So much love was poured into the production of this game, and it’s even more impressive that it’s by a sole creator. Thank you so much Cherish! The art is absolutely delicious and is what hooked me (besides the pretty boys of course ><) but I stayed for the story and characters. I love all of the love interests and the interactions they have with Fay, I was always giggling and kicking my feet. They’re all so cute gosh.
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and then I was shot 87 times
but seriously, I’m surprised this isn’t more popular. Again, thanks so much for this.
I don't usually write a comment or reviwe but for this i just thought I HAVE TO
This game is AMAZING!! The storytelling? Amazing, The character writing? Amazing. The art? Amazing! All of it was perfection and I genuinely can't wait for Leon's episode to be released, the moment it drops I'm going to smack all my money into it. This is by far THE best VN I've ever read, I've been replaying it over and over again and at this point I haven't found another VN that has left me as satisfied as this one has! I hope that after this game you plan on doing more in the future! I'd love to see whatever else you can come up with! Thank you so much for this gem of a game, this is true peak writing and I couldn't ask for anything better. I truly love all the characters and can put myself into their shoes quite a lot, which isn't exacctly a good thing but imo it can help people cope with their own issues and make them see that they're not alone so thank you!
I ASKED HOW FAR WE ARE THEN THEY SHOWED ME THIS THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT WE WERE AT PEAK PEAK WRITING PEAK ART PEAK VN DARE I SAY ONE OF THE BEST VNS I'VE EVER PLAYED I MEAN, WHERE IS THE CROWD??!!
SPOILER WARNING BELOW!!
Firstly, it took me a very long time to realize that Lisa was a delusion. After choosing that Lisa would be with us forever, I didn’t need to check her profile cuz I thought it was something like our friendship had bonded even more strongly than before. After seeing her a couple of times in irrelevant places, or those “we came to the cafe alone” lines, though having conversations with Lisa, I finally realized the shattering truth. That completely alone made me sob for 15 mins.
AND FREYA AND CICI WLW
THAT WAS UNEXPECTED This was so well written.
DOOMED YURI AT ITS FINEST
I couldn’t blame Cici after all. It is normal for her to mix memories after a traumatic experience. After all, the mansion has been nothing but good memories to her all this time. She has always searched for love; she believed in love, and Freya, who seemed like the most unlovable, has opened her heart for her.
I HATE THOMAS SM. I can’t blame Freya for hating Edmund cuz in her eyes, he is what ruined Cici, what took Cici from her.
And Edgar noticed that her mom was loving someone besides him, even more than him, which made him believe that he was not the real one she loved, so after Cici’s death, he perceived her mother’s love as just grief towards Cici; that love was not meant to be his.
ABSOLUTE CINEMA
I can’t say the same for Maria, though. While reading through her diary, still after her 30s, she still seemed like a teenager, chasing through her childish dreams and ignoring what life is really about, avoiding responsibilities.
Focusing only on herself, trying to charm everyone around her to achieve her goals.
She has never considered Hendrix.
I am glad that at least Fay was around with him his whole childhood, so that he never had to face her real side before.
I mean, she loves Hendrix, but she cares about her goals more. That's what tore that family apart. Maria is guilty. AND GOD DAMN I HATE CLAUS SM HE RUINED MY POOR HENDRIX HE DIDN'T DESERVE ANY OF THIS OMG AND EDMUND
His backstory was pitiful; he had gone through so much in the environment he grew up. To look after her mom, to hear her ramblings about the mansion, all that love bullshit, and still decoying in that small house, poor, desperate.
We can’t blame Edmund.
Even after returning to the mansion, he still had to face difficulties all over again. Especially with Thomas trying to ruin him.
AND THEY FUCKING DIED WHEN THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO BE SAVED
OH AND FOR NOAH
Selfless baby xx
My favorite one, who would willingly sacrifice himself for our sake, and did.
His love was out of this world. Fay was his savior, the girl of dreams. A dream where you wake up with nothing, inspired by Fay. He chased that dream. He wanted to hold onto her, the only person who accepts him for who he his. They are both strange, as Fay said.
The ending where we abandoned him to death… omg…
And tbh after all we did, I still wanted to let go of the time machine regardless…Yes, I wished to save them, change the past, save Fay’s fate, and end her suffering. But as Noah said, sometimes we let life continue. That’s human nature itself.
I don't wanna sacrifice one person to save two.
THE TROLLEY PROBLEM WAS INSANE
LIKE THE PRINCESS STORY HENDRIX HAD WROTE
The princess who left her place to pursue freedom, only to find everything had vanished, destroyed.
Then went on a long journey to end the curse.
Only to lose herself in the process, no one in the world would remember her.
So much like Noel…
aaaand HERE COMES LEON
BTW I WANNA MENTION THAT WHILE WE WERE IN DUSK WE SAW NOAH AND FAY GOING TO THE ADOPTION CENTER
BUT IN REALITY WE NEVER DID…
STRANGE
Like those memories, Leon aka Noah(was so obvious from the start, still somehow left me shocked)
Our Noah had dreams?? of us talking about getting adopted by rich parents??
Leon had more???
Us helping him to get out of the locker??
Us playing chess with him??
Him recording our brainwaves???
The memory where we name ourselves Leon and Noel, which Noel has somehow remembered???
HE INVENTED THE FREAKIN TIME MACHINE JUST FOR US
AND IN THE END HE CAME FOR US
AHH THAT GUY IS ROMANTIC AF And I wonder what exactly happened at the Christmas of ‘08
ig its related to our lost memories AND THE PERFECT WORLD WHERE LISA EXISTS
SUCH A PLOT TWIST
IDK HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE
I REMEMBER THAT WE FOUND SOME RESEARCH ABOUT LISA IN LEON’S ROOM, BUT IDK
And mark my words, Lana’s probably dead in this world, just like us. Cuz Noel was the one who let her stay in her house that night.
AND AS FOR FAY, SHE DIDN'T DESERVE ANY OF THIS MY GIRL NEEDS A BREAK FR BTW I HATE HER FAMILY SM(I doubt whether they really are)
UGHH I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ACT 3
WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS MASTERPIECE
I WANNA YAP MORE BUT I CAN'T MY HANDS ARE TIRED
AND MY EYES ARE FULL OF TEARS
This has to be one of the best visual novels I've ever played... I have so many things to say that I don't know where to start. (or how to say it, english isn't my first language)
Since I saw that this was inspired by "Dark", I got excited because that series is one of my favorites, and well when I started playing, I'll be honest, at first I got a little confused (very little to be honest, Dark prepared me for this haha) I was confused but also very intrigued and interested, the art... the art is so beautiful, the characters look so cute, so perfect, everything is so beautiful.
SPOILERS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MEGA BIG SPOILERS BELOW
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The feelings I had while playing, I swear I haven't felt them in a long time playing other visual novels. Not only that, but the feeling that I'm not so powerless BUT sometimes powerless at the same time, feeling the characters' lives in my hands...
The sadness I felt when I realized that I could no longer go back in time because the machine was damaged????? I tried like crazy but somehow I felt this couldn't be the end (This happened to me while doing the Hendrix route, at the end) I haven't done the Edmund route yet but it's so painful to know that he also died... both dead for god's sake, they are so dear to meeee, I was saying what the hell is going on?! pulling my hair in front of my laptop.
Obviously I kept playing and well I WAS RIGHT!!!!! NOEL WAS THE PROTAGONIST, FAY, THE MC, ME, US. When we met her and she seemed to know everything about us, then when she said that we weren't going to make it, she said so many suspicious things, all of that made me feel like it was something she had already experienced. Also her appearance, I mean the big scar on her body helped to keep her identity secret, but the vibes she gave me....
AND NOAH, I knew he was the boy we met at the mansion that day, I mean, I suspected because of the color of his eyes, his hair (it's the same style). AND LEON, IS HE NOAH, IS HE THE BOY?. there's only 2 characters (I'm not sure bc I haven't played Edmund's route yet) but I'm sure Noah, and Leon are the only characters in the game which you describe as "thin", "slender" I mean, I remember that the MC was always saying something about how skinny they were, separately of course, one time we described Noah's hand as 'bony" and we said something about Leon being skinny I think, I don't remember well (i might be crazy), but we say the same thing about Noah, the color of their eyes, is the same between them both, one time Noah was talking and he had the dead eyes (without shine), and then suddenly Leon appears and he looks exactly the same..... I THINK THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON BUT I DONT SEE ANHYONE ELSE SAYING IT SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK IM DUMB
AND AND AND now that I have finished the demo, YOU MEAN TO SAY NOEL is FAY from another world???? (I may need to play again) a world where we ended up in an orphanage as well with NOAH who changed his name to LEON because it was like NOEL but backwards? OH MANNNNN I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY LEON'S ROUTE GIVE HIM TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, also the true ending in act 2, WE TRAVELED TO ANOTHER WORLD????? that's why Sky looks different, and she was with Lisa too (i smiled so hard when i saw her). HOW IS THIS NEW WORLD GOING TO BE?
Another thing I loved to see, and I find sad at the same time, is LISA!!!! I mean now that i know shes real in another world, I mean, she was probably real in our world too because we met her and she probably died or something? it feels strange to have decided before between "she'll always be with me" or "I'll always be with her" It's like we marked her or something, I chose that she would always be with me, and... that's how it was, she was always there, talking to me, I was talking to another character or investigating something and suddenly she said something.... she is a part of our consciousness, an illusion...
anyways, i would be buying this game the moment it comes out, i would dive myself straight in, my credit card won't even feel it, if i could give this game a thousand stars, i would.
AAAAAAAA JUEGO INCREÍBLE TE AMO. And to the creator, I love your mind, I love your art, I love everything. (I keep on editing this comment, solo quiero expresar bien el amor que siento por este juego😭)
Bro...i always randomly download games from itch but for this game i had to finally make an itch account just so that i cold leave a comment. I have cried SO MANY TIMES and only just completed chapter 6 and I-. I went to the bathroom to just weep. I still gotta do Edmund's route too ;-;. It is so damn good. I make little reviews of games i download on itch on a private discord server by myself just for fun and this game has the LONGEST review ever so far. I dont know if i can ever play another visual novel... SPOILERS BELOW:
So i was SO lost with the prologue and chapter 1. After that i started to understand a little more but im still a little lost. It is so well done that the story is so long and there is really emphasis on every character having importance to a point where the player really builds a personal connection with each one. With the first death of Hendrix I already cried and as he kept on dying i was like realising that his death is inevitable and MC might change when or how he dies but he will die either way and with the end of chapter 6 of him dying and we cant prevent it- I WEPT. Also with Edmund, I lowkey feel guilty when i go with one of the LI's because the poor other one... I have so many questions but I will be finishing this as soon as I get the time and YEAH IM GONNA BUY THE FULL VERSION. Also the fact that the player gets so many questions just makes them want to continue playing so i want to congratulate u on making such a good game
Amazing game - if you like time travel and visual novels, you should definitely play it! The cast is great and MCs relationship with the LIs are all unique in their own way. The art is gorgeous. I was genuinely a little sad when Act 2 ended, because I want everything to be resolved and MC to have a happy life - she's gone through a lot (so have the LIs)!
Act 2 does end in a good place though so don't let the fact that Act 3 hasn't been released stop you from playing. I don't tend to play demos because I don't want to get too attached before full games come out, BUT this isn't a demo. This is 15-20 hours of content, maybe around 60-70% of the game?
My compliments to Cherish for creating this engaging game, and as a solo developer too (people who are talented at both writing AND drawing are really impressive to me). Excited for Act 3!
PROBABLY MY ALL TIME FAV GAME? absolute choke hold this game runs in my brain 24/7 IM FURIOUSS its not popular like other itch io games it deserves a bigger audience why is no one talking about it on other social media platforms.. :( i love the concept of time travel way tooo much stuff like link click!! and steins gate. i let this game marinate for long thank goodness i finally played it.. the development of hendrix and edmund and seeing them growing up made me so attached to the both of them their relationship with fay was handled so well, there was a subtle rivalry for fay but it wasnt the main focus of edmund and hendrixs relationship im glad that they were friends, I CANT BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THIS WAS FREE? id defo buy act 3 when its out i hope it involves more edmund and hendrix content cuz im greedy... love fay sm shes so strong and i love her for that .. replaying this game always seems so funny to me cuz its like were going thru another time travel.
anyways the ART BRO its beautiful, the music the story and the relationship with the charcters is all done so perfectly, the main trio, fay, edmund and hendrix i love them so much their friendship is the cutest have to say it again because!! tho it always gets me sad tho when we do one of their routes the other is left out i wish both hendrix and edmund could both be happy with fay i love them both so much liek what if we all be bestfriends forever sigh. ALSO im so confused about lisa i thought she was a real person but she seems to be a figment of our imagination?
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I GET SO EMOTIONAL THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER LI like when we pick hendrixs route, edmund dies alone vise versa ABSOLUTELY NOT lord please bring our happy family back together haha.. but i saw that there should be a happy ending so keeping my hopes up that everyone can survive and live in a world with noah! NO CUZ SEEING HENDRIX DIE SO MUCH MADE ME GO INSANE and edmund. bro i really thought he'd actually survive NOT FUNNY IM STILL MOURNING YOU EDMUND .. i think id go crazy if the dream endings didnt exist anyways DEs canon defo we saved them both there and lived happily ever after.
i literally predicted that noel was from another 'time' AND THAT SHE WAS FAY?? it was so weird that she knew about edmund and hendrix when no one else knew so i was so suspicious plus i thought i was crazy when they kind of looked similair .
AND NOW IM SO CERTAIN THAT LEON IS NOAH FROM LIKE A DIFFERENT TIME/ universe?? like in the true ending i think where we see leon , i think leon is the noah of that time, and furthermore more proof is the orphan boy we saved has the same eyes and hair colour as leon and has noahs haircut and eye colour too. plus they both are related to sciene, leon supposedly making the time machine which falls under physics, and from noah being in the physics department , i found it suspicious when leon appeared when we were searching up the winner of the olympiad aka noah though that could just be random. it would make so much sense after discovering fay is noel from another 'time' and that boy in the orphanage was leon.. I SAW SOME PEOPLE AGREEING ON THIS IM GLAD IM NOT ALONE. BUT amazing game i hope to see more amazing content in the future yayayyaa ^_^ the rest of the yap stays in notes cuz id be going on forever
Thank you!!! I would love to write more content with the trio, we will see how it goes when I finish the writing for Act 3. And pllzzz share more of your notes im so curious /j XDDDDD
i love them all so much, but hendrix has left a special dent in my heart
i started to relate to this game, no not about the crazy time travelling thing (im not finished yet, but id just like to leave this comment because hendrix just makes my heart ache because he reminds me of, like, all of my friends) the characters feel so real, the story feels so real, the art adds to the melancholic feeling like you're missing something
if i had a song to describe this game it would be harvey by her's
the scene with edmund felt like it was taken straight out of a movie, its so nostalgic OH MY GOD this game making me feel things OH OH AND the game also reminds me of talk & 10:36 by beabadoobee
idk why but hendrix just leaves that bittersweet feeling like you know its not gonna end well BUT WHATEVER i get the same feeling for edmund too IM BUYING ACT 3 THIS GAME IS AWESOME SPOILERS BELOW
its kind of sad how we're all by ourselves, in many ways
i get so sad, reading the dialogue with noah like brooo the reminiscing just hits the heart directly
im very invested in leons case, he looks similar to a certain character!
what hendrix said, about how the princess is living an illusion.. how does he KNOOWWW
OH MY GOD IM GOING TO CRTY. I KISSED HENDRIX YES. AT THE COST OF HIS DEAD IM GONNA CRY GOD
Ok edmund healed me alirttle
HE HE HES ALIVE YES I FRIKEN SAVED HIM
i hate this lvoe triangle what if i love them both. what if i just want to stay as bestfriends my heart literally keeps droppoing whenever i look at the hour glass so i put tape on it and put black marker on it so i wont notice what color it is
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH HENDRIX WITH GLASSES
hendrix, AGAIN. GODDD NOOOO
EDMUND TOO MY HEART. ill still keep going idk this game is addicting
OK I FUCKING HATE CLAUS I FUCKJING HATE MARIA HENDRIX DOESNT DESERVE THIS GOD
i find lisa so weird, is she a figment of my imagination? nobody talks to her, nobody notices her, shes not close enough to be with the guys at all yet shes in edmunds coming of age party... it feels as if only I can see her
ill be so honest i thought id stay loyal to hendrix but i ended up dating edmund. i dont regret it tho, cause these cutscenes? whewwww
ok i couldnt save him its whatever bruh its whatever i dont care i definitely dont i totally dont i couldnt save both of them AAAAAAAA
leon backwards is literally noel
noah whats happening? :( at the car crash rn and im actually so distraught hes randomly just idk distorting
i expected noahs death, i mean, if the other LIs died hes bound to, too... nonetheless i still felt sad, i get so attached quickly
i dont know why but i started crying after seeing noah alive again idk i think im attached
WAITT I FIGURED OUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN NOEL AND LEON BEFORE I GOT TO THAT PART OF THE STORY i am a genus like noah
why do i feel like noel is fay from another universe?
OK i was correct, i feel so sad about noah... i feel so sad to watch him just die in my lap god i wish i could do sth else gooodddd
it feels weird to replay the game after unlocking the true ending :)
Thank you for this loooooong comment! btw it might be a bit late, but you can actually hide the hour glass by deselecting these two in the config section:
It's been about a month since I first played this and it has lived in my mind rent free since then. I seriously cannot wait until act 3 is out! I have so many questions that need answered
my notes app hates to see me coming while playing this game (i put every single possible theory and idea i had into one note) i can't put into words how actually incredible this whole story is
putting aside how absolutely insanely amazing every aspect of this game and its storytelling is, i coincidentally look nearly identical to the MC so it felt kinda personal at times for that reason and honestly made the immersion of the game so much sicker.
(also spoilers but the title screen after ending 9 was diabolical please continue the sentiment of wanting to make me want to cry every chapter when act 3 comes out <3)
It always moves my heart when I see people taking notes during the game, and I think “Whoa they’re actually putting so much effort into this???” I’m so happy that you’re enjoying the journey and ended up loving the game. The game wouldn’t be complete without players like you—so thank you! Act 3 is currently in development, and I’ll do my best!
I've reached the ending [Distant Memories], on the walkthrough it stated that I have to made a choice on girls night, but on my playthrough I haven't reach there yet and have reached the ending.
My hourglass is green colour, so I started by choosing Henrdrix first but then I've to choose the wrong name option for the story to progress or it will take me to the [Distant Memories] ending. The same thing happen if I choosen Edmund while the hourglass is green in colour.
I'm wondering if this a bug or I have to choose a specific route at the early stage to progress the story because I personally dunoe who to choose from @_@ everyone is so nice and I've having difficulty choosing anybody...
Hi, thanks for the reply! The green hourglass is by default (unless Edmund’s love point surpass Hendrix’s) and you should be able to continue the story with either H or E’s route. Have you checked the downloadable walkthrough yet? If you still have the problem, definitely reach out to cherishfangames@gmail.com so I can help!
i truly have no words how well made and awesome this game is. it will hold a very special place in my heart :) i can not recommend it enough, so please try it out without hesitation!! (but expect to shed a lot of tears lol) so so excited for act 3, i will certainly get the deluxe edition when the time comes. thank you for such an amazing adventure <3
Wait, this is really good, but how do you get Noah's route? Does it even exist? I don't know if googles correct; so I just want to know what routes there are. I got Edmund's & Hendrix's, but is there Noah's route at all?
wait how am I so early? idk, but I appreciate it :) also, srry, another question, to get Noah's route, do you just not choose between Edmund and Hendrix if that's even possible? I mean, I heard on the walkthrough it said something about needing to get enough points for their route or something.
To get to Noah’s route, you need to complete chapter 6 and no love point is required to unlock it (so you just HAVE to choose either Hendrix or Edmund’s route and finish it in case to get to date(?) Noah lol
Update: I have finished both Acts and got almost all endings and CGs, and the game is fantastic. My heart was thrown against the wall, picked up and then thrown again even harder. I dropped quite a lot of tears.
Initially coming for the romance - staying for the plot. None-linear story is a bit confusing at first but refreshing. Worth noting MC, she’s strong and taking the lead, which is unusual for the genre. And *chef kiss* she’s flawed and it’s an integral part of her journey( I LOVER HER SM). LIs are also great, just outside of romance it was heartwarming to see them interact(sometimes heart wrenching).
Enough of the yap, can’t wait for the 3rd Act, thank you Cherish for this project!
Hopefully my comment intrigued someone to play it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), cause man y’all are missing out
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So much love was poured into the production of this game, and it’s even more impressive that it’s by a sole creator. Thank you so much Cherish! The art is absolutely delicious and is what hooked me (besides the pretty boys of course ><) but I stayed for the story and characters. I love all of the love interests and the interactions they have with Fay, I was always giggling and kicking my feet. They’re all so cute gosh.
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and then I was shot 87 timesbut seriously, I’m surprised this isn’t more popular. Again, thanks so much for this.
I will be there when Act 3 is here. o7
I don't usually write a comment or reviwe but for this i just thought I HAVE TO
This game is AMAZING!! The storytelling? Amazing, The character writing? Amazing. The art? Amazing! All of it was perfection and I genuinely can't wait for Leon's episode to be released, the moment it drops I'm going to smack all my money into it. This is by far THE best VN I've ever read, I've been replaying it over and over again and at this point I haven't found another VN that has left me as satisfied as this one has! I hope that after this game you plan on doing more in the future! I'd love to see whatever else you can come up with! Thank you so much for this gem of a game, this is true peak writing and I couldn't ask for anything better. I truly love all the characters and can put myself into their shoes quite a lot, which isn't exacctly a good thing but imo it can help people cope with their own issues and make them see that they're not alone so thank you!
join the discord for more updates btw ^_^ (i'm not the creator im js saying loll - we're kind !! :D)
I ASKED HOW FAR WE ARE
THEN THEY SHOWED ME THIS
THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT WE WERE AT PEAK
PEAK WRITING
PEAK ART
PEAK VN
DARE I SAY ONE OF THE BEST VNS I'VE EVER PLAYED
I MEAN, WHERE IS THE CROWD??!!
SPOILER WARNING BELOW!!
Firstly, it took me a very long time to realize that Lisa was a delusion. After choosing that Lisa would be with us forever, I didn’t need to check her profile cuz I thought it was something like our friendship had bonded even more strongly than before. After seeing her a couple of times in irrelevant places, or those “we came to the cafe alone” lines, though having conversations with Lisa, I finally realized the shattering truth. That completely alone made me sob for 15 mins.
AND FREYA AND CICI WLW
THAT WAS UNEXPECTED
This was so well written.
DOOMED YURI AT ITS FINEST
I couldn’t blame Cici after all. It is normal for her to mix memories after a traumatic experience. After all, the mansion has been nothing but good memories to her all this time. She has always searched for love; she believed in love, and Freya, who seemed like the most unlovable, has opened her heart for her. I HATE THOMAS SM. I can’t blame Freya for hating Edmund cuz in her eyes, he is what ruined Cici, what took Cici from her. And Edgar noticed that her mom was loving someone besides him, even more than him, which made him believe that he was not the real one she loved, so after Cici’s death, he perceived her mother’s love as just grief towards Cici; that love was not meant to be his.
ABSOLUTE CINEMA
I can’t say the same for Maria, though. While reading through her diary, still after her 30s, she still seemed like a teenager, chasing through her childish dreams and ignoring what life is really about, avoiding responsibilities. Focusing only on herself, trying to charm everyone around her to achieve her goals. She has never considered Hendrix. I am glad that at least Fay was around with him his whole childhood, so that he never had to face her real side before. I mean, she loves Hendrix, but she cares about her goals more. That's what tore that family apart. Maria is guilty.
AND GOD DAMN I HATE CLAUS SM HE RUINED MY POOR HENDRIX HE DIDN'T DESERVE ANY OF THIS
OMG AND EDMUND
His backstory was pitiful; he had gone through so much in the environment he grew up. To look after her mom, to hear her ramblings about the mansion, all that love bullshit, and still decoying in that small house, poor, desperate. We can’t blame Edmund. Even after returning to the mansion, he still had to face difficulties all over again. Especially with Thomas trying to ruin him.
AND THEY FUCKING DIED WHEN THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO BE SAVED
OH AND FOR NOAH
Selfless baby xx
My favorite one, who would willingly sacrifice himself for our sake, and did. His love was out of this world. Fay was his savior, the girl of dreams. A dream where you wake up with nothing, inspired by Fay. He chased that dream. He wanted to hold onto her, the only person who accepts him for who he his. They are both strange, as Fay said. The ending where we abandoned him to death… omg… And tbh after all we did, I still wanted to let go of the time machine regardless…Yes, I wished to save them, change the past, save Fay’s fate, and end her suffering. But as Noah said, sometimes we let life continue. That’s human nature itself. I don't wanna sacrifice one person to save two.
THE TROLLEY PROBLEM WAS INSANE
LIKE THE PRINCESS STORY HENDRIX HAD WROTE
The princess who left her place to pursue freedom, only to find everything had vanished, destroyed. Then went on a long journey to end the curse. Only to lose herself in the process, no one in the world would remember her. So much like Noel…
aaaand HERE COMES LEON
BTW I WANNA MENTION THAT WHILE WE WERE IN DUSK WE SAW NOAH AND FAY GOING TO THE ADOPTION CENTER BUT IN REALITY WE NEVER DID… STRANGE
Like those memories, Leon aka Noah(was so obvious from the start, still somehow left me shocked)
Our Noah had dreams?? of us talking about getting adopted by rich parents??
Leon had more???
Us helping him to get out of the locker??
Us playing chess with him??
Him recording our brainwaves???
The memory where we name ourselves Leon and Noel, which Noel has somehow remembered???
HE INVENTED THE FREAKIN TIME MACHINE JUST FOR US
AND IN THE END HE CAME FOR US
AHH THAT GUY IS ROMANTIC AF
And I wonder what exactly happened at the Christmas of ‘08
ig its related to our lost memories
AND THE PERFECT WORLD WHERE LISA EXISTS
SUCH A PLOT TWIST
IDK HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE
I REMEMBER THAT WE FOUND SOME RESEARCH ABOUT LISA IN LEON’S ROOM, BUT IDK
And mark my words, Lana’s probably dead in this world, just like us.
Cuz Noel was the one who let her stay in her house that night.
AND AS FOR FAY, SHE DIDN'T DESERVE ANY OF THIS
MY GIRL NEEDS A BREAK FR
BTW I HATE HER FAMILY SM(I doubt whether they really are)
UGHH I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ACT 3
WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS MASTERPIECE
I WANNA YAP MORE BUT I CAN'T
MY HANDS ARE TIRED
AND MY EYES ARE FULL OF TEARS
This has to be one of the best visual novels I've ever played... I have so many things to say that I don't know where to start. (or how to say it, english isn't my first language)
Since I saw that this was inspired by "Dark", I got excited because that series is one of my favorites, and well when I started playing, I'll be honest, at first I got a little confused (very little to be honest, Dark prepared me for this haha) I was confused but also very intrigued and interested, the art... the art is so beautiful, the characters look so cute, so perfect, everything is so beautiful.
SPOILERS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MEGA BIG SPOILERS BELOW
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The feelings I had while playing, I swear I haven't felt them in a long time playing other visual novels. Not only that, but the feeling that I'm not so powerless BUT sometimes powerless at the same time, feeling the characters' lives in my hands...
The sadness I felt when I realized that I could no longer go back in time because the machine was damaged????? I tried like crazy but somehow I felt this couldn't be the end (This happened to me while doing the Hendrix route, at the end) I haven't done the Edmund route yet but it's so painful to know that he also died... both dead for god's sake, they are so dear to meeee, I was saying what the hell is going on?! pulling my hair in front of my laptop.
Obviously I kept playing and well I WAS RIGHT!!!!! NOEL WAS THE PROTAGONIST, FAY, THE MC, ME, US. When we met her and she seemed to know everything about us, then when she said that we weren't going to make it, she said so many suspicious things, all of that made me feel like it was something she had already experienced. Also her appearance, I mean the big scar on her body helped to keep her identity secret, but the vibes she gave me....
AND NOAH, I knew he was the boy we met at the mansion that day, I mean, I suspected because of the color of his eyes, his hair (it's the same style). AND LEON, IS HE NOAH, IS HE THE BOY?. there's only 2 characters (I'm not sure bc I haven't played Edmund's route yet) but I'm sure Noah, and Leon are the only characters in the game which you describe as "thin", "slender" I mean, I remember that the MC was always saying something about how skinny they were, separately of course, one time we described Noah's hand as 'bony" and we said something about Leon being skinny I think, I don't remember well (i might be crazy), but we say the same thing about Noah, the color of their eyes, is the same between them both, one time Noah was talking and he had the dead eyes (without shine), and then suddenly Leon appears and he looks exactly the same..... I THINK THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON BUT I DONT SEE ANHYONE ELSE SAYING IT SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO THINK IM DUMB
AND AND AND now that I have finished the demo, YOU MEAN TO SAY NOEL is FAY from another world???? (I may need to play again) a world where we ended up in an orphanage as well with NOAH who changed his name to LEON because it was like NOEL but backwards? OH MANNNNN I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY LEON'S ROUTE GIVE HIM TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, also the true ending in act 2, WE TRAVELED TO ANOTHER WORLD????? that's why Sky looks different, and she was with Lisa too (i smiled so hard when i saw her). HOW IS THIS NEW WORLD GOING TO BE?
Another thing I loved to see, and I find sad at the same time, is LISA!!!! I mean now that i know shes real in another world, I mean, she was probably real in our world too because we met her and she probably died or something? it feels strange to have decided before between "she'll always be with me" or "I'll always be with her" It's like we marked her or something, I chose that she would always be with me, and... that's how it was, she was always there, talking to me, I was talking to another character or investigating something and suddenly she said something.... she is a part of our consciousness, an illusion...
anyways, i would be buying this game the moment it comes out, i would dive myself straight in, my credit card won't even feel it, if i could give this game a thousand stars, i would.
AAAAAAAA JUEGO INCREÍBLE TE AMO. And to the creator, I love your mind, I love your art, I love everything. (I keep on editing this comment, solo quiero expresar bien el amor que siento por este juego😭)
可以说是神作了。老师可以考虑加更丰富的音效和配乐，或者live2d图之类的？好像很多次转场都用那个像被打了一拳的音效，感觉有点奇怪......如果有更好的配乐就好了，高潮能够烘托的更好。UI也可以更精美一点？不过其实现在也已经非常非常厉害了，打开游戏之前完全没有想过能看见这样的作品。感觉老师是真的对这个游戏倾注了很多心血，谢谢你让我们看见这样的作品。
在小红书上刷到了老师的账号。希望steam上到时候可以卖贵一点，我们会去买的，老师多给自己赚点钱哈哈。我们都会支持你的，希望你和作品都能越来越好。
外加催更！！！😠
故事叙述得太震撼了...真的很喜欢作者的写作风格和剧情讲述。伏笔和情感铺垫都特别巧妙丝滑，玩完了第一幕和第二幕，好几次剧情都牵动着我内心。人物塑造得很棒，每个角色的故事和性格都很饱满，即使是配角但也刻画的很有意义，有血有肉，有自己他们的独立思考方式和动机，而不是扁平的（比如玛丽亚这个角色）真的很让我惊喜。
谢谢作者大大写出这么有意思的游戏。真的很喜欢里面每一个男主（不过最最喜欢的是诺亚 诺亚你小子呜呜呜）很期待第三幕的故事了！
Bro...i always randomly download games from itch but for this game i had to finally make an itch account just so that i cold leave a comment. I have cried SO MANY TIMES and only just completed chapter 6 and I-. I went to the bathroom to just weep. I still gotta do Edmund's route too ;-;. It is so damn good. I make little reviews of games i download on itch on a private discord server by myself just for fun and this game has the LONGEST review ever so far. I dont know if i can ever play another visual novel... SPOILERS BELOW:
So i was SO lost with the prologue and chapter 1. After that i started to understand a little more but im still a little lost. It is so well done that the story is so long and there is really emphasis on every character having importance to a point where the player really builds a personal connection with each one. With the first death of Hendrix I already cried and as he kept on dying i was like realising that his death is inevitable and MC might change when or how he dies but he will die either way and with the end of chapter 6 of him dying and we cant prevent it- I WEPT. Also with Edmund, I lowkey feel guilty when i go with one of the LI's because the poor other one... I have so many questions but I will be finishing this as soon as I get the time and YEAH IM GONNA BUY THE FULL VERSION. Also the fact that the player gets so many questions just makes them want to continue playing so i want to congratulate u on making such a good game
Amazing game - if you like time travel and visual novels, you should definitely play it! The cast is great and MCs relationship with the LIs are all unique in their own way. The art is gorgeous. I was genuinely a little sad when Act 2 ended, because I want everything to be resolved and MC to have a happy life - she's gone through a lot (so have the LIs)!
Act 2 does end in a good place though so don't let the fact that Act 3 hasn't been released stop you from playing. I don't tend to play demos because I don't want to get too attached before full games come out, BUT this isn't a demo. This is 15-20 hours of content, maybe around 60-70% of the game?
My compliments to Cherish for creating this engaging game, and as a solo developer too (people who are talented at both writing AND drawing are really impressive to me). Excited for Act 3!
PROBABLY MY ALL TIME FAV GAME? absolute choke hold this game runs in my brain 24/7 IM FURIOUSS its not popular like other itch io games it deserves a bigger audience why is no one talking about it on other social media platforms.. :( i love the concept of time travel way tooo much stuff like link click!! and steins gate. i let this game marinate for long thank goodness i finally played it.. the development of hendrix and edmund and seeing them growing up made me so attached to the both of them their relationship with fay was handled so well, there was a subtle rivalry for fay but it wasnt the main focus of edmund and hendrixs relationship im glad that they were friends, I CANT BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THIS WAS FREE? id defo buy act 3 when its out i hope it involves more edmund and hendrix content cuz im greedy... love fay sm shes so strong and i love her for that .. replaying this game always seems so funny to me cuz its like were going thru another time travel.
anyways the ART BRO its beautiful, the music the story and the relationship with the charcters is all done so perfectly, the main trio, fay, edmund and hendrix i love them so much their friendship is the cutest have to say it again because!! tho it always gets me sad tho when we do one of their routes the other is left out i wish both hendrix and edmund could both be happy with fay i love them both so much liek what if we all be bestfriends forever sigh. ALSO im so confused about lisa i thought she was a real person but she seems to be a figment of our imagination?
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I GET SO EMOTIONAL THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER LI like when we pick hendrixs route, edmund dies alone vise versa ABSOLUTELY NOT lord please bring our happy family back together haha.. but i saw that there should be a happy ending so keeping my hopes up that everyone can survive and live in a world with noah! NO CUZ SEEING HENDRIX DIE SO MUCH MADE ME GO INSANE and edmund. bro i really thought he'd actually survive NOT FUNNY IM STILL MOURNING YOU EDMUND .. i think id go crazy if the dream endings didnt exist anyways DEs canon defo we saved them both there and lived happily ever after.
i literally predicted that noel was from another 'time' AND THAT SHE WAS FAY?? it was so weird that she knew about edmund and hendrix when no one else knew so i was so suspicious plus i thought i was crazy when they kind of looked similair .
AND NOW IM SO CERTAIN THAT LEON IS NOAH FROM LIKE A DIFFERENT TIME/ universe?? like in the true ending i think where we see leon , i think leon is the noah of that time, and furthermore more proof is the orphan boy we saved has the same eyes and hair colour as leon and has noahs haircut and eye colour too. plus they both are related to sciene, leon supposedly making the time machine which falls under physics, and from noah being in the physics department , i found it suspicious when leon appeared when we were searching up the winner of the olympiad aka noah though that could just be random. it would make so much sense after discovering fay is noel from another 'time' and that boy in the orphanage was leon.. I SAW SOME PEOPLE AGREEING ON THIS IM GLAD IM NOT ALONE. BUT amazing game i hope to see more amazing content in the future yayayyaa ^_^ the rest of the yap stays in notes cuz id be going on forever
Thank you!!! I would love to write more content with the trio, we will see how it goes when I finish the writing for Act 3. And pllzzz share more of your notes im so curious /j XDDDDD
老大这款游戏真的太厉害了。。。我一边玩一边崩溃，和亲友发了一大堆甚至有些意识混乱的话（）因为真得写得太好了，就像真的见证他们的生命在记忆中留下痕迹。在六十多个存档里我也混乱在记忆中。我以为列车难题只是随便抛出来的例子，没想到与游戏有那么深刻的联系。。画风特别美！！！！！！！游戏的长度和深刻超出我的想象。文笔实在太牛了。。。。。。。简直工程量巨大啊（）希望老师注重身体www音乐也很美。。。。。中文真的能给我带来更多的情感上的衔接。如果是英语我可能会看到晕厥orz唉不知道在说什么了。。老大记得在小红书和抖音之类的多多宣传呀，我是在小红书上一篇帖子下看到推荐，偶然选择下载。大概这也是命运吧（?)期待第三幕！！！求求你们都来玩女神的游戏，不要错过一个亿好咩
非常感谢...非常感谢！！！
I was in misery when I found out Noah wasn't romancable despite him presumably liking us (still gotta finish the whole game)!
i love them all so much, but hendrix has left a special dent in my heart
i started to relate to this game, no not about the crazy time travelling thing (im not finished yet, but id just like to leave this comment because hendrix just makes my heart ache because he reminds me of, like, all of my friends) the characters feel so real, the story feels so real, the art adds to the melancholic feeling like you're missing something
if i had a song to describe this game it would be harvey by her's
i actually immersed myself too much in this game cause why did i cry
the scene with edmund felt like it was taken straight out of a movie, its so nostalgic OH MY GOD this game making me feel things OH OH AND the game also reminds me of talk & 10:36 by beabadoobee
idk why but hendrix just leaves that bittersweet feeling like you know its not gonna end well BUT WHATEVER i get the same feeling for edmund too IM BUYING ACT 3 THIS GAME IS AWESOME SPOILERS BELOW
its kind of sad how we're all by ourselves, in many ways
i get so sad, reading the dialogue with noah like brooo the reminiscing just hits the heart directly
im very invested in leons case, he looks similar to a certain character!
what hendrix said, about how the princess is living an illusion.. how does he KNOOWWW
OH MY GOD IM GOING TO CRTY. I KISSED HENDRIX YES. AT THE COST OF HIS DEAD IM GONNA CRY GOD
Ok edmund healed me alirttle
HE HE HES ALIVE YES I FRIKEN SAVED HIM
i hate this lvoe triangle what if i love them both. what if i just want to stay as bestfriends my heart literally keeps droppoing whenever i look at the hour glass so i put tape on it and put black marker on it so i wont notice what color it is
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH HENDRIX WITH GLASSES
hendrix, AGAIN. GODDD NOOOO
EDMUND TOO MY HEART. ill still keep going idk this game is addicting
OK I FUCKING HATE CLAUS I FUCKJING HATE MARIA HENDRIX DOESNT DESERVE THIS GOD
i find lisa so weird, is she a figment of my imagination? nobody talks to her, nobody notices her, shes not close enough to be with the guys at all yet shes in edmunds coming of age party... it feels as if only I can see her
ill be so honest i thought id stay loyal to hendrix but i ended up dating edmund. i dont regret it tho, cause these cutscenes? whewwww
ok i couldnt save him its whatever bruh its whatever i dont care i definitely dont i totally dont i couldnt save both of them AAAAAAAA
leon backwards is literally noel
noah whats happening? :( at the car crash rn and im actually so distraught hes randomly just idk distorting
i expected noahs death, i mean, if the other LIs died hes bound to, too... nonetheless i still felt sad, i get so attached quickly
i dont know why but i started crying after seeing noah alive again idk i think im attached
WAITT I FIGURED OUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN NOEL AND LEON BEFORE I GOT TO THAT PART OF THE STORY i am a genus like noah
why do i feel like noel is fay from another universe?
OK i was correct, i feel so sad about noah... i feel so sad to watch him just die in my lap god i wish i could do sth else gooodddd
it feels weird to replay the game after unlocking the true ending :)
Thank you for this loooooong comment! btw it might be a bit late, but you can actually hide the hour glass by deselecting these two in the config section:
It's been about a month since I first played this and it has lived in my mind rent free since then. I seriously cannot wait until act 3 is out! I have so many questions that need answered
Thank you! everything will be answered in act 3 trust me XDDDD
my notes app hates to see me coming while playing this game (i put every single possible theory and idea i had into one note) i can't put into words how actually incredible this whole story is
putting aside how absolutely insanely amazing every aspect of this game and its storytelling is, i coincidentally look nearly identical to the MC so it felt kinda personal at times for that reason and honestly made the immersion of the game so much sicker.
(also spoilers but the title screen after ending 9 was diabolical please continue the sentiment of wanting to make me want to cry every chapter when act 3 comes out <3)
It always moves my heart when I see people taking notes during the game, and I think “Whoa they’re actually putting so much effort into this???” I’m so happy that you’re enjoying the journey and ended up loving the game. The game wouldn’t be complete without players like you—so thank you! Act 3 is currently in development, and I’ll do my best!
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I've reached the ending [Distant Memories], on the walkthrough it stated that I have to made a choice on girls night, but on my playthrough I haven't reach there yet and have reached the ending.
My hourglass is green colour, so I started by choosing Henrdrix first but then I've to choose the wrong name option for the story to progress or it will take me to the [Distant Memories] ending. The same thing happen if I choosen Edmund while the hourglass is green in colour.
I'm wondering if this a bug or I have to choose a specific route at the early stage to progress the story because I personally dunoe who to choose from @_@ everyone is so nice and I've having difficulty choosing anybody...
Hi, thanks for the reply! The green hourglass is by default (unless Edmund’s love point surpass Hendrix’s) and you should be able to continue the story with either H or E’s route. Have you checked the downloadable walkthrough yet? If you still have the problem, definitely reach out to cherishfangames@gmail.com so I can help!
i truly have no words how well made and awesome this game is. it will hold a very special place in my heart :) i can not recommend it enough, so please try it out without hesitation!! (but expect to shed a lot of tears lol) so so excited for act 3, i will certainly get the deluxe edition when the time comes. thank you for such an amazing adventure <3
Wait, this is really good, but how do you get Noah's route? Does it even exist? I don't know if googles correct; so I just want to know what routes there are. I got Edmund's & Hendrix's, but is there Noah's route at all?
Noah’s route is just Chap 7&8! You’ll got a prompt saying “Noah’s route is unlocked” by the end of Chap 6 ^-^
OML TYY :D
wait how am I so early? idk, but I appreciate it :)
also, srry, another question, to get Noah's route, do you just not choose between Edmund and Hendrix if that's even possible? I mean, I heard on the walkthrough it said something about needing to get enough points for their route or something.
To get to Noah’s route, you need to complete chapter 6 and no love point is required to unlock it (so you just HAVE to choose either Hendrix or Edmund’s route and finish it in case to get to date(?) Noah lol
Ok!! Now I understand <3 Ty
WAAHH IT WAS SO COOL!!!!! That was awesome, and i can't wait 4 it to continue
You ALL have to play it, it is so good
Update: I have finished both Acts and got almost all endings and CGs, and the game is fantastic. My heart was thrown against the wall, picked up and then thrown again even harder. I dropped quite a lot of tears.
Initially coming for the romance - staying for the plot. None-linear story is a bit confusing at first but refreshing. Worth noting MC, she’s strong and taking the lead, which is unusual for the genre. And *chef kiss* she’s flawed and it’s an integral part of her journey( I LOVER HER SM). LIs are also great, just outside of romance it was heartwarming to see them interact(sometimes heart wrenching).
Enough of the yap, can’t wait for the 3rd Act, thank you Cherish for this project!
Hopefully my comment intrigued someone to play it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), cause man y’all are missing out