Why is rollback locked?
clicking away through the story
Oops, I clicked before I saw that properly, I'll go back..
Nope, its gone!. You can not see that now! You can only read the log
I hate it
I don't know about that either, maybe it's not his fault. Try playing the full version game... if you have a crash in the same point, maybe it's my fault. So let me know if it works to know if it's a bug or not, and then I'll fix it asap.
Not a fan of it? Fair enough, but that's how I've chosen to structure the game, being part of the experience I'm aiming for. If you miss a line, you can always restart that specific chapter and go through that scene more carefully and slower. Thanks for playing tho.
It's obvious there's a lot of work that went into this game, so I don't want to have this sound overly critical, but I'm really having a hard time getting through the dialog. I don't mind using Japanese words for flavor, but it does hurt my head when they are just randomly substituted for English words.
It really sounds hen (weird) when sore (that) happens in an Eigo (English) dialog. Nani (what) are you thinking?
Japanese has a very different grammar. It only really works when you use the Japanese for titles, roles, and certain things that are already borrowed. Imouto (little sister) handed me her sake (alcohol), then called me baka (stupid). I wouldn't mind having ramen with her. That there is way more natural than the dialog I'm reading. It's really making it hard to get into the story.
I'm by no means fluent, but I did manage to be understood well enough when I was there. I love Japan too, but maybe tone it down in the dialog and use it where it makes sense.
I've only just started, but some of the initial plot points are good. I'm sure if I slog through the dialog I might enjoy the story.
I don't know about that either, maybe it's not his fault. Try playing the full version game... if you have a crash in the same point, maybe it's my fault. So let me know if it works to know if it's a bug or not, and then I'll fix it asap.
I followed your recommendation as soon as I was convinced the compressed wouldn't work, and was quickly feeling like a fool for having looked for a compressed version when you do such a good job of having an economical distribution to begin with. I already played through another good update. Thanks.
I'm glad to hear that, it helps me rule out any possible bugs on my end, since if the issue had happened in the full version too, then it would've been my responsibility to fix it, not the compressor's. Either way, thanks a lot for giving the game a try, and I'm really happy you enjoyed the update. If you ever have any doubts or questions, I recommend checking out the FAQ button in the Extras menu and playing the tutorial from start to finish (there's a small Q&A at the end too). But if you still have questions or just wanna share your thoughts, feel free to comment here anytime. And if you’re up for it, you can also leave an honest review, whether it's 5 or just 1 star, as long as it’s genuine, I always appreciate the feedback and I’ll be happy to reply with my opinion. Thanks again, and don’t forget to follow me on Patreon if you’d like to get weekly update reports I post every Sunday, they’re always free and talk about progress on this and my other projects. Although from time to time I upload exclusive paid ones, which shows previews with exclusive images for patrons.
Thank you so much for the kind review, I really appreciate it.
I'm glad you're enjoying the story and the characters, I put a lot of thought into them so it's always rewarding to see players connect with them. About Saigo, I try to balance his strength with subtlety, avoiding the typical overpowered or invincible, badass protagonist trope. Remember to install the mods/plugins to have a better gameplay experience.
If you're looking forward to what's next, as I said before, keep an eye on my posts on Patreon. I share free weekly updates every Sunday with progress, sneak peeks, and future plans. Also, don't forget to vote, v0.22 is coming soon, likely by the end of this month or the first week of the next, and it will introduce a brand new gameplay mode called individual routes. These will bring even more character-focused storytelling and H-content. Starting with v0.23, polls will rotate the girls to avoid repeating the same route twice in a row. The canon route will also continue alongside the new individual new routes in the same update. About every updates polls, patrons have more voting power, but everyone is welcome to participate.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions. I hope you enjoy or did enjoy the update, if you have any questions, feedback, or bug reports, feel free to reach out on Discord or send me a DM.
Hey everyone, hope you're doing well. I just dropped a new trailer for ImoTsuyo, check the main post. It doesn't show new content, just some clips from chapter 1, but I still think it's worth watching. Let me know what you think here or on YT, any kind of feedback is always welcome. And don't forget to follow me on Patreon for free weekly reports.
I'm at chapter 11, so far it's been a badly written parody of Oregairu (My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected), does it get better or should I drop it?
It's hard not to make comparisons to OreGairu given all similarities; several characters (like Kaori being based off Shizuka), multiple plot points, specific references like the Service Club, etc. Anyway though, in a story focused VN/game I don't care if it doesn't have sex in the first 10+ hours or no sex at all, I'm use to that kind of thing since I read Japanese VNs. What matters to me most are characters, they need to be likeable and well written. Sadly your characters seem to be shallow anime stereotypes. I don't understand how you can mention 'slow buildup' when most of the heroines fall in love at first sight, so there was no romance at all, the protagonist has built a harem of 8+ girls in the span of one week. Also, you say you like Saki but Gina does her a massive disservice, it took Saki several novel volumes to fully open up and fall for Hachiman, while you had it happen over the span of 2-3 days. The protagonists bipolar disorder also makes it difficult to understand and empathize him. Pacing was way too fast, this guys first week of school was hellish with how much trouble he had to deal with (Bullies, blackmail, entire school suddenly hating him based off unverified facts, finding part time work, etc).
Putting aside issues writing, here's some quick feedback;
English translation needs proofreading, many sentences are unnatural sounding. There was also some odd use of words, like describing black hair as 'bright', I presume you meant shiny/glossy.
Japanese words are both singular and plural, you can not add an 's' to them. Also showing romaji without the accompanying Kanji/hiragana is not a good way to teach Japanese.
The afternoon screen tint is way too strong
The character sprites have been scaled to be the same same height, which makes them look weird. Like how Rui, a primary schooler, is the same height as Hana. I suggest reverting them back to proper proportional heights.
Opening animations/title screens should be skippable after seeing it once
Anyway, appreciate your honesty that it's not worth my time. Do you have any recommendations for good character driven games/VNs?
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this far. I'm glad to know you survived 11 chapters of a "badly written parody" that, apparently, never really managed to catch your attention. I really hope you find a game you could truly love.
Hey everyone, I’m finally bringing you the long-awaited v0.22. It’s been a tough couple of months for me personally, but here it is. This version includes an engine change from Ren'Py 7.x to 8.x, so it's very likely that old save files might get corrupted or won’t let the game run smoothly. So it's highly recommended that you download this version and start a new game. This version doesn’t include content from the canon route, but it does bring what many of you have been asking for: an individual route with H scenes, debuting the winner of the first poll: Hana. I hope you enjoy it, and keep an eye on my Patreon because I’ll be posting polls, more free weekly updates, and future versions will come out more often. PLEASE read the dev notes, they’re updated for a reason. If you notice any bugs or errors, let me know before next Monday so I can release a fix for it, otherwise you'll have to wait for the next version for it to be resolved. The freezing issue when switching menus is a known one and I haven’t found a solution yet, so just wait a few seconds and it should work again.
Not a fan of it? Fair enough, but that's how I've chosen to structure the game, being part of the experience I'm aiming for. If you miss a line, you can always restart that specific chapter and go through that scene more carefully and slower. Thanks for playing tho.
Bro... why.... You hate us that much?
But for real:
So if i "misclicked" and missed a line, I need to load a save (If I saved xd) or start the chapter again to see that line i missed?
If yes, then it's so fu**ed up and i have no idea why you are forcing it like that on everyone...
Nah, it’s not about hating anyone, haha.
I just wanted the game to be this way on purpose, I love visual novels without rollback. If someone misses a line, the history log’s always there to check it again. And since the game’s kinetic, there’s no choices or sprite-specific stuff you’re missing out on.
Whenever there's an actual choice, like in the tutorial or the one later around chapter 20~22, the game autosaves right before it. So no, you're not losing anything important by not having rollback.
I get it's not for everyone, but it's the experience I like to show.
Nah, it’s not about hating anyone, haha.
I just wanted the game to be this way on purpose, I love visual novels without rollback. If someone misses a line, the history log’s always there to check it again. And since the game’s kinetic, there’s no choices or sprite-specific stuff you’re missing out on.
Whenever there's an actual choice, like in the tutorial or the one later around chapter 20~22, the game autosaves right before it. So no, you're not losing anything important by not having rollback.
I get it's not for everyone, but it's the experience I like to show.
Hey, I don’t want to be mean, but I have to be honest — this was incredibly frustrating.
I just downloaded your game, and the very first thing I ran into was a painfully long intro/informations. Unskippable text, and some weird animation or loading screen (I honestly couldn't even tell). It took forever just to reach the main menu.
That’s a massive turn-off right from the start. Ren’Py games are usually super quick to boot — you open them, and boom, you're in the menu. This one? It felt like I was waiting for a cutscene from a AAA game. Not in a good way.
And then it got worse.
After just 3–4 lines of dialogue, I got an error. I closed the game in frustration, reopened it... and guess what? Had to sit through that entire intro again. No skip. No fast-forward. Nothing.
That kind of design choice is not just annoying — it’s actively punishing your players. You're forcing them to wait through something they’ve already seen, just to reach the menu and maybe try again. That kills the motivation to play. Honestly, it killed mine.
Please, fix this. Let players skip the intro. Let us get to the menu instantly like almost every other Ren’Py game. It’s a small change that makes a huge difference.
Right now, I can't bring myself to give it another shot — not because of the error, but because getting to the actual game is such a chore. That shouldn’t be the case.
Not having rollback, forcing this awful chat log window and the game is opening forcefully in fullscreen mode from the start. So that + long time just to get to main menu is already massive turn off.
