This is a story that takes place over the course of several years, starting as a preteen and ending in adulthood. The main character Laura starts out not having to question her identity, its obvious, she is who she is. But as she grows older it becomes harder to grasp what exactly makes her special, what type of person is she. Her friends transition into their own cliques but she struggles to develop her own self identity. She often finds herself forced into situations by her friends, who seem to only be trying to help. Romance was never something she actively looked for, but she can't help but escape it as her friends take it upon themselves to help her find love. But are any of them really any better off then she is at this little game they call adolescence?
Hey! I just finished going through your VN, and I love it! I did have a few thoughts while I was playing it though:
- There seems to be a bug with the controls. I could use my mouse to scroll up (go back) or scroll down (to move forward) during scenes. I've never experienced this in other VN's I've played before.
- The narration and voice acting seemed natural for the most part (though Molly's voice sounded a lot more mature than the others).
- I like that the volume for the BGM and voices can be adjusted, but Clarissa's voice was really recorded low, I think. It wasn't on the same volume as the others.
There were also some errors on the narration and the text being displayed on the screen:
- narration: waking morning text: waking moment
- narration: why don't we least text: why don't we at least
I've been planning to make a VN of my own using Ren'py (I already have some assets) but I always don't have the time, haha. Good for you for completing this!
I think you should try to make book 2. The story could open up to other possibilities. I'm really curious too - was this based on a personal experience of someone you know? The transition to high school really sucks sometimes though.
This is long, though. So yeah. I enjoyed the VN and would play whatever else you come up with. Good luck!