Newfound Courage

To be honest, the game itself was quite frustrating. A lot of uninteresting settings, very weak story line. I stomached through 5 hours of game play and tried to make the most fun out of it, sadly not much did that. The characters feel really flat and I feel like a waste of time giving them so many chances to redeem their arc. May be fun for players who enjoy a simple fighting mechanic, unfortunately nothing close to what I enjoy. At least the background art is good, and some puzzles were well thought of. Not everything is perfect but at least it ran smoothly.

I cried. Wonderfull story.

While I do wish there was a little more to the romance side of the game I really enjoyed playing this.

Only two pieces of media have ever made me emotional, and one of them is this game. The art is absolutely radiating, the characters have such unique stories, and the world building is amazing. The ending of the first book is painfully bittersweet, and it left me almost crying (It's painfully relatable). The second book is a great sequel, one that I wish was longer so I could dive into characters more. Combat is really fun, and the only thing I'd ever complain about it is the controls (I have to put my fingers in weird positions). I truly hope from the bottom of my heart that this game gets another update with a third part. It'd make my year.

Initially I was set on disliking the game, albeit it won over me, especially with the DLC. The graphics are great, the music is somewhat decent, however, the story and especially the dialogue still needs work. Thumbs up for improvements in the second part of the story, the DLC really did make it more worth it. I do hope though that there's more to come to this game.

I really enjoyed this game. I don't regularly play games with pixel graphics, and now I feel like I've been missing out on a ton of fun. I found the story to be incredibly promising and clearly setting up a lot of world-building for future content that hopefully will come one day. Being queer is a part of the story, and I like that it was something that wasn't subtle or briefly mentioned, but instead an actual part of character development and moving the story forward. I think some of the earlier reviews (prior to the free DLC included) felt a bit cheated in a sense because they, much like I assumed, that the romance would be in the first book, and technically there is love (friendship) there, it's just not romantic like you'd initially assume or maybe felt led to believe. However, the second book actually does include romance, albeit with different characters, and continues the plot in a way that felt exciting and fun to me personally. The combat in the story is also fun, but very simple, which I didn't mind, but at times I wish there were more variety there. I think my biggest want with this game is that I wish it were longer and there were more to explore. I think the romance in book two definitely could use an extension; it doesn’t have to be significant, but I just wish there could have been more conversations involved there, as the interactions are quite short for a romance. In retrospect, as I write this, I would say if your sole interest in playing this game is for a queer love story, it does exist, just in book two, and it isn’t very long. I think the bigger message of the game, without explicit spoilers, is simply the strength that comes with self-acceptance and the impact homophobia can have on a person. Overall, I really enjoyed everything this game has to offer, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a meaningful queer story that isn’t entirely consumed by romance and more so self-acceptance and the power that comes from it.

Positives: world-building is extremely interesting, there are some really emotional moments that surprised me, gameplay was fun and not too difficult Negatives: writing could be a little clunky, the development of romantic feelings (both books) seems rushed, storyline is unfinished even after book 2, [spoiler] forgiving Jarrow and going on a date with him happens too quickly for me to feel comfortable with it especially after the rant to Miss about what love does and doesn't mean[/spoiler] I know it's supposed to be a short game, but I think you can find balance in a short game so that all the elements have enough space. This game would have been better if it was longer, more fleshed-out, with more gameplay and storyline development. It just tries to fit a lot into a small package in a way that leaves me a bit unsatisfied. I still like it and think it accomplishes what it sets out to do. [spoiler] Also, everyone upset book 1 does not end with a romantic relationship, you get the chance in the DLC that adds book 2. Yeah you have to get the DLC but it's a misrepresentation to act like the MC never has that opportunity[/spoiler]

Nice

Fun combat imo, enjoyable soundtrack, and made me sob

Esse jogo é tão perfeitinho meu deus, dá vontade de nunca parar de jogar!!! Chorei em diversos momentos de tão lindo que é.