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Thanks for the comments and for playing through all my stuff!

It's nice to hear you liked the extra focus on Rook in the remake. One of my main issues with the original was how he just kind of exists without much of an actual character. The scene where him and Ashe make potions was also something I didn't like at all from the original lol so I'm glad you like the new version too.

I still feel like I'm only getting used to the characters and the more I write with them the more I can imagine all the interesting and stupid stuff they'd get up to on their adventures, so I think there'll be more stories for those four.

And yes the white haired adventurer lol Apart from Strange Shores I don't think I'm capable of writing a story not set in the same world, so small cameos here and there are more than possible

Thanks so much for telling me. It's amazing to hear it's one of your inspirations, and I hope your own work brings you as much joy as this little game brought me.

Is there some way to de-compile Godot projects? I wouldn't be surprised if there was, but I'm interested to know how you got into the game files lol. It's no problem though. I can't remember for sure, but some of those music files might be from the original version, and some were just used for the trailer. There might also be some other placeholder music, art, etc. in the project that isn't mine but I forget if I deleted those before releasing.

I hadn't thought about releasing the variations of the day theme. I think there's the guitar-only version which is used in-game (I think? It's been a while lol), and the guitar, piano, percussion version which is used in the trailer. If you already have the files though you're welcome to use them yourself!

Thanks for such a detailed response! It's really appreciated and nice to know you enjoyed it so much. I can't reply to everything, but I'll try to explain a few points you made.

• I agree the left-aligned text is a bit jarring, but that was because the centred text had an even more jarring effect with how the letters typed out, causing the whole block of text to jump around on-screen whenever a new line was needed. It made reading too awkward, so I settled for left-aligned text and made a mental note to fix the centre-aligned issue next time.
• The zoomed-in portraits were a way for me to (try to) address one of my main issues with VN presentation, which is how the player's eyes are usually focused on the dialogue box only, so the character portraits can be ignored entirely. Putting the speaker's face in the same area the player is already looking could address that problem, but I might need a different solution. I made a few prototypes of very different dialogue presentations that had the dialogue box centred between speaking characters, and an idea for a speech-bubble style presentation, but the ideas needed more work and it wasn't a high-priority issue.
• The fades at the start are definitely too much yeah. They should be quicker in general, especially with how many of them there are but that was something that slipped through the net I guess. I'd like to find some other transition styles for future projects, or at least tweak the fades to be quicker.
• The music is actually something I want to re-record later! My mic setup this time wasn't ideal, so I'm not too happy with the sound of the guitar and the sound quality overall. I like the results but I feel like it could sound much clearer.
• Clarent is indeed a good man. I just hope he's happy lol

• The ending is (unfortunately) one of the clearer signs that I wanted to get the game finished and cut a few corners on the way. This remake was a sort of way for me to shake off the rust of being away from game dev, music production, and writing for so long, so I made the choice early on to be open to rushing some aspects here and there. Sort of a "finished is better than perfect" mindset. I had more portraits and illustrations planned but a lot of them were cut because the project was already taking a lot longer than planned, but I learned a lot of invaluable stuff that I can use to make future projects quicker and better.

Thanks so much! It means a lot to know someone remembers my little games so fondly.

This is a beautiful game, thanks for making it. It's crazy to think you made it in such a short time. The music is so relaxing too, I hope you post it somewhere

Thanks! Just don't follow Ashe's example, all-nighters are never worth it in my experience lol

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Thank you! It's so fulfilling to compare the two and see the progress

Thanks! I won't be charging for this one though, it'll be free like the original

Thanks!

Thanks so much! I'm currently working on Home 2 and I'll have an early test version here on itch on December 3rd in case you're interested to test it out and see if you like where it's going.