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 ;)
AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your comment means so much, seriously :'D
Fun fact! Both the new characters existed during the development of the original game, but I simply couldn't find a way to fit them into Mimiko's story. (Probably for the best — I wanted to keep that game around 10k words. Adding any more characters would've made things difficult and waaay too complicated.) HOWEVER! Nikki does actually make a cameo in the first game! Her design is a liiiittle different there, though, so it might be hard to tell. But she is there!
Aoi's character as a whole ended up being really fun for me to write, especially when it came to the endings and bonus content. Since Kin for the most part sees Aoi in a much... kinder light than Mimiko does, I wanted to convey more of his struggles/personality than seen in the original. (Even if he's still far from being a good or redeemable person.)
I seriously, seriously appreciate this comment (and the others you left on the first game <3) with all my heart. Knowing that this little passion project of mine resonated with anyone else at all truly brings me joy. Thank you for supporting me and my game. It truly means the world and gives me great motivation to continue working on future projects. 🫶
P.s. I'm a liiiittle overwhelmed juggling some TLs for the first game at the moment, so I'll hold off on that offer for now. I'll let you know when I'm open to TLs for this game, though ;3 I appreciate the offer so much!
Yep I got it!! Nikki is one of the gossip girls in the first game, riiight? :D I just opened the original TMD to check it and she's really there. Nikki and Kira not appearing before is understandable, they don't know Mimiko personally in the end.
About Kin seeing Aoi way better than Mimiko does is an obvious yet interesting detail, I'm surprised I didn't notice it earlier. Actually Mimiko has the same thing with Kyouko I guess? I still like how she hides her obssesion so well. Though, Mimiko idealizes Kyouko much more than Kin does with Aoi
Actually, I told all my friends about TMD and one of them played it and liked it a lot (and probably a couple of other friends of mine are gonna play it soon). I wish more people knew about this project, really.
P.s. Okay, just know that I'm always ready to do anything for this project, I'll wait ;D
P.p.s. I always wanted to ask how would you react to people shipping pairings other than Mimiko/Kyouko?.. Just being curious
aafdshsjkhfdj it means so much to hear that you suggested this game to others, seriously ;w; I don't entirely mind if this series doesn't gain much traction, but I also would be lying if I said attention doesn't make me happy LOL
And regarding shipping, I generally don't mind! I actually like the idea of a lot of other ships outside Mimiko/Kyouko. (Even the idea of them being paired with others is intriguing. Hell, I originally planned for there to be a Mimiko/Kin ending in the first game.) I took great consideration into various character dynamics when writing this installment, so I think it'd be silly if I were opposed to people shipping outside what's canon. I think the only ones I'm iffy on are romantic pairings involving Kira, since I wrote them to be aro/ace.
Oh, nice to hear you're not opposed to this! Thanks! I think it's easy to guess which pairing I like though.. Since I drew a small comic with them ;DD
Even though Kyouko has canonical love interest I like imagining her and Kin getting closer to each other. I think you can imagine my reaction to what Kin says about Kyouko in the last extra and all their interactions
cant wait. I thought she was an annoying but not bad character when I played the game, I just didn't like her. I hope to see what she was seeing then. She has such bad taste in men tho poor girl
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I haven't finished this yet but I look forward to completing this today
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 ;)
AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your comment means so much, seriously :'D
Fun fact! Both the new characters existed during the development of the original game, but I simply couldn't find a way to fit them into Mimiko's story. (Probably for the best — I wanted to keep that game around 10k words. Adding any more characters would've made things difficult and waaay too complicated.) HOWEVER! Nikki does actually make a cameo in the first game! Her design is a liiiittle different there, though, so it might be hard to tell. But she is there!
Aoi's character as a whole ended up being really fun for me to write, especially when it came to the endings and bonus content. Since Kin for the most part sees Aoi in a much... kinder light than Mimiko does, I wanted to convey more of his struggles/personality than seen in the original. (Even if he's still far from being a good or redeemable person.)
I seriously, seriously appreciate this comment (and the others you left on the first game <3) with all my heart. Knowing that this little passion project of mine resonated with anyone else at all truly brings me joy. Thank you for supporting me and my game. It truly means the world and gives me great motivation to continue working on future projects. 🫶
P.s. I'm a liiiittle overwhelmed juggling some TLs for the first game at the moment, so I'll hold off on that offer for now. I'll let you know when I'm open to TLs for this game, though ;3 I appreciate the offer so much!
Yep I got it!! Nikki is one of the gossip girls in the first game, riiight? :D I just opened the original TMD to check it and she's really there. Nikki and Kira not appearing before is understandable, they don't know Mimiko personally in the end.
About Kin seeing Aoi way better than Mimiko does is an obvious yet interesting detail, I'm surprised I didn't notice it earlier. Actually Mimiko has the same thing with Kyouko I guess? I still like how she hides her obssesion so well. Though, Mimiko idealizes Kyouko much more than Kin does with Aoi
Actually, I told all my friends about TMD and one of them played it and liked it a lot (and probably a couple of other friends of mine are gonna play it soon). I wish more people knew about this project, really.
P.s. Okay, just know that I'm always ready to do anything for this project, I'll wait ;D
P.p.s. I always wanted to ask how would you react to people shipping pairings other than Mimiko/Kyouko?.. Just being curious
aafdshsjkhfdj it means so much to hear that you suggested this game to others, seriously ;w; I don't entirely mind if this series doesn't gain much traction, but I also would be lying if I said attention doesn't make me happy LOL
And regarding shipping, I generally don't mind! I actually like the idea of a lot of other ships outside Mimiko/Kyouko. (Even the idea of them being paired with others is intriguing. Hell, I originally planned for there to be a Mimiko/Kin ending in the first game.) I took great consideration into various character dynamics when writing this installment, so I think it'd be silly if I were opposed to people shipping outside what's canon. I think the only ones I'm iffy on are romantic pairings involving Kira, since I wrote them to be aro/ace.
Oh, nice to hear you're not opposed to this! Thanks! I think it's easy to guess which pairing I like though.. Since I drew a small comic with them ;DD
Even though Kyouko has canonical love interest I like imagining her and Kin getting closer to each other. I think you can imagine my reaction to what Kin says about Kyouko in the last extra and all their interactions
Peak.
I don't have time right now, but I can't to play it this weekend!!
Edit: This game is awesome, it's such an improvement over the
original! I really liked it !
AHHHHHHHH I CANT WAIT FOR THIS TO COME OUTTTTTT
yes
Kin, I just say how it is: It's gonna be a really big emotional rollercoaster!
CAN'T WAIT FOR IT!!!
This was a welcome surprise, I'm hella excited to see what's coming up!
I’m really looking forward to it, I can’t wait!!
cant wait. I thought she was an annoying but not bad character when I played the game, I just didn't like her. I hope to see what she was seeing then. She has such bad taste in men tho poor girl