Writing this as of the 1.44 Beta Patch;
This game was my sole reason for coming to this site and as such I found the small corner of this community that enjoys wholesome games like this, and for that I'm thankful! But I digress, onto the actual game review.
Choices Matter!
This is by far one of, if not the best VN I've ever played. I think I lost track of how many times I've played through the beta just to see how different choices and attitudes impact your relationship with all of the characters, and how the characters around you interact with you based on those elements.
This game handles things like that beautifully, and as opposed to how the last game handled things, while this game is very wholesome it's not without it's confrontational moments, which is a nice change of pace. That's as much as I can say without spoiling anything about the story.
Customization!
The customization options for your character are plentiful as of right now, lots of hair/face/clothing options you can choose from, and you're free to choose the color for them. There's options for things like heterochromia, unnatural hair/eye colors (to a certain degree) by way of a color slider.
You also get the option of choosing your height/weight (which does come up in certain dialogues of the game), your current gender, what gender you were born with, what hand(s) you write with, pronouns etc. All of these things come up in the dialogue at some point or another which is really pleasant to see.
--Edit-- Forgot to mention! Even with all of these current customization options, we'll be getting lots more in the future thanks to those who backed on kickstarter having their custom options added in eventually. There'll also be voiced names (Also backer choice) for an extra personal touch.
The storytelling of this game is absolutely phenomenal, and it's such a cute and sweet slice of life game, and anyone looking for a wholesome visual novel to experience, I strongly encourage you to give this one a read! Even if you haven't read the first visual novel, you're able to get into this without knowledge from the prior title.
This game was my sole reason for coming to this site and as such I found the small corner of this community that enjoys wholesome games like this, and for that I'm thankful! But I digress, onto the actual game review.
Choices Matter!
This is by far one of, if not the best VN I've ever played. I think I lost track of how many times I've played through the beta just to see how different choices and attitudes impact your relationship with all of the characters, and how the characters around you interact with you based on those elements.
This game handles things like that beautifully, and as opposed to how the last game handled things, while this game is very wholesome it's not without it's confrontational moments, which is a nice change of pace. That's as much as I can say without spoiling anything about the story.
Customization!
The customization options for your character are plentiful as of right now, lots of hair/face/clothing options you can choose from, and you're free to choose the color for them. There's options for things like heterochromia, unnatural hair/eye colors (to a certain degree) by way of a color slider.
You also get the option of choosing your height/weight (which does come up in certain dialogues of the game), your current gender, what gender you were born with, what hand(s) you write with, pronouns etc. All of these things come up in the dialogue at some point or another which is really pleasant to see.
--Edit-- Forgot to mention! Even with all of these current customization options, we'll be getting lots more in the future thanks to those who backed on kickstarter having their custom options added in eventually. There'll also be voiced names (Also backer choice) for an extra personal touch.
The storytelling of this game is absolutely phenomenal, and it's such a cute and sweet slice of life game, and anyone looking for a wholesome visual novel to experience, I strongly encourage you to give this one a read! Even if you haven't read the first visual novel, you're able to get into this without knowledge from the prior title.