Just finished the demo the other day
Backgrounds are gorgeous, characters are interesting and I love the bit of music that plays during the dreams <3
1. Yes! Very much so! I already have a number of theories brewing in my head regarding various things
2. Yes. I had to check to compare but doing so I can see the improvement. I like the smaller eyes for female characters and... hmm... I think some male characters have a slightly broader build? And more mature faces. Which is nice <3 The fading of shadow colours on clothing in folds and creases looks really good, too.
3. I'm least interested in pursuing Rod because
I feel like he could potentially actively work against the MC ending her curse XD Since you know, everyone is happy now.
Hmm, I think I'm probably most interested in Fritz currently because
he seemed the closest to the MC and the one who genuinely cared the most about her, especially now she can't even share her feelings with her dolls because even they have turned on her. I'm curious to see how he took her sudden disappearance and what his job has changed to (though I can guess) in her absence.
4. I'm going to bounce off Limabaen's response here. Keep in mind that I probably empathize a bit too much with the MC XD And I overthink things. Rambling ahead.
I actually really like that the MC is so thoroughly misunderstood, and I'd certainly agree that she isn't anywhere near as bad as anyone makes her out to be. She wouldn't be putting up with all the taunting from Delora for one if she had a more nasty nature. In fact it's kinda impressive that she hasn't been actively and outwardly angry at Delora, instead she seems largely confused that the views of everyone else differ so much from her own now that she's forced to pay attention to them. I think she's very used to ignoring people she dislikes.
And yup, I think having your own father largely neglect you after the one parent you were close to died, and then he comes home with a brand new family all of which he treats better than you... I can see how resentment would build.
It wasn't so much Emelaigne for me (that was more directed at the father favoring what his step daughter wanted over what his own daughter wanted to the point of forcing the later by order. But even then I do understand there was the intention to help her branch out and see that things aren't so bad. It's unfortunate for the MC that Emelaigne is protected so much that her simply telling the truth was seen as a verbal attack. That particular situation may have been handled better had Emelaigne known that the MC wasn't going out of her own free will, but I'm guessing everyone else was also trying to protect Emelaigne's feelings by not telling her that.
Butyes, I certainly didn't like Delora. She is blatantly unrepentant about what she has done, waves it in the MCs face all the time, and there isn't even a whiff of her being sorry about what very nearly happened to the MC that night in that alley before the cavalry came along.
I also find it kindof strange that everyone else there, who is also afflicted with various curses... Is fine with Delora actively throwing curses around herself...
I'd compare it to... Say you have a number of bad doctors scattered around who infect people with some sort of debilitating disease. And you have good doctors who try to help those with said disease cure it. So you have a place with a good doctor who helps people try and cure their disease, and another doctor who says she is good... But is still actively inflicting said disease on people. Because they deserve it she says. It will make them better people in the end apparently...
Now some people may agree if the victim was say, an axe murderer or something. But for a young upstart boss who was overly strict and didn't like to socialize? Seems a bit extreme. Especially to those who have experience having the disease, or being cursed in this case. You'd think they more than anyone would be absolutely against it being deliberately inflicted upon someone else for any reason. Because it has very real potential to utterly ruin lives.
I was also surprised that the MC wasn't more affected by the fact that the only things she had left that she trusted and confided in - her dolls. Were effectively turned against her by what Delora did, leaving her unable to even trust inanimate objects with her inner thoughts and feelings.
Really, I'd just be pleased something slightly bad happened that may cause Delora to have second thoughts about putting curses on people in the future
Barring that, an even more far-fetched thing is it would be great if the MC had an option to flout the expectation of her trying to break her curse, and instead decide that she is actually happier herself away from her father and step family. Now that one of the few things she treasured, her dolls, have been tainted in a way, there may be very little that she is actually attached to in the palace. She could, say, take her mothers words about being strong to heart and start trying to actively work to better her position herself, through hard work. She could even find something she likes doing or is good at and find an entirely different life that is preferable to what she had, and where her step family and father are also happy with the curse still in place.
... yes I have strange ideas XD
Uhh... I did warn that I rambled
Just in case it wasn't clear, I loved the demo, the art, the writing, and the story so far which has certainly snagged the interest of my imagination
Can't wait to see what the finished game is like! <3
Oh! I forgot! I was also quite interested in the fairytales each of the curses are based on
It seems that not all of them are actual Brothers Grimm fairy tales correct? So far I've seen Peter Pan and The Little Mermaid which aren't and the MC mentioned reading what sounded like Aladdin. That widens up the pool of potential fairy tales that could pop up a lot
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she was so depressing and cold! but I (oddly) like her character a lot! I cant wait to see how her character will develop and grow throughout the story and im curious abt how she'll act when she's flustered ><
