Connie, once again you knocked it out of the park with this. The amount of effort you put into your projects is awe-inspiring. Coding all of the albums and achievements and redoing all the buttons must have taken forever. I always find little details about your work to obsess over and this time it was definitely the text boxes. It all feels ripped straight from a golden-age comic in the best possible.
The art style for this is also amazing! You mixed your normal painterly style with comic book art so well. The ben day dots and different streaks of color add to this very immersive world you've built. Binary Star's design is so reminiscent of heroes like Superman while also being very distinct in its own way. And the parallax images max it feels like you're looking at the page of a comic book and trying to take in all the little details.
Alright, I'm gonna get into some spoilery stuff now.
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I went into this not expecting it to be a Yandere game. I didn't look at the tags and the shiny comic book finish just made me think it was going to be a normal superhero-type visual novel. Oh boy was I wrong... Ray is such a great character who feels very grounded in the reality he lives in. He does a great job of not seeming like a yandere until it's too late. And the ending did a good job and showing such a wide range of possibilities. Though I will say the good ending and after story for it remains my favorite.
The idea of him actually trying to be better and not just locking the mc up is very nice. Though you can still see him falling into bad habits and wanting to keep them in his condo. I'm also very glad the after stories exist, it gives such a good idea of the funny little hijinks or the shitty conditions that the player finds themself in (speaking of which fuck double I'm taking his fingers away).
And of course, Z just decided to show up in the achievements and be the bastard (affectionate) he is. I'm so excited to see what you continue to do with favor and any other projects you decide to pursue because you always make such great work.
OMG i am sorry if i make mistakes. i am not native + overly excited by this game. I have been playing it all day and still miss some endings - but i am gonna fix it soon. I have to admit that i was not interested at first in game because superheroes are just not my thing. BUT your game just impressed me and i am so much in love now. This game has strong vibes of The Boys and Rey shares something in common with Homelander. and i love characters with questionable moral- codes. i hope, there is nothing wrong with such a comparison... This game is really worth playing and Autor is a very talented person I wish you an even higher level of inspiration and support for your future projects (and you specifically) than you had for this one.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! To be honest I used to really enjoy super heroes, like what the Xmen stood for, but I started to really dislike them, and recently with how the super hero genre has kind of become a money maker for capitalism rather than a voice for the voiceless really annoys me. I think if heros existed in our world of rampent capitalism it would be a nightmare both for us and tjem, and this game kinda reflects my feelings about that lol.
Ray was a fun character to write, and I'm really happy that you enjoyed his dubious complexities 🥰💕 thankyou for the thoughtful review
spoilers in this comment for peeps who havent played, idk how to spoiler on here other than doing a bunch of dots lol
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honestly just so good i love ray so much binary star is stinky >:/ (i was never much for heroes, i liked his just total insane fuck it we ball side tho) i kept getting his ending for ages lmfao until i eventually figured out how to get ray’s one so i can get his afterstory.. i could go on and on about ray’s design i really loved just every part of his character, even tho he is a lil unhinged (i probably would be too if that was my power and childhood and also job lol. man gets no off days like damn guys…. cant rely on a single guy to keep the planet safe!! smh.) the shower scene just made me think of that lets take ibuprofen together meme, truly my poor little war criminal u_u
i found it so funny how the player was so shocked finding out they’re the same person like how did we ever survive being a villain?? like bro i have been notified since i saw this depressed little wet pathetic cat in the cafe on my shift!1!! i loved the moments of the narrative where characters spoke more about the world (giving context to agencies like NAHA, gov corruption and the questionable ethics of superpowers/heroes etc.) it would be interesting to see a spin-off or something exploring that more if you are already interested in making something like that!
the art was absolutely gorgeous but i noticed with the parallax the images do cut off, so i recommend upsizing them just a very tiny bit so when the player moves the mouse inside the viewport the images don’t de-sync because theyre precisely the size of the screen (something like 50-100 pixels on each side would be a good margin for players who will try to look around in parallax scenes)
i’ve spotted some grammar/spelling mistakes, but i’m not sure what lines they were on so i just have some screenshots i’ll probably send over on discord if thats cool with you since we’re in some shared servers o7
as for completion, i can confirm it took me around 2.5hrs for completion (mostly bc i was getting repeated endings from trial and error) and i am a fast reader so thats probably a minimum guideline, if people like to slow the text display speed or leave it at default (my eyes find instant text display/max text speed much easier to handle personally)
Oh my god, thankyou so much for the thoughtful and in depth review. I am really touched 🥺💕! I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes plz send me the mistakes you noticed on discord if you can (no pressure tho)
Thanks again for taking the time to play and send your thoughts like this, I'm super honored!
i’ll send them over then, i didnt wanna spam out of the blue or anything lol! it was no bother i loved the project it was a really refreshing take on certain aspects of superheroes and their powers <3
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Connie, once again you knocked it out of the park with this. The amount of effort you put into your projects is awe-inspiring. Coding all of the albums and achievements and redoing all the buttons must have taken forever. I always find little details about your work to obsess over and this time it was definitely the text boxes. It all feels ripped straight from a golden-age comic in the best possible.
The art style for this is also amazing! You mixed your normal painterly style with comic book art so well. The ben day dots and different streaks of color add to this very immersive world you've built. Binary Star's design is so reminiscent of heroes like Superman while also being very distinct in its own way. And the parallax images max it feels like you're looking at the page of a comic book and trying to take in all the little details.
Alright, I'm gonna get into some spoilery stuff now.
.
.
.
.
I went into this not expecting it to be a Yandere game. I didn't look at the tags and the shiny comic book finish just made me think it was going to be a normal superhero-type visual novel. Oh boy was I wrong... Ray is such a great character who feels very grounded in the reality he lives in. He does a great job of not seeming like a yandere until it's too late. And the ending did a good job and showing such a wide range of possibilities. Though I will say the good ending and after story for it remains my favorite.
The idea of him actually trying to be better and not just locking the mc up is very nice. Though you can still see him falling into bad habits and wanting to keep them in his condo. I'm also very glad the after stories exist, it gives such a good idea of the funny little hijinks or the shitty conditions that the player finds themself in (speaking of which fuck double I'm taking his fingers away).
And of course, Z just decided to show up in the achievements and be the bastard (affectionate) he is. I'm so excited to see what you continue to do with favor and any other projects you decide to pursue because you always make such great work.
OMG i am sorry if i make mistakes. i am not native + overly excited by this game. I have been playing it all day and still miss some endings - but i am gonna fix it soon.
I have to admit that i was not interested at first in game because superheroes are just not my thing. BUT your game just impressed me and i am so much in love now. This game has strong vibes of The Boys and Rey shares something in common with Homelander. and i love characters with questionable moral- codes. i hope, there is nothing wrong with such a comparison...
This game is really worth playing and Autor is a very talented person
I wish you an even higher level of inspiration and support for your future projects (and you specifically) than you had for this one.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! To be honest I used to really enjoy super heroes, like what the Xmen stood for, but I started to really dislike them, and recently with how the super hero genre has kind of become a money maker for capitalism rather than a voice for the voiceless really annoys me. I think if heros existed in our world of rampent capitalism it would be a nightmare both for us and tjem, and this game kinda reflects my feelings about that lol.
Ray was a fun character to write, and I'm really happy that you enjoyed his dubious complexities 🥰💕 thankyou for the thoughtful review
spoilers in this comment for peeps who havent played, idk how to spoiler on here other than doing a bunch of dots lol
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honestly just so good i love ray so much binary star is stinky >:/ (i was never much for heroes, i liked his just total insane fuck it we ball side tho) i kept getting his ending for ages lmfao until i eventually figured out how to get ray’s one so i can get his afterstory.. i could go on and on about ray’s design i really loved just every part of his character, even tho he is a lil unhinged (i probably would be too if that was my power and childhood and also job lol. man gets no off days like damn guys…. cant rely on a single guy to keep the planet safe!! smh.) the shower scene just made me think of that lets take ibuprofen together meme, truly my poor little war criminal u_u
i found it so funny how the player was so shocked finding out they’re the same person like how did we ever survive being a villain?? like bro i have been notified since i saw this depressed little wet pathetic cat in the cafe on my shift!1!! i loved the moments of the narrative where characters spoke more about the world (giving context to agencies like NAHA, gov corruption and the questionable ethics of superpowers/heroes etc.) it would be interesting to see a spin-off or something exploring that more if you are already interested in making something like that!
the art was absolutely gorgeous but i noticed with the parallax the images do cut off, so i recommend upsizing them just a very tiny bit so when the player moves the mouse inside the viewport the images don’t de-sync because theyre precisely the size of the screen (something like 50-100 pixels on each side would be a good margin for players who will try to look around in parallax scenes)
i’ve spotted some grammar/spelling mistakes, but i’m not sure what lines they were on so i just have some screenshots i’ll probably send over on discord if thats cool with you since we’re in some shared servers o7
as for completion, i can confirm it took me around 2.5hrs for completion (mostly bc i was getting repeated endings from trial and error) and i am a fast reader so thats probably a minimum guideline, if people like to slow the text display speed or leave it at default (my eyes find instant text display/max text speed much easier to handle personally)
can’t wait to play more of your projects!
Oh my god, thankyou so much for the thoughtful and in depth review. I am really touched 🥺💕! I'm glad you enjoyed it and yes plz send me the mistakes you noticed on discord if you can (no pressure tho)
Thanks again for taking the time to play and send your thoughts like this, I'm super honored!
i’ll send them over then, i didnt wanna spam out of the blue or anything lol! it was no bother i loved the project it was a really refreshing take on certain aspects of superheroes and their powers <3
There is something deeply wrong with every character in this game and I love it
One character needs intensive therapy, one character needs a lobotomy, and another character is Haley