Hi! I really loved playing this game (I've only done Paris' route so far but it's amazing). I was wondering if there was a way to get the heart to 100%? I've only gotten it up to 95% and I'm kinda confused. Can we get more than 5% before we choose the route? Also, is there only one romance ending? I just want to make sure I got the best end so that I can move on, haha. Anyway, sorry for all the questions! This is an amazing game though, keep up the good work!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you can get up to 10 points with Paris in the intro. And yes, Paris's romance end is his best one! No worries at all about the question, thanks so much for playing. I hope you like the other routes as well!
Oh my god. This is such an amazing VN. I loved every single bit (although, I found it odd how Paris and Braums end up together on Rafael's route. Not because I didn't ship it, they were freaking adorable, but because I've always found it weird to see people I can end up with end up with someone else when I don't play their route). I have never laughed so much in my life. I think this is the first visual novel that has actually made me cry, laugh, and smile so much. This was so adorable as well, I can't get enough of it, haha. The whole thing about discovering who Braums is killed me. I somehow didn't expect it at all? And Rafael too! Man, I love this game. Answer to questions:
1. I played all of them and honestly, I loved the endings so much. Definitely cried about the whole Rafael thing though, but now I actually understand why so it's cool! Also, Paris' romance end, amazing. I laughed and at the same time I couldn't help but think how adorable Paris was about the whole thing. Honestly, loved it.
2. Favourite part was when everyone was in the Ramen place. It was so friendly, funny and cosy, I just loved it. Least favourite was the whole 'bye Raphael' thing, but it actually made sense so I'm quite cool with it. Just putting it as least favourite because I have literally nothing else and it made me cry, haha.
3. Paris. The whole, flirts with everyone but stops for Ash kind of thing killed me. I also have a thing for funny guys, and the fact that he was protective of Ash was too freaking cute.
4. Maybe not, but at the temple scene in the forest, there was only a middle picture thing? Like, the forest was still at the bottom and top but the middle was the temple. That could be on purpose though so I don't know.
5. Absolutely amazing, will definitely play again because I love it so much. I loved how we can customise Ash's appearance and how the backstory changes depending on the race you chose. I've never seen that before in a visual novel, really awesome. Literally can't think of a suggestion, it was brilliant.
6. Actually, yes.
7. Absolutely. If they're as good as this then there's no way I wouldn't buy it.
Thank you so much for this! Keep up the awesome work!
Haha I think you’re the first person to play (or at least comment on) the Paris and Braums scenes! I hope it was clear, that relationship is MOST likely when Ash is a Shika, and has a different dynamic with Paris. That’s why it only unlocked when played with a Shika Ash on Rafael’s route (at least it should have been, if it wasn’t let me know!) I’m glad you thought they were cute though!
I’m glad you didn’t see the twists coming, I tried to drop just enough hints without making it too obvious! Yes, I can’t imagine playing through just Paris’ route without getting any closure... I’m glad you weren’t disappointed when you discovered the reasons he did what he did though! I keep saying I’m glad I’m glad but honestly I really am just so happy you enjoyed c:
As for the temple thing, yes, for some CGs I just did ‘half’ ones to save on time. Thanks again for your kind feedback!
I have a question about the option to show best the best choice.....if we have that option enabled will we get some kind of effect shown on screen before or after we make a choice. I had the option enabled when playing the demo but didn't se any differences...
I might have forgot to mention this in the tutorial, but the effect will only start showing up AFTER you're on a route. And since the demo only goes up to the route choices, it won't show up. In addition, not every choice affects points for every route, so in that case, the graphic wouldn't show up either.
Ok thanks that makes sense that it would only activate after you got on a route. Thanks for your quick reply! I'm really enjoying this game. Also very happy there is character customisation which allows you to play as a darker skinned character, which is not that common in visual novel games in general. I look forward to the release, and if I'm honest I would have paid money for this so the fact that this is a free game has me astounded (but very happy of course!)
I'm glad you're enjoying it! And I agree in terms of a lack of darker skinned characters. I'm happy to share it for free, I hope you like the full game just as much as the demo c:
I must applaud you on this. I don't usually comment but this is really unique.
1. What did you think overall?
Well I must admit I love the comedy! I went tried out all of the personalities involving Ash and I honestly think that was a genius idea to use. The customization is perfect and allows for players to have free will. The idea, like I said above, is very unique and has a special charm to it. Good job! I appreciate all this work you put into the game and just letting it be installed for FREE! Even though I know none of it is real and is based in a fantasy world... you managed to make it so you can relate to them.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael...no wait... Paris... sorry I meant.... Braums... Who am I kidding. I love them all. Don't ask me to choose ;-; it's not right. Interesting personalities and concepts.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
Some typos but I believe others have already pointed them out.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
I want to see how the story plays out... I guess thats a little to vague however, so I will also add that I want to see what trouble they get into. What moves the story forward. How do the characters interact to solve these problems.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
Well I wanted to know if there was an epilogue for each character? Like what happens afterwards if that makes sense. Not really necessary but I am curious haha.
You're too kind ;u; Thanks so much for playing and giving feedback! I really appreciate it. I hope you like the full game just as much as you like the demo! And to answer your question, yes, each character does have an epilogue! Maybe more than one? c;
I really, really love it so far! The writing is so humorous and engaging, and I really love Ash's personality. Overall, I really love the customization options! It really makes you feel like you can be the character, and make the adventure your own! I also love the way Ash and the rest of the characters change depending on the race you pick (my personal favorite is Shika!) The art and soundtrack are really good and overall I just really love the game so far!
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
I'm honestly in love with all of the characters so I'm really excited about romancing all of them! But I think I'm going to go for Raphael first because its so cute the way he takes everything so literally.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I haven't encountered any bugs or noticed any typos
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
I can't wait to learn more about the Shika in particular since they seem so mysterious, and I hope to learn more about their culture! I also would love to see some good ol banter and friendship between the party because its a weakness of mine (example: Dragon Age and Fire Emblem! Those games did such a good job with developing friendships and relationships between companions and I loved it~)
5. Other comments or suggestions?
Honestly, the game is amazing already so I don't have too many suggestions, but maybe for the part where you pick the food choices provide a little bit of a description or name of the food? Because some of them I could tell what it was but others weren't as clear. Not a big deal though since its not a big part of the game/story. Amazing job so far, can't wait for the full game! Thanks for making this and sharing it! <3
6. Would you want an in game jukebox for the soundtrack?
In game jukebox sounds like a cool feature, so yeah! But if it's a lot of extra work to implement its not really needed so don't worry about it too much!
Oh man, thank you so much for the nice feedback! I'm always so self-conscious about my comedy stuff so it's wonderful to hear you find it engaging. I am also a big fan of dragon age, it's a big inspiration for me! One day I hope I can make something half as good ;u;
Many people have mentioned the bread, so I'll try and make that a little easier to understand!
Thanks again for your comments, and I hope you like the full game even more!
Hi, just wanted to let you know the itch.io app won't download this because it says it's not available for windows? even though I can see you have a demo for pc right there
I played the damn demo like 5 times, so yeah I like it a lot. So thanks, you're awesome.
I'm really excited for the TOP SECRET content by the way.
Also not really a typo, but there was a missing space in the text you get when you give Rafael chocolate bread. There should be one between 'probably' and 'should'
Thanks so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. I am excited for the top secret content to no longer be secret, so let me know what you think when you find it!
I don't have much to say since everything I thought of has already been said.
1. What did you think overall?
I really enjoyed it.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael is my favourite so far.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
No.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Uncovering more of the story and learning more about the characters.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
One problem I had with the game was the font used. I found it difficult to read because the letter "d" looked like an "o" with an accent over it to me. It took me much longer to read everything because I kept misreading words. Another thing that slightly bugged me was how confusing all the options were. It was hard to know what I was selecting when there was only an image. Maybe there could be some text by the options to make it easier to understand? For example, when Ash teases Braums about forgetting their name, the text for that option could say "snarky" or something like that. Or if you don't want to have text, maybe use images that are easier to understand.
Edit: I saw your comment about having a tutorial to show the different meanings of the symbols and I think that would help greatly.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry the font was an issue for you. I hope the tutorial will help with the choices, and that you enjoy the full game!
The font was an issue for me as well. It was really hard to read and eventually gave me a headache. Maybe it would be possibe to have an option to have a different font?
I looked into it, and have figured out how to provide an option to change the font. I hope this makes the game a bit more convenient for you! Since I figured out how, I thought I'd put in more options just for fun. The other font option looks like this, please let me know if it's easier to read:
Took more time than I thought since I was busy, but I’m done with the demo! Well, I did try only one background, but I usually stick with one choice forever in things like that, so yeah, that’s fine. Well, I’ll answer your questions now!
1. What did you think overall?
I really loved the game a lot. I’m brimming with happiness that it has the same setting as Arena Circus – I like playing more than one game in the same setting so I can discover more aspects of the world. Very excited about the newly introduced species too, and happy that I can choose which one to play.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
This is a surprise even for me but… all of them? It doesn’t happen often, but I love the three of them a lot. Rafael is my type – I like awkward characters like him a lot. Braums is very cute and I’m overall curious about him. And Paris… well, this is the biggest mystery as I usually hate childhood friend romances (except if the friendship has gone awry and it’s also about reconstructing it, which isn’t the case here) and I usually hate that kind of flirty characters… and yet, I still like him a lot, and I love how he and Ash interact. Maybe it’s the fact Ash is so unaffected by his shameless flirting XD
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I’ve spotted one thing that strikes me as awkward – on the species selection screen, if you pick a cubi, the backstory says “Ash was abandoned in Belldale when they were an orphan (…)” – didn’t you want to say that they are an orphan, abandoned it Belldale when they were a child or something like that? Maybe it’s just me…
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hard to tell, honestly. I don’t really know what to expect from the game – it’s pretty mysterious as of now – I have a hard time predicting how the adventure would flow. I guess I may like to see bad ending styled game overs. I mean, the main characters are doing something obviously dangerous with no prior experience because they don’t know better. Things can go in a bad direction very quickly, and I like to see the consequences of bad choices in games. Seeing some heartbreaking bad endings or game overs makes the good endings even better – it’s like, you see the good outcome after seeing how bad things may have unfolded. It makes them taste even better.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
As I said before, I really like the fact you’re able to choose the gender and species of the main character, and how it affects the story. Of course, since I’ve played with only one main character, I don’t know the exact differences, but I’ve seen lot of dialogue exclusive to the species I’ve chosen – the shika. I must add I love the shika – they’re beautiful and so interesting – I’m genuinely interested in knowing more about the species as a whole, and playing Ash as a shika is a good way I think.
As for not so good things, I’m somewhat confused by the choice system, to be honest. I hated the bakery choice for example – I was outright confused as of wtf are these choices I don’t understand it haha. I mean, unless you’ve seen this specific food presented in this specific way, you won’t know what is it. It would work if Ash was clueless about it too, and if you choose blindly only by the looks of it, but they seemed to know what said food was. I had to pick every one of them, see what Ash says about what it is, and then go back to my choice and so on, and only after that pick my actual answer. Not having at least the name of the product was a bit of a hassle, honestly. The “regular” choice icons confuse me too, but somehow I managed.
A question now! Since the game seems to have the same setting as Arena Circus, I’m curious… where are the humans? It may be a coincidence, but I didn’t see any human in the descriptions all along – all the characters I’ve met were described as cubi, shika or reaver. Obviously, if it’s something important and a spoiler, don’t feel like you must answer me XD
Also, will you actually get to choose the routes you’ll travel? Braums asked Ash to choose the safest route, and I’m wondering if the players will actually be able to choose the path they’ll travel, which would determine what will be happening during their time on the roads.
Oh yeah, and last one, is this a free game? Just want to know if I have to prepare some spare money haha! I mean, it says it's free, but Arena Circus is free and yet you can pay for bonus content.
Anyway, except for the choice system I’ve really liked the demo! Can’t wait to play the full version!
I'm glad you liked it! It's not /quite/ the same setting as Arena Circus, it's actually how I imagine the past of the world to be. So it's not really a spoiler, the reason there are no Cubi or Shika is that they're extinct, and humans haven't evolved yet. I'm so glad to hear you like all the characters! I love them all so much. Same with me for the flirty thing, I don't usually like giant flirts like that, but Paris stole my heart ahh.
OH MAN I can't believe I wrote that xD thank you for catching it. I'll fix that ASAP.
I'm sorry you don't like the choice system! I wanted to try something a little different. As for the bakery, that's the only choice styled that particular way, I just really wanted to draw bread. I also forget that not every place has the same kind of bread as here so it's not quite as obvious haha.
As for the routes you travel, I'll tell you now you don't. The story is fairly linear, with the exception of the endings of course.
And yes, it will be free.
Thank you as always for the feedback! I hope you enjoy the full game. ^^
Thank you! And thanks for answering about the species thing! It's so sad the shika and cubi are extinct now, man. Oh and by the way, when I say same setting, I mostly mean the same universe - not necessarily the same period. Not that this is really important since you answered anyway haha
No problem! I'm glad you noticed actually xD And yeah, the more I write about them all, Reavers included, the more I want to just really delve into their history and culture but like I've got a plot to write xD Arena Circus used to have a feature with these playing cards you could find all over the world that had lore on them, but I took it out at the last minute. Maybe I'll add it back in when I eventually finish the game.
I loved the demo it was so much more enjoyable then I was expecting. I really loved the backgrounds for Ash and how it added so much personality for every play through.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael hands down. I was laughing at a lot of his scenes and it made me excited to see his route through. Side note I kinda feel like we didn't get much time to really know Braums from the demo so while I enjoyed his character so far I don't have as much attachment to him as the others.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I think I did every option at least once except being the male ash. The only thing I ever caught was right before naming the guild the scene between Rafael and Paris I'm pretty sure it says angel instead of angle.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Probably more world building I love the way it's set up so far and I'm can't wait to see how Ash is gonna interact with the world through the various backgrounds.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
Kinda said it in the character part with Braums. Otherwise I'm very excited for this game.
Thanks for the typo shout out, it has been fixed! I really appreciate the feedback. I was worried that there was a lack of Braums in the intro, so I’ll see what I can do about that before the full release. Thanks again and I hope you like what comes next just as much!
I really loved the demo! I enjoyed all of the characters, and I can tell Ash is going to be very fun to play as. I was a little confused about the symbols, but the comments helped me out, I think it's a really cool idea but it definitely needs a tutorial.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
A hard choice, but I'm really curious about Rafael! All of his dialogue was a treat to read and anyone who loves chocolate automatically gets points with me.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
Nope!
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hmm...I know this is a romance game, but I'd like to see more of the boys bonding a bit with each other too. I'm as weak for friendship as I am for romance,,, Also more lore, I'm assuming with how extensive a world you've built there will be lots to learn, and I'm looking forward to it!
5. Other comments or suggestions?
I'm really looking forward to March 20th now! I'm super curious about how the story is gonna progress in the full game.
Thank you for the feedback! I will definitely include a tutorial in the full game. c: I’m so happy you enjoyed the demo, and that you like Rafael. I wasn’t sure how his character would go over really so it’s great to see so many people like him! I’m also glad you brought up friendship, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
Thanks again for playing the demo, and I hope you like the full game just as much.
Really enjoyed the demo! I'm supposed to be in bed because I have work in the morning but I put it off for this instead. Played through twice and some change. Once as a Reaver and once as a Shika. I already commented on the dialogue symbols below, so besides being a little unsure of what they all meant, I did enjoy that style of dialogue.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael! Although, I had a heck of a time trying to get his picture to light up as a Reaver. I could only get it to light up when I ran through as a Shika. Are the romances race locked, because if so that's a bummer. :c
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I had a error screen pop up once when I tried to save but I haven't been able to get it to happen again to copy the error message.
I also had an odd bug where I went back to the main menu while waiting for the interview and the tavern crowd background music did not end like it should have.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hard to say without knowing more about the game? I definitely enjoy the humor sprinkled through out, so more of that. Plus, romance. The sappier the better, because I'm a huge romantic. XD
5. Other comments or suggestions?
The first time I went through the demo I almost named the guild "The Guild" because I literally couldn't think of anything. XD The second time, I nearly died laughing because I changed my dialogue choice during that scene and got Rafael's suggestion. Had me rolling! I went with his suggestion that time. You should totally sneak in an extra bit of dialogue there if the player goes with "Guide" as the guild name.
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the romances are locked, each character can be romanced by two of the three races. Aside from it making sense from a story perspective as far as Ash's different backgrounds in those cases, I had practical reasons for it as well in regards to writing and programming. Sorry!
I'm so glad you like Rafael! When I was first going through I wrote his route last, and as such I was sure that I wouldn't like it as much as I had the other two, but he really surprised me. I hope you enjoy it c;
I'll see if I can reproduce those errors, thanks for letting me know!
Okay so I found the error you mentioned and fixed it! I also looked into the sound effects thing, but I haven't found any documentation about how to fix it. I did make the crowd sound effect shorter, because it was much too long to begin with. Hopefully this will solve the problem in another way. Thanks again!
Aah, I'm not the type, but I've enjoyed it so much I'll leave an ACTUAL FEEDBACK.
Incredible.
So anyway... 1. Overall, it looks pretty sweet. And can I say I simply adore the background thing? I was actually pretty surprised at how much it changes in the game, especially your relationship with Paris. And I can't really say which one origin is a vanilla one, because every and each of them seem similarly developed. 2. Hm, I'm rather partial to Reaver!Ash/Paris dynamic - the snark is strong in this one. 3. No typoes, no sir! 4. In the full game I'd like to see full game - nothing more, nothing less. 5. I was slightly confused about dialogue thing? Kinda reminded me of Fallout 4 and it's "sarcastic" dialogue option. Perhaps if I was sure what every icon meant, it would be easier to gauge, but I'm not confident I got that right.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the backgrounds, I was hoping it would add an extra layer to gameplay. I am also a fan of Reaver!Ash/Paris, they might be my favorite. As for the dialogue, I've never played fallout 4 so I can't be sure, but I was basing it on the emotion based decisions from the Dragon Age series. I was thinking about including a short tutorial about the emotions tied to every icon, do you think that would enhance the gameplay?
I'm only part way through the demo right now, and came back here looking for an explanation on what the different symbols meant. I would definitely say some sort of tutorial or even just a descriptor displayed with the icon would help a lot. That being said, what /do/ all the symbols stand for?
Yeah, the tutorial should do the trick. The icon give the basic ideas and it seems my guesses were right or at least close enough, but having confirmation is nice.
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Hi! I really loved playing this game (I've only done Paris' route so far but it's amazing). I was wondering if there was a way to get the heart to 100%? I've only gotten it up to 95% and I'm kinda confused. Can we get more than 5% before we choose the route? Also, is there only one romance ending? I just want to make sure I got the best end so that I can move on, haha. Anyway, sorry for all the questions! This is an amazing game though, keep up the good work!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you can get up to 10 points with Paris in the intro. And yes, Paris's romance end is his best one! No worries at all about the question, thanks so much for playing. I hope you like the other routes as well!
Okay, thank you very much! I have no doubt that I will!
You're welcome! I'd love to hear your thoughts when you finish the other routes if you get a chance. ^^
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Oh my god. This is such an amazing VN. I loved every single bit (although, I found it odd how Paris and Braums end up together on Rafael's route. Not because I didn't ship it, they were freaking adorable, but because I've always found it weird to see people I can end up with end up with someone else when I don't play their route). I have never laughed so much in my life. I think this is the first visual novel that has actually made me cry, laugh, and smile so much. This was so adorable as well, I can't get enough of it, haha. The whole thing about discovering who Braums is killed me. I somehow didn't expect it at all? And Rafael too! Man, I love this game. Answer to questions:
1. I played all of them and honestly, I loved the endings so much. Definitely cried about the whole Rafael thing though, but now I actually understand why so it's cool! Also, Paris' romance end, amazing. I laughed and at the same time I couldn't help but think how adorable Paris was about the whole thing. Honestly, loved it.
2. Favourite part was when everyone was in the Ramen place. It was so friendly, funny and cosy, I just loved it. Least favourite was the whole 'bye Raphael' thing, but it actually made sense so I'm quite cool with it. Just putting it as least favourite because I have literally nothing else and it made me cry, haha.
3. Paris. The whole, flirts with everyone but stops for Ash kind of thing killed me. I also have a thing for funny guys, and the fact that he was protective of Ash was too freaking cute.
4. Maybe not, but at the temple scene in the forest, there was only a middle picture thing? Like, the forest was still at the bottom and top but the middle was the temple. That could be on purpose though so I don't know.
5. Absolutely amazing, will definitely play again because I love it so much. I loved how we can customise Ash's appearance and how the backstory changes depending on the race you chose. I've never seen that before in a visual novel, really awesome. Literally can't think of a suggestion, it was brilliant.
6. Actually, yes.
7. Absolutely. If they're as good as this then there's no way I wouldn't buy it.
Thank you so much for this! Keep up the awesome work!
You’re too kind ;;
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Haha I think you’re the first person to play (or at least comment on) the Paris and Braums scenes! I hope it was clear, that relationship is MOST likely when Ash is a Shika, and has a different dynamic with Paris. That’s why it only unlocked when played with a Shika Ash on Rafael’s route (at least it should have been, if it wasn’t let me know!) I’m glad you thought they were cute though!
I’m glad you didn’t see the twists coming, I tried to drop just enough hints without making it too obvious! Yes, I can’t imagine playing through just Paris’ route without getting any closure... I’m glad you weren’t disappointed when you discovered the reasons he did what he did though! I keep saying I’m glad I’m glad but honestly I really am just so happy you enjoyed c:
As for the temple thing, yes, for some CGs I just did ‘half’ ones to save on time. Thanks again for your kind feedback!
I have a question about the option to show best the best choice.....if we have that option enabled will we get some kind of effect shown on screen before or after we make a choice. I had the option enabled when playing the demo but didn't se any differences...
I might have forgot to mention this in the tutorial, but the effect will only start showing up AFTER you're on a route. And since the demo only goes up to the route choices, it won't show up. In addition, not every choice affects points for every route, so in that case, the graphic wouldn't show up either.
Ok thanks that makes sense that it would only activate after you got on a route. Thanks for your quick reply! I'm really enjoying this game. Also very happy there is character customisation which allows you to play as a darker skinned character, which is not that common in visual novel games in general. I look forward to the release, and if I'm honest I would have paid money for this so the fact that this is a free game has me astounded (but very happy of course!)
I'm glad you're enjoying it! And I agree in terms of a lack of darker skinned characters. I'm happy to share it for free, I hope you like the full game just as much as the demo c:
Ooh so it's race locked? Can we ask which races can romance which characters or is that too spoilery?
Not at all!
Paris: Cubi and Reaver
Rafael: Shika and Cubi
Braums: Shika and Reaver
Thank you!!!!
I'm... not great with clues so watch me have tried to use all the wrong races for the wrong characters without this LOL
haha well, there aren't really any clues since you have to pick your race at the very beginning, so it's not you xD
I must applaud you on this. I don't usually comment but this is really unique.
1. What did you think overall?
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
5. Other comments or suggestions?
You're too kind ;u; Thanks so much for playing and giving feedback! I really appreciate it. I hope you like the full game just as much as you like the demo! And to answer your question, yes, each character does have an epilogue! Maybe more than one? c;
1. What did you think overall?
I really, really love it so far! The writing is so humorous and engaging, and I really love Ash's personality. Overall, I really love the customization options! It really makes you feel like you can be the character, and make the adventure your own! I also love the way Ash and the rest of the characters change depending on the race you pick (my personal favorite is Shika!) The art and soundtrack are really good and overall I just really love the game so far!
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
I'm honestly in love with all of the characters so I'm really excited about romancing all of them! But I think I'm going to go for Raphael first because its so cute the way he takes everything so literally.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I haven't encountered any bugs or noticed any typos
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
I can't wait to learn more about the Shika in particular since they seem so mysterious, and I hope to learn more about their culture! I also would love to see some good ol banter and friendship between the party because its a weakness of mine (example: Dragon Age and Fire Emblem! Those games did such a good job with developing friendships and relationships between companions and I loved it~)
5. Other comments or suggestions?
Honestly, the game is amazing already so I don't have too many suggestions, but maybe for the part where you pick the food choices provide a little bit of a description or name of the food? Because some of them I could tell what it was but others weren't as clear. Not a big deal though since its not a big part of the game/story. Amazing job so far, can't wait for the full game! Thanks for making this and sharing it! <3
6. Would you want an in game jukebox for the soundtrack?
In game jukebox sounds like a cool feature, so yeah! But if it's a lot of extra work to implement its not really needed so don't worry about it too much!
Oh man, thank you so much for the nice feedback! I'm always so self-conscious about my comedy stuff so it's wonderful to hear you find it engaging. I am also a big fan of dragon age, it's a big inspiration for me! One day I hope I can make something half as good ;u;
Many people have mentioned the bread, so I'll try and make that a little easier to understand!
Thanks again for your comments, and I hope you like the full game even more!
Hi, just wanted to let you know the itch.io app won't download this because it says it's not available for windows? even though I can see you have a demo for pc right there
Ah, thanks for letting me know. I had this issue before and think I know how to fix it. Try it now!
Sweet! It works. Thank you!
No problem! Hope you enjoy c:
I played the damn demo like 5 times, so yeah I like it a lot. So thanks, you're awesome.
I'm really excited for the TOP SECRET content by the way.
Also not really a typo, but there was a missing space in the text you get when you give Rafael chocolate bread. There should be one between 'probably' and 'should'
Thanks so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. I am excited for the top secret content to no longer be secret, so let me know what you think when you find it!
Thanks for the typo note, found and fixed!
I don't have much to say since everything I thought of has already been said.
1. What did you think overall?
I really enjoyed it.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael is my favourite so far.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
No.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Uncovering more of the story and learning more about the characters.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
One problem I had with the game was the font used. I found it difficult to read because the letter "d" looked like an "o" with an accent over it to me. It took me much longer to read everything because I kept misreading words. Another thing that slightly bugged me was how confusing all the options were. It was hard to know what I was selecting when there was only an image. Maybe there could be some text by the options to make it easier to understand? For example, when Ash teases Braums about forgetting their name, the text for that option could say "snarky" or something like that. Or if you don't want to have text, maybe use images that are easier to understand.
Edit: I saw your comment about having a tutorial to show the different meanings of the symbols and I think that would help greatly.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm sorry the font was an issue for you. I hope the tutorial will help with the choices, and that you enjoy the full game!
The font was an issue for me as well. It was really hard to read and eventually gave me a headache. Maybe it would be possibe to have an option to have a different font?
I looked into it, and have figured out how to provide an option to change the font. I hope this makes the game a bit more convenient for you! Since I figured out how, I thought I'd put in more options just for fun. The other font option looks like this, please let me know if it's easier to read:
Yes! That is much better! Thank you so much!
Took more time than I thought since I was busy, but I’m done with the demo! Well, I did try only one background, but I usually stick with one choice forever in things like that, so yeah, that’s fine. Well, I’ll answer your questions now!
1. What did you think overall?
I really loved the game a lot. I’m brimming with happiness that it has the same setting as Arena Circus – I like playing more than one game in the same setting so I can discover more aspects of the world. Very excited about the newly introduced species too, and happy that I can choose which one to play.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
This is a surprise even for me but… all of them? It doesn’t happen often, but I love the three of them a lot. Rafael is my type – I like awkward characters like him a lot. Braums is very cute and I’m overall curious about him. And Paris… well, this is the biggest mystery as I usually hate childhood friend romances (except if the friendship has gone awry and it’s also about reconstructing it, which isn’t the case here) and I usually hate that kind of flirty characters… and yet, I still like him a lot, and I love how he and Ash interact. Maybe it’s the fact Ash is so unaffected by his shameless flirting XD
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I’ve spotted one thing that strikes me as awkward – on the species selection screen, if you pick a cubi, the backstory says “Ash was abandoned in Belldale when they were an orphan (…)” – didn’t you want to say that they are an orphan, abandoned it Belldale when they were a child or something like that? Maybe it’s just me…
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hard to tell, honestly. I don’t really know what to expect from the game – it’s pretty mysterious as of now – I have a hard time predicting how the adventure would flow. I guess I may like to see bad ending styled game overs. I mean, the main characters are doing something obviously dangerous with no prior experience because they don’t know better. Things can go in a bad direction very quickly, and I like to see the consequences of bad choices in games. Seeing some heartbreaking bad endings or game overs makes the good endings even better – it’s like, you see the good outcome after seeing how bad things may have unfolded. It makes them taste even better.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
As I said before, I really like the fact you’re able to choose the gender and species of the main character, and how it affects the story. Of course, since I’ve played with only one main character, I don’t know the exact differences, but I’ve seen lot of dialogue exclusive to the species I’ve chosen – the shika. I must add I love the shika – they’re beautiful and so interesting – I’m genuinely interested in knowing more about the species as a whole, and playing Ash as a shika is a good way I think.
As for not so good things, I’m somewhat confused by the choice system, to be honest. I hated the bakery choice for example – I was outright confused as of wtf are these choices I don’t understand it haha. I mean, unless you’ve seen this specific food presented in this specific way, you won’t know what is it. It would work if Ash was clueless about it too, and if you choose blindly only by the looks of it, but they seemed to know what said food was. I had to pick every one of them, see what Ash says about what it is, and then go back to my choice and so on, and only after that pick my actual answer. Not having at least the name of the product was a bit of a hassle, honestly. The “regular” choice icons confuse me too, but somehow I managed.
A question now! Since the game seems to have the same setting as Arena Circus, I’m curious… where are the humans? It may be a coincidence, but I didn’t see any human in the descriptions all along – all the characters I’ve met were described as cubi, shika or reaver. Obviously, if it’s something important and a spoiler, don’t feel like you must answer me XD
Also, will you actually get to choose the routes you’ll travel? Braums asked Ash to choose the safest route, and I’m wondering if the players will actually be able to choose the path they’ll travel, which would determine what will be happening during their time on the roads.
Oh yeah, and last one, is this a free game? Just want to know if I have to prepare some spare money haha! I mean, it says it's free, but Arena Circus is free and yet you can pay for bonus content.
Anyway, except for the choice system I’ve really liked the demo! Can’t wait to play the full version!
I'm glad you liked it! It's not /quite/ the same setting as Arena Circus, it's actually how I imagine the past of the world to be. So it's not really a spoiler, the reason there are no Cubi or Shika is that they're extinct, and humans haven't evolved yet. I'm so glad to hear you like all the characters! I love them all so much. Same with me for the flirty thing, I don't usually like giant flirts like that, but Paris stole my heart ahh.
OH MAN I can't believe I wrote that xD thank you for catching it. I'll fix that ASAP.
I'm sorry you don't like the choice system! I wanted to try something a little different. As for the bakery, that's the only choice styled that particular way, I just really wanted to draw bread. I also forget that not every place has the same kind of bread as here so it's not quite as obvious haha.
As for the routes you travel, I'll tell you now you don't. The story is fairly linear, with the exception of the endings of course.
And yes, it will be free.
Thank you as always for the feedback! I hope you enjoy the full game. ^^
Thank you! And thanks for answering about the species thing! It's so sad the shika and cubi are extinct now, man. Oh and by the way, when I say same setting, I mostly mean the same universe - not necessarily the same period. Not that this is really important since you answered anyway haha
No problem! I'm glad you noticed actually xD And yeah, the more I write about them all, Reavers included, the more I want to just really delve into their history and culture but like I've got a plot to write xD Arena Circus used to have a feature with these playing cards you could find all over the world that had lore on them, but I took it out at the last minute. Maybe I'll add it back in when I eventually finish the game.
Oh, that feature sounds nice - I'd definitely love it! I'm a sucker for lore, especially if the universe is interesting and have a rich history
1. What did you think overall?
I loved the demo it was so much more enjoyable then I was expecting. I really loved the backgrounds for Ash and how it added so much personality for every play through.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael hands down. I was laughing at a lot of his scenes and it made me excited to see his route through. Side note I kinda feel like we didn't get much time to really know Braums from the demo so while I enjoyed his character so far I don't have as much attachment to him as the others.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I think I did every option at least once except being the male ash. The only thing I ever caught was right before naming the guild the scene between Rafael and Paris I'm pretty sure it says angel instead of angle.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Probably more world building I love the way it's set up so far and I'm can't wait to see how Ash is gonna interact with the world through the various backgrounds.
5. Other comments or suggestions?
Kinda said it in the character part with Braums. Otherwise I'm very excited for this game.
Thanks for the typo shout out, it has been fixed! I really appreciate the feedback. I was worried that there was a lack of Braums in the intro, so I’ll see what I can do about that before the full release. Thanks again and I hope you like what comes next just as much!
1. What did you think overall?
I really loved the demo! I enjoyed all of the characters, and I can tell Ash is going to be very fun to play as. I was a little confused about the symbols, but the comments helped me out, I think it's a really cool idea but it definitely needs a tutorial.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
A hard choice, but I'm really curious about Rafael! All of his dialogue was a treat to read and anyone who loves chocolate automatically gets points with me.
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
Nope!
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hmm...I know this is a romance game, but I'd like to see more of the boys bonding a bit with each other too. I'm as weak for friendship as I am for romance,,, Also more lore, I'm assuming with how extensive a world you've built there will be lots to learn, and I'm looking forward to it!
5. Other comments or suggestions?
I'm really looking forward to March 20th now! I'm super curious about how the story is gonna progress in the full game.
Thank you for the feedback! I will definitely include a tutorial in the full game. c: I’m so happy you enjoyed the demo, and that you like Rafael. I wasn’t sure how his character would go over really so it’s great to see so many people like him! I’m also glad you brought up friendship, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
Thanks again for playing the demo, and I hope you like the full game just as much.
1. What did you think overall?
Really enjoyed the demo! I'm supposed to be in bed because I have work in the morning but I put it off for this instead. Played through twice and some change. Once as a Reaver and once as a Shika. I already commented on the dialogue symbols below, so besides being a little unsure of what they all meant, I did enjoy that style of dialogue.
2. Which character are you most excited about romancing?
Rafael! Although, I had a heck of a time trying to get his picture to light up as a Reaver. I could only get it to light up when I ran through as a Shika. Are the romances race locked, because if so that's a bummer. :c
3. Did you find any bugs/typos?
I had a error screen pop up once when I tried to save but I haven't been able to get it to happen again to copy the error message.
I also had an odd bug where I went back to the main menu while waiting for the interview and the tavern crowd background music did not end like it should have.
4. What would you like to see most in the full game?
Hard to say without knowing more about the game? I definitely enjoy the humor sprinkled through out, so more of that. Plus, romance. The sappier the better, because I'm a huge romantic. XD
5. Other comments or suggestions?
The first time I went through the demo I almost named the guild "The Guild" because I literally couldn't think of anything. XD The second time, I nearly died laughing because I changed my dialogue choice during that scene and got Rafael's suggestion. Had me rolling! I went with his suggestion that time. You should totally sneak in an extra bit of dialogue there if the player goes with "Guide" as the guild name.
Really looking forward to the full game!
Thanks for the feedback! Yes, the romances are locked, each character can be romanced by two of the three races. Aside from it making sense from a story perspective as far as Ash's different backgrounds in those cases, I had practical reasons for it as well in regards to writing and programming. Sorry!
I'm so glad you like Rafael! When I was first going through I wrote his route last, and as such I was sure that I wouldn't like it as much as I had the other two, but he really surprised me. I hope you enjoy it c;
I'll see if I can reproduce those errors, thanks for letting me know!
Don't worry, sappy romance is what I live for :D
Ha! That's a good idea... hehehe
Okay so I found the error you mentioned and fixed it! I also looked into the sound effects thing, but I haven't found any documentation about how to fix it. I did make the crowd sound effect shorter, because it was much too long to begin with. Hopefully this will solve the problem in another way. Thanks again!
Aah, I'm not the type, but I've enjoyed it so much I'll leave an ACTUAL FEEDBACK.
Incredible.
So anyway...
1. Overall, it looks pretty sweet. And can I say I simply adore the background thing? I was actually pretty surprised at how much it changes in the game, especially your relationship with Paris. And I can't really say which one origin is a vanilla one, because every and each of them seem similarly developed.
2. Hm, I'm rather partial to Reaver!Ash/Paris dynamic - the snark is strong in this one.
3. No typoes, no sir!
4. In the full game I'd like to see full game - nothing more, nothing less.
5. I was slightly confused about dialogue thing? Kinda reminded me of Fallout 4 and it's "sarcastic" dialogue option. Perhaps if I was sure what every icon meant, it would be easier to gauge, but I'm not confident I got that right.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the backgrounds, I was hoping it would add an extra layer to gameplay. I am also a fan of Reaver!Ash/Paris, they might be my favorite. As for the dialogue, I've never played fallout 4 so I can't be sure, but I was basing it on the emotion based decisions from the Dragon Age series. I was thinking about including a short tutorial about the emotions tied to every icon, do you think that would enhance the gameplay?
I'm only part way through the demo right now, and came back here looking for an explanation on what the different symbols meant. I would definitely say some sort of tutorial or even just a descriptor displayed with the icon would help a lot. That being said, what /do/ all the symbols stand for?
Thank you for saying so! I'll definitely add that in.
Here's a little cheatsheet in advance:
The purple speech bubbles: anger
The stars: Funny
The lightbulb: Logical
The hearts: Flirty
The wings: Gentle
Yeah, the tutorial should do the trick. The icon give the basic ideas and it seems my guesses were right or at least close enough, but having confirmation is nice.
I named my guild "WE ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOO GAY" :v
best decision ever made :v
LOL omg just picturing Rafael saying that with confidence
that scene where they announce the other guilds they got hired was the best one, it was like they where announcing their gaynnes :v
"go home everyone, WE ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GAY................. just got hired" :v
anyways, good game :v
Aaaah so excited now! It looks soooo so cool! Gonna test it this night and answer the question after that haha
Ah thanks for your continued support! I hope you enjoy it :D
Really really fun!! Can't wait for the full version!
Ahh I'm so happy to hear that! I hope you enjoy it. Also good to know that the demo isn't breaking ;u;
aaaah looks pretty good! c:
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the full game when it's released. (: