Hey Enlight! Zak here.
TL;DR:
I hope you enjoy it and find it interesting!
Yes, the story is mostly slow burn for almost every character.
The female protagonist was implemented later in development, but I took care to ensure it wasn’t just a lazy afterthought. I made scene edits, dialogue adjustments, and even CG variations to match the protagonist's gender.
Full response below:
Going to be 100% honest so you know what to expect.
When I started making this game, it only had a male protagonist. But since I grew up playing a lot of otome games, I really wanted to include more people and perspectives. So, I began reviewing all the scenes to see how they could be adapted for a female lead as well.
I've played games in the past that allowed for a male or female MC, but still referred to you as the opposite gender in dialogue and that just pulled me out of the experience. I didn’t want that to happen but I have to recognize it might... There is a lot of text, a lot of variations and sometimes, typos can slip under our radar, in this case, for both male and female leads.
So I went in, rewrote several scenes, adjusted some character speech patterns, and even created CG variations where the protagonist's gender matters.
That said, even though I’ve played a ton of otome games, I wasn’t 100% confident I’d nailed it both on the male and female paths. So I reached out to a close friend a female writer herself and asked her to review the script early in development. And honestly? She was amazing, like a saint. She read over 50k words of dialogue in a Word doc, gave feedback on mistakes, suggested improvements, and shared her thoughts on how to make the female path feel natural and compelling.
Unfortunately, she lost access to her computer for over more than a week (she dare going on vacation ! xD) and that happened right before the launch of V0.1. So only around 50% of the content had been reviewed and revised by her when the version went live.
That means you might still spot some typos or moments that feel a little off in V0.1 but those should be fixed in V0.2. (should )
So yeah, thank you for giving the game a chance. If you enjoy it, I’m super happy.
I also know this game might not be for everyone and that too much change can leave others unsatisfied but if you see anything that could be improved without changing the game essence, please tell me. I’d genuinely love to hear it and, if I can, I’ll make it better.