I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCHHH OMGMGMGSJFEKF. i can only get the other ending, i keep getting stuck with it even tho i've played it for like 3 times now, i love LOVE the art and the story (can someone help me get the other ending partially not one where i got the revenge one)
omg that was amazing, it made me cry at 2:00 AM. Just the way the story it's written is beautiful and really realistic, I loved the protagonist narration, and the way everything is described, just wow. Beautiful art too, and reaally compelling characters and story (Avery the goat). The ending of justice made me feel soo much emotions at once, I really loved it. Amazing game, really excited for future projects, this was amazing <3
i really really liked the games it is one of my favorites, i had the end 2 at first and did it like 3 or 4 times and never got the other ending (maybe im just dumb) but i figured it out after a while, and i have to say i cried at the end of ending 1 it was so sweet and i really love doe (ethan) <3
This game is so amazing, words cannot express how much I enjoyed it. The twist was crazy and the story had so much meaning and kept me hooked the whole time. only good things to say abt this game, I love it so much 💖
holy cow i cried UNIRONICALLY I CRIED. this was such a great great game. absolutely beautiful. the writing, the soundtrack, the art. the suspense, the plot, THE TWIST IS CRAZYYYY. leaves such a bittersweet ending though. like yeah, obv no revival. very true, raw. no survival, but at least justice. but at the same time it doesnt change that mc and doe were stripped of everything they had by one awful bastard sucker mf. like its not supposed to be a gooood ending, but a conclusion to a story? not saying i dont like it, BUT ITS SO RAW AND IDK HURTS SM..... spoilers below!
i especially felt so...fucking sad when ethan's funeral was held. the poor guy. idk why its just. the way the writing did it. lowering his body. no one coming to his funeral. wtf did my poor guy do!!!!! someone mourn him!!!! this is heartbreaking. genuinely. I CRIEDDDDD. ethan is such a sweetie. i hope jude rots in hell disrespectfully <3333 idk how to explain everything i felt. the writing is brilliant. again this game hurt me, but oh what delicious pain that was. idk why, probably because of knowledge that ethan will never be brought back, mc will never be brought back, their bodies are cold, unfeeling, rotting and very much dead. and the fact that ethans body wasnt even searched for. because jude was his only fucking friend AND HE KILLED HIM. heartbreaking. my boy ethan deserved better. well, at least he and mc can have dates now. and fuck up judes life in prison. and much more. live...eh be dead? be a spirit?...laugh love ethan. fucking kill jude and also punch him in the face million times. god this game is phenomenal. I CRIED. UGH. this is so sad. the definition of bittersweet. masterpiece. wonderful. tysm. love.
and as others said for how brilliant this game is, i really do wonder what were his intentios for killing the mc? spoilers below
there was a phantasm bit where it was written that he did love mc? but he'd pretend he didn't so he doesnt have to think about it? i wonder if it was because jude was wearing ethan's "mask" and it was more of a throwback to ethan?.... i think the reason he killed the mc is because she stayed up late and he was afraid she was snooping around? maybe he wanted to throw out the ids, but forgot about it because of adrenaline rush? also he did kiss the mc's corpse....yikes.
god i cant expressenough how much i loved this. THE TEARS!!! THE TEARS!!! loved it. never playing again. my heart is way too weak. its wonderful. amazing story. cant express enough the feeeeeelings it made me feel. the bittersweet tone. the endings. the justice ending. bro i want to cry because like. you cant bring doe's and mc's lives back. they're dead for sure. and their murderer was brought to justice, sure. but still. i think its because of how real the story is actually. the raw reality of cold blood murder, that some people just arent searched for sometimes. the ignorance of police. the tone, the atmosphere, THE MUSIC. the music added SO MUCH. SO MUCH. bless everyone who worked on this i hate you lovingly why did you make me go through such emotions/jjjjj maybe im oversensitive but alas maybe im the target audience. god i love it sm.
This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a visual novel. I know I just had to after completing both endings and was left absolutely stunned. I LOVED the plot twist at the ending, and thought it was very fitting for "Ethan."
Spoilers below:
Like I said, the plot twist made complete sense for Jude's character. He was clearly arrogant and could not stand to have others shining brighter than him. This was especially evident when we are left with a clue that Ethan was strangled because he had better academic marks than his "friend." Jude was manipulative and had an ego. Not only did he kill Ethan, but he also had taken over his life, and had even managed to date the girl he was interested in. It almost feels like as if he had done this on purpose just to show off to Ethan. Almost like a, "look at me, I'm now you, I have everything I ever wanted from you, and I'm even dating the girl you never had the chance to confess to." (damn, and remember that Ethan was able to see everything that Jude was doing so it's worse) I don't think that Jude ever loved MC at all. Apart from being the girl that Ethan liked, he showed absolute zero guilt and only showed any sort of emotions when HE felt like HE was going to get caught. He only ever cared about himself.
In conclusion, Jude is stinky, and I wish I could fist fight him. Avery is the bestie we all wish for.
This was definitely a peak game but i only got one of the endings where i end up setting jude's room on fire and he dies but i haven't gotten the second ending and my back hurts from sitting up all daywahhhh I LOVE THIS GAME THO!!!!!
you gotta choose to go to the woods and choose the right directions! if i remember correctly its: right, forward and left? i think? it shows the text in the top left corner "seems like that was the right path"!!!
one of the BEST games ive played on this platform, it was truly moving and made me cry.
SPOILERS BELOW ON HOW TO GET ENDING 1
to get ending 1, you must go to the forest after the cemetery. When choosing the directions, choose Right forward right. If everytime you press the directions and get a '' this is the right way '' notification on your screen, its correct, if you dont, go back and choose another direction until it appears, you will find Doe's (aka Ethan's) body
Fantastic and well-written :p I wish the motivations for killing the MC were expanded on, but that's my only complaint! The rest of the gameplay (hints for what choices you make), story, and art is amazing
this was such a peak game... the plot twist for ending 2 surprised me... and ending one actually explained why "Ethan"/Jude asked the main character out!! overall, it's a very well written game!!
i got ending two first and what caught me off guard was the identity theft, but when i got ending one ? WHAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD WAS WHEN ETHAN TOLD US HE LIKED US OHHH MY SHAYLA !! my shayla..
this game is everything it's beautiful, it's story packed the art is amazing, there's 2 separate endings, I think I got both they're such a good written characters if you're here for, like a horror, slash romance thing that comes later on it's a really good game, though, and would recommend
This is a fantastic game! I really like the premise, and aside from just downright sounding and looking great, the visuals and sound set up the atmosphere well. The sound in particular - the ambient noises and the music - really creates an immersive story. Especially in the more tense or frightening moments as the way the music picked up really had me feeling the tension and unease.
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I also liked how the choices sneakily built up potential outcomes. For example: I didn't think much of the forest option at first - it felt like a pretty normal decision. It's nearby the cemetery, so of course the characters would think to go there to walk and clear their heads as an option before going to the morgue - no other particular reason that would be an option, right?
And then as I was choosing options for where to go within the forest, and the characters started expressing feelings of unease, I remembered one of the phantasm texts had revealed something about the fate of Doe's (or should I say Ethan's?) body, and I realized what that meant could happen and the relevance of the path directions. Of course, that's just my experience, so I don't know if that was more obvious to others right off the bat, but I like how that kind of snuck up on me and had me going "wait a minute, didn't that-? ... oh no."
Also, on that note, can I just say I love the phantasm bits? Avery being referred to as an "evil sneaky guy" in a conversation and that being referenced later on in a phantasm immediately told me who it was lurking around Jude's room (prompting me to put the IDs down, as I knew Avery could make use of them). They really are narratively important, and the added information influenced my decisions, so I liked their inclusion a lot. Really great stuff.
And similarly - the indicators after decisions for the main character's emotional state and being able to find the right set of directions in the forest to find Ethan's body were extremely useful. Sometimes visual novels can leave you to flounder a little bit as you wonder what different choices you could make to get a different outcome and what significance they hold. Or sometimes they make it obvious in a way that can come across as a little inelegant (and that obviousness isn't always bad, but it can ruin a sense of mystery which is what this game is going for). I feel like this game struck a great balance there, carefully guiding and influencing the player's choices without straight up telling you, letting you figure out what they mean as you go.
I guess this is the only negative thing I have to say, that I also saw a couple other reviewers comment on: I do think the game lacked a bit more explanation as to what Jude's motive was. I had been wondering that since the beginning when he killed the main character - why? The simple explanation of him being envious of Ethan (and then offing the MC to cover up what he did) really didn't feel like it added up - I felt like there could've potentially been more there personally, maybe more elaboration of his perspective to emphasize why he did it. I could've been reading too much into it though. It doesn't detract from the game's best points at all, so it's more of a minor, inconsequential thing that bugged me, to be honest.
Like I said, a fantastic game in general, with so many great elements! Love when I find a good visual novel like this that really pulls me in with its story and impresses me. Great work! :)
Waow...I really found myself drawn in and intrigued by this! The atmosphere building is one of the best things about this game, it's just so. Ough. It's so perfectly liminal and eerie and spooky, especially the audio. It just FEELS like that's what it would feel like to be a ghost. Sort of speaking of that, the only thing that rivals the atmosphere is the WRITING, my godddddd. Especially how you kept it more straightforward in the textbox but really got into it all poetic with the inspect feature, I liked that alot! It really let the writing shine in those little snippets. Also was great for foreshadowing/teasing imminent reveals. Another scene that really, and I mean REALLY gripped me, was the initial death and the first few moments as a ghost. Idk man I just FELT that. It was so visceral but also just. A nauseating sort of mundane feeling. Like rotting. Which is apt. Very apt. TOTAL side note but not too long before playing this game, unrelated, I hadn't even known of it's existence at this point, I had a dream where I was shot in the head so. Similar situation to MC and man. Idk man you just described it so perfectly. Sorry if that little tidbit was a lil disturbing to read but, I just wanted to really convey how much the writing there meant to me. Well my gushing over the writing and atmosphere aside, the general story of it while nothing revolutionary just somehow drew me in instantly. Like man when I tell you I was HOOKED. That and I find the characters feel very realistically written. Like yeah that's how a person would react in such a situation. Idk how to describe it
I love everything about this game. I want to give major props to everyone who worked on any part of it because it is all spectacular. The soundtrack. the art style, the writing. I was fully immersed in the story. The tooltip feature is an incredible method of storytelling; it provides us with information the MC would not be able to learn naturally without it breaking the flow of the narrative.
SPOILERS FROM HERE ON
I was not expecting the plot twist. It did linger in the back of my mind that Ethan and Jude looked extremely similar, but I thought it was just for realism. I do wish we got to learn more about Jude, his mindset, as well as why exactly he started becoming more antsy as the days went by. What was he so afraid of, that was not Jude or the MC? Just getting caught in general? I would have liked a clearer explanation of that. There are other things I would have liked to learn about too, such as MC's body, Avery in the aftermath, and Ethan's history with his sister, but I can understand wanting a project to be concise and impactful, which sometimes requires leaving things out. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed what was left in. I'm sure I have more to say that I'm forgetting, but I'll end it here. Thank you for sharing this incredible piece of work with us. If you are planning to create more in the future, I will fully support you and wait eagerly.
This game is technically, visually and musically excellent. The resources used — Elegant GUI, the Inline Tooltips, the Shaders, etc — are all not haphazardly thrown together but thoughtfully and elegantly deployed with an obvious measure of confidence and competence. The background images are kind of generic for the medium, but have been sufficiently stylized to match the intended character of the VN.
(I also immensely appreciate all the QoL, the 'this action will have consequences'-style the pop-up notifications, cluing the player into the anger–reason axis that affects the ending. This was made with a lot of consideration for UX and that means a lot. I don't like having to dig into a VN's scripts to figure out what I should be doing.)
The soundtrack is a banger, becoming intense when it needs to be, but most of the time it needs to be elegiac, because this is an extremely elegiac game. With how polished these tracks are, I honestly can't believe these were all finished up in a month! I thought before double-checking that these songs were another free resource. The murder scene in particular has a great beat. The scripting is also technically proficient, making the most out of a little to keep the screen busy and maintain appropriate emotional timbre.
The script is also really well-polished — almost immaculately edited, which is rarer for a VN than it should be, and I can tell it was written by someone who loves language. As for the writing itself, this is directed at the devs and not other prospective players so I'll put this behind spoilers:
The central conceit of this story rules. Haunting your murderer is a fun idea! A cute murder mystery/love story between the real Ethan and the MC as ghosts is a really cute idea, and I love the notion that, by getting to ask out the MC in the Justice ending, Ethan might cross over? Whereas the MC in the Revenge ending will always walk the earth, tethered by her now-unresolvable regrets (I'm just gonna use female pronouns here because I was a female playing the game). And the twist was great! I understood at the end why Jude and Ethan's designs closely resembled each other, which had been shaping up to be a criticism.
Where I ended up feeling unfulfilled a little was feeling the narrative led me down a garden path with Jude. Now: I can understand that Jude coveted Ethan's life and perception of academic excellence and murdered him for it, and then murdered the MC because she got too close to evidence of Jude's crimes. But there's some ostensible red herrings with Ethan having "discovered more about Ashenville than was taught in school" that don't seem to go anywhere, and other school IDs besides his own and Ethan's that Jude is noted to have stashed away in the morgue. Other victims?
It feels to me almost like more world-building had been composed for the narrative than the narrative actually needed, and so most of it was cut, but there's certain vestiges retained in the story? But altogether it just feels like Jude's final motivations are much too petty for how he was characterized throughout, and how guilt-ridden and emotionally traumatized he seems to be over the actions he committed.
(For context: I had theorized while playing that Jude was being menaced by some demonic entity, and had been forced to kill people as blood sacrifices to said entity, similar to something in the old indie comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and that he was seeing that demon-thing behind the MC and Ethan.)
I also just, like... don't know why Jude can see ghosts at all. Shouldn't he, like... not be able to do that? It's something that's not really explored by the narrative and maybe "less is more" is the right authorial attitude here but I would have liked to know more about this. Does murdering someone in this universe just make you perpetually able to see their ghosts? Is Jude some kind of medium, and is this why he's crazy? There's a lot here, and I would have liked seeing it addressed.
Some other quibbles:
• The sting that plays in the title screen is very nice, but I wish there was a longer, looping track, because reading the "About" page in silence is weird.
• I would have liked a Sound Test to sample all the tracks without having to dig through the game's directory, because these songs really are that good.
• The forest path is intuitive enough once you try all options, but left me feeling like I should have been able to know the correct route before getting there.
Anyway! It's a great time and you all should be proud. Thank you for making this!
This comment just about sums up my thoughts. I don't have many new points to add since this comment says it all already, but I wanted to say something anyways to express my support and admiration for this game.
I highly enjoyed the experience of playing it, especially because I sometimes like to voice non-voiced games for myself while I'm playing them, and Myosotis was among my favorite to read--both for the text itself but also the emotions it made me feel while voicing the lines. I felt for all of the characters--particularly for the MC, given what happens to them.
LIGHT SPOILERS BELOW:
As penelopticon has already put very eloquently, there is a lot to admire in this game but also a good number of things I would consider flaws or caused me to feel a bit disappointed and unsatisfied--with the biggest of them being a bunch of tiny unaddressed story points that ultimately build up into a sensation of "Okay but why?" or "Really? That's it? That's why?" that I just couldn't ignore. I will admit to feeling like the ending was rushed with a good number of details just never addressed. Personally, the one I found most unsatisfying one was the aftermath for MC in general; their body is seemingly never recovered and their death is hardly ever mentioned. I understand if the story was never really meant to be about about them, but I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief given that there is a whole corpse rotting in a cabinet as well as disheartening to feel like they were swept under the rug--especially given how MC themselves can feel incredibly disregarded or made to feel insignificant about their own death.
(By the by, penelopticon, I also theorized that Jude's whole deal was something like you described; I was so ready for him to be bound to some demonic entity or something like that and paying an incredibly high blood price for a desperate wish or something other LOL I was like "oh god watch this be something crazy, i've seen enough monkey paws go wrong". Unrelated, but I will say that I am mildly proud for quickly realizing what the deal was with Jude and Ethan when I saw how similar they looked to each other.)
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That said, it is understandable if some things had to go in order to make deadlines or to make for a tighter, more concise story. Perhaps there simply wasn't time or space to get into all of that. Regardless, the presentation, writing and editing, and soundtrack definitely still shine a lot and Myosotis is a title that will stay with me for a while, much like one Very Sweet Not John Doe <3
The game wouldve sent shivers down my spine if not for the bomb ass soundtrack, i need it on spotify. The two endings were perfect, but i wish we (SPOILER WARNING FROM HEREEE) got the motivations on why jude murdered the mc, ethan, and possibly others.
SPOILERS HEREEEE We did get quick lines that stated Jude killed Ethan because of academic jealousy, whereas MC was because they were getting too close to the truth. But yes, I would have liked to understand Jude's mindset more.
AHHHH MY GODDD!!!! I JUST GOT THE FIRST ENDING FINALLYYTYYYY!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT SOOOOO MUCCHHH, I THOUGHT THE GAME COULDN'T GET BETTER BUT THEN BOOMM!!!! THE EMOTIONS ARE STRONG!!!!!!!!!! THE WIRTIGN IS GREAT!!!! MY GOODNESS NEVER STOP!!!! MAKE A SEQUEL PLSSSSS!!!!!
OHHH MY LORDD I GOT THEFIRST ENDING (shoutout to the person who told me how) AND THAT WAS SO HEARTBREAKINGG BUT ALSO HEARTWARMING. I WAS TERRIFIED THE ENTIRETIME.
the writing in this was amazing, i love how it made me feel like i was in the situation myself, and how the tooltip added information to the characters and their lore :DD!! 10/10 would definitely recommend!! im going to go write fanfiction abt ethan now lol
This is the BEST written VN I've played I felt the rage and the sadness in the story so hard. I'm not an emotional person, but I almost cried!(might be because it was 2 am when I played and I'm on my period, but yk) I've been thinking about this game for a while and I really want a big fandom around this. The story is amazing and I will DEFINATELY be checking out more of this persons work, 100% must play. This is TRUE, PURE ART.
I FORGOT TO EVEN MENTION THIS ONE THING! The sotry telling through the blue writing is IMACULATE. SPOILERS!!!
Why did Doe's sister cut him off? that made me cry and hit especially close to home. if it's in ending 1 and I didn't see it, sorry for wasting time! his story was sad and beautiful.
SORRY i loved the game but just need clarification regarding jude's MO behind dating and killing mc. did he date mc because he knew ethan liked mc, and wanted to emulate ethan to the point of actually dating mc as him? then he killed mc because he couldn't do it anymore??
Don't go down the path of revenge; get justice. There are choices that seem tamer/more civil than the other.
You need to find Doe's body; go to the forest. Right, forward, then left. You'll find an extra option at the end for the stranger. That's when you know you made the right choices correctly to lead to ending 1.
I absolutely LOVE this game so much! Everything about it is stunning. The art, the story, the plot, it's all so beautifully done. The characters are written so well, (I LOVE DOE SO MUCHH). Both endings were amazing, but the first one really got to me (I teared up a bit, not even sure why) I honestly can’t put into words how beautiful this game is. I’m really grateful to the team behind this. You created something truly special, and I hope it gets all the recognition it deserves!
I love this game I played it with on call and we enjoyed it a lot we just wondered what gender is the person we play as. Overall this is an amazing game and I hope it gets popular.
I loved the story sooooo much and the twist omg was so good defo wasn't expecting it and I loved Doe and mc's dynamic. Two things I wish that they also discover mc body and the other is I could go back and play this for the first time again. I can't put into words how much I love this game!!!!!!
Man I just went through something... the first ending was so so beautiful, it's the true ending in my heart although I do have to ask do the both of them disappear at the same time and what happens to mc's friend, do they discover her body?
My only regret was I wished it had a scene discovering female leads body too, i also wanted to ask how'd doe know (no spoilers for now hehe) where'd the id was, did he follow him after his death but then why'd he forget it, trauma? but the mc still remembered (guess she was built different...)
and the twist OMG I did NOT expect THAT, I thought that the plot would be more of twin siblings type but damn that went in a completely different direction....
Also I wish we were shown doe's friend by some hints since we only knew him as the lurker, doe remembered college but he didn't remember his friend...
Overall, great game, ahhhh I wish I could see or read some after story fluff of ending 1(wink wink nudge nudge(not to impose too much tho))
Anyways, thank you for this beautiful game ᵔᴗᵔ Hope you don't mind the rambling too much :3
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I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCHHH OMGMGMGSJFEKF. i can only get the other ending, i keep getting stuck with it even tho i've played it for like 3 times now, i love LOVE the art and the story (can someone help me get the other ending partially not one where i got the revenge one)
omg that was amazing, it made me cry at 2:00 AM. Just the way the story it's written is beautiful and really realistic, I loved the protagonist narration, and the way everything is described, just wow. Beautiful art too, and reaally compelling characters and story (Avery the goat). The ending of justice made me feel soo much emotions at once, I really loved it. Amazing game, really excited for future projects, this was amazing <3
i really really liked the games it is one of my favorites, i had the end 2 at first and did it like 3 or 4 times and never got the other ending (maybe im just dumb) but i figured it out after a while, and i have to say i cried at the end of ending 1 it was so sweet and i really love doe (ethan) <3
This game is so amazing, words cannot express how much I enjoyed it. The twist was crazy and the story had so much meaning and kept me hooked the whole time. only good things to say abt this game, I love it so much 💖
holy cow i cried UNIRONICALLY I CRIED. this was such a great great game. absolutely beautiful. the writing, the soundtrack, the art. the suspense, the plot, THE TWIST IS CRAZYYYY. leaves such a bittersweet ending though. like yeah, obv no revival. very true, raw. no survival, but at least justice. but at the same time it doesnt change that mc and doe were stripped of everything they had by one awful bastard sucker mf. like its not supposed to be a gooood ending, but a conclusion to a story? not saying i dont like it, BUT ITS SO RAW AND IDK HURTS SM..... spoilers below!
i especially felt so...fucking sad when ethan's funeral was held. the poor guy. idk why its just. the way the writing did it. lowering his body. no one coming to his funeral. wtf did my poor guy do!!!!! someone mourn him!!!! this is heartbreaking. genuinely. I CRIEDDDDD. ethan is such a sweetie. i hope jude rots in hell disrespectfully <3333 idk how to explain everything i felt. the writing is brilliant. again this game hurt me, but oh what delicious pain that was. idk why, probably because of knowledge that ethan will never be brought back, mc will never be brought back, their bodies are cold, unfeeling, rotting and very much dead. and the fact that ethans body wasnt even searched for. because jude was his only fucking friend AND HE KILLED HIM. heartbreaking. my boy ethan deserved better. well, at least he and mc can have dates now. and fuck up judes life in prison. and much more. live...eh be dead? be a spirit?...laugh love ethan. fucking kill jude and also punch him in the face million times. god this game is phenomenal. I CRIED. UGH. this is so sad. the definition of bittersweet. masterpiece. wonderful. tysm. love.
also avery the GOAT. THE GOATTTT.
and as others said for how brilliant this game is, i really do wonder what were his intentios for killing the mc? spoilers below
there was a phantasm bit where it was written that he did love mc? but he'd pretend he didn't so he doesnt have to think about it? i wonder if it was because jude was wearing ethan's "mask" and it was more of a throwback to ethan?....
i think the reason he killed the mc is because she stayed up late and he was afraid she was snooping around? maybe he wanted to throw out the ids, but forgot about it because of adrenaline rush? also he did kiss the mc's corpse....yikes.
god i cant expressenough how much i loved this. THE TEARS!!! THE TEARS!!! loved it. never playing again. my heart is way too weak. its wonderful. amazing story. cant express enough the feeeeeelings it made me feel. the bittersweet tone. the endings. the justice ending. bro i want to cry because like. you cant bring doe's and mc's lives back. they're dead for sure. and their murderer was brought to justice, sure. but still. i think its because of how real the story is actually. the raw reality of cold blood murder, that some people just arent searched for sometimes. the ignorance of police. the tone, the atmosphere, THE MUSIC. the music added SO MUCH. SO MUCH. bless everyone who worked on this i hate you lovingly why did you make me go through such emotions/jjjjj
maybe im oversensitive but alas maybe im the target audience. god i love it sm.
This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a visual novel. I know I just had to after completing both endings and was left absolutely stunned. I LOVED the plot twist at the ending, and thought it was very fitting for "Ethan."
Spoilers below:
Like I said, the plot twist made complete sense for Jude's character. He was clearly arrogant and could not stand to have others shining brighter than him. This was especially evident when we are left with a clue that Ethan was strangled because he had better academic marks than his "friend." Jude was manipulative and had an ego. Not only did he kill Ethan, but he also had taken over his life, and had even managed to date the girl he was interested in. It almost feels like as if he had done this on purpose just to show off to Ethan. Almost like a, "look at me, I'm now you, I have everything I ever wanted from you, and I'm even dating the girl you never had the chance to confess to." (damn, and remember that Ethan was able to see everything that Jude was doing so it's worse) I don't think that Jude ever loved MC at all. Apart from being the girl that Ethan liked, he showed absolute zero guilt and only showed any sort of emotions when HE felt like HE was going to get caught. He only ever cared about himself.
In conclusion, Jude is stinky, and I wish I could fist fight him. Avery is the bestie we all wish for.
THE PLOT TWIST
I love this game so much, thank you for making it <
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a peak game but i only got one of the endings where i end up setting jude's room on fire and he dies but i haven't gotten the second ending and my back hurts from sitting up all daywahhhh I LOVE THIS GAME THO!!!!!hiii spoilers below!
you gotta choose to go to the woods and choose the right directions! if i remember correctly its: right, forward and left? i think? it shows the text in the top left corner "seems like that was the right path"!!!
when you go to forest the path is actually a puzzle, just skip it.
one of the BEST games ive played on this platform, it was truly moving and made me cry.
SPOILERS BELOW ON HOW TO GET ENDING 1
to get ending 1, you must go to the forest after the cemetery. When choosing the directions, choose Right forward right. If everytime you press the directions and get a '' this is the right way '' notification on your screen, its correct, if you dont, go back and choose another direction until it appears, you will find Doe's (aka Ethan's) body
Fantastic and well-written :p I wish the motivations for killing the MC were expanded on, but that's my only complaint! The rest of the gameplay (hints for what choices you make), story, and art is amazing
this was such a peak game... the plot twist for ending 2 surprised me... and ending one actually explained why "Ethan"/Jude asked the main character out!! overall, it's a very well written game!!
I adored this game. very tightly written and the mystery is interesting...plus ghost boy is so cute
i got ending two first and what caught me off guard was the identity theft, but when i got ending one ? WHAT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD WAS WHEN ETHAN TOLD US HE LIKED US OHHH MY SHAYLA !! my shayla..
this game is everything it's beautiful, it's story packed the art is amazing, there's 2 separate endings, I think I got both they're such a good written characters if you're here for, like a horror, slash romance thing that comes later on it's a really good game, though, and would recommend
That was a beautiful game :)
This is a fantastic game! I really like the premise, and aside from just downright sounding and looking great, the visuals and sound set up the atmosphere well. The sound in particular - the ambient noises and the music - really creates an immersive story. Especially in the more tense or frightening moments as the way the music picked up really had me feeling the tension and unease.
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I also liked how the choices sneakily built up potential outcomes. For example: I didn't think much of the forest option at first - it felt like a pretty normal decision. It's nearby the cemetery, so of course the characters would think to go there to walk and clear their heads as an option before going to the morgue - no other particular reason that would be an option, right?
And then as I was choosing options for where to go within the forest, and the characters started expressing feelings of unease, I remembered one of the phantasm texts had revealed something about the fate of Doe's (or should I say Ethan's?) body, and I realized what that meant could happen and the relevance of the path directions. Of course, that's just my experience, so I don't know if that was more obvious to others right off the bat, but I like how that kind of snuck up on me and had me going "wait a minute, didn't that-? ... oh no."
Also, on that note, can I just say I love the phantasm bits? Avery being referred to as an "evil sneaky guy" in a conversation and that being referenced later on in a phantasm immediately told me who it was lurking around Jude's room (prompting me to put the IDs down, as I knew Avery could make use of them). They really are narratively important, and the added information influenced my decisions, so I liked their inclusion a lot. Really great stuff.
And similarly - the indicators after decisions for the main character's emotional state and being able to find the right set of directions in the forest to find Ethan's body were extremely useful. Sometimes visual novels can leave you to flounder a little bit as you wonder what different choices you could make to get a different outcome and what significance they hold. Or sometimes they make it obvious in a way that can come across as a little inelegant (and that obviousness isn't always bad, but it can ruin a sense of mystery which is what this game is going for). I feel like this game struck a great balance there, carefully guiding and influencing the player's choices without straight up telling you, letting you figure out what they mean as you go.
I guess this is the only negative thing I have to say, that I also saw a couple other reviewers comment on: I do think the game lacked a bit more explanation as to what Jude's motive was. I had been wondering that since the beginning when he killed the main character - why? The simple explanation of him being envious of Ethan (and then offing the MC to cover up what he did) really didn't feel like it added up - I felt like there could've potentially been more there personally, maybe more elaboration of his perspective to emphasize why he did it. I could've been reading too much into it though. It doesn't detract from the game's best points at all, so it's more of a minor, inconsequential thing that bugged me, to be honest.
Like I said, a fantastic game in general, with so many great elements! Love when I find a good visual novel like this that really pulls me in with its story and impresses me. Great work! :)
This is so cool! I love the way the music is utilized! This is so so cool
Waow...I really found myself drawn in and intrigued by this! The atmosphere building is one of the best things about this game, it's just so. Ough. It's so perfectly liminal and eerie and spooky, especially the audio. It just FEELS like that's what it would feel like to be a ghost. Sort of speaking of that, the only thing that rivals the atmosphere is the WRITING, my godddddd. Especially how you kept it more straightforward in the textbox but really got into it all poetic with the inspect feature, I liked that alot! It really let the writing shine in those little snippets. Also was great for foreshadowing/teasing imminent reveals. Another scene that really, and I mean REALLY gripped me, was the initial death and the first few moments as a ghost. Idk man I just FELT that. It was so visceral but also just. A nauseating sort of mundane feeling. Like rotting. Which is apt. Very apt. TOTAL side note but not too long before playing this game, unrelated, I hadn't even known of it's existence at this point, I had a dream where I was shot in the head so. Similar situation to MC and man. Idk man you just described it so perfectly. Sorry if that little tidbit was a lil disturbing to read but, I just wanted to really convey how much the writing there meant to me. Well my gushing over the writing and atmosphere aside, the general story of it while nothing revolutionary just somehow drew me in instantly. Like man when I tell you I was HOOKED. That and I find the characters feel very realistically written. Like yeah that's how a person would react in such a situation. Idk how to describe it
I love everything about this game. I want to give major props to everyone who worked on any part of it because it is all spectacular. The soundtrack. the art style, the writing. I was fully immersed in the story. The tooltip feature is an incredible method of storytelling; it provides us with information the MC would not be able to learn naturally without it breaking the flow of the narrative.
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I was not expecting the plot twist. It did linger in the back of my mind that Ethan and Jude looked extremely similar, but I thought it was just for realism. I do wish we got to learn more about Jude, his mindset, as well as why exactly he started becoming more antsy as the days went by. What was he so afraid of, that was not Jude or the MC? Just getting caught in general? I would have liked a clearer explanation of that. There are other things I would have liked to learn about too, such as MC's body, Avery in the aftermath, and Ethan's history with his sister, but I can understand wanting a project to be concise and impactful, which sometimes requires leaving things out. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed what was left in. I'm sure I have more to say that I'm forgetting, but I'll end it here. Thank you for sharing this incredible piece of work with us. If you are planning to create more in the future, I will fully support you and wait eagerly.
This game is technically, visually and musically excellent. The resources used — Elegant GUI, the Inline Tooltips, the Shaders, etc — are all not haphazardly thrown together but thoughtfully and elegantly deployed with an obvious measure of confidence and competence. The background images are kind of generic for the medium, but have been sufficiently stylized to match the intended character of the VN.
(I also immensely appreciate all the QoL, the 'this action will have consequences'-style the pop-up notifications, cluing the player into the anger–reason axis that affects the ending. This was made with a lot of consideration for UX and that means a lot. I don't like having to dig into a VN's scripts to figure out what I should be doing.)
The soundtrack is a banger, becoming intense when it needs to be, but most of the time it needs to be elegiac, because this is an extremely elegiac game. With how polished these tracks are, I honestly can't believe these were all finished up in a month! I thought before double-checking that these songs were another free resource. The murder scene in particular has a great beat. The scripting is also technically proficient, making the most out of a little to keep the screen busy and maintain appropriate emotional timbre.
The script is also really well-polished — almost immaculately edited, which is rarer for a VN than it should be, and I can tell it was written by someone who loves language. As for the writing itself, this is directed at the devs and not other prospective players so I'll put this behind spoilers:
The central conceit of this story rules. Haunting your murderer is a fun idea! A cute murder mystery/love story between the real Ethan and the MC as ghosts is a really cute idea, and I love the notion that, by getting to ask out the MC in the Justice ending, Ethan might cross over? Whereas the MC in the Revenge ending will always walk the earth, tethered by her now-unresolvable regrets (I'm just gonna use female pronouns here because I was a female playing the game). And the twist was great! I understood at the end why Jude and Ethan's designs closely resembled each other, which had been shaping up to be a criticism.
Where I ended up feeling unfulfilled a little was feeling the narrative led me down a garden path with Jude. Now: I can understand that Jude coveted Ethan's life and perception of academic excellence and murdered him for it, and then murdered the MC because she got too close to evidence of Jude's crimes. But there's some ostensible red herrings with Ethan having "discovered more about Ashenville than was taught in school" that don't seem to go anywhere, and other school IDs besides his own and Ethan's that Jude is noted to have stashed away in the morgue. Other victims?
It feels to me almost like more world-building had been composed for the narrative than the narrative actually needed, and so most of it was cut, but there's certain vestiges retained in the story? But altogether it just feels like Jude's final motivations are much too petty for how he was characterized throughout, and how guilt-ridden and emotionally traumatized he seems to be over the actions he committed.
(For context: I had theorized while playing that Jude was being menaced by some demonic entity, and had been forced to kill people as blood sacrifices to said entity, similar to something in the old indie comic Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and that he was seeing that demon-thing behind the MC and Ethan.)
I also just, like... don't know why Jude can see ghosts at all. Shouldn't he, like... not be able to do that? It's something that's not really explored by the narrative and maybe "less is more" is the right authorial attitude here but I would have liked to know more about this. Does murdering someone in this universe just make you perpetually able to see their ghosts? Is Jude some kind of medium, and is this why he's crazy? There's a lot here, and I would have liked seeing it addressed.
Some other quibbles:
• The sting that plays in the title screen is very nice, but I wish there was a longer, looping track, because reading the "About" page in silence is weird.
• I would have liked a Sound Test to sample all the tracks without having to dig through the game's directory, because these songs really are that good.
• The forest path is intuitive enough once you try all options, but left me feeling like I should have been able to know the correct route before getting there.
Anyway! It's a great time and you all should be proud. Thank you for making this!
This comment just about sums up my thoughts. I don't have many new points to add since this comment says it all already, but I wanted to say something anyways to express my support and admiration for this game.
I highly enjoyed the experience of playing it, especially because I sometimes like to voice non-voiced games for myself while I'm playing them, and Myosotis was among my favorite to read--both for the text itself but also the emotions it made me feel while voicing the lines. I felt for all of the characters--particularly for the MC, given what happens to them.
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As penelopticon has already put very eloquently, there is a lot to admire in this game but also a good number of things I would consider flaws or caused me to feel a bit disappointed and unsatisfied--with the biggest of them being a bunch of tiny unaddressed story points that ultimately build up into a sensation of "Okay but why?" or "Really? That's it? That's why?" that I just couldn't ignore. I will admit to feeling like the ending was rushed with a good number of details just never addressed. Personally, the one I found most unsatisfying one was the aftermath for MC in general; their body is seemingly never recovered and their death is hardly ever mentioned. I understand if the story was never really meant to be about about them, but I found it difficult to suspend my disbelief given that there is a whole corpse rotting in a cabinet as well as disheartening to feel like they were swept under the rug--especially given how MC themselves can feel incredibly disregarded or made to feel insignificant about their own death.
(By the by, penelopticon, I also theorized that Jude's whole deal was something like you described; I was so ready for him to be bound to some demonic entity or something like that and paying an incredibly high blood price for a desperate wish or something other LOL I was like "oh god watch this be something crazy, i've seen enough monkey paws go wrong". Unrelated, but I will say that I am mildly proud for quickly realizing what the deal was with Jude and Ethan when I saw how similar they looked to each other.)
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That said, it is understandable if some things had to go in order to make deadlines or to make for a tighter, more concise story. Perhaps there simply wasn't time or space to get into all of that. Regardless, the presentation, writing and editing, and soundtrack definitely still shine a lot and Myosotis is a title that will stay with me for a while, much like one Very Sweet Not John Doe <3
Nice visual novel.
amazing
The game wouldve sent shivers down my spine if not for the bomb ass soundtrack, i need it on spotify. The two endings were perfect, but i wish we (SPOILER WARNING FROM HEREEE) got the motivations on why jude murdered the mc, ethan, and possibly others.
SPOILERS HEREEEE We did get quick lines that stated Jude killed Ethan because of academic jealousy, whereas MC was because they were getting too close to the truth. But yes, I would have liked to understand Jude's mindset more.
HUHH. Ethan was portrayed as such a logical character to me, i thought his motives would be more complex..THANK U FOR THE REPLY THOUGHH
Interesting! I saw him as an arrogant character, so the jealousy made total sense to me!
AHHHH MY GODDD!!!! I JUST GOT THE FIRST ENDING FINALLYYTYYYY!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT SOOOOO MUCCHHH, I THOUGHT THE GAME COULDN'T GET BETTER BUT THEN BOOMM!!!! THE EMOTIONS ARE STRONG!!!!!!!!!! THE WIRTIGN IS GREAT!!!! MY GOODNESS NEVER STOP!!!! MAKE A SEQUEL PLSSSSS!!!!!
OHHH MY LORDD I GOT THEFIRST ENDING (shoutout to the person who told me how) AND THAT WAS SO HEARTBREAKINGG BUT ALSO HEARTWARMING. I WAS TERRIFIED THE ENTIRETIME.
wow... just wow, this is a masterpiece
the writing in this was amazing, i love how it made me feel like i was in the situation myself, and how the tooltip added information to the characters and their lore :DD!! 10/10 would definitely recommend!! im going to go write fanfiction abt ethan now lol
TELL ME THE NAME AN CITE WHEN YOU DO PLSSSSSS
LMFAOOAOAOA SURE!! :DD
I'm reading this too vro... I must see this
This is the BEST written VN I've played I felt the rage and the sadness in the story so hard. I'm not an emotional person, but I almost cried!(might be because it was 2 am when I played and I'm on my period, but yk) I've been thinking about this game for a while and I really want a big fandom around this. The story is amazing and I will DEFINATELY be checking out more of this persons work, 100% must play. This is TRUE, PURE ART.
I FORGOT TO EVEN MENTION THIS ONE THING! The sotry telling through the blue writing is IMACULATE.
SPOILERS!!!
Why did Doe's sister cut him off? that made me cry and hit especially close to home. if it's in ending 1 and I didn't see it, sorry for wasting time! his story was sad and beautiful.
spoiler questions below
SORRY i loved the game but just need clarification regarding jude's MO behind dating and killing mc. did he date mc because he knew ethan liked mc, and wanted to emulate ethan to the point of actually dating mc as him? then he killed mc because he couldn't do it anymore??
1. Yes
2. No, MC just got a little too close to a certain piece of information
ohhh thank u sm for answering ❤️
какой пол протагониста?
какого пола вы хотите их видеть. Личное предпочтение игрока
This is really cool, but I can't getting anything but ending two!
Spoilers:
Walkthrough:
Don't go down the path of revenge; get justice. There are choices that seem tamer/more civil than the other.
You need to find Doe's body; go to the forest. Right, forward, then left. You'll find an extra option at the end for the stranger. That's when you know you made the right choices correctly to lead to ending 1.
Spoilers maybe
so like, I chose all the options that say 'reason tempers your rage' and the right forest path but still can't get it
Omg, I'm so sorry.
1. Try to get ans.
2. Why did you kill me?
3. Obviously
4. Well I am
5. Maybe were soulmates
6. Get Justice.
7. walk forest
8. Right
9. Forward
10. Right (my sorry kash mb ;-;) This should trigger 11.
11. Place ID.
I'm really sorry for the wrong choice..(༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ) also for the late reply. Got busy
It's OK!!! I love the game and fugured it out in the end! Thank youy for your help!
The art style is so good oh my gosh !!!
Doe is super cute too, this game was so cool?!
I absolutely LOVE this game so much! Everything about it is stunning. The art, the story, the plot, it's all so beautifully done. The characters are written so well, (I LOVE DOE SO MUCHH). Both endings were amazing, but the first one really got to me (I teared up a bit, not even sure why) I honestly can’t put into words how beautiful this game is. I’m really grateful to the team behind this. You created something truly special, and I hope it gets all the recognition it deserves!
我将两个结局都打出来了，Ethan很可爱
谢谢！
is there a playlist for the soundtrack? i love it so much!
I love this game I played it with on call and we enjoyed it a lot we just wondered what gender is the person we play as. Overall this is an amazing game and I hope it gets popular.
OMGGG THIS WAS SOOO GOOD!!!!
I loved the story sooooo much and the twist omg was so good defo wasn't expecting it and I loved Doe and mc's dynamic. Two things I wish that they also discover mc body and the other is I could go back and play this for the first time again. I can't put into words how much I love this game!!!!!!
this was SO GOOD. whatatwist!! my surprise was very audible
Man I just went through something... the first ending was so so beautiful, it's the true ending in my heart although I do have to ask do the both of them disappear at the same time and what happens to mc's friend, do they discover her body?
My only regret was I wished it had a scene discovering female leads body too, i also wanted to ask how'd doe know (no spoilers for now hehe) where'd the id was, did he follow him after his death but then why'd he forget it, trauma? but the mc still remembered (guess she was built different...)
and the twist OMG I did NOT expect THAT, I thought that the plot would be more of twin siblings type but damn that went in a completely different direction....
Also I wish we were shown doe's friend by some hints since we only knew him as the lurker, doe remembered college but he didn't remember his friend...
Overall, great game, ahhhh I wish I could see or read some after story fluff of ending 1(wink wink nudge nudge(not to impose too much tho))
Anyways, thank you for this beautiful game ᵔᴗᵔ Hope you don't mind the rambling too much :3
(Ironically the game also lessened my anger heh)