I cant wait to play this one, starting point the characters are so pretty and beautiful and well made, I love Amerta's design
I'll literally marry her.
Okay, I finished playing the game and I'll type out my review now
Spoilers!!
10/10!
I would recommend listening to Magical Doctor by Maretu, a weird choice for this game but it gives it more of a "I need help, I'm going insane" during playing because the guy IS going insane.
ALSO play it in this route bc I played like that and it was amazing; ending 4, ending 3, ending 2, and ending 1
Let's go on the more detailed parts now
Okay first of all, HOW DARE YOU. Bro, I started balling after getting the 3rd ending and didn't stop even after I finished the game, I literally sat in silence looking at my computer screen. Tears and everything. Literally was going "hurgghh.. huuuhhh urghh... Rendraaaa.... Amertaaaaaa" for a minute before going on itch.io to write this. My eyes are still watering and tears are still flowing, (I expect compensation /j /nsrs)
AS I expected, the writing was top notch and beautiful, and just like sweetest valentine, the dialogue was human, alluring, and surprisingly relatable. All the characters are compelling and interesting, from the main 3 down to the side characters, they all feel like they have their own human life and soul into them, nothing seems forced and it's a very interesting plot, I'm impressed and this surpassed all my expectations
I thought it was going to be "everyone is in the time loop with him and remembers that's why they're so compliant" but damn I was so wrong, the plot twist is even better, I didnt expect me and when I learned everything was a hallucination I started crying
I wont disclose why for personal reasons but let's just say I have issues with the same thing and it hit home too hard.
My review for the characters:
Rendra, I have to say one thing. I relate to him so badly, why are your characters so relatable? He's very well written and a compelling character. He really just wants to see Amerta alive and well and feeling like he failed her because he just watched her die so his coping is building a fantasy for himself by thinking Amerta is alive, Amerta IS here, Amerta just needs to be saved by him.
Such a tragic character and I love him, he's an amazing character and I theorize that his new coping method is writing stories (Bc he's just like me and I write stories to cope) I enjoy how he writes edgy things and watches anime. He also cares about people around him especially his close friends but he ends up hurting them and himself because he cant forgive himself for what happened on the 28th of October, It adds more depth to his character and I just love it.
(most of what I say here are assumptions) Seeing as that he's in college 4 years later he was probably 13-16 at the start of the story and by the end is 17-20. It hurts more because he went through so much shit at such a young age, adds more tragedy to him.
I would love to go into more depth but I might start trauma dumping myself which is uncool
Amerta, I relate to her too. Her character is just as tragic and I can relate to the bullying and name calling and the bad household thing. I can see that she was truly a woman wronged in society.
(most of what I say here are assumptions) Her ex boyfriend probably leaked some pictures of her (I assume) and seeing as that she's from a catholic school, and probably has a religious mother herself she was shamed and ridiculed, but even with all those bad things she didn't let it bother her, props to her! Also that she's probably also around 13-16, it hurts me more. I have a soft spot for characters that died before adulthood tbh..
Just like Rendra, she's well written and despite being just a hallucination through out the game, she still felt human. Just as how hallucinations are, they always seem real and vivid to the person suffering. Maybe in another universe, her, Kai, and Rendra ended up going to college together </3
Kai, I don't have much to say about him, but He's very well written too, I had a friend like him (I'll literally call that friend after this to recommend this game bc he's a sucker for these types of games) and it just made me cry harder like omg. I've never related to two characters' friendship so badly.
(most of what I say here are assumptions) He was probably 13-16 when all this happened, and he was also grieving a friend and was watching one go insane must have left a massive scar on him, ending 2 literally broke me, I started crying so hard that I needed a box of tissues so i could blow my nose. (I get a stuffy nose when I cry)
I relate to him to an extent. I've been in his position before and ending 2 hit harder bc he knew his actions where selfish and (I CANT FIND THE WORDSS) not helping (????) his friend get through the lost, i love how it shows that you cant just tell someone to get help and they'll be fine, I love the main three so bad.
Sir Ari, he's a good guy. (Pretty darn attractive too) I like how he's very worried of Rendra and wants to help him, he's nice
Rendra's Parents, (I'm going to assume a little here) I love the detail that Rendra's mom wears a hijab and is probably Muslim, i love the graduation picture after getting ending one, it's very cute
for the art, You improved a ton, I love the colors and tones of the characters it was very visually appealing, character design is top notch. (It made me giggle when I saw a McDonalds in the background, very irrelevant but I want to mention it) I love how the covers changed, like omg I was like "waawwww so amazing" but I was still crying.
That's all I have to say for now, I'll add more after revisiting the game and I plan to talk about the graphics and art, in greater depths bc this was more on the story and characters LOL
OKAY IM HERE AND IM GOING TO GO INTO MORE DEPTH WITH THE ARTT!!
You improved a lot, like your anatomy, perspective, rendering, shading, and hands are sooo much better than sweetest valentine. Not saying sweetest valentine wasn't well drawn, it really was but it's like Sweetest valentine is good and this is better, you know what I mean? I see that you've got a knack for drawing gorey and bloody scenes and I loveee it. Like UGH so prefect and amazing. mwa mwa chef's kiss
you are so talented. Like seriously. Your a solo dev and you programmed, drew, and wrote the story like. APPLAUSE TO YOU!! You are so talented.
I love the tiny details in your art like the cracks on on phone in the new cover after completing the game, the lines are so much smoother now too, along with the colors that don't overlap or have missing spots. As much I love the messy line art in sweetest valentine, I love the smoother lines here. The way you draw clothes improved tremendously.
Also a pattern I just realize Aimi and Rendra (the mcs in those games) hallucinate/living in delusions, should have known it was a hallucination all along!!!
Graphics are amazing, I love the colors and the shading, very well made, the dialogue was nice to read, nothing felt forced or cringey, this is one of the other biggest factors because unlike other games I don't get irked, cringe, or yawn at the dialogue. You'll definitely see me playing your 3rd game by next week and then reviewing it. Kudos to you, developer!
MY GODDD ASTROOO! Your long and detailed reviews are always so so much appreciated! It truly made my day so much better! Don't worry about the grammar, it's not as if I'm the best at it too LOL. As long as I can understand you, you're good.
[Spoilers below]
I'm sorry yet I'm also happy to know how much you've related to the game and the characters! Whenever someone said that about this game, I always feel somewhat relieved because I poured a lot of my emotions into this game, so people better feel at least something when they play this (/j /nsrs)
Just to confirm, the characters are 18 when Amerta died. Still didn't make it any less tragic of course, but I just thought I'd let you know. By the end of the story, they're 21 approaching 22 years old. But I'm happy you think Amerta is still very interesting despite her being a hallucination! She's definitely a character that I worry the most here, since the whole game is technically about her, I want to do her justice lol. Your assumptions for most of the characters are right on track too!
I'm also super happy to know that you think my art improved here! I tried really hard to show that I've improved in my skills (even if just a little!) with each and every new work I released. I hope you can think so too whenever you get around to playing my most recent work. I'll be looking forward to seeing you in that page sooner or later!
Tbh, I'd love to type more to show you how appreciative I am and at least to try and match the effort you went through to type all that. But I'm really going to sound like a broken record, saying that I'm happy and I'm glad every time, even though it's true 😭
So I'll end it here. Once again, I'm glad that you found something of value in two of my works so far and thank you so much for your continued support! :D
Don't worry about it! I'm fine with shorter replies. I enjoy writing out reviews and voicing my opinions, I'm glad that you enjoy my reviews. I didn't expect them to be 18, but it does feel better than having literal 13-16 years old getting run over by a car, train, getting stabbed, ect. ect
I'll definitely be back with more, keep up the great work Sylvan! I'm happy to hear that my reviews put a smile on your face :))
Damn this maked me really emotional, I loved this game! A part of me wishes though kai got a happy ending too, feels a bit sad. But overall it really made me thing about how we process grief and stuff...
Unfortulately you can't (I think one way is to delete the game and reinstalling it, or you can delete persistent renpy data (or essentially your save files), but I forgot how you can do that tbh)
I played the game more than once so I deleted nd reinstalled it a few times lmao but it didn't work however I will try the other two,thank you for answering<333
Yeahh saves from renpy visual novels are never permanently deleted unless you went ahead and deleted the files. This video should help if you haven't found a way to do it yet:
Or if you're still struggling with it, I can screenshot you the normal menu state before ending 1 too! Hopefully you've already found the solution when you read this comment tho!
so I just tried what the guy said in the video,first I opened the game and closed it then I went to the game files and opened saves there was only something called "persistent" and nothing else but I still deleted that and nothing happened so there's that I either did something wrong or it's just not working but still thank you for helping! and i'd love it if you could send me the menu state before ending 1 it might be asking too much but istg I tried nksfjsrfjıesegd
A story-driven vn without too many choices, I think around 10 different choices (albeit like 5 dont do anything different) in the game? But the story is definitely worth it, and does not take much time to finish all 4 endings to see the different endings. I was 'lucky' enough to finish the endings in the order 4-1 and I think that is the best way to enjoy this as you get to see everything slowly change, but that might just be me. I really liked this game and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a short emotional roller coaster!
I finally got all of the endings! AND THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER IS.,.. wow just wow
There are times where I find the humour very funny, then I felt so scared-, then I feel bad for all of them, and when I feel glad for them :')
The story is very well made and surprisingly easy to understand! I really didn't expect the Ending 3 pfft- Thank you so much for making this game, I really love it. I also love Sweetest Valentine! XD
Omg hello Asa!! I'm really happy to know that you played Sweetest Valentine and For Amerta! Above all else, I'm glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU for playing through and letting me know what you think of it! :D
Aww this is so sweet Tristan, thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed my works and even regarded me as one of your fav horror vn makers! That's a big honor!
Ahhhh so I finally finished this one! The story is so good and damn, when Amerta appear on the side of the screen and staring at you???? I really FEEL that creepy energy -- you are so talented Sylvan! This is just pure emotional damage!!!!! But I am glad this game have good endings...
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i couldn't focus on the game itself because i have my eyes for only kai. i'd like to be his twitch mod
watch me write my next review tomorrow hahahaaaa
I cant wait to play this one, starting point the characters are so pretty and beautiful and well made, I love Amerta's design
I'll literally marry her.
Okay, I finished playing the game and I'll type out my review now
Spoilers!!
10/10!
I would recommend listening to Magical Doctor by Maretu, a weird choice for this game but it gives it more of a "I need help, I'm going insane" during playing because the guy IS going insane.
ALSO play it in this route bc I played like that and it was amazing; ending 4, ending 3, ending 2, and ending 1
Let's go on the more detailed parts now
Okay first of all, HOW DARE YOU. Bro, I started balling after getting the 3rd ending and didn't stop even after I finished the game, I literally sat in silence looking at my computer screen. Tears and everything. Literally was going "hurgghh.. huuuhhh urghh... Rendraaaa.... Amertaaaaaa" for a minute before going on itch.io to write this. My eyes are still watering and tears are still flowing, (I expect compensation /j /nsrs)
AS I expected, the writing was top notch and beautiful, and just like sweetest valentine, the dialogue was human, alluring, and surprisingly relatable. All the characters are compelling and interesting, from the main 3 down to the side characters, they all feel like they have their own human life and soul into them, nothing seems forced and it's a very interesting plot, I'm impressed and this surpassed all my expectations
I thought it was going to be "everyone is in the time loop with him and remembers that's why they're so compliant" but damn I was so wrong, the plot twist is even better, I didnt expect me and when I learned everything was a hallucination I started crying
I wont disclose why for personal reasons but let's just say I have issues with the same thing and it hit home too hard.
My review for the characters:
Rendra, I have to say one thing. I relate to him so badly, why are your characters so relatable? He's very well written and a compelling character. He really just wants to see Amerta alive and well and feeling like he failed her because he just watched her die so his coping is building a fantasy for himself by thinking Amerta is alive, Amerta IS here, Amerta just needs to be saved by him.
Such a tragic character and I love him, he's an amazing character and I theorize that his new coping method is writing stories (Bc he's just like me and I write stories to cope) I enjoy how he writes edgy things and watches anime. He also cares about people around him especially his close friends but he ends up hurting them and himself because he cant forgive himself for what happened on the 28th of October, It adds more depth to his character and I just love it.
(most of what I say here are assumptions)
Seeing as that he's in college 4 years later he was probably 13-16 at the start of the story and by the end is 17-20. It hurts more because he went through so much shit at such a young age, adds more tragedy to him.
I would love to go into more depth but I might start trauma dumping myself which is uncool
Amerta, I relate to her too. Her character is just as tragic and I can relate to the bullying and name calling and the bad household thing. I can see that she was truly a woman wronged in society.
(most of what I say here are assumptions)
Her ex boyfriend probably leaked some pictures of her (I assume) and seeing as that she's from a catholic school, and probably has a religious mother herself she was shamed and ridiculed, but even with all those bad things she didn't let it bother her, props to her! Also that she's probably also around 13-16, it hurts me more. I have a soft spot for characters that died before adulthood tbh..
Just like Rendra, she's well written and despite being just a hallucination through out the game, she still felt human. Just as how hallucinations are, they always seem real and vivid to the person suffering. Maybe in another universe, her, Kai, and Rendra ended up going to college together </3
Kai, I don't have much to say about him, but He's very well written too, I had a friend like him (I'll literally call that friend after this to recommend this game bc he's a sucker for these types of games) and it just made me cry harder like omg. I've never related to two characters' friendship so badly.
(most of what I say here are assumptions)
He was probably 13-16 when all this happened, and he was also grieving a friend and was watching one go insane must have left a massive scar on him, ending 2 literally broke me, I started crying so hard that I needed a box of tissues so i could blow my nose. (I get a stuffy nose when I cry)
I relate to him to an extent. I've been in his position before and ending 2 hit harder bc he knew his actions where selfish and (I CANT FIND THE WORDSS) not helping (????) his friend get through the lost, i love how it shows that you cant just tell someone to get help and they'll be fine, I love the main three so bad.
Sir Ari, he's a good guy. (Pretty darn attractive too) I like how he's very worried of Rendra and wants to help him, he's nice
Rendra's Parents, (I'm going to assume a little here) I love the detail that Rendra's mom wears a hijab and is probably Muslim, i love the graduation picture after getting ending one, it's very cute
for the art, You improved a ton, I love the colors and tones of the characters it was very visually appealing, character design is top notch. (It made me giggle when I saw a McDonalds in the background, very irrelevant but I want to mention it) I love how the covers changed, like omg I was like "waawwww so amazing" but I was still crying.
That's all I have to say for now, I'll add more after revisiting the game and I plan to talk about the graphics and art, in greater depths bc this was more on the story and characters LOL
OKAY IM HERE AND IM GOING TO GO INTO MORE DEPTH WITH THE ARTT!!
You improved a lot, like your anatomy, perspective, rendering, shading, and hands are sooo much better than sweetest valentine. Not saying sweetest valentine wasn't well drawn, it really was but it's like Sweetest valentine is good and this is better, you know what I mean? I see that you've got a knack for drawing gorey and bloody scenes and I loveee it. Like UGH so prefect and amazing. mwa mwa chef's kiss
you are so talented. Like seriously. Your a solo dev and you programmed, drew, and wrote the story like. APPLAUSE TO YOU!! You are so talented.
I love the tiny details in your art like the cracks on on phone in the new cover after completing the game, the lines are so much smoother now too, along with the colors that don't overlap or have missing spots. As much I love the messy line art in sweetest valentine, I love the smoother lines here. The way you draw clothes improved tremendously.
Also a pattern I just realize Aimi and Rendra (the mcs in those games) hallucinate/living in delusions, should have known it was a hallucination all along!!!
Graphics are amazing, I love the colors and the shading, very well made, the dialogue was nice to read, nothing felt forced or cringey, this is one of the other biggest factors because unlike other games I don't get irked, cringe, or yawn at the dialogue. You'll definitely see me playing your 3rd game by next week and then reviewing it. Kudos to you, developer!
(sorry if the grammer seems poor in some parts)
MY GODDD ASTROOO! Your long and detailed reviews are always so so much appreciated! It truly made my day so much better! Don't worry about the grammar, it's not as if I'm the best at it too LOL. As long as I can understand you, you're good.
[Spoilers below]
I'm sorry yet I'm also happy to know how much you've related to the game and the characters! Whenever someone said that about this game, I always feel somewhat relieved because I poured a lot of my emotions into this game, so people better feel at least something when they play this (/j /nsrs)
Just to confirm, the characters are 18 when Amerta died. Still didn't make it any less tragic of course, but I just thought I'd let you know. By the end of the story, they're 21 approaching 22 years old. But I'm happy you think Amerta is still very interesting despite her being a hallucination! She's definitely a character that I worry the most here, since the whole game is technically about her, I want to do her justice lol. Your assumptions for most of the characters are right on track too!
I'm also super happy to know that you think my art improved here! I tried really hard to show that I've improved in my skills (even if just a little!) with each and every new work I released. I hope you can think so too whenever you get around to playing my most recent work. I'll be looking forward to seeing you in that page sooner or later!
Tbh, I'd love to type more to show you how appreciative I am and at least to try and match the effort you went through to type all that. But I'm really going to sound like a broken record, saying that I'm happy and I'm glad every time, even though it's true 😭
So I'll end it here. Once again, I'm glad that you found something of value in two of my works so far and thank you so much for your continued support! :D
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Don't worry about it! I'm fine with shorter replies. I enjoy writing out reviews and voicing my opinions, I'm glad that you enjoy my reviews. I didn't expect them to be 18, but it does feel better than having literal 13-16 years old getting run over by a car, train, getting stabbed, ect. ect
I'll definitely be back with more, keep up the great work Sylvan! I'm happy to hear that my reviews put a smile on your face :))
Damn this maked me really emotional, I loved this game! A part of me wishes though kai got a happy ending too, feels a bit sad. But overall it really made me thing about how we process grief and stuff...
great game! i'm a fan of the story and the art -- i liked the mix of comedy to help brighten up some of the darker themes. TYSM :)
Great game. I don't think I'll forget this one.
damn, i cried when i got ending 2, this is so sad...i can't handle grief 😭
is there a way to reset the game so i can see the first opening screen again? it changes after the ending 1 i think-
Unfortulately you can't (I think one way is to delete the game and reinstalling it, or you can delete persistent renpy data (or essentially your save files), but I forgot how you can do that tbh)
I played the game more than once so I deleted nd reinstalled it a few times lmao but it didn't work however I will try the other two,thank you for answering<333
Yeahh saves from renpy visual novels are never permanently deleted unless you went ahead and deleted the files. This video should help if you haven't found a way to do it yet:
so I just tried what the guy said in the video,first I opened the game and closed it then I went to the game files and opened saves there was only something called "persistent" and nothing else but I still deleted that and nothing happened so there's that I either did something wrong or it's just not working but still thank you for helping! and i'd love it if you could send me the menu state before ending 1 it might be asking too much but istg I tried nksfjsrfjıesegd
Okay one more attempt to try and help you, I found this forum and there miiight be a solution there: https://forum.weightgaming.com/t/how-do-i-delete-saves-from-the-games-i-deleted-... but if you can't, here's a screenshot of the menu before reaching ending 1. Hope this helps!
A story-driven vn without too many choices, I think around 10 different choices (albeit like 5 dont do anything different) in the game? But the story is definitely worth it, and does not take much time to finish all 4 endings to see the different endings. I was 'lucky' enough to finish the endings in the order 4-1 and I think that is the best way to enjoy this as you get to see everything slowly change, but that might just be me. I really liked this game and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a short emotional roller coaster!
this game... wow. felt so many different emotions. and the art was beautiful (kai is so attractive lol)
I finally got all of the endings! AND THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER IS.,.. wow just wow
There are times where I find the humour very funny, then I felt so scared-, then I feel bad for all of them, and when I feel glad for them :')
The story is very well made and surprisingly easy to understand! I really didn't expect the Ending 3 pfft- Thank you so much for making this game, I really love it. I also love Sweetest Valentine! XD
((ALSO THE KAGEROU DAYS REFFERENCE PLS))
Omg hello Asa!! I'm really happy to know that you played Sweetest Valentine and For Amerta! Above all else, I'm glad you enjoyed them! Thank YOU for playing through and letting me know what you think of it! :D
hi, can I upload your game I like to play it upload on YouTube I will link your page on the video
Of course! Feel free to create walkthroughs!
The game that introduced me to you in October of last year. One of my fav horror visual novel game makers.
Aww this is so sweet Tristan, thank you! I'm really happy that you enjoyed my works and even regarded me as one of your fav horror vn makers! That's a big honor!
Ahhhh so I finally finished this one!
The story is so good and damn, when Amerta appear on the side of the screen and staring at you???? I really FEEL that creepy energy -- you are so talented Sylvan! This is just pure emotional damage!!!!!
But I am glad this game have good endings...
Oh my god thank you for playing through all my games, Cherish! I'm happy to know that you enjoyed it (and also got a bit creeped out by it lol)!