it) I tried a Reaver Ash (I guess, Reaver instacheats?), and the option to read the note was there
Yes, Ash as a reaver has less impulse control xD Glad it worked!
Love this game! Thoroughly enjoying playing it again with this update :D
Did notice some bugs though(Spoilers ahead for those who haven't played yet or aren't up to Chapter 5):
- On the ship, when speaking with the children playing with marbles the wrong audio is played. When the boy asks Ash to teach him, the audio "Thanks Ash!" plays instead and nothing plays when we reach that line.
- In the cabin during the pirate attack, an error pops up:
File "game/chapter1.rpy", line 1823, in <module>
NameError: name 'guilde_name' is not defined
- Last bug I found was during the attack at camp. I've forgotten the exact moment, but during the bandits' conversation with each other multiple audios are played over one another.
In case it's important, I found these bugs while playing as a male Reaver pursuing Paris.
Oooh, thank you for those bug fixes! I'll snag those asap. c:
I'm glad you enjoyed!
No problem! Thank you for such a good game :D
I love this game. Great work. c:
Thanks for playing!
Pretenders Guild is brilliant ! :) I were surprised by how polished the story and characters are. I liked how different background affects dialogue here and there, it encourages me to read through once more, instead of skipping. Rafael is so cuteeee, Braums is cute tooo, now I'm torn between finishing Paris or wait for the update, ahaha xD
Again, nicely done!
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed! I recommend waiting for the update, Paris' VA did an awesome job!
hi,
just finished playing playing paris and braums routes, and loved it. But now i wanted to play rafael route but it doesn´t let me choose him. what do i have to do?
Hello! Thanks so much for playing, I’m glad you enjoyed. Rafael’s route is available as either a cubi or a shika.
Thank you for the help. Feel kinda dumb for not trying that out before.
No worries! I hope you enjoy. c:
I love Even more now there is voice acting XD male ash voices Are AWESOME XD suits them,Awesome work on the game and good job voice actors <3! (Well Will be voice acting XD sorry)
I’m so glad you think so! I can’t wait to share the finished product with you guys ^^
Love this game and the art. Music is awesome and the endings are really cute but I'm pretty sad about what happens to Rafael when it isn't his ending you get ;( Still, it's pretty fun hahaha
Thanks! Yeah Rafael was in a bad spot poor thing Dx
Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! I tried to keep Ash's underlying personality the same even as his background gave him a different world view.
The day I find fan fiction for this VN will be the day my life is complete xD
I adore this game <3 Favourite route was the Rafael and Shika Ash route. (I love all the routes to bits)
I’m so glad to hear it! Thanks for playing ^^
It was.. well, it was cool)) Hilarious and very interesting)_))))Place this game at Steam and I'll buy it, immediately)
Thank you! I’m hoping to try and put it on steam once all the voices are finished. But no need to buy it, it will remain free ^^
Why not? I want to be fair - you created game, I thank you by buying it. If you'll ask me it's the best option to show affection about game and gratitude towards creators. If you'll see people love your game I think you would want to create another one, wouldn't you?)Various reasons, but don’t worry, I’ll be making more games! If you’d really like to purchase it you can pay what you want for the unvoiced version here.
Okay) I will.
I just finished my first run of this game and... wow. I did Braums' route and got Ending 6. Is that the best ending I can get in his route?
I believe Ending 2 is Braums' best end! Thanks for playing c:
OMG this game was... AMAZING ! I don't have words to tell how much I liked it... I was a bit confused by the gameplay at first but I think this way of choosing emotions is really great and original ! And you can really choose how you are feeling ! I choosed male reaver Ash and I first wanted to go to Rafael (the kind of character I love to pursue) but as I couldn't I just went to Paris and, you know, chosing reaver Ash was the best "mistake" I ever made ! I LOVE Paris so much ! And in fact, I really think that his story with Ash is really smooth going, it seems logical, it's well written, all fall into place ! It suits my vision of my character so much that I couldn't help but LOVE it. I think I just would have wanted a bit of a deeper review of their years together when they were children but that's not a big deal, really.
Anyways, good job, I love your game, I love Paris, and I enjoyed playing that reaver Ash !
I'm glad you warmed up to the gameplay! I was a little worried people wouldn't like it. And I'm glad you ended up liking Paris, too xD yes, I don't talk a lot about their childhood, I probably could have spent a little more time on that. thanks so much for playing!
Don't worry this game is in my top favourite now so it didn't bother me a lot :D
And yeah, this gameplay was amazing ! Feel proud about having this idea ;)
Ps : Looking forward to you new game !
Let me say, this game was ABSOLUTELY fantastic, to the point where I am genuinely surprised that its completely free...Ash, no matter their race is a fucking riot. All of the routes were enjoyable (of course, I always have a soft spot for the literal thinker types cough
spockcough) and I didn't see many comments on it, but the soundtrack is absolute fire, the music is completely appropriate and fun for a fantasy setting without being vague generic fantasy noise, and I adore it. It's one of the few VNs that I really wanted to complete every route for, and i did not regret it one bit. Amazing job Minyan.Thank you so much for the kind comments! Yes, I love spock—I mean, literal thinkers too xD definitely some inspiration from my favorite vulcan. I hope you enjoyed the other routes just as much! I was really worried about the soundtrack because I wouldn't exactly call myself a composer, so I'm happy to hear you enjoyed x3
Thanks again, this really made my day!
So...I found this game through Mnemonic Devices, and...I may have played it too much. I found it less than 24 hours ago, and I already got all eight endings. ^_^;
Braums was adorable, and by far my favorite. I almost feel bad stealing him from Paris, though, because their romance in the Extras was really cute, too. Still, Braums is mine, and I'm not sharing him! :P
I will also echo someone else's complaint about Ash's anti-vegetarian attitude, being vegetarian myself, but I still really liked the game.xD Ash has very strong opinions about meat, I'm sorry.
I'm glad you found and played though! I don't think I've met too many people who said Braums was their favorite, so that makes me happy x3 he's my favorite as well. And!! I'm so psyched to hear you played the BraumxParis route, haven't gotten a lot of feedback on that. Thanks for commenting ^^
I just finished Rafael's route and ughh I love this game so much! I played through Paris' route too, and loved it also!
I just want to say, that I loved every second of this VN. I knew it was going to be amazing when I saw the character's creation screen, the races are such a good idea and they're so different and interesting. I can't choose my favourite one, because I felt like all of them were very well done (I've played all three, but didn't finish a route with a Cubi yet). I really liked how Ash looked, too, they are very cute, and I really liked that you included pronouns and both genders, as well as different eye and hair colors. Oh, and the outfits were so pretty.
I really appreciate the fact that the changes in dialouge, depending on a race, are huge. The story and the world created felt so much more immersive. It also made me want to replay the game immediately, and that rarely happens to me! I liked the way the good choices were shown after making a choice, because that made the whole VN fun to play, I didn't have to be stressed out over not ending up with the ending I wanted.
Also, you have a really great writing style! I was laughing and smiling almost all the time, and I wasn't expecting that haha. The humor is just amazing, and the dialouge seems so natural and unforced. Honestly, this is one of the best writing I've seen in a visual novel, and I play a lot of them lol. And the plot twist with Rafael was really unexpected to me, I just sat there with my mouth open, you really got me good.
The fact that the whole game was free is just... wow.
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I'm so flattered to hear you enjoyed the writing so much. I really wanted this to be a more laid-back experience, so hints seemed the way to go. I want to say more but all the compliments have me flustered Dx
Thanks again for the lovely feedback c:
As a vegetarian I am offended by MC (but actually i just started playing the game and I like it so far)
xD sorry about that. I hope you continued to like it!
Would anyone know how to unlock endings 5 and 7? (also if anyone knows how to get CG 13, 18 and 19? I'm stumped on those too lol)
End 5 is unlocked if you have low rafael points on his route by the end of the game, I believe end 7 is what happens if you have low paris points on his route...those two endings both have CGs, so that's probably where you're missing them. And I think CG 19 is unlocked after viewing the secret route!