Hey just wanted to pop in and say I played the demo on Steam and loved it! I was recommended it through a friend and the game was wonderful. For my first visual novel it made an excellent impression.
I'm probably not qualified but I think all of the elements came together cohesively. The music was great to listen to while spamming all of the reflection combinations. I'm not sure if there's an area to download the tracks separately already but I would gladly pay for them to support the devs.
The art style alone was major factor to picking up the game. I can't say exactly what it is but it's aesthetically pleasing so good job!
What I also really enjoyed was the story (y'know the main thing here.) [Spoilers below.]
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The parallel stories of Bint and the person looking into his memories is a very interesting narrative choice. Throughout chapter you gain little tidbits of the mystery-man's motivations while in the computer sections which break up Bint's story. The folders on the PC and the conversations of long past allows the reader to piece together a vague picture of the Bio-Corp we're investigating. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the spy's comments on the computer's files but not giving the reader the full picture, only building the intrigue further.
Now I read all of the files the first time we had access to them and you would not believe my shock when Robbie mentioned he was a micro-biologist; most likely the same one who was fired from the company and had his memory wiped like the file mentioned. We were even given a log of Robbie's conversation with his therapist giving more context. I'm pretty sure you can even find Robbie on the ex-employees list.
This was the perfect use of the parallel stories. It makes piecing together information that much more satisfying.
Bint's personal story was also really well done. The reflection mechanic really allows you to get in his head while giving the reader glimpses into his past. The few twists so far have me hooked for more chapters and I'm chomping at the bit to find out what's next. Also the Disco-Elysium styled choices really make this game stand out from the rest and paired with the reflection feature really make this game unique!
This isn't even mentioning the horror aspects which scared the bejesus out of me. I dig the 4th dimensional horror thing the creature has going on and by god the jumpscares (when I noticed the eyes staring at me from behind the dialogue box I nearly pissed myself.)
The computer puzzles... definitely shook up the gameplay. I didn't have too much trouble with them but that may have been down to a hefty dose of luck.
All in all, amazing work from your whole team. Hopefully the development goes smoothly for the future chapters,
cheers!