Sips and Sonnets

What a lovely game it ended up being! I am so glad you decided to add voice acting to it, it elevated the experience a lot. The art, the music, the characters - the game clearly has passion behind it, and good, well measured and mature writing. Through simple remarks from the main character reminscing back on her life, the game easily makes you reminisce back on your experiences and ponder about a lot of topics. Coming after the lovely 3 X Backspace, this game is a solid step up, I am excited for what the team creates in the future (in the meantime, I'll go get the different endings on this one).

If there's 3 things that best describe what I like, it's tea, poetry, and a good cry. This game has all of these in abundance so suffice to say I was spoiled! This is a visually gorgeous VN from character design, to the tearoom itself. The mechanics of brewing the tea by hand is such a calming and joyful experience, followed by such depth of relatability in character backstory and memories told in glorious detail. Praise also for the voice acting which truly lifted this game to a whole new level. When they celebrated, I cheered for and with them. When they mourned my heart broke too, and by the end I felt a shift in me that has stayed forever etched on my heart. A flawless and beautiful story that gave me many a pause to have the deep heavy conversations that aren't always easy to have but are important to explore. Cannot recommend this enough, though do bring a tissue and a hot cup of tea with you when you do!

A lovely cozy game! The graphics style, music and vibe were right up my alley. I'm an herbalist so as soon as I saw a game that dealt with tea I knew I had to play it! While it is a short game (It took me about 2 1/2 hrs), there are multiple endings so you can play it multiple times. One of my questions went unanswered so I know I'll be playing it again for a different ending! I appreciated the thoughtfulness that went into this game, especially some wonderful lines that I've written down to remember. "Whenever I could find tea, I always found generosity and kindness, as well." Make sure you have a cuppa when you start to play or you'll quickly find yourself pausing to make a cup.

Loved the game concept and the exploration of heavy themes around a life well lived and memory.

I've grown fond of this type of game as the perfect "before bed" type experience. Dozing off (in a good way, not because it's boring) while reading an interesting story with no puzzles that would require me to be too alert. Just small talk, brewing a hot drink, and seeing where that leads us...

Sips and Sonnets is a interesting narrative visual novel that explores a range of topics such as tea, worldly cultures, philosophy, and writing through the perspective of a elderly woman. The game play mechanics are simple, but it shines more in it's character storytelling and voice acting. I'd say it's a recommended game for those who enjoy the specific art genre of English slice of life drama films and those who are curious and like to learn something new.

游戏不错，就是音量太小了，我这边开笔记本电脑得把音量放大到90左右才能听清（我听力没有问题）