I brought it a couple of months ago, and let me tell you, I'll buy it again, its amazing. The story telling, the drawing, the scenes... Its magical, Im trying to save up a little to buy the art book for more than the minimum because this deserves it
Thanks so much for your flexibility in getting keys (I'm the other one who jumped over to KoFi)! I'm excited to play and grateful to you for your effort!
Hello! Ko-Fi has an option to pay with card. You can send me a 5 dollar donation there telling me it's you and I'll send you a key on Ko-Fi DM! (here's my Ko-Fi)
Hi there! i want to buy this game but unfortunately my paypal account doesn’t work even after i contacted support . can you add credit card payment option ? or maybe contact me to find another way to pay you ?
Hey there! I think Ko-Fi has an option to pay with card. If it lets you pay with card (here's my Ko-Fi), you can send me a 5 dollar donation there telling me it's you and I'll send you a key on DM!
I use to have this game before it became paid I really liked it I wish I could support but lost it due to my data loss but I hope one day I can play again <3 thank you so much for making the game <3
played the game in one sitting, i want to support this creator more in the future cause they are so good, the quality of this vn is amazing, very well done, i wish you the very best - also, how come the protagonist feel so familiar, i loved their personality and Crowe is o cute too aaaaa
I loved this game, Crowe is so cute, he's more normal than I thought (I thought he'll be really crazy, well I have to see the bad end yet but anyways), but I like it too. Well the story was really interesting, time passed fast while reading it, I loved the moments where we get to know the characters and how they live daily. A cabin far away from civilization, where a man lives, searching for nature knowledge...well I love that kind of things, and you even taught us a few simple but interesting facts about his studies! Among other things...I really liked the game. Thank you very much!
I had this game in my collection planning on playing it for a while but just now got around to it, I don't mind that it now costs a few dollars because I saw so many great reviews and I'm glad I bought it. It was a very fun game, I could games as "good value" if they're ~$1/hour and this game lasted about 4 hours (on auto, played all the routes but used the skip feature on the other routes); I bought it half off but would have happily paid the full $5. The game feels polished and high quality and I like that there was even a "good" ending (obviously that's open to interpretation but I was worried all endings would be horrible). I really enjoyed my time and will now go look at this creator's other works.
Played this when it was still free, but as soon as I can get my online funds sorted out I'll buy it 100%. For anyone who is hesitant or somehow hasn't been convinced by the countless comments praising this game, PLEASE!! BUY IT!! it is SO worth it. The story is wonderful, the art is breathtaking, the VA work is probably my favorite out of any visual novel I've played? usually most VA work makes me cringe because the VA's tone doesn't land or the VA just doesn't sound right for the character. That is NOT the case here, at all.
There has clearly been so much love put into this work. Please please buy this VN to support prikarin, that way she can keep making beautiful stories like this!
This has been stuck in my head so I'll leave a spoiler-minimal long comment or mini review.
Basically, get it. It's on sale right now but even full price it's what I got it for plus a drink. I want to see this small team funded to do more and longer games.
The writing is good, backgrounds are pleasant, CGs well done, and the story revolves around two really cute characters. Somehow it manages to compress worldbuilding in a short runtime, as well as different moods: it can go from cosy to exciting to adorable in a matter of textboxes without being jarring or needing to pull a "5 hours later I had calmed down" thing.
There are really not many negatives to speak of, I found it quite short, 25,000 words passes really quickly especially if you're a fast reader, the "2-3 hours" is what it took me for 3 endings and a self-insert playthrough But this is NOT to dissuade you getting it, it's short; ergo it's cheap, so the only real sore point is some emotional pain when I started getting attached then the credits rolled.
(Since some people were curious: self-insert is the same story but no side sprite and you choose name and pronoun.)
Some of the music was also a bit stock with one rock song that's "this famous one but off-brand" which made me chuckle at times I don't think I was meant to, but really no hate, I produce music so I noticed but it really wasn't that jarring. Generally the audio is just ambience, also the VA work is light but high quality. I liked that you can tell the creator's favourite scenes because they had more or full voice acting.
[Minor spoilers in this paragraph] There is also a slight lack of player agency, I guess. There's no 'successfully escape' ending, also I like Crowe but by being naturally hesitant on my first/headcanon go, Aspen took on a hostile attitude and tried to run when I personally wouldn't have. Still I got the yandere ending and I like yanderes so joke's on you. ;) - I get it though, why would a 2 hour game have impactful choice after impactful choice?
Crowe is well done, there's a few yandere trope scenes but I think he was unique especially in appearance. Aspen was a tastefully done and adorable gender-neutral character and I picked up on some things mentioned in the artbook (which is also worth it due to lore exposition and dev commentary!) like the pale skin and bags under eyes, yet they remain well-presented and sharp conveying their willpower to survive and thrive.
Neither character is too 'triggering' - Crowe isn't a psychopath, just protective for reasons this spoiler-minimal mini review won't get into. The story manages to feel mature without needing gore, sex, or hard drugs.
That's all I have to say. Short summary: Short but sweet, totally get it if you like visual novels. The small scope of the game left me wanting more but that's partially a good thing since it's not a self-contained universe. Potentially tropey but actually well-drawn and lovely protagonists.
So buy it, and consider it a donation towards longer better titles.
Hi, finally got around to play this lol, pretty cool yandere VN! ^^
The game gets pretty immersive from the get-go, really liked Aspen (didn't do the self-insert path, so idk how much of a difference it makes), and the first scene sets the stage in an engaging and fun way, making them a pretty likeable protagonist right away. Aspen is actually my favorite character of the VN honestly, now that I think of it, they have a good amount of depth and funny antics while still being relatable enough to be a good stand-in for the reader.
The rest of the intro gets the "how is it going to go wrong?" idea across pretty well, and while I knew Crowe is a yandere from the start because... idk, I saw the game page and content warnings lol, there's still the feeling that he's pretty nice. His interest in nature is well-developed, and the research put into it to make this interest shape his character up is really well-executed! His relationship with Aspen is also pretty good, the cute moments being consistently well-done, but the tense moments are a bit more hit-or-miss in my opinion. This probably comes from the fact I'm not too much of a yandere guy, but sometimes Crowe just felt a bit too tropey, despite the clear attempt to separate him from the average yandere clichés, but then again, I guess yanderes are a pretty limited trope to play around with, so it's more of a personal preference thing if anything. The exposition near the endings definitely points out a will to make something different, but I feel like at this point, I've just went "oh yeah, Crowe's just a yandere" and it felt a bit like too little was done too late, and the occurences of foreshadowing like the wound in Day 2 just feel a bit out of place and like it's leaning too much in the yandere aspect on first playthrough in my opinion (although I could understand why it may not be the case for some people). One of the endings especially (the bad ending) feels a bit more like yandere fanservice in a way that feels both out of character for Crowe, who is still at the end of the day a nice person towards Aspen, and like it dials back on the idea of making a more fleshed out yandere character, which is a shame because the other two endings are pretty good closers! So overall, I'd say Crowe is still likeable and I completely get his appeal, I'm just not that into yanderes. I can appreciate him still though.
The supernatural elements in around the last third of the story help spice the story out in a way that feels mysterious and interesting, but I honestly wish it was introduced a bit better, as that dream scene with the crow (AKA our first introduction to these elements) felt a bit out of place. It was kinda like I was reading a small creepypasta in the middle of the VN, with all the word spam happening. Again, it does pick up though, making the last days the most interesting ones in my opinion.
Speaking of writing style, the writing was constantly immersive, helped by the great VA work and art, as well as the pacing in Days giving out appreciated little "chapters" to the story and the research in nature themes. Just solid style overall, and a pretty enjoyable experience! ^^
Hi, Esbi! Thank you so much for such a detailed review! I'm happy that you liked Aspen so much 🥰
Yeah, looking back, there are some parts in the story that I could have done better 💦 there are some scenes that I would rewrite if possible but I also want to take the learning experience in this story and take it to new VNs to see how much I can improve 💪
Thank you for all the feedback and I'm happy you enjoyed the VN overall! 😄
No problem, I'm glad you liked reading it! ^^ And hey, noticing that you could have done some stuff better only shows that you've improved enough to not do the exact same thing again, each VN is a learning experience for the next ones, looking forward to what you're doing next! :D
Hello! I just played this game and I love it so much. I love that the main character's not a pushover or a weak willed individual. And that (Depending on your choices ofc) they really really communicated their feelings and thoughts with Crowe (if your MC really ends up liking him) instead of the usual games with this theme where the MC just runs and cowers in fear or ends up listlessly being chained to the other guy's side. (For the ending I got) They just had the healthiest dynamic ever despite the uh, circumstances they're in.
Thank you so much for the game!! I enjoyed it a lot.
I played this game a while ago and remember really enjoying it! I found it very easy to get through and it really keeps you interested by feeding you just enough information at the right times. I always felt like I understood what was going on without the story being predictable.
If I had to give a (minor and specific) point of improvement, it would be the following:
SPOILERS
The twisted ending shows Aspen and Crowe attracting more visitors so that Crowe can keep doing what he's been doing. I have no problems with this turn of events and it fits the choices that lead to it well enough, but I would have liked some more buildup to this moment regardless. It's not that I don't find Aspen's cooperation believable, just that I would have liked to see more of a transition. Perhaps a scene before the time skip, where Aspen and Crowe argue about whether there really is no other option. The way it stands now, Aspen's final development is not really shown and that's a shame because this was always done well in earlier parts of the story.
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Android build😱😱😱😱
Now i can play at work when my boss not around😋😋😋😋
is the only way to pay with pay pall?
im an old fan of this game, and it looks very good!
quick question, if i buy it, do you have an option for me to activate it on steam, or is that option not available yet?
thank you!
Hello! No, sadly I don't have the game available on Steam 😞
I brought it a couple of months ago, and let me tell you, I'll buy it again, its amazing. The story telling, the drawing, the scenes... Its magical, Im trying to save up a little to buy the art book for more than the minimum because this deserves it
Thanks so much for your flexibility in getting keys (I'm the other one who jumped over to KoFi)! I'm excited to play and grateful to you for your effort!
No worries! Glad I could help! 🥰
Hope you enjoy the game! 💖
I want to get the game but i dont have paypal, is there any other way i could get the game?:( like on steam or smth?
Hello! Ko-Fi has an option to pay with card. You can send me a 5 dollar donation there telling me it's you and I'll send you a key on Ko-Fi DM! (here's my Ko-Fi)
Hi there! i want to buy this game but unfortunately my paypal account doesn’t work even after i contacted support . can you add credit card payment option ? or maybe contact me to find another way to pay you ?
Hey there! I think Ko-Fi has an option to pay with card. If it lets you pay with card (here's my Ko-Fi), you can send me a 5 dollar donation there telling me it's you and I'll send you a key on DM!
thank u so much ! I just sent it now <3
I use to have this game before it became paid I really liked it I wish I could support but lost it due to my data loss but I hope one day I can play again <3 thank you so much for making the game <3
I played this game when it came out and I LOVED IT SO MUCH i wish i could play it for the first time again
is that a horror game?
Thriller is probably a slightly more accurate description, but definitely mind the content warnings if you're concerned
THX
played the game in one sitting, i want to support this creator more in the future cause they are so good, the quality of this vn is amazing, very well done, i wish you the very best - also, how come the protagonist feel so familiar, i loved their personality and Crowe is o cute too aaaaa
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lettuce head hahaPlayed this game before! I LOVE Crowe so much...
Hope u get the funds and support, dev !1!1!
ohhhh mahh goodddddd i love this game sm !! and i love all of ur other visuel novelsss ugghhh <3333
I loved this game, Crowe is so cute, he's more normal than I thought (I thought he'll be really crazy, well I have to see the bad end yet but anyways), but I like it too. Well the story was really interesting, time passed fast while reading it, I loved the moments where we get to know the characters and how they live daily. A cabin far away from civilization, where a man lives, searching for nature knowledge...well I love that kind of things, and you even taught us a few simple but interesting facts about his studies! Among other things...I really liked the game. Thank you very much!
I had this game in my collection planning on playing it for a while but just now got around to it, I don't mind that it now costs a few dollars because I saw so many great reviews and I'm glad I bought it. It was a very fun game, I could games as "good value" if they're ~$1/hour and this game lasted about 4 hours (on auto, played all the routes but used the skip feature on the other routes); I bought it half off but would have happily paid the full $5. The game feels polished and high quality and I like that there was even a "good" ending (obviously that's open to interpretation but I was worried all endings would be horrible). I really enjoyed my time and will now go look at this creator's other works.
Played this when it was still free, but as soon as I can get my online funds sorted out I'll buy it 100%. For anyone who is hesitant or somehow hasn't been convinced by the countless comments praising this game, PLEASE!! BUY IT!! it is SO worth it. The story is wonderful, the art is breathtaking, the VA work is probably my favorite out of any visual novel I've played? usually most VA work makes me cringe because the VA's tone doesn't land or the VA just doesn't sound right for the character. That is NOT the case here, at all.
There has clearly been so much love put into this work. Please please buy this VN to support prikarin, that way she can keep making beautiful stories like this!
This has been stuck in my head so I'll leave a spoiler-minimal long comment or mini review.
Basically, get it. It's on sale right now but even full price it's what I got it for plus a drink. I want to see this small team funded to do more and longer games.
The writing is good, backgrounds are pleasant, CGs well done, and the story revolves around two really cute characters. Somehow it manages to compress worldbuilding in a short runtime, as well as different moods: it can go from cosy to exciting to adorable in a matter of textboxes without being jarring or needing to pull a "5 hours later I had calmed down" thing.
There are really not many negatives to speak of, I found it quite short, 25,000 words passes really quickly especially if you're a fast reader, the "2-3 hours" is what it took me for 3 endings and a self-insert playthrough But this is NOT to dissuade you getting it, it's short; ergo it's cheap, so the only real sore point is some emotional pain when I started getting attached then the credits rolled.
(Since some people were curious: self-insert is the same story but no side sprite and you choose name and pronoun.)
Some of the music was also a bit stock with one rock song that's "this famous one but off-brand" which made me chuckle at times I don't think I was meant to, but really no hate, I produce music so I noticed but it really wasn't that jarring. Generally the audio is just ambience, also the VA work is light but high quality. I liked that you can tell the creator's favourite scenes because they had more or full voice acting.
[Minor spoilers in this paragraph] There is also a slight lack of player agency, I guess. There's no 'successfully escape' ending, also I like Crowe but by being naturally hesitant on my first/headcanon go, Aspen took on a hostile attitude and tried to run when I personally wouldn't have. Still I got the yandere ending and I like yanderes so joke's on you. ;) - I get it though, why would a 2 hour game have impactful choice after impactful choice?
Crowe is well done, there's a few yandere trope scenes but I think he was unique especially in appearance. Aspen was a tastefully done and adorable gender-neutral character and I picked up on some things mentioned in the artbook (which is also worth it due to lore exposition and dev commentary!) like the pale skin and bags under eyes, yet they remain well-presented and sharp conveying their willpower to survive and thrive.
Neither character is too 'triggering' - Crowe isn't a psychopath, just protective for reasons this spoiler-minimal mini review won't get into. The story manages to feel mature without needing gore, sex, or hard drugs.
That's all I have to say. Short summary: Short but sweet, totally get it if you like visual novels. The small scope of the game left me wanting more but that's partially a good thing since it's not a self-contained universe. Potentially tropey but actually well-drawn and lovely protagonists.
So buy it, and consider it a donation towards longer better titles.
Gosh, reading this put a big smile on my face, thank you so much!! 😭💖💞
my friend bought me it its so good, great job ! !
Hi, finally got around to play this lol, pretty cool yandere VN! ^^
The game gets pretty immersive from the get-go, really liked Aspen (didn't do the self-insert path, so idk how much of a difference it makes), and the first scene sets the stage in an engaging and fun way, making them a pretty likeable protagonist right away. Aspen is actually my favorite character of the VN honestly, now that I think of it, they have a good amount of depth and funny antics while still being relatable enough to be a good stand-in for the reader.
The rest of the intro gets the "how is it going to go wrong?" idea across pretty well, and while I knew Crowe is a yandere from the start because... idk, I saw the game page and content warnings lol, there's still the feeling that he's pretty nice. His interest in nature is well-developed, and the research put into it to make this interest shape his character up is really well-executed! His relationship with Aspen is also pretty good, the cute moments being consistently well-done, but the tense moments are a bit more hit-or-miss in my opinion. This probably comes from the fact I'm not too much of a yandere guy, but sometimes Crowe just felt a bit too tropey, despite the clear attempt to separate him from the average yandere clichés, but then again, I guess yanderes are a pretty limited trope to play around with, so it's more of a personal preference thing if anything. The exposition near the endings definitely points out a will to make something different, but I feel like at this point, I've just went "oh yeah, Crowe's just a yandere" and it felt a bit like too little was done too late, and the occurences of foreshadowing like the wound in Day 2 just feel a bit out of place and like it's leaning too much in the yandere aspect on first playthrough in my opinion (although I could understand why it may not be the case for some people). One of the endings especially (the bad ending) feels a bit more like yandere fanservice in a way that feels both out of character for Crowe, who is still at the end of the day a nice person towards Aspen, and like it dials back on the idea of making a more fleshed out yandere character, which is a shame because the other two endings are pretty good closers! So overall, I'd say Crowe is still likeable and I completely get his appeal, I'm just not that into yanderes. I can appreciate him still though.
The supernatural elements in around the last third of the story help spice the story out in a way that feels mysterious and interesting, but I honestly wish it was introduced a bit better, as that dream scene with the crow (AKA our first introduction to these elements) felt a bit out of place. It was kinda like I was reading a small creepypasta in the middle of the VN, with all the word spam happening. Again, it does pick up though, making the last days the most interesting ones in my opinion.
Speaking of writing style, the writing was constantly immersive, helped by the great VA work and art, as well as the pacing in Days giving out appreciated little "chapters" to the story and the research in nature themes. Just solid style overall, and a pretty enjoyable experience! ^^
Hi, Esbi! Thank you so much for such a detailed review! I'm happy that you liked Aspen so much 🥰
Yeah, looking back, there are some parts in the story that I could have done better 💦 there are some scenes that I would rewrite if possible but I also want to take the learning experience in this story and take it to new VNs to see how much I can improve 💪
Thank you for all the feedback and I'm happy you enjoyed the VN overall! 😄
No problem, I'm glad you liked reading it! ^^ And hey, noticing that you could have done some stuff better only shows that you've improved enough to not do the exact same thing again, each VN is a learning experience for the next ones, looking forward to what you're doing next! :D
THIS COSTS MONEY NOW?
Yes, I gave an explanation as to why a little more than a month ago on my devlogs.
ohh ok
i'm ready to waste all my money ( i love crowe)
Love this game so much.
I finally got a new laptop so I'm able to play it again, happy to say that I'm still in love with this game and Crowe 🥹🥹🥹🥹
I need help I don't know how to download
Hello! I just played this game and I love it so much. I love that the main character's not a pushover or a weak willed individual. And that (Depending on your choices ofc) they really really communicated their feelings and thoughts with Crowe (if your MC really ends up liking him) instead of the usual games with this theme where the MC just runs and cowers in fear or ends up listlessly being chained to the other guy's side. (For the ending I got) They just had the healthiest dynamic ever despite the uh, circumstances they're in.
Thank you so much for the game!! I enjoyed it a lot.
I played this game a while ago and remember really enjoying it! I found it very easy to get through and it really keeps you interested by feeding you just enough information at the right times. I always felt like I understood what was going on without the story being predictable.
If I had to give a (minor and specific) point of improvement, it would be the following:
SPOILERS
The twisted ending shows Aspen and Crowe attracting more visitors so that Crowe can keep doing what he's been doing. I have no problems with this turn of events and it fits the choices that lead to it well enough, but I would have liked some more buildup to this moment regardless. It's not that I don't find Aspen's cooperation believable, just that I would have liked to see more of a transition. Perhaps a scene before the time skip, where Aspen and Crowe argue about whether there really is no other option. The way it stands now, Aspen's final development is not really shown and that's a shame because this was always done well in earlier parts of the story.
Other than that, really well done!