Finished playing this a few hours ago. It's not saying much since it's only February, but this is easily my game of the year. I spent about an hour typing up some a 'review' (schizoid ramblings) before realizing I was a shit writer and deleting it. Instead, I'll just say this:
If you are interested in psychological horror, this is a great game for you. If you enjoy realistic character-focused drama, this is a great game for you. If you love well-developed dialogue, this is a great game for you.
If all of what I just said sounds boring to you... I mean, you should still try this game. It's free, takes maybe 4-5 hours to experience all the content (if you're a slow reader), and you might be pleasantly surprised! Hell, there's even a full playthrough on the official youtube channel if you don't want to take up a few hundred megabytes on your hard drive.
It is very rare for a game to make me care so much about the characters so quickly. For dialogue to cut so deep. For a few minor pieces of foreshadowing to instill so much unease throughout the rest of the story. Jesus, I think I said 'b-but where is the *spoiler*' like 50 times in the second half of the story, and was NOT disappointed
Please give it a try.
Homie, if you have a patreon, ko-fi, or anywhere that fans can support you, please let me know. I don't know if you plan to continue the story of these characters (and understand if you don't - it can be very difficult to make a satisfying continuation), but I would love to see what other stories you can tell in the future! Plus, you're a fucking master of the slow burn, I live for that shit.
(And please give us more Adri content, I love her and it is criminal she only appeared in 2 scenes lol.)
i genuinely teared up when angel started to open up about their problems on the rooftop. though i may not have gone through a fraction of what they have, it still hit too close to home for me. 10/10 game, first one to make me cry
Don't usually do this sort of thing, but I felt so strongly about it I decided to make an account to leave a comment here..
Spoilers I guess,
I really don't know how to feel after it, and that bugs me to an extent. At my stage in life I don't really find game narratives to be particularly gripping, or plot twists to have any real bite which is why it totally shocked me when I found myself at full attention, absolutely enthralled in this narrative, fully invested and hopeful for what these two might become while being just as equally petrified, worried and unnerved for what the horrible eventual truth about Lee could possibly be when it finally decides to rear it's ugly head.
I think most people will clue in early on somethings going to happen and it just makes it all the more tragic as you really grow to love these two, I've always found Romance in video games to feel really plastic and meaningless, nothing ever felt believably genuine because of how in service of the plot it always felt and yet with this it feels so real and I really can't pin it on anything - but if I were to try I think it'd be in part due to all those fantastically mellow intimate moments we get throughout the story, despite how little things may be progressing literally and physically in those moments the growing bond I interpret from them feels deeply authentic and meaningful, more than anything I've experienced before - maybe there's a whole genre for this that's lost on me and I just have poor taste in games but it really stuck with me after.
I can't describe how badly I wanted them to win out in the end, and I guess technically they can if you choose to but after immersing yourself so much into the narrative and characters it just feels so wrong on every level to choose that option, I'd be a liar though if I said watching Lee drill his brains out didn't hit me like a train.
Probably wasn't helped by Angel (Angela?) learning no one was ever trying to contact her while she was missing, this plot really doesn't pull any of it's punches.
I really don't want this to be the end. I think there is more to be told here so I guess the point to this all, my silly little plea to the developer: please continue this story. Despite what he claimed I never believed Lee would be able to walk away from this unaffected and I'd love to see and suffer through it all in a continuation, I think if the acceptance ending were ever to run its course as Lee becomes more grounded in Angels company in a somewhat more healthy and normalized environment the gravity of what he did would set in, perhaps in a setting that flips the character perspectives to explore his psyche as it slowly unravels while impossibly trying to make this new life work would be an experience just as equally gripping and emotionally confusing as this game was.
Regardless,
Take this whole giant multi-paragraph ramble to be an overcomplicated compliment - congratulations your game broke me, and whatever comes next from you I'll be there waiting for it.
I love your suggestion for what a potential continuation could regard. I was thinking nearly the same thing. Like “huh… I can’t imagine everything going completely well after the end of acceptance ending.” So I’d also love to see this explored. I’d like to see Angel grow in confidence and such, and I’d like to explore what Lee might be thinking. He got what he wanted… but did he really?
it feels a little like this game was made for me, but it should be played by everyone. i can't believe i just happened to come across it online. i absolutely fell in love with lee and angel (and adri, such a cutie) and their stories compelled me beyond belief. you are a natural writer-- i learned so much about these characters through their dialogue both internal an external. not to mention the scripting of their body movements-- little habits (lee's poor hands, and angel's... dongles? is that what those things are called at the end of jacket strings?) and their many wonderful expressions (sweaty lee best lee!)...
there is also a lot to be said about how mental health and social programs like health insurance are discussed in this
game. i feel like both topics were handled with an intimate knowledge of them. i would do heinous things for more content of these two, or just more stories from their universe! anyway... i just know i'm going to be thinking about this game for a long while. thank you so much for you and your teams hard work!!! :)
this felt less like simply playing a game but watching an enticing thriller movie. on the surface first half of the game is just mundane interactions but noticing the small foreshadowing like the trash can being emptied by lee had me at the edge of the seat. the second half further solidified my connection to the characters. both lee and angel were painfully relatable and broken, and the EMOTIONAL CONFLICTION at the end drove me nuts. i loved it, amazing work!!
Great game. Found it thanks to Manlybadasshero playing it.
I was suprised how enjoyable this was.
The art i say helped immensely. Not just one picture of face, but rather a variety of them and their actions was very helpful and it makes me one think - that i would say is a big factor.
Background music, and just like the background noise / sound helped as well.
I liked how quite realistic it was, and i don´t think i can even say " but.. " because then it wouldn´t work as how much it did.
SPOILERISH BELOW:
Nobody asked, but here are some things this game made me thought about - with a wall of text.
This seemed to be a story of two people who are pretty much at their bottom, but it´s not the same for both.
Lee in particular is likely " far too gone ", due to him i imagine being severely alone for most of his life. His mother and her actions only made it worse. No matter what mental issues he has, it is generally very rough for people to be alone and not understood by anyone. Not many people can relate to that. The idea of death is nothing suprising. But, life happens and time goes fast. Thus " postponing death " really is nothing to be suprised about.
Angel is severely alone as well, but is not at such a bad place as Lee, who has likely been there for many years. Who knows how Angel would be like in x years. Considering the idea of death was present on both of their minds, it´s hard to say how he would fare. Angel is not understood as well, but not as much as Lee.
Angel seems to seek affection, as in like grasping for a hope. Likely rather hopeless, but not nearly as much as Lee - giving a chance to co worker, or even towards Lee at his place, in hopes it would work out.
Some people i imagine would like to label Lee as " obsessed " aka the shrine and some stalking, but i wouldn´t say that. After all, he barely knew Angel. I don´t know what was the spark for more of his affection, but - the shrine itself made me thought of someone almost completely hopeless. As in if one is at the point where one does not believe he could get any affection at all. Thus in a way, the shrine would be more like a way to get close to at least " some form " of affection or closeness, even if one sided. For the idea of affection being even from other side? To Lee, that is likely next to unimaginable.
And why did Lee went with such drastic actions with the co worker, stalking, shrine and such? Because with the idea of postponing death, this was a way to actually get closer to death.
Likely he wanted to somewhat help Angel, and why not grab the co worker? It´s not the best kind of help or revenge, but it´s not like he has much to lose.
He didn´t do that because he was thinking it would increase his changes with Angel, as he wasn´t delusional or stupid. He knew that if he found out about it, it would be more than bed. Same with the Shrine. Then why did he do it? Because not only it would be helpful to Angel, but it would also get him closer to death, heavily cornering him. He deliberately cornered himself by doing that.
Maybe even Angel actually finding out about the Shrine and the co worker, wasn´t much of a coincidence, though probably it was. Regardless, that way Lee put himself in a .. win win situation.
The most likely odds of that would be Angel rejecting him, because that´s what a normal person would do. That way, the option was Death. The odds of that i would say would be around 98%.
Now Angel accepting him was next to impossible odds, and i don´t think Lee had even slight hopes of it working it out. That is why he cornered himself, with the idea of death. He knew he would most likely get rejected, and by putting himself into such situation, he would no longer be able to properly postpone his death.
But Lee also made a slight ray of hope - Angel possibly accepting him. Something more like a fantasy, something rather unreal. Actually a way of more than postponing death. But, something extremely unlikely to happen.
Now i don´t know which one is the " right " ending, but him being rejected is most likely scenario. Him being accepted has extremely low chances of happening, and while nice, is very unlikely to occur.
I also have to say, both being quite hopeless and at the bottom, this would never work out without it.
If Lee had someone to understand him or show him affection, likely he would never ever went to such lenghts with the co worker, shrine and such, and would do much better.
Similarly for Angel, if he wasn´t in such a bad situation, he likely would never even bothered with the co worker, neither would go with Lee to his place.
This seemed like a " tragedy " ( if i am using that term right), as in two people at a bad place, while at the end with acceptance, they found a ray of hope and grasped it.
Now of course, this is is more than unlikely to happen in real life. And the " happy " ending even more so.
And yeah, i might be completely wrong about this stuff. It´s just what i thought about, as someone who ... you could say, could relate quite well : ). What is very amusing is that i am infinitely far more gone than even Lee in this dissection hah. If average person ( in terms of being " gone "), is 1, angel would be 30, lee would be 100, and i am like 500 personally. Me as a character would not be very relatable at all, gotta have at least realistic ones like Lee and especially Angel. The further higher numbers, the less relatable i guess. Oh well.
i am so obsessed. i relate heavily to angel and lee for very different reasons. the characters feel so well rounded and human. i feel like i found this when i needed to see it. im going to be thinking about it for a long time. thank you for your work
Thoroughly enjoyed this game! Skillful writing and adorable artstyle, I was constantly waiting for the horror elements and the pay-off near the end was satisfying due to a strong build up.
So much attention to detail and honestly deserves a price tag for the quality and effort, I would donate if I wasn't poor like Angel
I like how morally ambiguous both endings are (I felt a bit emotionally conflicted after each one) I was rooting for our main duo to have a normal happy ending, so very well done!
Also it's well represented how both main characters have personal flaws which reflect their actions and things aren't so black or white, exactly the way situations are in real life.
I will be looking forward to similar future projects! Great work to everyone involved <3!
I went full accept route, and GOD that was an emotional rollercoaster! I love how it starts off so calming, capturing perfectly the notions of daily life which was a little slow paced but the little details every week of how the characters the characters interacted with one another felt so humane. Angel's entire character felt so real, and their arc was definitely satisfying to watch about their experience as a victim... love yanderes. not sure about how well that trope fit into the plot, but i can see it. do wish it took a different turn for the sake of the story despite my liking of it, but hey it fits! overall, 8/10 for the plot- art and animations are beautifully dynamic, excellently done. thank you to the creator for such an amazing game!
Ohhhh man, I love these two soo much. Their personalities are so cute, it really helps with the serious and depressing subjects of the story. The story was also a amazing slow burn, but then near the end holy crap. Great story, great art, great game.
*SPOILERS*
I would looooove to see the story from Lee's perspective, just to get more inside details and thoughts of his obsession/love for Angel and his low view on living. I will pay 10 dollars, only cause that's all I got right now, me and Angel living that hard on cash life.
I cannot express how much I loved this. I’m a little uncertain on where else to follow the creator to get more content but I have never felt so seen and so able to be cared for? It’s weird but this game made me feel so much.
the silly facts and the way the characters saw life…. If the creator is anything like how they wrote the characters (minus some factors that make this a horror game haha) I’d want them to be in my life. It’s tiring being so alone.
Also the attention to detail is immaculate and almost pulled me out of the immersion (in a good way) when they were going over details of the clinical trials or random bio facts that I was thinking of seconds before. Hope to see some more good shit.
I downloaded the game after watching this fan animation on youtube. I went in nearly completely blind and I'm honestly blown away by the story and art. I loved every bit!
Yes, everyone should see the absolutely outstanding fan animation Venz made for the game. I am in awe of it and so grateful that such a talented artist created it. The animation is here and Venz’s Itchio is here. Thanks for playing!
HELLO I DOWNLOADED THIS GAME AND IM ALREADY LIKE HALF OF IT AND I LOVE IT !!!!!
Doe i think there is a glitch i've been stumbling on nd its where i had to choose an option between 2 or 7- which only gives me 1! i wonder if dis was on purpose ... but overall i might jus try other options b4 that part!
I am now attached to the characters nd i lvoe it goodnight
I may be misunderstanding you, but when you reach the "pick a number" type menu, it opens on 1 even if the player cannot use 1 to advance the game. You use the up and down arrow keys to change the number. If you are somehow playing without arrow keys, you can pick a different option to avoid the 2 to 7 menu.
OH HELP???? MY DUMBASS DOENST KNOW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THANK YOU THEE HOMIE. The guy oof-ed now anyway (i chose a new option which only asked for 1 or 4 ??? i think MY DUMBASS THOUGHT I WAS STUCK????) I LOVE YOUR GAME UR SO COOL NEW HYPERFIXATION ALE3RT 😭😭😭
I'm loving the game so far, however I've encountered a glitch on week 4, where after I talk to Lee at the register and he says "let's head back", it reloads the same waiting room and I can't progress the game. I really wanted to keep playing , so I restarted the whole game and tried different things but the same glitch happens :,(
I thought you should know in case someone hasn't alerted you about this glitch already. I wonder if it's just my pc? I used the windows version, btw.
i had this bug too, and then i tried loading my latest save, and then i walked around to be behind lee behind the reception desk, the game loads into the examination room, letting me progress into the game normally.
if i talk to lee beside the bell (outside the desk) yes, the bug will still occur. so don't forget to walk behind lee to talk to him :)
Thank you for responding, and thank you to the OP for explaining where the glitch was, what version you were on, and what you did to try to fix it. I opened the game to check, and it's true. It was a surprise to me that the player is able to speak to Lee from the other side of the counter at all. I will amend that the next time I go in for bug fixes.
This is without exaggeration the best game ive ever fucking played it felt specifically tailored for me like so tailored for me. i love you. i love you so much i hope this gets insanely popular
The game was wonderful!! aghh how id kill to make a indepth review if i wasnt so tired. also the music is great! consider asking the music creator to put the OST on spotify with distrokid or something! i could listen to it endlessly! please keep it up and consider making more cool creative projects homie i loved this!
This game had me absolutely hooked from the start. A fantastic little short story that really gets you in the gut at times. Unfortunately relatable at times, entirely unnerving at other times, an overall great story with two endings that should both be seen.
One Vtuber who streamed it said that in his opinion, it was stream safe, but that he advised putting a warning on the stream for [refer to spoilers as listed above]. Thank you for your interest!
I haven't used my itch.io account nor the website in years. but I came across an adorable fanart of this game on twitter, didn't realize it was based on angel and lee at first but then scrolled and saw the game itself. it instantly hooked me in.
It reminded me of my old favorite game, angels of death. so, I was excited to see what this game's story has to tell.
while i don't relate to angel entirely, i do relate in many ways.
the scene where they told lee about what happened to them not only twice, really hit me hard. Especially if you notice in the pictures where they are in bed, the surroundings have become worse and worse and the scene where they are having their vitals/blood taken, the anxiety attack and the "no" "I said no out loud didn't I?" my heart instantly broke when i realized and all of my memories have flooded back. good and bad.
I got both endings, the 2nd ending, the good ending, I would say, really was beautiful.
the 1st ending was good too, tough but ouch.
this game is short and simple to play, but it really does have a special spot in my heart now.
it's incredible that this game was free, the creator did a wonderful job.
Played this on call with my boyfriend and we're absolutely hooked on this game!! Wonderful game and the sprites are so cute!! The music and sound had me on edge but was such a soother in the cute scenes!! Loved it!!! :-)
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made an account just to comment, beautiful game.
Finished playing this a few hours ago. It's not saying much since it's only February, but this is easily my game of the year. I spent about an hour typing up some a 'review' (schizoid ramblings) before realizing I was a shit writer and deleting it. Instead, I'll just say this:
If you are interested in psychological horror, this is a great game for you. If you enjoy realistic character-focused drama, this is a great game for you. If you love well-developed dialogue, this is a great game for you.
If all of what I just said sounds boring to you... I mean, you should still try this game. It's free, takes maybe 4-5 hours to experience all the content (if you're a slow reader), and you might be pleasantly surprised! Hell, there's even a full playthrough on the official youtube channel if you don't want to take up a few hundred megabytes on your hard drive.
It is very rare for a game to make me care so much about the characters so quickly. For dialogue to cut so deep. For a few minor pieces of foreshadowing to instill so much unease throughout the rest of the story. Jesus, I think I said 'b-but where is the *spoiler*' like 50 times in the second half of the story, and was NOT disappointed
Please give it a try.
Homie, if you have a patreon, ko-fi, or anywhere that fans can support you, please let me know. I don't know if you plan to continue the story of these characters (and understand if you don't - it can be very difficult to make a satisfying continuation), but I would love to see what other stories you can tell in the future! Plus, you're a fucking master of the slow burn, I live for that shit.
(And please give us more Adri content, I love her and it is criminal she only appeared in 2 scenes lol.)
i genuinely teared up when angel started to open up about their problems on the rooftop. though i may not have gone through a fraction of what they have, it still hit too close to home for me. 10/10 game, first one to make me cry
Don't usually do this sort of thing, but I felt so strongly about it I decided to make an account to leave a comment here..
Spoilers I guess,
I really don't know how to feel after it, and that bugs me to an extent. At my stage in life I don't really find game narratives to be particularly gripping, or plot twists to have any real bite which is why it totally shocked me when I found myself at full attention, absolutely enthralled in this narrative, fully invested and hopeful for what these two might become while being just as equally petrified, worried and unnerved for what the horrible eventual truth about Lee could possibly be when it finally decides to rear it's ugly head.
I think most people will clue in early on somethings going to happen and it just makes it all the more tragic as you really grow to love these two, I've always found Romance in video games to feel really plastic and meaningless, nothing ever felt believably genuine because of how in service of the plot it always felt and yet with this it feels so real and I really can't pin it on anything - but if I were to try I think it'd be in part due to all those fantastically mellow intimate moments we get throughout the story, despite how little things may be progressing literally and physically in those moments the growing bond I interpret from them feels deeply authentic and meaningful, more than anything I've experienced before - maybe there's a whole genre for this that's lost on me and I just have poor taste in games but it really stuck with me after.
I can't describe how badly I wanted them to win out in the end, and I guess technically they can if you choose to but after immersing yourself so much into the narrative and characters it just feels so wrong on every level to choose that option, I'd be a liar though if I said watching Lee drill his brains out didn't hit me like a train.
Probably wasn't helped by Angel (Angela?) learning no one was ever trying to contact her while she was missing, this plot really doesn't pull any of it's punches.
I really don't want this to be the end. I think there is more to be told here so I guess the point to this all, my silly little plea to the developer: please continue this story. Despite what he claimed I never believed Lee would be able to walk away from this unaffected and I'd love to see and suffer through it all in a continuation, I think if the acceptance ending were ever to run its course as Lee becomes more grounded in Angels company in a somewhat more healthy and normalized environment the gravity of what he did would set in, perhaps in a setting that flips the character perspectives to explore his psyche as it slowly unravels while impossibly trying to make this new life work would be an experience just as equally gripping and emotionally confusing as this game was.
Regardless,
Take this whole giant multi-paragraph ramble to be an overcomplicated compliment - congratulations your game broke me, and whatever comes next from you I'll be there waiting for it.
I love your suggestion for what a potential continuation could regard. I was thinking nearly the same thing. Like “huh… I can’t imagine everything going completely well after the end of acceptance ending.” So I’d also love to see this explored. I’d like to see Angel grow in confidence and such, and I’d like to explore what Lee might be thinking. He got what he wanted… but did he really?
it feels a little like this game was made for me, but it should be played by everyone. i can't believe i just happened to come across it online. i absolutely fell in love with lee and angel (and adri, such a cutie) and their stories compelled me beyond belief. you are a natural writer-- i learned so much about these characters through their dialogue both internal an external. not to mention the scripting of their body movements-- little habits (lee's poor hands, and angel's... dongles? is that what those things are called at the end of jacket strings?) and their many wonderful expressions (sweaty lee best lee!)...
there is also a lot to be said about how mental health and social programs like health insurance are discussed in this
game. i feel like both topics were handled with an intimate knowledge of them. i would do heinous things for more content of these two, or just more stories from their universe! anyway... i just know i'm going to be thinking about this game for a long while. thank you so much for you and your teams hard work!!! :)
Love it!
this felt less like simply playing a game but watching an enticing thriller movie. on the surface first half of the game is just mundane interactions but noticing the small foreshadowing like the trash can being emptied by lee had me at the edge of the seat. the second half further solidified my connection to the characters. both lee and angel were painfully relatable and broken, and the EMOTIONAL CONFLICTION at the end drove me nuts. i loved it, amazing work!!
Great game. Found it thanks to Manlybadasshero playing it.
I was suprised how enjoyable this was.
The art i say helped immensely. Not just one picture of face, but rather a variety of them and their actions was very helpful and it makes me one think - that i would say is a big factor.
Background music, and just like the background noise / sound helped as well.
I liked how quite realistic it was, and i don´t think i can even say " but.. " because then it wouldn´t work as how much it did.
SPOILERISH BELOW:
Nobody asked, but here are some things this game made me thought about - with a wall of text.
This seemed to be a story of two people who are pretty much at their bottom, but it´s not the same for both.
Lee in particular is likely " far too gone ", due to him i imagine being severely alone for most of his life. His mother and her actions only made it worse. No matter what mental issues he has, it is generally very rough for people to be alone and not understood by anyone. Not many people can relate to that. The idea of death is nothing suprising. But, life happens and time goes fast. Thus " postponing death " really is nothing to be suprised about.
Angel is severely alone as well, but is not at such a bad place as Lee, who has likely been there for many years. Who knows how Angel would be like in x years. Considering the idea of death was present on both of their minds, it´s hard to say how he would fare. Angel is not understood as well, but not as much as Lee.
Angel seems to seek affection, as in like grasping for a hope. Likely rather hopeless, but not nearly as much as Lee - giving a chance to co worker, or even towards Lee at his place, in hopes it would work out.
Some people i imagine would like to label Lee as " obsessed " aka the shrine and some stalking, but i wouldn´t say that. After all, he barely knew Angel. I don´t know what was the spark for more of his affection, but - the shrine itself made me thought of someone almost completely hopeless. As in if one is at the point where one does not believe he could get any affection at all. Thus in a way, the shrine would be more like a way to get close to at least " some form " of affection or closeness, even if one sided. For the idea of affection being even from other side? To Lee, that is likely next to unimaginable.
And why did Lee went with such drastic actions with the co worker, stalking, shrine and such? Because with the idea of postponing death, this was a way to actually get closer to death.
Likely he wanted to somewhat help Angel, and why not grab the co worker? It´s not the best kind of help or revenge, but it´s not like he has much to lose.
He didn´t do that because he was thinking it would increase his changes with Angel, as he wasn´t delusional or stupid. He knew that if he found out about it, it would be more than bed. Same with the Shrine. Then why did he do it? Because not only it would be helpful to Angel, but it would also get him closer to death, heavily cornering him. He deliberately cornered himself by doing that.
Maybe even Angel actually finding out about the Shrine and the co worker, wasn´t much of a coincidence, though probably it was. Regardless, that way Lee put himself in a .. win win situation.
The most likely odds of that would be Angel rejecting him, because that´s what a normal person would do. That way, the option was Death. The odds of that i would say would be around 98%.
Now Angel accepting him was next to impossible odds, and i don´t think Lee had even slight hopes of it working it out. That is why he cornered himself, with the idea of death. He knew he would most likely get rejected, and by putting himself into such situation, he would no longer be able to properly postpone his death.
But Lee also made a slight ray of hope - Angel possibly accepting him. Something more like a fantasy, something rather unreal. Actually a way of more than postponing death. But, something extremely unlikely to happen.
Now i don´t know which one is the " right " ending, but him being rejected is most likely scenario. Him being accepted has extremely low chances of happening, and while nice, is very unlikely to occur.
I also have to say, both being quite hopeless and at the bottom, this would never work out without it.
If Lee had someone to understand him or show him affection, likely he would never ever went to such lenghts with the co worker, shrine and such, and would do much better.
Similarly for Angel, if he wasn´t in such a bad situation, he likely would never even bothered with the co worker, neither would go with Lee to his place.
This seemed like a " tragedy " ( if i am using that term right), as in two people at a bad place, while at the end with acceptance, they found a ray of hope and grasped it.
Now of course, this is is more than unlikely to happen in real life. And the " happy " ending even more so.
And yeah, i might be completely wrong about this stuff. It´s just what i thought about, as someone who ... you could say, could relate quite well : ). What is very amusing is that i am infinitely far more gone than even Lee in this dissection hah. If average person ( in terms of being " gone "), is 1, angel would be 30, lee would be 100, and i am like 500 personally. Me as a character would not be very relatable at all, gotta have at least realistic ones like Lee and especially Angel. The further higher numbers, the less relatable i guess. Oh well.
Anyway, great stuff, really enjoyed it.
Got to this game yesterday after seeing an animated video about it too. It was fun, story was engaging and so were the characters!
Is Angel a guy or girl? IDK if I just can't tell but I can't tell.
maybe they’re meant to be gender neutral. after all, angel is the player character
i am so obsessed. i relate heavily to angel and lee for very different reasons. the characters feel so well rounded and human. i feel like i found this when i needed to see it. im going to be thinking about it for a long time. thank you for your work
angel's a really well written character, I could see so much of myself in them. 10/10 game, would recommend
i was so fucking sure that this game was medical horror😭 (still love it tho)
I love this game with all my heart
Thoroughly enjoyed this game! Skillful writing and adorable artstyle, I was constantly waiting for the horror elements and the pay-off near the end was satisfying due to a strong build up.
So much attention to detail and honestly deserves a price tag for the quality and effort, I would donate if I wasn't poor like Angel
I like how morally ambiguous both endings are (I felt a bit emotionally conflicted after each one) I was rooting for our main duo to have a normal happy ending, so very well done!
Also it's well represented how both main characters have personal flaws which reflect their actions and things aren't so black or white, exactly the way situations are in real life.
I will be looking forward to similar future projects! Great work to everyone involved <3!
This game surprised me so much in the route it took! I really recommend playing for yourself!
I went full accept route, and GOD that was an emotional rollercoaster! I love how it starts off so calming, capturing perfectly the notions of daily life which was a little slow paced but the little details every week of how the characters the characters interacted with one another felt so humane. Angel's entire character felt so real, and their arc was definitely satisfying to watch about their experience as a victim... love yanderes. not sure about how well that trope fit into the plot, but i can see it. do wish it took a different turn for the sake of the story despite my liking of it, but hey it fits! overall, 8/10 for the plot- art and animations are beautifully dynamic, excellently done. thank you to the creator for such an amazing game!
beautiful, i love this so much it's unreal.
That is AWSEME! Love game, love art, love story!
Ohhhh man, I love these two soo much. Their personalities are so cute, it really helps with the serious and depressing subjects of the story. The story was also a amazing slow burn, but then near the end holy crap. Great story, great art, great game.
*SPOILERS*
I would looooove to see the story from Lee's perspective, just to get more inside details and thoughts of his obsession/love for Angel and his low view on living. I will pay 10 dollars, only cause that's all I got right now, me and Angel living that hard on cash life.
I cannot express how much I loved this. I’m a little uncertain on where else to follow the creator to get more content but I have never felt so seen and so able to be cared for? It’s weird but this game made me feel so much.
the silly facts and the way the characters saw life…. If the creator is anything like how they wrote the characters (minus some factors that make this a horror game haha) I’d want them to be in my life. It’s tiring being so alone.
What just happened...
Also the attention to detail is immaculate and almost pulled me out of the immersion (in a good way) when they were going over details of the clinical trials or random bio facts that I was thinking of seconds before. Hope to see some more good shit.
I'm obsessed, thank you. Phenomenal work.
Aagh! I love this game so much!! I found out about this game from Venz's animation on YT!! This game is my new obsession!!
I found it from Venz animation as well!
That mr wolf one??
Same
completely devastating in all the right ways. i have to wonder, how long did this take to create from first concept to its launch?
I downloaded the game after watching this fan animation on youtube. I went in nearly completely blind and I'm honestly blown away by the story and art. I loved every bit!
Yes, everyone should see the absolutely outstanding fan animation Venz made for the game. I am in awe of it and so grateful that such a talented artist created it. The animation is here and Venz’s Itchio is here. Thanks for playing!
Do you have any link's to Peachy's socials?
Their art is amazing
I second Needlebugg's question because peachy's art makes me so giddy looking at it!
I still cant believe this game is free... Because of the title, I thought this was a trial... WHY IS THIS HIGH QUALITY GAME FREE?!?
HELLO I DOWNLOADED THIS GAME AND IM ALREADY LIKE HALF OF IT AND I LOVE IT !!!!!
Doe i think there is a glitch i've been stumbling on nd its where i had to choose an option between 2 or 7- which only gives me 1! i wonder if dis was on purpose ... but overall i might jus try other options b4 that part!
I am now attached to the characters nd i lvoe it goodnight
I may be misunderstanding you, but when you reach the "pick a number" type menu, it opens on 1 even if the player cannot use 1 to advance the game. You use the up and down arrow keys to change the number. If you are somehow playing without arrow keys, you can pick a different option to avoid the 2 to 7 menu.
OH HELP???? MY DUMBASS DOENST KNOW 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THANK YOU THEE HOMIE. The guy oof-ed now anyway (i chose a new option which only asked for 1 or 4 ??? i think MY DUMBASS THOUGHT I WAS STUCK????) I LOVE YOUR GAME UR SO COOL NEW HYPERFIXATION ALE3RT 😭😭😭
I'm loving the game so far, however I've encountered a glitch on week 4, where after I talk to Lee at the register and he says "let's head back", it reloads the same waiting room and I can't progress the game. I really wanted to keep playing , so I restarted the whole game and tried different things but the same glitch happens :,(
I thought you should know in case someone hasn't alerted you about this glitch already. I wonder if it's just my pc? I used the windows version, btw.
i had this bug too, and then i tried loading my latest save, and then i walked around to be behind lee behind the reception desk, the game loads into the examination room, letting me progress into the game normally.
if i talk to lee beside the bell (outside the desk) yes, the bug will still occur. so don't forget to walk behind lee to talk to him :)
Thank you for responding, and thank you to the OP for explaining where the glitch was, what version you were on, and what you did to try to fix it. I opened the game to check, and it's true. It was a surprise to me that the player is able to speak to Lee from the other side of the counter at all. I will amend that the next time I go in for bug fixes.
no problem!! i'm so glad to have played this game, i found the story to be very wholesome, and i love the drawings in game <3
i haven't found any more bugs other than the one listed above on windows, the whole playthrough went pretty well :3
This is without exaggeration the best game ive ever fucking played it felt specifically tailored for me like so tailored for me. i love you. i love you so much i hope this gets insanely popular
i miss u homie <3
I came in blind as to "what" horror was in here so it blindsided me and i loved it!!! the lovey stuff is so so so good.
great work on this!!! i loved it all the way through and perfect tension!!
Does the game have any jumpscares? I know it's horror but jumpscares are personally a big no no since i have heart issues. insanely hype to try!!
No jumpscares. Hope you enjoy!
The game was wonderful!! aghh how id kill to make a indepth review if i wasnt so tired. also the music is great! consider asking the music creator to put the OST on spotify with distrokid or something! i could listen to it endlessly! please keep it up and consider making more cool creative projects homie i loved this!
This game had me absolutely hooked from the start. A fantastic little short story that really gets you in the gut at times. Unfortunately relatable at times, entirely unnerving at other times, an overall great story with two endings that should both be seen.
I haven't played anything yet, but I'm really interested! I was wondering if the game is stream safe? I'd love to play it live if so :D
One Vtuber who streamed it said that in his opinion, it was stream safe, but that he advised putting a warning on the stream for [refer to spoilers as listed above]. Thank you for your interest!
Thank you so much!!
this was great!! loved the story, writing and characters overall.
i went into this game completely blind, only driven by some official art i saw on twitter a few months ago
now im completely hooked and its one of my favorites ive played this year
I haven't used my itch.io account nor the website in years. but I came across an adorable fanart of this game on twitter, didn't realize it was based on angel and lee at first but then scrolled and saw the game itself. it instantly hooked me in.
It reminded me of my old favorite game, angels of death. so, I was excited to see what this game's story has to tell.
SPOILER WARNING, TRIGGER WARNING, SENISTIVE TOPICS:
while i don't relate to angel entirely, i do relate in many ways.
the scene where they told lee about what happened to them not only twice, really hit me hard. Especially if you notice in the pictures where they are in bed, the surroundings have become worse and worse and the scene where they are having their vitals/blood taken, the anxiety attack and the "no" "I said no out loud didn't I?" my heart instantly broke when i realized and all of my memories have flooded back. good and bad.
I got both endings, the 2nd ending, the good ending, I would say, really was beautiful.
the 1st ending was good too, tough but ouch.
this game is short and simple to play, but it really does have a special spot in my heart now.
it's incredible that this game was free, the creator did a wonderful job.
infinity/10
Played this on call with my boyfriend and we're absolutely hooked on this game!! Wonderful game and the sprites are so cute!! The music and sound had me on edge but was such a soother in the cute scenes!! Loved it!!! :-)
Love the game, honestly it was a wild playthrough wish I can experience the feeling of playing this the first time again :)