This game needs many choices to text him back with "Dork" and a laughing facepalm face emoji. There is just too many cute dork moments with that guy for such a reply to lack. lol
I'm not normally a fan of games that is purely chat of some sort, but this game actually makes it work. Pretty well at that.
I still hold that bunnies are the servants of the devil. And not in a good way like black cats. ....so I suppose I should consider them work colleges... *sigh* Too bad the guy wasn't obsessed with cats. I like cats.
Not that it matters that much, just wishful thinking. lol
I wonder what kind of hobby store that lacks a Warhammer section tho.... *glares suspiciously at the store*
Is he fat, or does the jacket just make him look fat? The artwork is a mid-level-skill style that makes it hard to tell what is intentional and what isn't.
Oh, apparently it's the jacket. It does NOT look good on him. (Had to test the suit thing to figure it out. I am not a fan of suits, so I had to go back when I thought of it. lol)
(Rom-com is also another bane of my existence. fyi Horrible, horrible things. But it's the epilogue so I suppose one cannot have choices in those. Or it wouldn't be an epilogue. lol)
I'm a little sad you never get to see him cosplay tho.
This is actually a pretty good game.
It's super-cute, and the ending I got was kinda cute too.
Although now I AM curious about the other endings, and how the heck to get them. lol
Thanks for the feedback! It was for a game jam during a busy work month for me, so there's a lot I couldn't include, and as much as I would have loved to include cgs to show his cosplaying, his hobbies, etc my art isn't the best and time constraints meant some things had to be cut out. Definitely something I'm considering down the line since I plan to update this game after I finish my next game jam project though!
There's three main endings- the endings you get at the end based on your affection score with him, and then five early endings. I posted a link to walkthrough I made in the first dev log so if you wanted to get the others that's available! It's not too hard for most of them but one is ridiculous so it's a bit harder to get without a walkthrough lol. Most of the early endings are really short.
The artwork wasn't all that bad. I think it's just the design of his jacket that kinda sucked. And it wouldn't be the first jacket in the world that makes people look fat. But someone who cosplays would presumably be better at fashion choices than that. I've met many cosplayers, and they tend to add a dash of that style into their everyday outfits. (Like if you like Izaya, maybe use his iconic jacket, which is still somewhat normal, or add cuter stuff if you like cuter characters and whatnot. I'll admit I am not expert on average people since I don't so much cosplay as changing my normal everyday wardrobe to fit my favorite character. lol)
You hinted that you can get married in what it said about the game, soooooo.... lol
Any chance he has a cat-loving brother instead? xD
Honestly tho; I think that if you kept developing the game a bit more, it could become a really great game. I know there is many games entered into a Jam with word limits, where the creator keeps improving the game after the competition is over. And some of those games turn into great, full-length games.
Your game is like the beginning of a really sweet romance game. I normally am all for choices, but when it is all chat and no action, it can get a bit tedious with so many of them. (Although I'd love more ending choices. But I see why a short game like yours only have 3.)
If you streamline them a little bit, and add more actual dates afterwards, you have a good recipe for success.
Because both the art and the writing was pretty good.
Lmao I cosplay, and so do some of my friends, and tbh it’s always a toss up on who wears over the top everyday outfits and gets all done up and gorgeous, and who wears the plainest tshirt and jeans in their day to day. One of my besties practically lives in a plain black oversized hoodie! 😂 Totally get what you mean that it could have shown off who he is more! I designed him in like an hour and just went with it because I got a bunch of work at my irl job dumped on me the same day before I could finish. Definitely a lot I could’ve done better! Looking at the sketches I did for the three original LIs I planned you can definitely see which one got to his second phase of design and which two didn’t haha 😂
Lmao yeah the early endings aren’t meant to be taken too seriously. They all have some dash of silly. It was going to be even more over the top originally because you can’t just stumble into it, but I decided to tone it down a bit. It was silly enough as is lmao. The main three are the ‘real’ endings.
No, he’s an only child. One of his best friends has a cat though! Not the one who’s getting a route out first though haha 😂
That’s sweet to say, thanks! I like the limitations, time limits, and community with game jams, so I’m still doing them, but I do plan to update this one to make it more what I wanted originally before the cuts had to come in. Going to work on it a bit between work and other jams. I will say though it’s a chatsim! Think like Blooming Panic, Killer Chat, etc. I don’t see it changing to a traditional VN with actual dates and stuff outside of in epilogues, sides stories, etc. It’s just the genre. Better ‘video calls’ would be on the todo list for additions though! Another of my regrettable cuts. It’s one of my favorite genres of visual novels, but I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea!
I dressed like the Joker (green hair and all) for a full year once when I was obsessing over him, does that count? lol Surprisingly I got several compliments and one guy asking me out. lol (I was living in Camden at the time tho, in all fairness.... And after I moved to a smaller city, people kept asking if I worked at the theater. lol)
I sadly don't know anyone else who does cosplaying at this point tho. So maybe my knowledge is outdated. lol I still have the Joker clothes I think, and Izaya's jacket. But a lot of clothes have sadly been discarded as I move quite a lot. (And I mean, across country borders.) I rarely travel with more than a single bag, and there's a limit to how much I can stuff where I store things I don't bring.
For an hours work he looks good, I'll give you that.
I really hope you decide to get back to improving the game tho. It sounds like you had some great plans for it, and I'd love to see them. ^_^
(And after my last comment where I told a soulmate game that my soulmate clearly doesn't exist even in games, I will LAUGH if one of your planned LI's is a satanic emo guy with yandere tendencies. xD)
I thought the ending was really sweet tho. In the homey and boring kinda way. It helps that his bunny is evil. I can respect evil.
Yeeeeah.... I keep meaning to continue Blooming Panic because I'm curious, but I either got stuck or it bored me to tears, so I keep never getting around to it.
I think Killer Chat fucked up so it won't accept your name, and calls you 'player' or something. No clue how to fix it. And it didn't seem like a chat program the whole 50 seconds I tried to play it. lol
The chat parts aren't bad, mind you. But I still think it would be better if they were broken up here and there by a real date. (And I'm all for NSFW content if that ever is an idea. lol)
I can see how someone who has a busy job would end up mainly chatting via text messages and video chat. It actually makes sense in this game.
But chat games can get a bit monotonous. That's where the -occasional- real dates come in.
All stories need a short break from certain things, to avoid becoming boring. (I have no count for how many HP fanfic that stresses the reader out cuz Harry is angry 100% of the time, instead of mixing it up with softer moment, as one example. Or stories that are so sugary sweet you feel like you're getting diabetes AND die of boredom because they never mix in darker emotions.)
So I don't mind the style your game is set up in, on it's own. Just the monotony of a lack of breaks. Although from the story it seems like you could manage to add those breaks in just fine, it even seemed like it would happen towards the ending.
Either way I look forward to see what you do next. ^_^
Lmao if you want it to, totally! Cosplay doesn't have to be big expensive pieces, or fancy prosthetics and props. My first cosplay was Misa Amane because I was blonde and had a lot of goth stuff on hand lmao!
Ah I'm sorry to hear that. At the end of the day everyone's different, and people who participate in a hobby are still people at the end of the day- all unique in their own ways!
Lol thanks
Oh I definitely plan to! I already started and got a first draft of an intro for a second LI, and started mapping out some concepts for expanding on scenes already in game, buuuuuut then I saw a game jam I really wanted to participate in, so that's what I'm working on now. Sorry boys- the mean goth lady game gets priority lmao!
Lol Knox is more grunge/punk than goth, and I'm sorry to say, not a yandere. More blunt and blushy tsundere if I had to pick a trope to shove him in. If you want a satanic emo boy though I'd recommend looking into Killer Chat! Goreboy fits that to a T and it's a great game imo.
Lol it was meant to be a call back to him saying he liked that kind of thing when talking about love languages. Grayson just wants to relax and snuggle with his sweetie and his demonic overlord lmao
Huh, I've played through all the routes and didn't have that issue. Maybe it was a glitch that got patched out? Basically the entire game takes place on a totally not discord server so maybe you're thinking of a different game?
You might like A Date With Death then! It has traditional VN elements on top of the chatsim segments, and you can get dlc that adds nsfw content. I'm certainly not opposed to spicy scenes myself lmao
Yeah no I totally get it! Like I said, pure chat sims aren't for everyone! And yeah, I plan to make the epilogues actually playable like a traditional VN in the future. That was the original plan for them, but I didn't have time to code them in, make the ending CGs I wanted to, etc. I figured I'd leave them until I had time to do them properly, but then the year was ending and I still hadn't found the time, so I decided to just put them in like that instead of letting what I wrote for them go to waste.
I'll stop yapping your ear off (eyes off..?) now lmao. Thanks again! I do appreciate the feedback and the chat!
As a he/they bisexual queer man with a rabbit and hyperfixation with cosplay and fckin cannot stop yapping and a weird family dynamic I have never felt more called out playing a game and trust me i have felt really called out before. THATS NOT EVEN ALL I FEEL CALLED OUT FOR MAN--
well done developers. now please remove all cameras in my room DJJDJDDJW
I'll remove the cameras, but only if you let me know when you decide to dye your hair purple. It's destiny now. 😜😂
Jokes aside! I'm glad you liked my game! It was my first project and definitely a lot as a solo dev, but it was so much fun to make! I'm really glad to hear you had a good time with it. Tell the bunny I love them!
Look, I mostly play horror and escape rooms, but this was FRICKIN' ADORABLE and is the best thing I've picked up in the last two days. Cackled over 'manors/manners'. Choked on my drink at the 'returning my man card' sequence. This whole game was just too good.
Fixed it! Sorry about that. Originally when I uploaded I marked the files as 'mac' and 'windows' but upon updating it seems I forgot to check the boxes. If you were downloading from the website it would have worked fine, but the itch app didn't know which files to pick! So sorry for the mistake, it should be all fixed now!
Loved it, came here from Reddit, Grayson was indeed super cute. I LOVE the fact that choosing she/her pronouns actually led to me being called female adjectives and nouns (some games treat you as gender neutral regardless of what pronouns you choose which is very dissappointing). I also appreciated how nice the author was in their replies to my questions.
If there are any plans to add to this game (especially spicy scenes), Ill definetly be back for more.
The music was very pleasant too and I loved the purple (one of my fave colours)
Also, I picked one of the options and the humour was great.
Hello! I'm glad I was able to answer all your questions, and I'm so happy to hear you had fun playing! Thank you very much for letting me know! Made my day. 😊
lmao the coffee choices was a joke because I asked my friend group their coffee order to put it in and they had a very large response 😂 I wasn’t even sure if I’d finish the game at the time so it was just something for us all to laugh at. To be honest I had forgotten that was there. 🤣 I’m working on an update that adds epilogues and pronoun selection, so I’ll chop a few of those out before uploading that.
I can work on an ending guide! Most are pretty easy to get, but one is definitely a challenge since it requires max affection.
I pretty much only use reddit and just to lurk in the otome and Ren’Py subs lmao. It would literally make my day if you did though! I don’t mind making a new account wherever so just lemme know what you use.
Glad to hear it! I’m hoping I’ll make more progress on it tonight. I’ll put that walkthrough together at the same time. Just made a twitter and followed ya! Not at home right now so my pfp is just Grayson cuz that was what I have on my phone lol. @CorvidsCauldron
I'm glad to hear you liked it! It's a solo project and I'm tone deaf myself, so I had to use premade assets for the soundtrack, but I think DavidKBD made some lovely pieces, although I could have definitely utilized them better. Something for me to think about while I work on the update to add epilogues! Thank you for the feedback, and again for playing! I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Oh goodness...this one was adorable and so full of love. I've only played a fraction of the game since I've only completed one ending so far since it's getting a bit late as of writing this comment. Now, I haven't pursued any other endings aside from the one I got on my first run (Ending 8) for ease of skipping through dialogue to find differences, but I did go back and try out a handful of other hobbies and there is just SO much detail! That combined with how many endings there are and what you can do or say to Grayson, I find that there's lots of effort and thus lotsa love in this project! (,,> ω<,,)
And speaking of, Grayson...sweet Gracie...I wish to love and cherish him (*ﾉωﾉ)..............ahem, for real though! He's both so charming and magnetic while also being rather relatable. While I may differ from him greatly in terms of personal identity and history, I could deeply understand his struggles and where he was coming from.
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When he began to really get into his personal history, I really wanted to just reach out and comfort him or just...something! Anything! I wanted to tell him he wasn't stupid for wanting that love! That he was allowed to still love them even if it felt stupid! That sometimes feelings are just like that and he was allowed to feel that way, even if he knew it was never going to happen!! Augh!!! I'm trying to keep this comment as vague as I can, it's just that I felt very strongly about this part!! Waugh!!ヽ(；A；)ノ
[END LIGHT SPOILERS]
Ahem! Anyhow!
I look forward to playing more of LAF and uncovering more of the little details and differences! (✧∀ ✧ 人 ) Maybe I will muster up the courage to be more indifferent or perhaps even mean to Grayson...but for now, I am content in having gotten to know him and being allowed to love him (♡ ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝) All in all, a very cute and well-done game with a ton of heart!
Oh my goodness thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You made my whole day with this comment!
I'm so glad you love Gracie! I tried to make him a more realistic character and love interest. He's a sweet guy but has his flaws and baggage like everyone else.
I had to cut out a lot of things I wanted to add to get it submitted in time for the jam, so I'm glad the game didn't suffer for losing out on that. Think more ways for the mc to express themself, custom pronouns, as well as epilogues for all the endings! I'm hoping to add them in in the near future but this is still a completed game as is and I'm really so happy to hear you enjoyed it. Genuinely thank you for leaving this comment! I'll be riding high for the rest of the week lmao
Aaaaaaa I'm really happy to hear that! (,,> ω<,,) I just wanted to express how much I enjoyed this game and how it made me smile ;w; I would say that you definitely succeeded in making Grayson realistic and fleshed out--like you said, he's very sweet. He's highly approachable and lovable, but he's definitely got his own host of issues that are, again, relatable and understandable but are also entirely capable of hurting him or the people he cares about. I think that in particular is what really made me feel for him.
(´；ω；｀) I know I certainly had a moment of, "I know exactly why you're doing this, but it hurts. Hurts everyone involved." (WHICH AGAIN IS HOW I KNOW THE EMOTIONS ARE HITTING RIGHT TTwTT)
AND OHOOOO (╯✧ ∇ ✧)╯While I am personally quite satisfied with how the game ended and think you have done plenty of great work with LAF as it is now, I would certainly be excited for an update! o(^∀^*)o All of those features sound like they would be great additions and well ofc I'd be happy to spend more time with Gracie outside of the random scenarios my brain cooks up (*ﾉωﾉ)
Still, know that you've done very well and definitely deserve to rest! I am glad if my thoughts and appreciation have reached you. Take it easy and have a good day (*＾▽＾)／
You're literally so sweet for saying all this. Thank you so much! I'm glad to know you're looking forward to the update. I have a long weekend currently so I'm hoping to make some good progress on that over the next couple days. Funny enough working on stuff like this is how I like to rest lmao. I really am so happy to hear you liked it. Genuinely thank you for letting me know!
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This game needs many choices to text him back with "Dork" and a laughing facepalm face emoji.
There is just too many cute dork moments with that guy for such a reply to lack. lol
I'm not normally a fan of games that is purely chat of some sort, but this game actually makes it work. Pretty well at that.
I still hold that bunnies are the servants of the devil. And not in a good way like black cats.
....so I suppose I should consider them work colleges... *sigh*
Too bad the guy wasn't obsessed with cats. I like cats.
Not that it matters that much, just wishful thinking. lol
I wonder what kind of hobby store that lacks a Warhammer section tho.... *glares suspiciously at the store*
Is he fat, or does the jacket just make him look fat?
The artwork is a mid-level-skill style that makes it hard to tell what is intentional and what isn't.
Oh, apparently it's the jacket. It does NOT look good on him.
(Had to test the suit thing to figure it out. I am not a fan of suits, so I had to go back when I thought of it. lol)
(Rom-com is also another bane of my existence. fyi
Horrible, horrible things.
But it's the epilogue so I suppose one cannot have choices in those. Or it wouldn't be an epilogue. lol)
I'm a little sad you never get to see him cosplay tho.
This is actually a pretty good game.
It's super-cute, and the ending I got was kinda cute too.
Although now I AM curious about the other endings, and how the heck to get them. lol
Thanks for the feedback! It was for a game jam during a busy work month for me, so there's a lot I couldn't include, and as much as I would have loved to include cgs to show his cosplaying, his hobbies, etc my art isn't the best and time constraints meant some things had to be cut out. Definitely something I'm considering down the line since I plan to update this game after I finish my next game jam project though!
There's three main endings- the endings you get at the end based on your affection score with him, and then five early endings. I posted a link to walkthrough I made in the first dev log so if you wanted to get the others that's available! It's not too hard for most of them but one is ridiculous so it's a bit harder to get without a walkthrough lol. Most of the early endings are really short.
Thanks again!
The artwork wasn't all that bad. I think it's just the design of his jacket that kinda sucked.
And it wouldn't be the first jacket in the world that makes people look fat. But someone who cosplays would presumably be better at fashion choices than that. I've met many cosplayers, and they tend to add a dash of that style into their everyday outfits.
(Like if you like Izaya, maybe use his iconic jacket, which is still somewhat normal, or add cuter stuff if you like cuter characters and whatnot.
I'll admit I am not expert on average people since I don't so much cosplay as changing my normal everyday wardrobe to fit my favorite character. lol)
You hinted that you can get married in what it said about the game, soooooo.... lol
Any chance he has a cat-loving brother instead? xD
Honestly tho; I think that if you kept developing the game a bit more, it could become a really great game.
I know there is many games entered into a Jam with word limits, where the creator keeps improving the game after the competition is over.
And some of those games turn into great, full-length games.
Your game is like the beginning of a really sweet romance game.
I normally am all for choices, but when it is all chat and no action, it can get a bit tedious with so many of them.
(Although I'd love more ending choices. But I see why a short game like yours only have 3.)
If you streamline them a little bit, and add more actual dates afterwards, you have a good recipe for success.
Because both the art and the writing was pretty good.
Lmao I cosplay, and so do some of my friends, and tbh it’s always a toss up on who wears over the top everyday outfits and gets all done up and gorgeous, and who wears the plainest tshirt and jeans in their day to day. One of my besties practically lives in a plain black oversized hoodie! 😂 Totally get what you mean that it could have shown off who he is more! I designed him in like an hour and just went with it because I got a bunch of work at my irl job dumped on me the same day before I could finish. Definitely a lot I could’ve done better! Looking at the sketches I did for the three original LIs I planned you can definitely see which one got to his second phase of design and which two didn’t haha 😂
Lmao yeah the early endings aren’t meant to be taken too seriously. They all have some dash of silly. It was going to be even more over the top originally because you can’t just stumble into it, but I decided to tone it down a bit. It was silly enough as is lmao. The main three are the ‘real’ endings.
No, he’s an only child. One of his best friends has a cat though! Not the one who’s getting a route out first though haha 😂
That’s sweet to say, thanks! I like the limitations, time limits, and community with game jams, so I’m still doing them, but I do plan to update this one to make it more what I wanted originally before the cuts had to come in. Going to work on it a bit between work and other jams. I will say though it’s a chatsim! Think like Blooming Panic, Killer Chat, etc. I don’t see it changing to a traditional VN with actual dates and stuff outside of in epilogues, sides stories, etc. It’s just the genre. Better ‘video calls’ would be on the todo list for additions though! Another of my regrettable cuts. It’s one of my favorite genres of visual novels, but I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea!
And aw thank you so much again!
I dressed like the Joker (green hair and all) for a full year once when I was obsessing over him, does that count? lol
Surprisingly I got several compliments and one guy asking me out. lol
(I was living in Camden at the time tho, in all fairness.... And after I moved to a smaller city, people kept asking if I worked at the theater. lol)
I sadly don't know anyone else who does cosplaying at this point tho. So maybe my knowledge is outdated. lol
I still have the Joker clothes I think, and Izaya's jacket.
But a lot of clothes have sadly been discarded as I move quite a lot.
(And I mean, across country borders.)
I rarely travel with more than a single bag, and there's a limit to how much I can stuff where I store things I don't bring.
For an hours work he looks good, I'll give you that.
I really hope you decide to get back to improving the game tho.
It sounds like you had some great plans for it, and I'd love to see them. ^_^
(And after my last comment where I told a soulmate game that my soulmate clearly doesn't exist even in games, I will LAUGH if one of your planned LI's is a satanic emo guy with yandere tendencies. xD)
I thought the ending was really sweet tho. In the homey and boring kinda way.
It helps that his bunny is evil. I can respect evil.
Yeeeeah.... I keep meaning to continue Blooming Panic because I'm curious, but I either got stuck or it bored me to tears, so I keep never getting around to it.
I think Killer Chat fucked up so it won't accept your name, and calls you 'player' or something.
No clue how to fix it. And it didn't seem like a chat program the whole 50 seconds I tried to play it. lol
The chat parts aren't bad, mind you.
But I still think it would be better if they were broken up here and there by a real date.
(And I'm all for NSFW content if that ever is an idea. lol)
I can see how someone who has a busy job would end up mainly chatting via text messages and video chat.
It actually makes sense in this game.
But chat games can get a bit monotonous.
That's where the -occasional- real dates come in.
All stories need a short break from certain things, to avoid becoming boring.
(I have no count for how many HP fanfic that stresses the reader out cuz Harry is angry 100% of the time, instead of mixing it up with softer moment, as one example.
Or stories that are so sugary sweet you feel like you're getting diabetes AND die of boredom because they never mix in darker emotions.)
So I don't mind the style your game is set up in, on it's own.
Just the monotony of a lack of breaks.
Although from the story it seems like you could manage to add those breaks in just fine, it even seemed like it would happen towards the ending.
Either way I look forward to see what you do next. ^_^
Lmao if you want it to, totally! Cosplay doesn't have to be big expensive pieces, or fancy prosthetics and props. My first cosplay was Misa Amane because I was blonde and had a lot of goth stuff on hand lmao!
Ah I'm sorry to hear that. At the end of the day everyone's different, and people who participate in a hobby are still people at the end of the day- all unique in their own ways!
Lol thanks
Oh I definitely plan to! I already started and got a first draft of an intro for a second LI, and started mapping out some concepts for expanding on scenes already in game, buuuuuut then I saw a game jam I really wanted to participate in, so that's what I'm working on now. Sorry boys- the mean goth lady game gets priority lmao!
Lol Knox is more grunge/punk than goth, and I'm sorry to say, not a yandere. More blunt and blushy tsundere if I had to pick a trope to shove him in. If you want a satanic emo boy though I'd recommend looking into Killer Chat! Goreboy fits that to a T and it's a great game imo.
Lol it was meant to be a call back to him saying he liked that kind of thing when talking about love languages. Grayson just wants to relax and snuggle with his sweetie and his demonic overlord lmao
Huh, I've played through all the routes and didn't have that issue. Maybe it was a glitch that got patched out? Basically the entire game takes place on a totally not discord server so maybe you're thinking of a different game?
You might like A Date With Death then! It has traditional VN elements on top of the chatsim segments, and you can get dlc that adds nsfw content. I'm certainly not opposed to spicy scenes myself lmao
Yeah no I totally get it! Like I said, pure chat sims aren't for everyone! And yeah, I plan to make the epilogues actually playable like a traditional VN in the future. That was the original plan for them, but I didn't have time to code them in, make the ending CGs I wanted to, etc. I figured I'd leave them until I had time to do them properly, but then the year was ending and I still hadn't found the time, so I decided to just put them in like that instead of letting what I wrote for them go to waste.
I'll stop yapping your ear off (eyes off..?) now lmao. Thanks again! I do appreciate the feedback and the chat!
As a he/they bisexual queer man with a rabbit and hyperfixation with cosplay and fckin cannot stop yapping and a weird family dynamic I have never felt more called out playing a game and trust me i have felt really called out before. THATS NOT EVEN ALL I FEEL CALLED OUT FOR MAN--
well done developers. now please remove all cameras in my room DJJDJDDJW
I'll remove the cameras, but only if you let me know when you decide to dye your hair purple. It's destiny now. 😜😂
Jokes aside! I'm glad you liked my game! It was my first project and definitely a lot as a solo dev, but it was so much fun to make! I'm really glad to hear you had a good time with it. Tell the bunny I love them!
Look, I mostly play horror and escape rooms, but this was FRICKIN' ADORABLE and is the best thing I've picked up in the last two days. Cackled over 'manors/manners'. Choked on my drink at the 'returning my man card' sequence. This whole game was just too good.
Aww I'm so glad to hear you liked it! Thank you for letting me know 😊 My day has been made.
the download is not working at all, it keeps saying no compatible downloads found. I'm playing on mac
Fixed it! Sorry about that. Originally when I uploaded I marked the files as 'mac' and 'windows' but upon updating it seems I forgot to check the boxes. If you were downloading from the website it would have worked fine, but the itch app didn't know which files to pick! So sorry for the mistake, it should be all fixed now!
it's alright, thank you so much!
I just wanna give Gracey a bigggg hug!
lmao please do they need it 😂
yes, my sweet Gracey deserves all the hugs, cuddles and love in the world
Loved it, came here from Reddit, Grayson was indeed super cute. I LOVE the fact that choosing she/her pronouns actually led to me being called female adjectives and nouns (some games treat you as gender neutral regardless of what pronouns you choose which is very dissappointing). I also appreciated how nice the author was in their replies to my questions.
If there are any plans to add to this game (especially spicy scenes), Ill definetly be back for more.
The music was very pleasant too and I loved the purple (one of my fave colours)
Also, I picked one of the options and the humour was great.
Hello! I'm glad I was able to answer all your questions, and I'm so happy to hear you had fun playing! Thank you very much for letting me know! Made my day. 😊
This was so cute! I had a lot of fun playing through the routes.
Glad to hear it! Thanks for letting me know ☺️
Awww, this is cute! It got pretty real at times, too. Is this your first game, btw? It's the only one on your itch page.
Aw I’m glad you liked it! And yep, it’s my first one!
It's a great debut, you should be proud! My onlt criticism is that there are far too many coffee choices lol. Also, I would love an ending guide!
Are you on social media? I want to make fanart, and would want to tag you when it's done!
lmao the coffee choices was a joke because I asked my friend group their coffee order to put it in and they had a very large response 😂 I wasn’t even sure if I’d finish the game at the time so it was just something for us all to laugh at. To be honest I had forgotten that was there. 🤣 I’m working on an update that adds epilogues and pronoun selection, so I’ll chop a few of those out before uploading that.
I can work on an ending guide! Most are pretty easy to get, but one is definitely a challenge since it requires max affection.
I pretty much only use reddit and just to lurk in the otome and Ren’Py subs lmao. It would literally make my day if you did though! I don’t mind making a new account wherever so just lemme know what you use.
Ooo, I'm looking forward to those epilogues, can't wait to see them! C:
Awesome, tysm!
Ok! I'll probably post it on Twitter, Pillowfort, and Tumblr (@NorbezJones). Lmk if you make an account on any of those platforms!
Glad to hear it! I’m hoping I’ll make more progress on it tonight. I’ll put that walkthrough together at the same time.
Just made a twitter and followed ya! Not at home right now so my pfp is just Grayson cuz that was what I have on my phone lol. @CorvidsCauldron
Hey! Just letting you know the update is out! Hope you like it!
GREYSON. WAS. SO. CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE. AAAAAAAAAAAAA. I don't normally do that but I totally need to do a fanart of him in a maid suit 0v0
PLEASE SHOW ME IF YOU DO! I would cry. TwT
Anywaysies I'm so glad to hear you liked it! I hope you had fun and thank you for playing!
How lovely! The art was cute, the story was nice, even the music while being repetitive was quite lovely! What a good game
I'm glad to hear you liked it! It's a solo project and I'm tone deaf myself, so I had to use premade assets for the soundtrack, but I think DavidKBD made some lovely pieces, although I could have definitely utilized them better. Something for me to think about while I work on the update to add epilogues! Thank you for the feedback, and again for playing! I'm really happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Oh goodness...this one was adorable and so full of love. I've only played a fraction of the game since I've only completed one ending so far since it's getting a bit late as of writing this comment. Now, I haven't pursued any other endings aside from the one I got on my first run (Ending 8) for ease of skipping through dialogue to find differences, but I did go back and try out a handful of other hobbies and there is just SO much detail! That combined with how many endings there are and what you can do or say to Grayson, I find that there's lots of effort and thus lotsa love in this project! (,,> ω<,,)
And speaking of, Grayson...sweet Gracie...I wish to love and cherish him (*ﾉωﾉ)..............ahem, for real though! He's both so charming and magnetic while also being rather relatable. While I may differ from him greatly in terms of personal identity and history, I could deeply understand his struggles and where he was coming from.
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When he began to really get into his personal history, I really wanted to just reach out and comfort him or just...something! Anything! I wanted to tell him he wasn't stupid for wanting that love! That he was allowed to still love them even if it felt stupid! That sometimes feelings are just like that and he was allowed to feel that way, even if he knew it was never going to happen!! Augh!!! I'm trying to keep this comment as vague as I can, it's just that I felt very strongly about this part!! Waugh!!ヽ(；A；)ノ
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Ahem! Anyhow!
I look forward to playing more of LAF and uncovering more of the little details and differences! (✧∀ ✧ 人 ) Maybe I will muster up the courage to be more indifferent or perhaps even mean to Grayson...but for now, I am content in having gotten to know him and being allowed to love him (♡ ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝) All in all, a very cute and well-done game with a ton of heart!
Oh my goodness thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You made my whole day with this comment!
I'm so glad you love Gracie! I tried to make him a more realistic character and love interest. He's a sweet guy but has his flaws and baggage like everyone else.
I had to cut out a lot of things I wanted to add to get it submitted in time for the jam, so I'm glad the game didn't suffer for losing out on that. Think more ways for the mc to express themself, custom pronouns, as well as epilogues for all the endings! I'm hoping to add them in in the near future but this is still a completed game as is and I'm really so happy to hear you enjoyed it. Genuinely thank you for leaving this comment! I'll be riding high for the rest of the week lmao
Aaaaaaa I'm really happy to hear that! (,,> ω<,,) I just wanted to express how much I enjoyed this game and how it made me smile ;w; I would say that you definitely succeeded in making Grayson realistic and fleshed out--like you said, he's very sweet. He's highly approachable and lovable, but he's definitely got his own host of issues that are, again, relatable and understandable but are also entirely capable of hurting him or the people he cares about. I think that in particular is what really made me feel for him.
(´；ω；｀) I know I certainly had a moment of, "I know exactly why you're doing this, but it hurts. Hurts everyone involved." (WHICH AGAIN IS HOW I KNOW THE EMOTIONS ARE HITTING RIGHT TTwTT)
AND OHOOOO (╯✧ ∇ ✧)╯While I am personally quite satisfied with how the game ended and think you have done plenty of great work with LAF as it is now, I would certainly be excited for an update! o(^∀^*)o All of those features sound like they would be great additions and well ofc I'd be happy to spend more time with Gracie outside of the random scenarios my brain cooks up (*ﾉωﾉ)
Still, know that you've done very well and definitely deserve to rest! I am glad if my thoughts and appreciation have reached you. Take it easy and have a good day (*＾▽＾)／
You're literally so sweet for saying all this. Thank you so much! I'm glad to know you're looking forward to the update. I have a long weekend currently so I'm hoping to make some good progress on that over the next couple days. Funny enough working on stuff like this is how I like to rest lmao. I really am so happy to hear you liked it. Genuinely thank you for letting me know!