To My Darling: Rewritten

this game is a complete masterpiece i always had a blinded vision about visual novels because of "Doki Doki literate club" since many said it was one of the best and since I didn't like it I thought: "how will they be the worst" and the fact that I gave this a try and I loved it, I loved it, I enjoyed it and I cried with the ending 1 I loved it thanks to this game I will give a chance to many more visual novels and thanks to the creator for making this great game I felt each one of the characters and I really like how I don't totally control Kin's decisions the fact that this is free seems even more impressive to me because of its beautiful art and style that fits perfectly and doesn't feel repetitive every visual detail and every part of the story is very beautiful thank you for making this great game you deserve much more recognition I really don't play visual novels like I said but I feel like none would come close to this one I loved every second every minute every decision and all the love that is in this game I have no words to express how much I liked this experience. Hi here a spanish speaker ;)

I finished playing this game...and tell me why...This was the best game ever?!!! Ik this is the rewritten storyline...I might sound dumb or playing as a detective BUT everytime i put the characters names i thought it would give me a different ending!? Anyways this game was so cool and i'd turn back time just to play it again! Ending 4 really spooked me out considering i thought we'd get together with mimiko ehe... LOVE THIS GAMEEE!!

this deserves to cost money on steam or something it was truly lovely

alternate title of the game: kin seek therapy challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) (99.99% FAIL)

[i jest, i jest.]




SPOILERS BEWARE!!

i started playing the game blind and managed to get ending 1 without the knowledge of the stats so hooray to me

playing this game from kin's perspective puts a refreshing twist on TMD because i saw a lot of my middle-school self in kin... the delulu craving for romance, the vague feelings of self-loathing [before there was a word for those feelings] pushed at bay, etc etc.
it was like looking in a mirror and uncomfortably so; as someone who's BEEN a Kin, it's honestly refreshing to see a depiction of a mentally unwell adolescent that isn't just "i am depressed 24/7/365" and actually has depth. i love how unapologetically MESSY kin is. it just makes her more... real.




i... have one major doubt, though. and a minor one.

ONE- is it just kin's rose-tinted view of aoi that shapes him to be some kind of tragic heartthrob? because i could see aoi reasonably having some backstory, but if you've played the original TMD, we know he... isn't exactly innocent, or rootable for.
Ueda Aoi is going in my shit list and he knows why.
but yes, i do wonder if there's a depth to why he acts the way he does, and seeing how he acts after you tell kyouko and she goes to find him [being vague on purpose here] is honestly kinda funny because LMAO GET BEAT DOWN NEPO BABY

TWO- I love KiRa☆RiN but i honestly get a little confused as to their identity. i'm trans myself so seeing Kira was a major "HELL YEAH" moment, but i get a little confused, as they're clearly not a boy, yet use the title of 'prince'. just wanna know their identity so i can make them my whole personality for a month. shoutout to my favourite gender-ambiguous chuunibyou

overall, I really liked this game and i eagerly await any future releases from you, both in this series and in general. Keep it up!


PS: not sure if it's a bug but advancing dialogue by using the space bar makes the sprite + bg disappear for a split second which adds to the general unsettling aura of the game. peak fiction 10/10

I just hope that Mimiko and Kyouko can be happy together. Well, I really can't like Kin, she's a disaster, and so is Aoi

i'm sorry but am i the only one who actually liked the unhappy ending because aoi finally got strangled by kyouka and kyouka and mimiko get to be alive and happy together... like ik its not happy for kin but like

SJDHSAKJH This game is so underrated what??! I've only just finished the older version and one-third way through the first playthrough of the newer one, but first of all, your art has immensely improved, it was already very lovely, but now it's 100x times more brilliant. Kin is such an amazing protag so far (I prefer her to Mimi, but you don't hear me say that). She was annoying in the older version, admittedly, but this version sheds some light on her character that she deserved. Can't wait to unlock all of the dialogue choices.. 10/10 will recommend, I might comeback rambling once I finished it.

OH MY GOD IT'S OUT (nvm the fact that I'm 5 days late)!!! Congratultions on the release! Peak storywriting and peak art, I absolutely love everyone and I think they all were written wonderfully!!! I'm such a huge fan of how lively and animated the characters feel here...

I still really like the original TMD, but somehow this tops it! Thank you for all of your hard work with this game!

Sooo I fully completed the game. Practically comsumed it in less than a day. I have a lot to say. 

First, IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN I COULD'VE EVER EXPECTED! The writing improved a lot. The new characters fit the story like they've always been there (maybe they were but I hope you understand what I'm talking about). A lot of questions received their answers. Some of my theories have been proven to be wrong, some have been confirmed. Now the story definitely feels more complete but I love that some mysteries stay unsolved. That leaves some things to think about and that's what I loved about the original TMD the most. The story may seem quite simple at the first glance but the more you think into it the more interesting it gets. "Figure it out on your own. It's no fun if I tell you everything." - that Nikki's phrase describes both games perfectly.

Second, I actually like how Aoi changed through the game. Yeah, he's done a lot of bad things, I'm not forgiving or justifying him. I wouldn't lie if I said that I was happy seing Kin treating him just like he deserves in some endings. But it seems like he realized his mistakes and if it's so I'm glad he did.

Third, it was really interesting to view the story from a different perspective (and I don't have to question myself anymore about what happened after Mimiko said "yes" to Aoi in original TMD :D). I'm glad we now know much more about Kin's personality and the relationships between characters. Though due to Kin being the protagonist Mimiko does feel like a side character now.. hahaha.. but I expected it to be like this. 

In the end, I just want to say that this game made me happier than ever. I rarely feel so joyful but the second I opened the game I started feeling so incredibly happy I couldn't hide it. As I said in the beggining, I practically consumed this game, I didn't even notice how quickly the time passed. It turned out better than all my expectations. You did a really big and amazing job here. Thanks for partially mentioning me in the note, I felt like I could tear up reading it (and don't worry, it wasn't long or boring to read at all). Have a good rest and keep up your work, I'll always be looking forward to your new projects <3



P.s. Btw I could gladly translate TMDR into russian.. if the same person who suggested translating the original TMD is not already going to do this ;)