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There are eight endings per gender (roughly the same across gender lines), A1 - A4 and B1 - B4, and two alternate path endings, C1 and C2.

a4 (which, correct me if I'm wrong) one of the "good endings" of the game. I guess I'm naturally distrustful of things like fate... Eileen's presence actually was an extra bizarre factor to me. I kept wondering if she was really Eileen from the Ren'Py demo (which would lead to some very strange questions about the nature of reality in the game) or just a cameo apearance. Actually the game seemed very self-referencing to me... It's hard to explain it, but the nature of the narrator (stuck in a situation with no memory and learning things at the same time as the player, even it's gender is a bit blurry...) and some other things let me thinking "This feels like a game that knows it's a game." It's hard to explain. I'm not calling it fakey or unrealistic. It just feels very "game", which is not bad at all. It's a bit like quine, although quine was much more metalinguistic than Eidolon.

Quite a few cameos you got there. First, I think I spotted Kotori as a crying girl, and then Eileen? Brilliant...

I guess I share the same sentiment with Mr E. The music should not be limited to just the intros.

The endings that I got were b4 at first, then b1, a3, a1, a2 and, finally, the ending where you just "give up" because I was curious. No C endings for me, I'm afraid. My favorite endings were the one where Edward and Amelie fall in love or whatever (and you're just a little spirit thing, aw man), and the other where Edward and you are together with Amelie as a spirit/angel thingy. ^_^

The characters' color glows were a nice touch, as well.

I found the story really captivating with a good mix of the surreal, romantic and supernatural.

The customisation of Ren'Py in the game is fantastic, with the way the dialogue and menus are presented - it fits in perfectly with the atmosphere. After a few minutes on my first playthrough (after feeling drawn in by the title screen, alternative cursor and music), it almost felt like time stood still when I was playing - I felt completely a part of the VN.

There was such a strong atmosphere in the game, that it felt complete without music. Just having it at the menu and credits seemed enough. Artwise - the glowing 'emotional' colours worked really well, for me it emphasised the non-human nature of the protagonist - the cameos were a bit bizarre, but they didn't feel too out of place.

The first ending I got was the give up ending , then a1, b1 and a3. All of them were done well and felt fairly conclusive, apart from the give up one. Having so many choices incorporated into the story seemed to work well, as a lot of them were internal/feelings based, which fit into a mostly linear storyline but also allow for significant changes in the end result (fated actions not fated emotions).

But as two different characters ^^... nice idea

To get the C endings, you need to be on the alternate path (neither "A" nor "B"), have a fairly high rating with the love interest, and be at least somewhat defiant about your fate.

To get on the alternate path, you need to follow the crying in the restaurant, then, when your love interest wanders away, "wait" on the riverbank. Follow the crying again and help out.

Here's the optimal path for ending C1 for the female love interest (the male love interest is pretty much the same). You can technically change up some of the answers a little (see line 2411 in events.rpy for the exact conditions required), but this sequence will get C1 for sure.

"follow her" "kicking it" "like it" "ask on date" "apologetic" --follow crying-- "dodge" "glad" "curious" "wait" -- follow crying again-- "help" "enter cave" "truth" --follow love interest-- "attack" "nod" "mistaken" "truth"

End C2 is a lot trickier to get, as you have to have a high but not perfect relationship with the love interest. Alternatively, one of the outcomes of the decision you make in end C1 will jump you over to end C2, but you won't see the "Ending c2" label in that case, even though you're technically seeing the text of end C2.

(I know this is sloppy; I finished the alternate path right up against the deadline and didn't consider the balance as thoroughly as I should have. Something to improve for version 2.)