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Rehydrated is by far the superior game to the original. The music, art, atmosphere, all the characters were wonderful, even focusing on Piya and Enora, the designs are amazingly beautiful and the voices are just as good as they were the first time.

But, somehow, of all three, I enjoyed rehydrated the least... The only way I can describe it, is that Enora and Piya's relationship felt rushed... Roots did a lot of heavy lifting (no pun intended haha) and I felt the pacing was perfect, juicy with despair, with Piya as a beacon of hope that genuinely touched my heart in time with Enora's.

The opening scene of Rehydrated was amazing, Piya and Enora had such beautiful chemistry, and the way Piya was animated actually lived up to the lofty heights of her incredible voicework, it was magical. But... she got so big so fast... I'd have honestly been happier for her intro scene to be scattered over several days. The couple growing together, figuratively and literally, like the original. The payoff, having Piya become massive in the final days would have felt earned.

Another thought that struck me, Piya's face is beautiful, and in roots and in the rehydrated introduction she's expressive to a degree that melted me completely... so not being able to see her face in so many scenes when she gets really big felt really... impersonal?

I apologise for the long comment, your work is worthy of deconstruction and a heck of a lot of praise, as much as I had negative things to say about it, I'm in awe of how much passion this project clearly has. Your world and characters are truly inspirational, absolutely worth the money without a doubt, my personal perspective be damned. Please continue to make amazing works of art :)