During the talk with Siruud on first return home from the office. In regards to his comment about mutual murder not possible, if the "And how do we know that, mmh?" is chosen, and then one of the side menus is opened (e.g. saves, but no saves were loaded), and then clicked the button return to the game, the content of the text will change to something corresponding to if the third option about not knowing that the PC can't kill Siruud was chosen instead. Also the next choice after that, if Siruud offers to let the PC try to kill him, and "Are you insane?" is chosen instead of taking him up on it, then the transition at the end "But that doesn't solve our problems" (don't remember exact wording) is clicked on, the following passage always leads to "I knew you couldn't", as if the PC had actually tried to kill him (even though such an option was never chosen or described).
Hope that's not too confusing to read. Best I can do to be extra clear on what option I was talking about. It's late and I've been up all night.
Will follow up on more feedback when I can. The game hasn't appeared to have been updated in a year. Would love to read a complete project. Please finish it.
Ooo, thanks! I'll definitely have a look at this when I can get to it, and don't worry, it's still an active project, I just have another game that required a full transfer to a different engine (the same way that BR did an update ago, but with a few more complicated mechanics) and a freelance writing job that eats up quite a bit of my time (gotta priotize the thing that pays my rent though 😅). It's a very thorough bug report though, so thank you!
1) I'm seeing that navigating away from the page is erasing the reaction-dependent text, like you said. I think that's an error with how the incremental code runs (ie when you pick a reaction, it changes the variable $_reaction to either charismatic, compassionate, or irritable; this is then used to increment your player personality (giving you one point higher in one of the three personality types), and then erased so it isn't constantly changing even when you don't choose anything). In theory, it shouldn't be running on utility pages like the save dialogue: I'll need to have a look at what the hell is going on there, which might take a hot second.
Overall, I don't think you're seeing dialogue-dependent text when you navigate BACK to that page: you're just seeing the general text that appears regardless of what you choose, to rejoin the branching dialogue.
2) In the same vein as the last part of the other bug, Siruud will always mock you for not being able to kill him, even if you never even tried to. It's because he's a jerk, and assumes that your moral stance against killing him for no reason is a weakness, the same as he views your last minute refusal to go through with your attempt at violence as a weakness: weird guy! I'd like to hope it just read weird because you had a bumpy few passages 😅
This game is absolutely stellar! The writing and characters are to die for, I can't wait to see what happens in the next update! 💘 Thanks so much for making such an entertaining story!
I keep on re-reading this while waiting for the update, the anticipation is killing me! (in a good way) I can't wait to find out whats going to happen next 🥰
OH, well. The way that Twine works is that it uses cookies to store your save in the browser, so I'm not entirely confident that you'll be able to move it over directly (depending on how your browser is set up it might be a thing, but as far as I know it isn't). The build a save feature is meant to allow you to start from where you were though, while setting all the necessary variables!
Lol, love the passive aggressive attitude of Siruud (more like "Sir rude", sorry can't help myself😛)
Love the game! Definitely would pat Siruud's head just to see how he react. Giving shoulder pat to author too (if its okay) for writing this amazing game.💌
While you're in the game, there should be a floppy disk icon across the bottom: click on it and it'll take you to a new page, where you can click the first available "empty slot" option, then boom, your game is saved! Hit the back arrow (the << icon) and you'll be back in the game.
Ah, very cool game, at least on Siruud's path! Though now the cliff hanger will start killing me haha! I'm really eager to see more of the story!
I only had two minor issues. The first one is VERY nitpicky, but I'd love to have MC's hair color on the "ID" (as in, the "stat screen"), for the sake of memory. The second one is a bit more serious I guess (though not that much either!) - it made me a little bit uneasy that MC was forced to find all of Siruud forms attractive instead of letting the player select if they like a specific form or not, or decide which one they prefer. It may sound a little weird, but these forms vary GREATLY, so it would make sense to like one while disliking another - everyone has specific tastes, and I'm sure our MCs too! But that's the only thing, really!
Hi !! So glad you liked the game, and sorry to leave you hanging with a missing MC 😅😂
To address your concerns, I've been hemming and hawing over how to integrate player appearance, mostly because there just isn't much to it at all at the moment and I have plans down the line to give players the opportunity to go in-depth (set actual styles and textures of hair, skin colour, etc). Right now the only information is that which is relevant to SignetWorks (except maybe height but who knows what I was thinking when I added that). I can definitely add hair colour (I mean, since height is there: it seems like the place for such information but realistically I meant to only include job-relevant stuff which would only be eye colour) but the way it's integrated is subject to change !!
Unfortunately the answer for the second concern may not be as satisfying. I don't think I would integrate such an option just because the humansonas aren't strictly meant for MC's consumption, so their preference is irrelevant to the actual plot: in the long run, they just don't really matter all that much! Ultimately MC will not be romancing Siruud in the human forms, so it won't matter in the long one which the MC actually prefers: and I'm sure you can understand why I would be hesitant to let players express distaste for how their romantic lead looks at any given time.
I know it may seem intentional that MC expresses that the humansonas are handsome/hot, but I really do try to write from a place of scene building rather than trying to remind you that you're reading a romance. That's just to say that it doesn't need to be read as MC expressing their desire to hook up with the humansonas, just because they're attractive and technically all the male lead in their own right: just that they are attractive. And like I mentioned, that was integrated more or less to convey that this was still the romantic lead, and that Siruud likes men/the masculine and so goes through particular effort to craft himself attractive humansonas. In the end, Siruud will look like Siruud does while being romanced (it's a bit of a thing for him, as I imagine it would be for anyone who could change their appearance at will: how fraught would that make dating?).
Eh, I get why it may be strange for the hair color to appear on the ID (height makes perfect sense, you know, as it may be relevant for some missions, like infiltrating a place where someone too tall or too short would stand out too much and stuff). I was saying that because as someone who plays a TON of games, I like to have reminders of what my MC looks like when I boot a game again after an update, in case I have doubts about specific physical traits in any given game.
As for the other thing... it's funny because I was actually saying that because it kind of is a reminder that this is a romance story for me, when my MC finds every form attractive by default. I suggested offering a choice as to give the opportunity to be indifferent, but another option would be for MC to think they are objectively attractive, without necessarily implying they find each form hot - that would leave it even more neutral. But this is just my perspective eh! I'm not insisting here, just claryfing my point of view at this point, since I feel like my intention about that didn't come across as I intended. Though yeah, it's a bit of a tricky situation anyway, since this IS the same character. I guess I'm also biased towards the idea of Siruud finding all these hot bodies, and MC being "meh, looks better in his original form" XD
THIS WAS SO GOODDDD why did it have to be so good?? It's gonna be hard waiting for the future chapters but I'm gonna push through because your phenomenal writing is very much worth it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us <3
this was so immersive! your writing is really good; it really let me just,,, get immersed with the world and the story? it- your writing is really enjoyable :^)
I really enjoyed the demo! I was hilarious and I honestly love Sigurred so much lmao, it’s really fun and easy to read so far! I cannot wait until the next future update! (Which I hope is soon! 😅)
i've enjoyed all your games thus far and this is no exception. in particular, the writing stands out to me, it's really enjoyable and i find myself getting lost in the world you've created. can't wait for future updates!
Mannnn this is good! Would definitely like to see more of it. I love the writing style and features like how you choose your magic and use it in real combat scenes, and the talk with Bright where you choose your every reply is very interesting! plz update it even if it's a year or 2 later, I can wait but I can't wait(?) Just, I really like the game!!
Thank-you !! I'm glad you like it !! Don't worry it still in development, it's just developed in tandem with my other game that's getting an update at the moment !! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
What did you mean by a “ a brand new chapter (playable for both Siruud and Tahira-romancers!)” Di you literally mean that Siruud and Tahira had been in a relationship or do u mean that we can play as their characters, and lastly do u mean that we can have a relationship or have a Romance between my character who’s name is Quinn Reid and Siruud? It would really help me understand this if u could answer as soon as u are available. Oh and by the way if we are not able to have a relationship with Siruud or have a romance with him could u please think about updating this game so that our main character in my case Quinn can have a romance thx and see ya later! ✌🏿☮️ Oh and also am I able to update the game on my iPhone? Oh and I tried all the directions for what you said to do for loading a segment of chapter 5 and I did everything correctly at least I think I did and it didn’t work. So if you have any advise it would really be helpful thanks 🤩 😊 🙏!‼️❗️⚠️❕
Hi! Sorry to reply late, itch wasn't kind enough to let me know that you'd commented 😅 I'm not sure if you've played through the game yet (please keep in mind the game is 18+), but the point of the game is to romance Siruud or Tahira. Usually their routes update one at a time, but the last update was for both of them (which meant that people anticipating a Siruud chapter could also expect one for Tahira).
As far as troubles updating, I can't quite pinpoint what the problem would be. The game is automatically played through the browser. I don't have any directions for updating besides "play through again", and if you're playing the version that has the save building feature, then you're already playing the latest version. The only thing I can confidently say is that you can't play chapter five because it doesn't exist: I only have three chapters available at the moment.
so far out of all ur games I have played this is by far my fav one! U are such a great author, I to am an author but not like u because me and a friend are just making a book. If you have any advice for me please reply soon 🙃
The unfortunate answer is "when it comes out" !! I'm not supported by these games so I have to prioritize paid work, and I also develop another game which is up next in the queue for an update. I don't like to make promises unless I'm sure I can keep them and seeing as how the only paid work I can secure is freelance, I can't promise that nothing will come up, which would just be an endless loop of me choosing arbitrary dates and then missing them 😅. I'm not jazzed that it works out this way, but until I can pay rent with the games I'm kind of obligated to put them on the backburner if I want to keep my apartment.
you are an evil, evil author for leaving me where you did. legitimately though, this is fantastically written and I am in love with Siruud, the protagonist, and the story you're developing here. very excited to follow this further:)
Im not sure if it's just because of my phone but when I create a save and click the back button instead of taking me back to where I was I go back to the main screen, so I'm stuck in a loop where I can't play unless I start over again... Apart from that this is so great and I love Tahira!!
H'm, where are you trying to make a save (or where were you trying to make it when it broke)? This sounds like an issue where the save is occuring on a screen where it shouldn't, which would make the default last passage (the variable that's meant to return you to the story) the main menu. That's a big oopsie in the game code somewhere.
H'mm, I can't reproduce the issue randomly so we might have to go deeper. If I could get device, browser, and maybe if at all possible the specific passage where it happens? And does it continually happen, or are old saves causing issue?
Im on an Android , Chrome, and the passage is where Siruud asks you to unbind him BUT I just tried saving a couple times during the common route today and it worked completely fine. The saves that weren't loading properly before are also now loading properly, so I have no clue what happened there. I think it might've just been an issue on my end? Thank you anyway for trying to help!!
No problem !! This is the best solution to the problem: the one where I don't have to do any work 😂😂😂 probably something gone weird with caching or whatever, who knows with tech.
I simp so hard for Siruud it's insane like the dynamic between the MC and him are just *MWAH* enemies to lovers vibes going way strong over here I can't WAIT for the next update!!!
Hopefully the code part of it all stays stable and viable for longer than a month this time and lets me sit down and write in peace next time the updates come around 😂😂😂 glad you liked it !!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Ooh I love this update so much! The new save workshop is super convenient, though if there was a way to back out of it without closing the tab and opening a new one that would be nice!! The multiple save slots also rock- I love the increased flexibility I now have with my saves!
The light and dark mode are also so so nice for my poor suffering eyeballs, thank you for implementing that. The added scenes are also delightful, so far I have only prayed through to the end of Siruud's route a second time, but am planning to muck about with the other options as well! As always, your narration and dialogue is excellent, I will never stop loving these quips!
If there is one thing I would ask for (tho I imagine this update must've been so much work, so no pressure!!!!!) I'd love another hair option between "heavy" and "shaved" for afro hair?? That's it though, I loved this update so much!! Thank you for your continued work and dedication to this game!!
Ah, see I removed like all hair options except for has hair and does not have hair, as that would be the deciding feature between scenes (where MC would, for example, play with thir hair, push back their hair, or just interact with their skull), just because I didn't want to crowd up the option with a bunch of different hair styles and types (I could think of too many to include in a simple "I'm sitting in the rain and my hair looks like this", so I changed it to "I'm sitting in the rain and it's making my hair wet" or "I'm sitting in the rain with my wet head"): moving forward, though, if the scene would call for some special arrangement of hair (like oh, I don't know, a fancy masquerade dress up 👀) I would definitely go into more detail !! But afaik it should show up as "heavy hair" (ie heavy with water) or shaved for everyone: is that option too vague in and of itself?
I can also add an option to back out of the build a save: oversight !! Sometimes when I'm testing I forget that what's convenient for testing purposes isn't also practical for actual playing: I just never had to back out because I always ploughed right forward !!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the update !!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Oh, ok, I get what your saying! No, that sounds great, I wasn't thinking about the rain! Np abt taking the time to comment, its always exciting when your games update!
omg do i get to date the demon? do i get palpable t e n s i o n w/the demon? this is great. i love this game. 10/10. all jokes aside ur writing is great and i hope you keep adding onto this uwu edit: omg i get to date tahira? ooh that's good too,,
Ahhh got it! I didn't even think it could be that, sorry! Usually there's something after the last scene saying to wait for the next update/chapter, no? But great to know this friday we'll get some more! Thank you :)
im fkcn CACKLING at the personality description “of irritable temper, characterized by bluntness, stoicism, impatience, rudeness, and general intensity.”
looove all 3 exchanges with Siruud via text and “walk in with confidence. Confidently.” and MC almost completely stop paying attention to Bright in favour of their own thoughts.
“like you have a finisher move (you don't; you'd have a lot more friends if you did, you think).” LOVE IT
the details during fight are sooo good !! “like cleaning chemicals and coolant” “shred like fucking pull apart bread compared to a hardwood desk.”
“Your heart is pounding so hard that your chest feels like a door that's being opened and closed in wide, slamming gestures.”
ooohh the suspense, this is wonderful and a little terrifying because Bright??! what the hell?!?
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 thank you !!!! I'm glad the suspense angle worked out, and that the code problem was sorted properly 😂😂 the agony I underwent to write the fight scene.....I'm pumped it worked out 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Hello! I wanted to say that I am really enjoying this story (I love all your stories and writing style!!) and I am very excited for this update.
NVM! This is what I get when I let my excitement guide me and I just see UPDATE on my email -- not realizing there is more to the message. Still excited!!
The update is coming to itch this coming Friday !! It's just a little early for Ko-Fi supporters 😅 I'm glad you like it though, I hope you like the update !!
main-screen: credits. " being an excess-icon there. While switching back, the blue clickable lines transformed into a different font and appearing in red (which fit way more to itch's theme and the game's banner/title).
I like that this game's available on the web and actually noticed it by a forum's post-reply, getting to your profile and trying something in "hybrid"-game.
Affecting magic sounds cool in textlines. I like the option of alternate lines, especially: "You're wearing your hair as you usually do, shaved" ...uhm, I guess the text should quite replace bit more of the prev. part if this section appears by clicking?
Choosing no first/last nick, gets still the next part loaded, which just looks bit odd in reading. Maybe there could be a command in html, which greys out the continue-info, if either no input or less than x-amount of letters being entered?
"At your full height, you find" (selectable options, which also starts with "you"), sounds like some text should replace bit of the lines that stated before those?
"Altogether it's disappointingly neat"-paragraph's reply would be cool to sound more comfy in words (less "rude").
"She reaches into her bag" / reply: "plastic sleeve pages" Just one "-icon being mentioned there, which quite needs another one (sorry if I'm being bit perfectionistic when browsing through games). So there are 3 than 4 of those icons in this section yet.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on BR as well !! Luckily BR is next in line to update, and when it does a lot of things are going to look very different !! Very different: I'm always surprised to remember how much work has gone on behind the scenes since the last update 😅😅😅
Hello! I had so much fun with this game, especially with how my dynamic with Siruud is slowly developing. I was having so much fun that I was legit confused when the subway portion ended without a link to the next part lol. I look forward to what more shenanigans me and my new demonic buddy get up to hehehehe. Happy writing!
Ps. Just a small nitpick, but if you're really going to lean into the red-on-black scheme, would it be possible to make the red brighter or easier to see? Thank you!
Thanks so much for commenting, I'm so glad that you like the game !!! And Siruud 😊 and don't worry, the colour scheme in the next update is going to be toggleable. The red parts (so, links) will be a little bolder, and you'll be able to toggle between light theme and dark theme. Hopefully that'll make it easier on the eyes: the next update has been in the works for so long I forgot that the toggle isn't in the current version 😅😅😅😅😅😅
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Bug Report:
During the talk with Siruud on first return home from the office. In regards to his comment about mutual murder not possible, if the "And how do we know that, mmh?" is chosen, and then one of the side menus is opened (e.g. saves, but no saves were loaded), and then clicked the button return to the game, the content of the text will change to something corresponding to if the third option about not knowing that the PC can't kill Siruud was chosen instead. Also the next choice after that, if Siruud offers to let the PC try to kill him, and "Are you insane?" is chosen instead of taking him up on it, then the transition at the end "But that doesn't solve our problems" (don't remember exact wording) is clicked on, the following passage always leads to "I knew you couldn't", as if the PC had actually tried to kill him (even though such an option was never chosen or described).
Hope that's not too confusing to read. Best I can do to be extra clear on what option I was talking about. It's late and I've been up all night.
Will follow up on more feedback when I can. The game hasn't appeared to have been updated in a year. Would love to read a complete project. Please finish it.
Ooo, thanks! I'll definitely have a look at this when I can get to it, and don't worry, it's still an active project, I just have another game that required a full transfer to a different engine (the same way that BR did an update ago, but with a few more complicated mechanics) and a freelance writing job that eats up quite a bit of my time (gotta priotize the thing that pays my rent though 😅). It's a very thorough bug report though, so thank you!
Okay, I followed up and here's what I found:
1) I'm seeing that navigating away from the page is erasing the reaction-dependent text, like you said. I think that's an error with how the incremental code runs (ie when you pick a reaction, it changes the variable $_reaction to either charismatic, compassionate, or irritable; this is then used to increment your player personality (giving you one point higher in one of the three personality types), and then erased so it isn't constantly changing even when you don't choose anything). In theory, it shouldn't be running on utility pages like the save dialogue: I'll need to have a look at what the hell is going on there, which might take a hot second.
Overall, I don't think you're seeing dialogue-dependent text when you navigate BACK to that page: you're just seeing the general text that appears regardless of what you choose, to rejoin the branching dialogue.
2) In the same vein as the last part of the other bug, Siruud will always mock you for not being able to kill him, even if you never even tried to. It's because he's a jerk, and assumes that your moral stance against killing him for no reason is a weakness, the same as he views your last minute refusal to go through with your attempt at violence as a weakness: weird guy! I'd like to hope it just read weird because you had a bumpy few passages 😅
is there a possible chance we're able to have a romantic relationship with the demon we were bounded to? <3
For sure !! Him and Tahira are the two romance options !!
This is great! Can't wait for more!!
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 ty I'm glad you like it !!!!!!!!!!!!!
The cliffhanger!! It's eating me up, I NEED to know what happens! It was too good!
💚💚💚💚 glad you liked the game 💚💚💚💚
oh god just when it's about to get even more exciting, it ends:((( i love it so much, can't wait for the updates!
i'm glad you liked it !!!! And sorry about the cliffhanger 😅💚
no no no don't apologize for such a good cliffhanger lol. keep me on my toes and makes me wondering what's gonna happen next. you're doing great!
This game is absolutely stellar! The writing and characters are to die for, I can't wait to see what happens in the next update! 💘 Thanks so much for making such an entertaining story!
AH thank you I'm glad you like it !!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I keep on re-reading this while waiting for the update, the anticipation is killing me! (in a good way) I can't wait to find out whats going to happen next 🥰
Let's hope nothing BAD HAPPENS !!! Lol, I'm glad you like it 💚 !!
I was always running away from this game but now I regret it.
SiruudI'mlookingatyou.Is there a way to import the game ?
What do you mean by import the game?
Sorry I meant importing my save . I used the wrong word .
I don't use my own computer right now and I wanted to have a save when I get my computer back.
OH, well. The way that Twine works is that it uses cookies to store your save in the browser, so I'm not entirely confident that you'll be able to move it over directly (depending on how your browser is set up it might be a thing, but as far as I know it isn't). The build a save feature is meant to allow you to start from where you were though, while setting all the necessary variables!
AAAAAAAA IT'S SO GOOD!!gsfuvdf i really loved Siruud's route and i'm hoping for more of the rude demon -
THANK YOU !!! I'm glad you like the big mean demon 💚💚💚
I really enjoyed reading this, and I'm really looking forward to the next update!
Thanks !!!! I'm glad you liked it 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Lol, love the passive aggressive attitude of Siruud (more like "Sir rude", sorry can't help myself😛)
Love the game! Definitely would pat Siruud's head just to see how he react. Giving shoulder pat to author too (if its okay) for writing this amazing game.💌
The real struggle would be setting up the step stool to actually reach his head 😂😂 ty I'm glad you like it !!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
How do I save my game?
While you're in the game, there should be a floppy disk icon across the bottom: click on it and it'll take you to a new page, where you can click the first available "empty slot" option, then boom, your game is saved! Hit the back arrow (the << icon) and you'll be back in the game.
Ah, very cool game, at least on Siruud's path! Though now the cliff hanger will start killing me haha! I'm really eager to see more of the story!
I only had two minor issues. The first one is VERY nitpicky, but I'd love to have MC's hair color on the "ID" (as in, the "stat screen"), for the sake of memory. The second one is a bit more serious I guess (though not that much either!) - it made me a little bit uneasy that MC was forced to find all of Siruud forms attractive instead of letting the player select if they like a specific form or not, or decide which one they prefer. It may sound a little weird, but these forms vary GREATLY, so it would make sense to like one while disliking another - everyone has specific tastes, and I'm sure our MCs too! But that's the only thing, really!
Hi !! So glad you liked the game, and sorry to leave you hanging with a missing MC 😅😂
To address your concerns, I've been hemming and hawing over how to integrate player appearance, mostly because there just isn't much to it at all at the moment and I have plans down the line to give players the opportunity to go in-depth (set actual styles and textures of hair, skin colour, etc). Right now the only information is that which is relevant to SignetWorks (except maybe height but who knows what I was thinking when I added that). I can definitely add hair colour (I mean, since height is there: it seems like the place for such information but realistically I meant to only include job-relevant stuff which would only be eye colour) but the way it's integrated is subject to change !!
Unfortunately the answer for the second concern may not be as satisfying. I don't think I would integrate such an option just because the humansonas aren't strictly meant for MC's consumption, so their preference is irrelevant to the actual plot: in the long run, they just don't really matter all that much! Ultimately MC will not be romancing Siruud in the human forms, so it won't matter in the long one which the MC actually prefers: and I'm sure you can understand why I would be hesitant to let players express distaste for how their romantic lead looks at any given time.
I know it may seem intentional that MC expresses that the humansonas are handsome/hot, but I really do try to write from a place of scene building rather than trying to remind you that you're reading a romance. That's just to say that it doesn't need to be read as MC expressing their desire to hook up with the humansonas, just because they're attractive and technically all the male lead in their own right: just that they are attractive. And like I mentioned, that was integrated more or less to convey that this was still the romantic lead, and that Siruud likes men/the masculine and so goes through particular effort to craft himself attractive humansonas. In the end, Siruud will look like Siruud does while being romanced (it's a bit of a thing for him, as I imagine it would be for anyone who could change their appearance at will: how fraught would that make dating?).
I hope all that makes sense!
Eh, I get why it may be strange for the hair color to appear on the ID (height makes perfect sense, you know, as it may be relevant for some missions, like infiltrating a place where someone too tall or too short would stand out too much and stuff). I was saying that because as someone who plays a TON of games, I like to have reminders of what my MC looks like when I boot a game again after an update, in case I have doubts about specific physical traits in any given game.
As for the other thing... it's funny because I was actually saying that because it kind of is a reminder that this is a romance story for me, when my MC finds every form attractive by default. I suggested offering a choice as to give the opportunity to be indifferent, but another option would be for MC to think they are objectively attractive, without necessarily implying they find each form hot - that would leave it even more neutral. But this is just my perspective eh! I'm not insisting here, just claryfing my point of view at this point, since I feel like my intention about that didn't come across as I intended. Though yeah, it's a bit of a tricky situation anyway, since this IS the same character. I guess I'm also biased towards the idea of Siruud finding all these hot bodies, and MC being "meh, looks better in his original form" XD
THIS WAS SO GOODDDD why did it have to be so good?? It's gonna be hard waiting for the future chapters but I'm gonna push through because your phenomenal writing is very much worth it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us <3
Thank you for liking it !!! And for your patience 😅😅💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
this was so immersive! your writing is really good; it really let me just,,, get immersed with the world and the story? it- your writing is really enjoyable :^)
Thank you !!!!!! I'm glad you like it !!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I really enjoyed the demo! I was hilarious and I honestly love Sigurred so much lmao, it’s really fun and easy to read so far! I cannot wait until the next future update! (Which I hope is soon! 😅)
Not soon (right now I'm working on converting and updating my other game) but eventually it will come !!! I'm glad you like it !!!!!
I totally understand ! Take your time but know this I look forward to future updates lol :D
i've enjoyed all your games thus far and this is no exception. in particular, the writing stands out to me, it's really enjoyable and i find myself getting lost in the world you've created. can't wait for future updates!
Ahh thank you !!!! I'm glad you're enjoying yourself 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Mannnn this is good! Would definitely like to see more of it. I love the writing style and features like how you choose your magic and use it in real combat scenes, and the talk with Bright where you choose your every reply is very interesting! plz update it even if it's a year or 2 later, I can wait but I can't wait(?) Just, I really like the game!!
Thank-you !! I'm glad you like it !! Don't worry it still in development, it's just developed in tandem with my other game that's getting an update at the moment !! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
by end of the demo you mean there's not going to be more updates until the game is finished?
Nope, just that there's no more game to play from there until I update it again !!
oh! ill be waiting then ^^
sorry if the other message sounded rude i have a little bit of trouble communicating through text but your game is incredible i love it
You're fine !! It was even more confusing before: I used to just end the game without indicating that it was over at all 😅😅
When I got to the end I thought: Really? I need more Siruud! I stayed reading until 3 am and today I look like a panda bear.
Thank you so much for your work. I'll look forward to the next chapter ♥
THANK YOU SO MUCH 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 and sorry you lost sleep over my terrible demon boy 😅😅
That was awesome! Thank you! I really look forward to new chapters.
I'm glad you liked it !!!!! Thanks for commenting !!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
What did you mean by a “ a brand new chapter (playable for both Siruud and Tahira-romancers!)” Di you literally mean that Siruud and Tahira had been in a relationship or do u mean that we can play as their characters, and lastly do u mean that we can have a relationship or have a Romance between my character who’s name is Quinn Reid and Siruud? It would really help me understand this if u could answer as soon as u are available. Oh and by the way if we are not able to have a relationship with Siruud or have a romance with him could u please think about updating this game so that our main character in my case Quinn can have a romance thx and see ya later! ✌🏿☮️ Oh and also am I able to update the game on my iPhone? Oh and I tried all the directions for what you said to do for loading a segment of chapter 5 and I did everything correctly at least I think I did and it didn’t work. So if you have any advise it would really be helpful thanks 🤩 😊 🙏!‼️❗️⚠️❕
Hi! Sorry to reply late, itch wasn't kind enough to let me know that you'd commented 😅 I'm not sure if you've played through the game yet (please keep in mind the game is 18+), but the point of the game is to romance Siruud or Tahira. Usually their routes update one at a time, but the last update was for both of them (which meant that people anticipating a Siruud chapter could also expect one for Tahira).
As far as troubles updating, I can't quite pinpoint what the problem would be. The game is automatically played through the browser. I don't have any directions for updating besides "play through again", and if you're playing the version that has the save building feature, then you're already playing the latest version. The only thing I can confidently say is that you can't play chapter five because it doesn't exist: I only have three chapters available at the moment.
so far out of all ur games I have played this is by far my fav one! U are such a great author, I to am an author but not like u because me and a friend are just making a book. If you have any advice for me please reply soon 🙃
I created this account just to tell u how funny the ligma option is in that one scene LOL
This is literally the best possible thing to come from putting a ligma joke in my game thank you so much sdjfd I'm glad you liked it !!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
I don’t remember seeing a Ligma part, am I missing something?
In the latest update, it's one of the three things you can say to Bright when they grab you!
oh ok thanks
Okay, that was such an evil cliffhanger. If you don't mind me asking, when is the next chapter coming out, cuz this is such a good game and I adore it
The unfortunate answer is "when it comes out" !! I'm not supported by these games so I have to prioritize paid work, and I also develop another game which is up next in the queue for an update. I don't like to make promises unless I'm sure I can keep them and seeing as how the only paid work I can secure is freelance, I can't promise that nothing will come up, which would just be an endless loop of me choosing arbitrary dates and then missing them 😅. I'm not jazzed that it works out this way, but until I can pay rent with the games I'm kind of obligated to put them on the backburner if I want to keep my apartment.
this is so good. and I am still yelling over the cliffhanger. can't wait for the next update!
💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 I'm glad you liked it !!! Thanks for commenting !!!!!!
you are an evil, evil author for leaving me where you did. legitimately though, this is fantastically written and I am in love with Siruud, the protagonist, and the story you're developing here. very excited to follow this further:)
I'm glad you like it and I'm the record as feeling no regret !!! I'm glad you like Siruud and hope you keep enjoying the story !! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Im not sure if it's just because of my phone but when I create a save and click the back button instead of taking me back to where I was I go back to the main screen, so I'm stuck in a loop where I can't play unless I start over again... Apart from that this is so great and I love Tahira!!
H'm, where are you trying to make a save (or where were you trying to make it when it broke)? This sounds like an issue where the save is occuring on a screen where it shouldn't, which would make the default last passage (the variable that's meant to return you to the story) the main menu. That's a big oopsie in the game code somewhere.
It's happening with both my saves on the common route, but when the save file is for Tahira's/Siruud's route it works fine
H'mm, I can't reproduce the issue randomly so we might have to go deeper. If I could get device, browser, and maybe if at all possible the specific passage where it happens? And does it continually happen, or are old saves causing issue?
Im on an Android , Chrome, and the passage is where Siruud asks you to unbind him BUT I just tried saving a couple times during the common route today and it worked completely fine. The saves that weren't loading properly before are also now loading properly, so I have no clue what happened there. I think it might've just been an issue on my end? Thank you anyway for trying to help!!
No problem !! This is the best solution to the problem: the one where I don't have to do any work 😂😂😂 probably something gone weird with caching or whatever, who knows with tech.
I simp so hard for Siruud it's insane like the dynamic between the MC and him are just *MWAH* enemies to lovers vibes going way strong over here I can't WAIT for the next update!!!
AH I'm glad you like him !!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚 my truly terrible demon. Thanks for commenting !!!!!
I think exactly the same!!!
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i will dump literally ALL of my time into this game. i am invested. i will sell my soul for the full game. aaaaaaaa
Hopefully the code part of it all stays stable and viable for longer than a month this time and lets me sit down and write in peace next time the updates come around 😂😂😂 glad you liked it !!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Ooh I love this update so much! The new save workshop is super convenient, though if there was a way to back out of it without closing the tab and opening a new one that would be nice!! The multiple save slots also rock- I love the increased flexibility I now have with my saves!
The light and dark mode are also so so nice for my poor suffering eyeballs, thank you for implementing that. The added scenes are also delightful, so far I have only prayed through to the end of Siruud's route a second time, but am planning to muck about with the other options as well! As always, your narration and dialogue is excellent, I will never stop loving these quips!
If there is one thing I would ask for (tho I imagine this update must've been so much work, so no pressure!!!!!) I'd love another hair option between "heavy" and "shaved" for afro hair?? That's it though, I loved this update so much!! Thank you for your continued work and dedication to this game!!
Ah, see I removed like all hair options except for has hair and does not have hair, as that would be the deciding feature between scenes (where MC would, for example, play with thir hair, push back their hair, or just interact with their skull), just because I didn't want to crowd up the option with a bunch of different hair styles and types (I could think of too many to include in a simple "I'm sitting in the rain and my hair looks like this", so I changed it to "I'm sitting in the rain and it's making my hair wet" or "I'm sitting in the rain with my wet head"): moving forward, though, if the scene would call for some special arrangement of hair (like oh, I don't know, a fancy masquerade dress up 👀) I would definitely go into more detail !! But afaik it should show up as "heavy hair" (ie heavy with water) or shaved for everyone: is that option too vague in and of itself?
I can also add an option to back out of the build a save: oversight !! Sometimes when I'm testing I forget that what's convenient for testing purposes isn't also practical for actual playing: I just never had to back out because I always ploughed right forward !!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, and I'm so glad you enjoyed the update !!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Oh, ok, I get what your saying! No, that sounds great, I wasn't thinking about the rain! Np abt taking the time to comment, its always exciting when your games update!
Demo? Is there a full release somewhere we can buy one day 👀
Eventually !! Not right now, unfortunately 😅 but it'll probably get hosted here when it is available!
omg do i get to date the demon? do i get palpable t e n s i o n w/the demon? this is great. i love this game. 10/10. all jokes aside ur writing is great and i hope you keep adding onto this uwu
edit: omg i get to date tahira? ooh that's good too,,
Update coming this Friday 👀💚
Hey!
So I found this part of the game that has no way of moving forward... is this an error or am I supposed to click somewhere else?
Thanks for your time and for your talent! I’m really loving this dynamic between MC and Siruud :D
I'm there too. I'm guessing this the end of a chapter until more is added. :)
Correct !!
This is the end of the game until this Friday, after which more will be added !!
Ahhh got it! I didn't even think it could be that, sorry! Usually there's something after the last scene saying to wait for the next update/chapter, no? But great to know this friday we'll get some more! Thank you :)
im fkcn CACKLING at the personality description “of irritable temper, characterized by bluntness, stoicism, impatience, rudeness, and general intensity.”
looove all 3 exchanges with Siruud via text and “walk in with confidence. Confidently.” and MC almost completely stop paying attention to Bright in favour of their own thoughts.
“like you have a finisher move (you don't; you'd have a lot more friends if you did, you think).” LOVE IT
the details during fight are sooo good !! “like cleaning chemicals and coolant” “shred like fucking pull apart bread compared to a hardwood desk.”
“Your heart is pounding so hard that your chest feels like a door that's being opened and closed in wide, slamming gestures.”
ooohh the suspense, this is wonderful and a little terrifying because Bright??! what the hell?!?
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Hello! I wanted to say that I am really enjoying this story (I love all your stories and writing style!!) and I am very excited for this update.
NVM! This is what I get when I let my excitement guide me and I just see UPDATE on my email -- not realizing there is more to the message. Still excited!!
The update is coming to itch this coming Friday !! It's just a little early for Ko-Fi supporters 😅 I'm glad you like it though, I hope you like the update !!
maybe this is just my laptop's problem but is the next button missing here? (running on mac and safari)
(For the sake of anyone reading in the comments): this has been fixed !!
This story is really good. I love it. 💚
Thank you, I'm glad you like it !!!!!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
main-screen: credits.
" being an excess-icon there. While switching back, the blue clickable lines transformed into a different font and appearing in red (which fit way more to itch's theme and the game's banner/title).
I like that this game's available on the web and actually noticed it by a forum's post-reply, getting to your profile and trying something in "hybrid"-game.
Affecting magic sounds cool in textlines. I like the option of alternate lines, especially: "You're wearing your hair as you usually do, shaved" ...uhm, I guess the text should quite replace bit more of the prev. part if this section appears by clicking?
Choosing no first/last nick, gets still the next part loaded, which just looks bit odd in reading. Maybe there could be a command in html, which greys out the continue-info, if either no input or less than x-amount of letters being entered?
"At your full height, you find" (selectable options, which also starts with "you"), sounds like some text should replace bit of the lines that stated before those?
"Altogether it's disappointingly neat"-paragraph's reply would be cool to sound more comfy in words (less "rude").
"She reaches into her bag" / reply: "plastic sleeve pages"
Just one "-icon being mentioned there, which quite needs another one (sorry if I'm being bit perfectionistic when browsing through games). So there are 3 than 4 of those icons in this section yet.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on BR as well !! Luckily BR is next in line to update, and when it does a lot of things are going to look very different !! Very different: I'm always surprised to remember how much work has gone on behind the scenes since the last update 😅😅😅
Hello! I had so much fun with this game, especially with how my dynamic with Siruud is slowly developing. I was having so much fun that I was legit confused when the subway portion ended without a link to the next part lol. I look forward to what more shenanigans me and my new demonic buddy get up to hehehehe. Happy writing!
Ps. Just a small nitpick, but if you're really going to lean into the red-on-black scheme, would it be possible to make the red brighter or easier to see? Thank you!
Thanks so much for commenting, I'm so glad that you like the game !!! And Siruud 😊 and don't worry, the colour scheme in the next update is going to be toggleable. The red parts (so, links) will be a little bolder, and you'll be able to toggle between light theme and dark theme. Hopefully that'll make it easier on the eyes: the next update has been in the works for so long I forgot that the toggle isn't in the current version 😅😅😅😅😅😅