discovered this game on youtube and i haven't been able to get it out of my head, it's very well written and charming !!! joseph is such an interesting character , there's this eerie unsettling feeling about it!! this is the type of story that makes me want to know every detail about it >.< i can't wait to see this when it's finished!
I really enjoyed the art style and how the story seems to be going. I think with a bit of work this could really be something either way I really enjoyed playing and I can't wait to see more :)
I found this game through YouTube and although I don't have the capacity to download and play it myself at the moment, this story is so compelling. It really stuck with me somehow - I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I saw the playthrough. Thank you for your amazing work with this VN!! I'm planning on purchasing and playing it through myself as soon as I'm able hehe 🥹 I want to support the work you're doing here. :) Thank you again for this!
I'm used to obsessed & unstable LIs so I'm usually just like "haha they're just a silly fella, I'm okay with how y'all treat me :)", but the way you wrote Joseph is just so uncomfortably realistic & I love it. I never felt such dread from playing a Yandere VN & this guy isn't even the worst one from the ones I played considering other Yanderes just kill their rivals & move on with their lives. I could actually see a guy like this exist in real life & that just makes this so much more scary.
found the game through epykslion on youtube and i really love the game so far!! Joseph gives me traumatized sopping wet cat vibes and the art style really grew onto me, its really soft and pleasing to the eye. Looking forward to seeing more!
This was a really cool experience! Joseph toed the line perfectly between being sympathetic and unsettling, and I was very intrigued by the hints towards the hidden darkness of the town. I’m looking forward to more updates!
I really enjoyed the game! I love the art style and especially all the unhinged expressions Joseph has.
I do have a question though. I know this game isn't finished but:
*spoilers*
I noticed the comfort him choice just leads to the same end as if you chose to punish and kiss him. I assume it's because the game is still in progress. Will there be an ending to save him? I love how endearing yet pathetic he is in a way and it's refreshing to see a game where you can say turn table or get some sort of revenge in a game with a yandere love interest.
Hmm, as for saving him... Tbh I don't know! I guess I have to think about what that means and what someone like Joseph would even consider being saved? Much to consider!
I wish there was an option to like... get him a therapist or something 😭 his character made me so sad haha, maybe it's the pick me girl in me but like... he can be fixed!!! I can fix him!!!
I played the game and felt like making a review or something.
I was very triggered by the screen shake and offended that there was no warning for it. /j
The narrative was disjointed and the decisions were arbitrary. I guess Joseph being smitten that quickly makes sense since the MC reminds him of a past lover, but the intensity of it seems fairly unrealistic.
The main character suffered from a lack of depth and the "Jody" persona was underdeveloped and didn't have a satisfying arc, at least to me. He feels fairly one dimensional.
I liked the part where Joseph gets all masochistic about punishment A LITTLE BIT, but it still feels illogical for him to act that way. Or maybe he just really is batshit insane.
I only reached one of the endings, in which the MC pummels Joseph to death and doesn't face any repercussions. It felt kind of weird and un-natural in a way I can't explain.
I liked the art style, with the colors and whatnot. I felt that the backgrounds and general art could have gotten more detail, but as an artist myself I understand cutting corners where need be, especially in a whole video game.
I hope that my constructive criticism can help with your future projects, even if just a little bit.
Hey! Appreciate you taking the time to write a review. Even if you didn't enjoy the experience, you still took the time to make an account just to leave a review, which means something to me.
The game is an unfinished project, so definitely understand it feeling incomplete. I do think by only achieving one ending you might have cut yourself off from some information that would have added some context? But I can't promise even if you did play more endings that you would enjoy yourself, sometimes things just aren't to people's tastes!
Regarding the backgrounds though... I'm not super good at drawing backgrounds to begin with, so them feeling rough is fair, but it's also a bit of a stylistic choice. Since the game takes place in Northern Ontario, they're meant to be a bit reminiscent of The Group Of Seven, a group of landscape artists who painted a lot of Ontario Scenery. Again, I'm a pretty shoddy background artist, so that might not come across, but the visible brown peaking out is meant to mimic the wood that they sometimes painted on and left visible, and the chunky paint strokes are kind of a feature as well!
This isn't meant to change your opinion or anything, just some of the general thinking behind stylistic choices that I thought were interesting to share in general.
THAT WAS SO COOL. I really liked it from the beginning, the colors of background AND THE TASTIEST juiciest artstyle, oh how I just love how Joseph's sprite looks like, I was so happy to see every new sprite, they're all so so so delicious, I could stare at them for a long time . I guess I got every ending possible (but I'm not sure, I wasn't counting actually, forgot to), and I was feeling uncomfortable in every one lol . but I have my favorite ending anyway I just wish for a happy life for this man, ehhh, I hope he'll get it eventually (payin' for his therapy rn) I hope we'll see more of this game, characters and endings, I'm looking forward to play this novel in the future in my past, I once experienced similar vibes (as this novel), and it's just ... so scary, uncomfortable, eerie, but at the same time somehow cozy amazing
I also hope to keep updating this game, although I'm moving a bit slower now that there's no jam to light a fire under me.
I'm hoping to figure out how to make an ending tracker so hopefully keeping track of something like that won't be as difficult in the future. But! Still figuring it out!
I wish you the best of luck with your work! honestly, I still think about your novel sometimes. it's been a long time since I've had one of those occasions where I think about a novel for a long time . . .
(I'm still in awe of the drawing style. it's too beautiful. can we expect more content with Joseph during the development of the novel in the future? or will you only be working on other characters?)
As much as I would like to say my dreams for this VN are huge. The scope of the game in my mind is planned to be pretty small... since for now my goal is just to focus on other character's routes
Then when it's done I'll work on adding more stuff, maybe?
Like I really would like to add in more interactions between characters to make it feel like these are people who actually know each other and have relationships... New scenes/endings where if you visit more than one person maybe they'll feel some type of way about it and stuff.
That's more for the future though, so I don't wanna promise anything! But thank u so much for being excited!
that's a good plan. I think it's a good decision to create the basics first, and then apply new layers on top of that. just do what you like, because that's what matters!
I also just want to say that thanks to your novel I learned about yandere game jam and now I'm working on my first novel. thank you so much for your work!
Hey ho! Really well made, art AND writing! It feels like the small town I used to have (But it wasn't a farm town, more so a fishers town where the old sailor tells little ol' you that a siren will grab you if you get too close to the strong waves.) and all but,
There is an error that occurs? Around day 6 or something, when you choose to not punish Joseph/Jody, you get the message that the code had an issue running, have the error!
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "game/script.rpy", line 2402, in script
"He says it one evening, while you're enjoying each other's company."
Exception: DynamicImage 'BG/Farm_LivingRoom_[time].png': could not find image. ('BG/Farm_LivingRoom_Day.png')
Oh jeez, thank you so much for flagging that, and also for your super nice comment!
I missed some images in my folder, but have fixed that now. You'll have to redownload the folder on itch.io! The file you would need is in the game/image/BG folder.
No problem dude!!! I hope to see this game continue and grow!! That seems to be the only bug I ran into after replaying it several times for EVERY possible scenario, as said great game, writing and art !!
I like the drawing style and Joseph is quite cute. At the same time, all his smiles, even harmless ones, give off madness, but in a time of calm he directly exudes an aura of inner confidence.
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I fell in love with the demo. Will definitly encourage anybody to give it a shot and stay tuned for future updates :P
discovered this game on youtube and i haven't been able to get it out of my head, it's very well written and charming !!! joseph is such an interesting character , there's this eerie unsettling feeling about it!! this is the type of story that makes me want to know every detail about it >.< i can't wait to see this when it's finished!
This game's story was so well executed! I'm so excited to see where with the other character routes.
One question, is it okay if I make fanart for it? It's usually fine for larger well known games, but I'm unsure about posting something for this one
I really enjoyed the art style and how the story seems to be going. I think with a bit of work this could really be something either way I really enjoyed playing and I can't wait to see more :)
this was a LOT ngl. 10000000000/10
I wanna save that poor man
oh my god this game was such a mindfuck and I mean this in the bestest way possible 😭
I found this game through YouTube and although I don't have the capacity to download and play it myself at the moment, this story is so compelling. It really stuck with me somehow - I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I saw the playthrough. Thank you for your amazing work with this VN!! I'm planning on purchasing and playing it through myself as soon as I'm able hehe 🥹 I want to support the work you're doing here. :) Thank you again for this!
I'm used to obsessed & unstable LIs so I'm usually just like "haha they're just a silly fella, I'm okay with how y'all treat me :)", but the way you wrote Joseph is just so uncomfortably realistic & I love it. I never felt such dread from playing a Yandere VN & this guy isn't even the worst one from the ones I played considering other Yanderes just kill their rivals & move on with their lives. I could actually see a guy like this exist in real life & that just makes this so much more scary.
It will have a mobile version maybe in the future? I really want to play the game for myself but i don't have other ways to play...😓
found the game through epykslion on youtube and i really love the game so far!! Joseph gives me traumatized sopping wet cat vibes and the art style really grew onto me, its really soft and pleasing to the eye. Looking forward to seeing more!
Man I just love the vibes in this. Comfy and unsettling all at the same time, much like Joseph himself. Amazing work!
🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍
This was a really cool experience! Joseph toed the line perfectly between being sympathetic and unsettling, and I was very intrigued by the hints towards the hidden darkness of the town. I’m looking forward to more updates!
I really enjoyed the game! I love the art style and especially all the unhinged expressions Joseph has.
I do have a question though. I know this game isn't finished but:
*spoilers*
I noticed the comfort him choice just leads to the same end as if you chose to punish and kiss him. I assume it's because the game is still in progress. Will there be an ending to save him? I love how endearing yet pathetic he is in a way and it's refreshing to see a game where you can say turn table or get some sort of revenge in a game with a yandere love interest.
I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Hmm, as for saving him... Tbh I don't know! I guess I have to think about what that means and what someone like Joseph would even consider being saved? Much to consider!
I wish there was an option to like... get him a therapist or something 😭 his character made me so sad haha, maybe it's the pick me girl in me but like... he can be fixed!!! I can fix him!!!
I played the game and felt like making a review or something.
I was very triggered by the screen shake and offended that there was no warning for it. /j
The narrative was disjointed and the decisions were arbitrary. I guess Joseph being smitten that quickly makes sense since the MC reminds him of a past lover, but the intensity of it seems fairly unrealistic.
The main character suffered from a lack of depth and the "Jody" persona was underdeveloped and didn't have a satisfying arc, at least to me. He feels fairly one dimensional.
I liked the part where Joseph gets all masochistic about punishment A LITTLE BIT, but it still feels illogical for him to act that way. Or maybe he just really is batshit insane.
I only reached one of the endings, in which the MC pummels Joseph to death and doesn't face any repercussions. It felt kind of weird and un-natural in a way I can't explain.
I liked the art style, with the colors and whatnot. I felt that the backgrounds and general art could have gotten more detail, but as an artist myself I understand cutting corners where need be, especially in a whole video game.
I hope that my constructive criticism can help with your future projects, even if just a little bit.
Hey! Appreciate you taking the time to write a review. Even if you didn't enjoy the experience, you still took the time to make an account just to leave a review, which means something to me.
The game is an unfinished project, so definitely understand it feeling incomplete. I do think by only achieving one ending you might have cut yourself off from some information that would have added some context? But I can't promise even if you did play more endings that you would enjoy yourself, sometimes things just aren't to people's tastes!
Regarding the backgrounds though... I'm not super good at drawing backgrounds to begin with, so them feeling rough is fair, but it's also a bit of a stylistic choice. Since the game takes place in Northern Ontario, they're meant to be a bit reminiscent of The Group Of Seven, a group of landscape artists who painted a lot of Ontario Scenery. Again, I'm a pretty shoddy background artist, so that might not come across, but the visible brown peaking out is meant to mimic the wood that they sometimes painted on and left visible, and the chunky paint strokes are kind of a feature as well!
This isn't meant to change your opinion or anything, just some of the general thinking behind stylistic choices that I thought were interesting to share in general.
THAT WAS SO COOL. I really liked it from the beginning, the colors of background AND THE TASTIEST juiciest artstyle, oh how I just love how Joseph's sprite looks like, I was so happy to see every new sprite, they're all so so so delicious, I could stare at them for a long time .
I guess I got every ending possible (but I'm not sure, I wasn't counting actually, forgot to), and I was feeling uncomfortable in every one lol . but I have my favorite ending anyway
I just wish for a happy life for this man, ehhh, I hope he'll get it eventually (payin' for his therapy rn)
I hope we'll see more of this game, characters and endings, I'm looking forward to play this novel in the future
in my past, I once experienced similar vibes (as this novel), and it's just ... so scary, uncomfortable, eerie, but at the same time somehow cozy
amazing
Wow! This is a super kind comment.
I also hope to keep updating this game, although I'm moving a bit slower now that there's no jam to light a fire under me.
I'm hoping to figure out how to make an ending tracker so hopefully keeping track of something like that won't be as difficult in the future. But! Still figuring it out!
I wish you the best of luck with your work! honestly, I still think about your novel sometimes. it's been a long time since I've had one of those occasions where I think about a novel for a long time . . .
(I'm still in awe of the drawing style. it's too beautiful. can we expect more content with Joseph during the development of the novel in the future? or will you only be working on other characters?)
As much as I would like to say my dreams for this VN are huge. The scope of the game in my mind is planned to be pretty small... since for now my goal is just to focus on other character's routes
Then when it's done I'll work on adding more stuff, maybe?
Like I really would like to add in more interactions between characters to make it feel like these are people who actually know each other and have relationships... New scenes/endings where if you visit more than one person maybe they'll feel some type of way about it and stuff.
That's more for the future though, so I don't wanna promise anything! But thank u so much for being excited!
that's a good plan. I think it's a good decision to create the basics first, and then apply new layers on top of that. just do what you like, because that's what matters!
I also just want to say that thanks to your novel I learned about yandere game jam and now I'm working on my first novel. thank you so much for your work!
Hey ho! Really well made, art AND writing! It feels like the small town I used to have (But it wasn't a farm town, more so a fishers town where the old sailor tells little ol' you that a siren will grab you if you get too close to the strong waves.) and all but,
There is an error that occurs? Around day 6 or something, when you choose to not punish Joseph/Jody, you get the message that the code had an issue running, have the error!
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.
While running game code:
File "game/script.rpy", line 2402, in script
"He says it one evening, while you're enjoying each other's company."
Exception: DynamicImage 'BG/Farm_LivingRoom_[time].png': could not find image. ('BG/Farm_LivingRoom_Day.png')
Oh jeez, thank you so much for flagging that, and also for your super nice comment!
I missed some images in my folder, but have fixed that now. You'll have to redownload the folder on itch.io! The file you would need is in the game/image/BG folder.
No problem dude!!! I hope to see this game continue and grow!! That seems to be the only bug I ran into after replaying it several times for EVERY possible scenario, as said great game, writing and art !!
I like the drawing style and Joseph is quite cute. At the same time, all his smiles, even harmless ones, give off madness, but in a time of calm he directly exudes an aura of inner confidence.
Thank you! I appreciate you playing and taking the time to comment.
In my mind he's someone who was quite well liked and popular back when the town was more populated. So him having some confidence makes sense :)