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I really appreciate the respect the game is handling towards the implications of the relationship between MC’s and Asterion’s. It makes the scene in which the MC

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promises to amputate himself if he ever succumbs to greed a lot more impactful. I appreciate that, as well as Asterion not being entirely trusting to the MC until that moment happens. I haven’t played the ‘bad’ route yet, but I certainly will in the future, and I’m excited to see what kind of consequences might appear considering how much care the MC has to show the bull in the ‘good’ ending to have himself be trusted. It feels very respectful and a realistic approach to their relationships, and earning the bull’s trust in face of the trauma he’s faced feels earned and not simply a reward for being nice. Although, while I perfectly understand development is still too early for any kind of real twists yet, I would really like some struggles and moral dilemmas towards handling Asterion in future updates of the ‘good’ route. The MC still hasn’t really had to sacrifice much to be nice to Asterion (I know the arm thing, but even the MC states that realistically it shouldn’t happen as long as he doesn’t go back on his word). I would love to see future conflicts where the MC might have to lose or sacrifice something important to keep his promise to Asterion—though since the MC is a ‘self insert’ perhaps something like damaging a relationship with someone or giving up a potential valuable hotel function would be cool, to really establish how much the MC is willing to give to end the master-slave structure that’s been established. It would help the ‘best ending’ route feel more like a reward and less like a ‘default’ route where taking any abuse options towards Asterion are more of a second playthrough ‘what-if’ rather than a real conscious choice a player would choose.

In any case, I enjoyed this very much, I love your writing, I appreciate the art and music, and I think overall this is a very good experience that will sit with me for a good bit, like any good and impactful story does. I hope you’re as proud of your efforts as you should be, as Minotaur Hotel’s been a very enjoyable and impactful experience for me. I am excited to continue observing where you take this!

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I've really enjoyed the game right up to the point where the player character gets railroaded into the deal with the rings and doesn't even really raise an objection.

For my first playthrough, MC has been nothing but kindness so far. But it seems like one thing to have the prisoner of the gods work as an hotel employee, and quite another for the master of the labyrinth himself to enter into such a deal where it would be in direct defiance of the gods intent, should one of those gods happen to wake from their slumber and take notice. Given the magical nature of the hotel and Asterion himself surely the MC has at least some concern of befalling a similar fate should he disregard the Labyrinth's purpose in such a brazen manner?

Not only that, wouldn't such an overt sign of disrespect possibly pose a danger to the hotel itself and perhaps even the guests inside on the chance that the MC invoke the gods judgement himself?

I feel like no matter the noble intentions, the MC is just too careless and a pushover. He doesn't even get a choice in the type of materials (lead, why? mortal here, remember?) 

I want to tell Asterion "No, this is a needless risk; this time you ask too much. I've promised and swore to you I would make the mission of the hotel my life's work, but it's very existence is a daily reminder to tread carefully or risk disaster should the gods  still care for this world. If the master of the labyrinth must be the tormentor of the prisoner, then that torment shall be expecting you to learn to trust me when I when I say I'll never send you out into the Valley, no matter what."

If that's not good enough for Kota or Luke, then they have their own choices to make, I won't be coerced into doing something so short sighted and reckless.

Please don't take this as a criticism really, more just as a sign of just how immersed I've been in this game.  I'm looking forward to Argos' reaction when he sees what the MC has done. Thanks for making this! 

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Hey guys! Firstly I'd like to thank you all for all the hard work and love you've been putting into the game, including this latest build. As I usually do I restarted from the very beginning and noticed all the little things added including some sprite movements that added a nice touch to scenes.
I felt like I fell really deep into my own lethargic mind reading through some of the parts where Asterion is struggling through his anxiety and doubts. And I am super wary of P and the "inheritance" he's seeking from the Hotel... And despite the circumstance I hope that Storm can open up for us a little in the next build 👀 Also I feel super bad not reading through the "ruthless route" x_x; mainly because I know how hard your team worked on it but it really gives me super anxiety© thinking about going down that road.
The main point of mu post was to ask if you have any plans to redo/continue the walkthrough that was started?
I keep playing from beginning to end and getting one rank below the projected "highest rank" without knowing why is maddening! I wanna be the best business partner I can be ;p

Ah! And before I go I wanna say bravo to the person who wrote the bread making scene. Being a baker its nice seeing some of the details being fleshed out and described. A lot of folks undervalue to labor of making a good baked treat. Even something as simple as bread.

Is there a Patreon or at least a Ko-Fi I could chip into? I saw that this was a passion project, but I really wanted to offer something as a token of my appreciate of all the hard work that's put into this. Seriously, it's so amazingly written, Asterion is such a captivatingly well written character, and I'm extremely eager for more. Even if it's just enough for a cup of coffee, I'd love to donate something. Keep up the good work!

Actually was pleasantly surprised about this game. Came into it expecting something cute and subpar, but it kept my attention and was great to put it simply. I made the review already, but thought I might emphasize that I think Kota and P are two of the characters that need the most improvement with writing. P is new, but his goals are pretty unimpressive and impersonal if you think about it (I'm sure plenty of people would have tried to find the hotel again in the past). He just seems to be like some experienced voice about magic and creatures, so he just might turn into the "lore dump" type character who also is just the person that delivers Storm to the main setting. Speaking of Storm, he is certainly nice, almost like Asterion Lite in a way. He shows many parallels to Asterion for sure, but he might need something to distinguish himself from him to make him seem like he's not in someone else's shadow. It's also weird because he's a minotaur too, since I thought Asterion would be THE minotaur of the Labyrinth (in the legend, not the game), so he would be unique. Maybe he's just a were-bull, but calls himself a minotaur because they're usually synonymous. I just hope it's not some weird "bound by fate" thing either, but I'll leave the decision to the writer, since I won't find it bad if the writing is good; just hoping it won't turn into something contrived or weird. There is no shortage of best boys though, just want to see each character shine is all

Hey,

What an excellent VN this is! The storytelling feels fluent, pacing is good, all the art is good, characters are well designed.. I only have a couple of minor things to point out, emphasis on minor! Spoilers ahead, especially point 2.

1. The background image for the front of the Hotel seems... out of place. The architecture looks like something that would've been built after or during WW2, and graffiti like seen in the picture would not have been a thing back then- spray paint was invented in 1949 according to Wikipedia, but street paintings became a common thing only around 1970. Supposedly no visitors would've been able to find the hotel after Clement left, sometime shortly after WW2?

2. Lead is toxic. On prolonged exposure it can seep through skin and enter the bloodstream, especially through thinner skin such as that on the inside of the bicep - a large muscle very capable of absorbing stuff. Common knowledge nowadays, so the protagonist should understand having a band of lead on his arm would not be wise. I'd suggest changing it to steel, silver or something. Perhaps the MC could point this out to Asterion and request the change to the contract. 

Other than that, thank you for the incredible (and free!) visual novel! The world needs more artists like you bunch. 
May I ask when the next update is estimated to release? Thanks, looking forward to future releases!