Like a fine wine, the first reading is only getting it acquainted with your palette. The subsequent readings are when the flavors really start to come out.
Just finished the novel, and wow. I think this vn will be stuck in my head for weeks.
I would have never guessed the whole twist back in 2022. I remember back then all we had was the first "dream" sequence. To see it all the way to the end is truly a gift.
Genuinely one of the best visual novels I have read.
Especially how the ending just ends how it did. It sticks to your brain without needing any sort of epilogue.
Amazing VN, one of the best I've played (and I've played a lot of them). It's so good that I could write a review on it. Like, really good; you should be proud of yourself! I'll link to it when it's done.
I'm keen to see what other projects you might undertake in the future or even how you might extend or use the characters from this one!
I thought about this game for the first time in 3 or 4 years earlier this week, and to find out that it is finally complete is serendipitous to say the least. I remember almost nothing about this VN from my first exposure, so I am excited to revisit it in its final form.
(Im not english user, there are many grammar error and some awkward sentence. Sorry)
I think the most victim was Fisher
He suffuered from being ghost over 40years! Very lucky? He is not going to insane or going nut (But a little insane?)
Over 40years, Fisher just want his familiy back and his nomal life. he just want being husband, father and grandfather. That's why he never attempt to kill Spencer.(Thoght he threatening)
And yes, he did many things that never be forgiven. (WorldB) Spencer'father and Spencer tried to stop Fisher and failed. Fisher just did self-defence.(He doesnt want to die. Thats it) Even after that, Fisher want to meet WolrdA Spencer, want to being granfa. He could hide and live as he did but he choose reveal himself. As Fisher said, he has nothing beside his familiy. WorldA Spencer was his last hope.
So in last chapter, he told everthing to Spencer, hoping being understood, being Spencer's grandfa. But Spencer dejected, gathered everyone. Fisher confronted his consequence. Fisher could shoot Spencer but he didn't because he love his gandson. Fisher could surrender but he didn't because now he has nothing... the only thing he had was his familiy but now Spencer is not his side... not his familiy anymore. I think that is why he choose his end.
I read this vn 3times. There are many things i dont understand, cant thread between events. Some mistery can not be fully interpreted. But doesnt matter. This Vn is awsome!
This game is fucking crazy and I loved it. When I saw that it finally got finished I rushed and read it immidiately. You truly released a masterpiece, thank you for your work,
"It is my worst and most frequent nightmare" will be etched into my brain forever. I will be having flashbacks to that specific sentence. Thank you so much for this
Hopefully im not the only one, the game keeps crashing every minute or so and sometimes upon opening the app (my phone gives me this error message after every few crashes)
Just finished the final update. Without a doubt, this has been- and will likely always be, my favorite VN. Superb humor, characters, pacing, and suspense left me feeling a way no other game ever has. I HIGHLY recommend everyone gives this game a shot!
Apparently I "Last played [This VN] 4 years ago", which following itch.io logic vaguely means sometime in 2020. I remember fuck all about this VN, except that it kind of looks familiar. To happen upon it again 6 days after it was completed is insane and I'm so happy! Looking forward to binging it with absolutely no breaks.
Absolutely one of my favorite novels of all time, Art is amazing all the characters are likeable and the story is VERY good, I truly recommend this game to anyone who is barely thinking about playing it.
this is insane(ly peak) and I *will* reread it a second time with a pen, paper, and spacetime diagram to catch all the foreshadowing and understand the timeline better. (I will post the timeline here in the comments under a spoiler warning when I finish doing that)
the constant "is this scene real or a dream" got annoying but I think it's relevant enough to the plot to be ok.
everyone seems to agree that the twist and mechanics made their head spin.
also andrew is cute and kurt is also cute (if kind of douchey)
my whole reading experience after the twist is me having flashbacks to specific lines and moments and having the pieces click together
wait so that's why everyone knew what Spencer was talking abt but also kind of not?
also ngl might be a little dull but i still kind of don't get the ending(obviously this is a spoiler)
did "Fisher" kill people just so he could control which world was dominant? cuz i genuinely can't tell if someone dying does something on the other world, is it literally what he explained that "if an action is impossible because (person) who caused it doesn't exist on the other world, nothing changes on said other world/it de-syncs"
all in all this was an AMAZING vn and i am kinda sad i kinda no-brained through it not understanding some things and how the "dreams" mixed (as someone said they're not dreams but alt world memories) but genuinely enjoyed it to the end!!! [might've gotten a little distracted and read it for like 2-3 hrs straight]
Funny, I was literally just thinking of this game a few days ago. Told my mate that I should really look it up and see if there were any updates...on the day it updated, lol. Considering the nature of this game I have to have a good laugh at that. Looking forward to reading the conclusion.
So my theory is that it all start where the vn starts with you and kurt going into the tunnel however since there are two almost identical worlds. world a and world b and lets just say your world a. Ok so you and kurt go into the tunnel now as explained the bunker or tunnel is a gate way which means when you go in there you join the other eorld as a duplicate hence why you died yet you were alive so now there are two of you in world b one is dead and one is alive (i still cant explain kurt though if theres one or two of him idk) now we go on to met fisher who like his power over both world because you cant pretty much alter what you want by changing the dominate world and you are preventing his power in that as you had tried to kill him in revenge for your father in world b the dead you so you pretty much go on in world b for a bit despite that you belong in world a because the tunnel is locked up and your stuck there so you go on talking with the people and having pretty much no memory of anyone and i suppose to not ruin the world you put under a different name david who doesnt really exist and was just kurt making up excuses or smth (my minds a bit foggy at parts) but anyways here where things get confusing where you pretty much break things you basically step too far at somepoint and that is when you basicly kiss Ian and you get trapped in a mirror world (or the mirror world is just world a and b) where your stuck in a semi timeloop your day repeats and acts like you were never there while you remember everything but they dont which you use to figure out whats going on and answer your questions to finally meet kurt or a duplicate and you goback through the tunnel to get out of the mirror world or out of the other world breaking part of the cycle and then you kill your grand father so he stopping being an asshole and he explains he was doing what he wanted and altering the world *** sorry this is messy and confusing im kinda confused too i might go back and re read it to get abetter understanding but im sure someone may have a better theory then me all i know for sure is the tunnel has to do with everything and is the switch between the worlds ***
Damn, did I really wait one and a half years for this visual novel to be finished? Yes. I did. But the Lord is my witness, have I had to wait fifteen years for this to be completed I would be still as grateful and happy as I am this fine afternoon. There are some video games that stick to you, like some sort of seasonal flu or a cold. After you play them, or well in this case, read them, you become so focused on them that your life just seems to go by as if it were completely indifferent to you leading it. Yes they leave such an impact, and for a good reason, they have actually got things to say, ideas to convey, or maybe the play on your heartstrings like an angel playing a lute, helping you in your emotional life. Well truth be told, I seek out these games. They are few and far between like an oasis in a desert or a pearl in a clam colony. You can only really find these if you sift trough everything. Or by sheer and utter luck like I seem to do it, no clue how this stuff happens. Anyway, so I have seen some diamonds among the coal, gold among pyrite, that stuff. I long for the thrill of experiencing these and finding more on the way. So, I come across this game, 9:22, the details of how I got here are unimportant and quick forgotten, they were only a hindrance in my side in the journey of getting to know this visual novel. My first reading of it is done. I am taken back and disconnected. How come that someone dedicates his lived experiences and writing knowledge and pours it out as if it were porridge, for us all to enjoy? How come that the characters all feel like they have been chipped away and formed for ten thousand years by an all knowing and understanding hand? How come the happening all feel right, and the mystery grows on our backs like moss from a cave wall, with curiosity that we feel even after we are long done with reading through all this? How come this visual novel exists? Well, I checked, and the latest blog post said the game is still being worked on, the next update will include the whole story, all packaged in. So I checked again some weeks, maybe months later. I checked and I checked again, almost religiously, not dissimilar to how a worried mother checks on if her offspring is still sleeping. I saw the upcoming posts. About how things were going. They gave me a piece of mind and rekindled my hope all the time. And then this dreaded, but awaited day came. So I gave it another read. Yes, from the beginning, all at once, not in one sitting. The story that was in the old parts was sweet. It reminded me of better times, and the feelings I had amassed reemerged, all of them, gradually and not long after came the new parts, and they were absorbed into me. The feelings, the ideas, all of them happened to flood all of the different parts of my brain with such power that not even the great Noah of old could have saved my bad thoughts and feelings, they were the first to be wiped clean as if it was done with divine intervention. It gave me joy, reading this. The interactions between the characters gave me life. The mystery and grand story line was the salt of my existence in those moments. It was a grand experience like no other. As I reach the end of this, what do I even say, writing about this visual novel, and my metaphors and thankful remarks run dry I will make things clear. I am very grateful that you worked on this hard to make it the best you could so we all can enjoy this. It was a real pleasure to read through it, and I am satisfied. I am glad this visual novel exists.
I loveeeed this story so much, I picked it up back when we hadn't even been on the run yet and to come back later and see it all pay off was such a treat. Fantastic work!! Trying to keep things as spoiler free as possible, the ONLY thing I wish got more resolution was Kurt- I understand aspects of his deal, but with the ending especially I was left wondering a lot about what was going on with him/what became of him as well as his relationship with Spencer. Otherwise, no complaints- thank you Cockhole, so glad to see this finished!!
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it feels like a crime that i didnt have to pay to read this wtf its so good
Like a fine wine, the first reading is only getting it acquainted with your palette. The subsequent readings are when the flavors really start to come out.
i am never going to recover from this.
HOLY COW IT IS HERE!!!! Will update this comment when I finish (I know im lying I wont)
Just finished the novel, and wow. I think this vn will be stuck in my head for weeks.
I would have never guessed the whole twist back in 2022. I remember back then all we had was the first "dream" sequence. To see it all the way to the end is truly a gift.
Genuinely one of the best visual novels I have read.
Especially how the ending just ends how it did. It sticks to your brain without needing any sort of epilogue.
10/10 vn hopefully there will be more content in the future
Will you be writing more stories in the future? This story was amazing to read and was well worth the wait
Amazing VN, one of the best I've played (and I've played a lot of them). It's so good that I could write a review on it. Like, really good; you should be proud of yourself! I'll link to it when it's done.
I'm keen to see what other projects you might undertake in the future or even how you might extend or use the characters from this one!
One of the best VN game i ever palyed
I thought about this game for the first time in 3 or 4 years earlier this week, and to find out that it is finally complete is serendipitous to say the least. I remember almost nothing about this VN from my first exposure, so I am excited to revisit it in its final form.
Fucking peak jesus christ
I've been watching Neco The Sergal's streams and am really loving this. Is there anywhere I can send a tip?
10/10 vn. My brain. OUch.
Loved it
The writing in this game was so snappy and witty! I loved the characters and the bender of a plot - really compelling work.
Spoiler warning
(Im not english user, there are many grammar error and some awkward sentence. Sorry)
I think the most victim was Fisher
He suffuered from being ghost over 40years! Very lucky? He is not going to insane or going nut (But a little insane?)
Over 40years, Fisher just want his familiy back and his nomal life. he just want being husband, father and grandfather. That's why he never attempt to kill Spencer.(Thoght he threatening)
And yes, he did many things that never be forgiven. (WorldB) Spencer'father and Spencer tried to stop Fisher and failed. Fisher just did self-defence.(He doesnt want to die. Thats it) Even after that, Fisher want to meet WolrdA Spencer, want to being granfa. He could hide and live as he did but he choose reveal himself. As Fisher said, he has nothing beside his familiy. WorldA Spencer was his last hope.
So in last chapter, he told everthing to Spencer, hoping being understood, being Spencer's grandfa. But Spencer dejected, gathered everyone. Fisher confronted his consequence. Fisher could shoot Spencer but he didn't because he love his gandson. Fisher could surrender but he didn't because now he has nothing... the only thing he had was his familiy but now Spencer is not his side... not his familiy anymore. I think that is why he choose his end.
I read this vn 3times. There are many things i dont understand, cant thread between events. Some mistery can not be fully interpreted. But doesnt matter. This Vn is awsome!
actually this explains a lot to me on why that was his decision :o
This game is fucking crazy and I loved it. When I saw that it finally got finished I rushed and read it immidiately. You truly released a masterpiece, thank you for your work,
Absolutely wild ride. Be prepared for your brain to be busted. Highly recommend
Based VN, I love the smooth transformations!
"It is my worst and most frequent nightmare" will be etched into my brain forever. I will be having flashbacks to that specific sentence. Thank you so much for this
Hopefully im not the only one, the game keeps crashing every minute or so and sometimes upon opening the app (my phone gives me this error message after every few crashes)
Just finished the final update. Without a doubt, this has been- and will likely always be, my favorite VN. Superb humor, characters, pacing, and suspense left me feeling a way no other game ever has. I HIGHLY recommend everyone gives this game a shot!
Bro my third fav other complimenting my second is crazy (<3 Ur work)
:D Happy its back, here's Part 9! (People should go watch Part 1 to 8!) Glad to be able to continue -
:) love your content
Thanks :D
Great videos but your theorising made me more confused about the ending than I was when I just played the thing myself 😂
Apparently I "Last played [This VN] 4 years ago", which following itch.io logic vaguely means sometime in 2020. I remember fuck all about this VN, except that it kind of looks familiar. To happen upon it again 6 days after it was completed is insane and I'm so happy! Looking forward to binging it with absolutely no breaks.
Absolutely one of my favorite novels of all time, Art is amazing all the characters are likeable and the story is VERY good, I truly recommend this game to anyone who is barely thinking about playing it.
this is insane(ly peak) and I *will* reread it a second time with a pen, paper, and spacetime diagram to catch all the foreshadowing and understand the timeline better. (I will post the timeline here in the comments under a spoiler warning when I finish doing that)
the constant "is this scene real or a dream" got annoying but I think it's relevant enough to the plot to be ok.
everyone seems to agree that the twist and mechanics made their head spin.
also andrew is cute and kurt is also cute (if kind of douchey)
my whole reading experience after the twist is me having flashbacks to specific lines and moments and having the pieces click together
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All the dreams are real. The challenge is figuring out in which world they took place.
wait so that's why everyone knew what Spencer was talking abt but also kind of not?
also ngl might be a little dull but i still kind of don't get the ending(obviously this is a spoiler)
did "Fisher" kill people just so he could control which world was dominant? cuz i genuinely can't tell if someone dying does something on the other world, is it literally what he explained that "if an action is impossible because (person) who caused it doesn't exist on the other world, nothing changes on said other world/it de-syncs"
all in all this was an AMAZING vn and i am kinda sad i kinda no-brained through it not understanding some things and how the "dreams" mixed (as someone said they're not dreams but alt world memories) but genuinely enjoyed it to the end!!! [might've gotten a little distracted and read it for like 2-3 hrs straight]
Confusing but enjoyed it, fun characters and art
Oh yeah, great story, definitely check it out
I really like this vn but my brain is melting now. 10/10
my first time playing since the full release, notes until now: andrew is cute :3 spencer too
my brain hurts and the damage feels irreparable...I love it
Funny, I was literally just thinking of this game a few days ago. Told my mate that I should really look it up and see if there were any updates...on the day it updated, lol. Considering the nature of this game I have to have a good laugh at that. Looking forward to reading the conclusion.
Holy shit.
I definitely only understood like half of it lol can someone explain their theory
Spoiler warning:
So my theory is that it all start where the vn starts with you and kurt going into the tunnel however since there are two almost identical worlds. world a and world b and lets just say your world a. Ok so you and kurt go into the tunnel now as explained the bunker or tunnel is a gate way which means when you go in there you join the other eorld as a duplicate hence why you died yet you were alive so now there are two of you in world b one is dead and one is alive (i still cant explain kurt though if theres one or two of him idk) now we go on to met fisher who like his power over both world because you cant pretty much alter what you want by changing the dominate world and you are preventing his power in that as you had tried to kill him in revenge for your father in world b the dead you so you pretty much go on in world b for a bit despite that you belong in world a because the tunnel is locked up and your stuck there so you go on talking with the people and having pretty much no memory of anyone and i suppose to not ruin the world you put under a different name david who doesnt really exist and was just kurt making up excuses or smth (my minds a bit foggy at parts) but anyways here where things get confusing where you pretty much break things you basically step too far at somepoint and that is when you basicly kiss Ian and you get trapped in a mirror world (or the mirror world is just world a and b) where your stuck in a semi timeloop your day repeats and acts like you were never there while you remember everything but they dont which you use to figure out whats going on and answer your questions to finally meet kurt or a duplicate and you goback through the tunnel to get out of the mirror world or out of the other world breaking part of the cycle and then you kill your grand father so he stopping being an asshole and he explains he was doing what he wanted and altering the world *** sorry this is messy and confusing im kinda confused too i might go back and re read it to get abetter understanding but im sure someone may have a better theory then me all i know for sure is the tunnel has to do with everything and is the switch between the worlds ***
Holy Fuck that Was Intense!! You are a God!! I'm Gonna Go Throw Up Now.. 5 Stars!!
Damn, did I really wait one and a half years for this visual novel to be finished? Yes. I did.
But the Lord is my witness, have I had to wait fifteen years for this to be completed I would be still as grateful and happy as I am this fine afternoon.
There are some video games that stick to you, like some sort of seasonal flu or a cold. After you play them, or well in this case, read them, you become so focused on them that your life just seems to go by as if it were completely indifferent to you leading it. Yes they leave such an impact, and for a good reason, they have actually got things to say, ideas to convey, or maybe the play on your heartstrings like an angel playing a lute, helping you in your emotional life.
Well truth be told, I seek out these games. They are few and far between like an oasis in a desert or a pearl in a clam colony. You can only really find these if you sift trough everything. Or by sheer and utter luck like I seem to do it, no clue how this stuff happens. Anyway, so I have seen some diamonds among the coal, gold among pyrite, that stuff. I long for the thrill of experiencing these and finding more on the way.
So, I come across this game, 9:22, the details of how I got here are unimportant and quick forgotten, they were only a hindrance in my side in the journey of getting to know this visual novel. My first reading of it is done. I am taken back and disconnected. How come that someone dedicates his lived experiences and writing knowledge and pours it out as if it were porridge, for us all to enjoy? How come that the characters all feel like they have been chipped away and formed for ten thousand years by an all knowing and understanding hand? How come the happening all feel right, and the mystery grows on our backs like moss from a cave wall, with curiosity that we feel even after we are long done with reading through all this? How come this visual novel exists?
Well, I checked, and the latest blog post said the game is still being worked on, the next update will include the whole story, all packaged in. So I checked again some weeks, maybe months later. I checked and I checked again, almost religiously, not dissimilar to how a worried mother checks on if her offspring is still sleeping. I saw the upcoming posts. About how things were going. They gave me a piece of mind and rekindled my hope all the time. And then this dreaded, but awaited day came.
So I gave it another read. Yes, from the beginning, all at once, not in one sitting. The story that was in the old parts was sweet. It reminded me of better times, and the feelings I had amassed reemerged, all of them, gradually and not long after came the new parts, and they were absorbed into me. The feelings, the ideas, all of them happened to flood all of the different parts of my brain with such power that not even the great Noah of old could have saved my bad thoughts and feelings, they were the first to be wiped clean as if it was done with divine intervention. It gave me joy, reading this. The interactions between the characters gave me life. The mystery and grand story line was the salt of my existence in those moments. It was a grand experience like no other.
As I reach the end of this, what do I even say, writing about this visual novel, and my metaphors and thankful remarks run dry I will make things clear. I am very grateful that you worked on this hard to make it the best you could so we all can enjoy this. It was a real pleasure to read through it, and I am satisfied.
I am glad this visual novel exists.
fucking FINALLY THIS IS GON BE SO PEAK!!!
greatest vn i've ever played
I loveeeed this story so much, I picked it up back when we hadn't even been on the run yet and to come back later and see it all pay off was such a treat. Fantastic work!! Trying to keep things as spoiler free as possible, the ONLY thing I wish got more resolution was Kurt- I understand aspects of his deal, but with the ending especially I was left wondering a lot about what was going on with him/what became of him as well as his relationship with Spencer. Otherwise, no complaints- thank you Cockhole, so glad to see this finished!!
Jesus Christ, that was an experience