Hi again! How are you doing? I just wanted to tell you that I played a part of your game's main menu song with Piano and it's on my YouTube channel again: https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle
it came out amazing! You’re really good at piano! Unfortunately it’s not my music, it’s Doll Dance by Myuu, but I’m sure that guy would love what you did!
I honestly love the artwork. It's so cool. I can see how much effort you put into this game. I wish I could draw like you someday. and corvin is a crow now?! I don't know why, but it was so funny to me (in a good way) when I realized that while I was playing the game. And the Lore keeps getting better and better. I love it! And I made a fanart of Ravi (He's so cute). And it's on my YouTube channel : https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle?si=O4ARTe0zCNL4fFY9
This game is absolutely beautiful!! Don't wanna mention any spoilers but I absolutely love the story so far and can't wait to see where it goes! Hard to believe things can get any crazier! :0
I saw your last Tumblr post asking for our opinions and decided to reply here because I think my review is too "long" for the Tumblr comments. xD
(Spoiler day 2 OoOoOoOooooOOOO)
I really liked Day 2.
I was initially suspicious of Ravi. The fact that he's portrayed as a beloved angel made me think he was a villain. I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't.
Orion is my favorite, so far. I GASPED when the arrow went through him! I was so scared for him!
However, one little thing bothers me: I think Ravi gets attached to the MC too quickly.
It makes sense with Orion: he's lived alone for 50 years and is hated and feared by everyone (and sometimes hunted).
But that's not the case with Ravi. He's rich, surrounded by people, and loved by everyone. (Even though I know that sometimes, even with all that, you can feel alone.) The fact that he becomes attached and agrees to put aside the ancestral hatred he feels for people like Orion for someone he's known for only a day bothered me slightly.
That obviously didn't stop me from liking day 2. I'm looking forward to the other days and seeing our boys in yandere mode. :D
And don't worry, the fact that the game isn't fully yandere yet is normal. In my opinion, it's better to take a little time, to let the characters get to know each other a little before falling into obsession.
That was my opinion, sorry for the typos; English is not my first language.
Thank you very much for the comment! I very much appreciate it! I wouldn't have minded a long comment on my tumblr, I'm happy to get any comments at all!
And I'm really glad you gave your input on Day 2, because I also realized that might have been a problem. So when Day 3 rolls around, there's going to be a change to Day 2's ending that has events go differently to make it make sense some more! As in he doesn't set aside his problems instantly. As for what that entails, you'll need to find out then!
I am really glad you liked my game, and don't worry about typos! I don't really mind. Thank you again!
wait, that gave me an idea. what if there was a meta-narrative where the protagonist of moondrom & sundew made shadowdrop as their version of the story, but one of the love interests got annoyed (or spooked) and destroyed the computer? xD
Yes I did! The game maker of MO even commented a while ago and said they liked what I made. Even though that game was my main reason for making this one, I will be deviating from that game a lot in the upcoming updates. It'll be more me!
hello hello, i'm playing the new version of the game right now and i saw that..well.. corvin didn't exist anymore.. that sad i really loved him.. but i respect your choice of changing your game don't worry =) , oh uh i'm planing to make my own vn and it was, like you, based on MO .. and Shadowdrop.. so do you mind if i make a ref about corvin in my game (of course Orion have a place too) and keep him exist in some fanart and other things like that ? .. Have a great day , bye bye
sure I don’t mind! Orion is just a remake of Corvin anyway, so just give me some credit if you can. I won’t mind. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
i love this! i just finished the neutral route (i would be sad by doing the bad route now so i'll do it later) and i can't wait for when there will be an update! this game is so cute but at the same time a bit creepy and as a person who's one of her anxiety is being watched by too many people i can tell that i am happy about this game since it talks about scopophobia too, keep it up!!
Well I guess I can wait because I really want to try it so I will avoid anything that will ruin my experience in this game because I really have high hopes for it. (ゝω・´★)
I’m going to say that yes, you can draw NSFW and use that tag to signal it. However, my only condition so far is that you don’t draw anything pedophilic with him. That’s gross. As long as it doesn’t involve that, draw away!
First off the art is gorgeous! Just utterly beautiful designs for both the characters and the setting, especially when building up horror. Also I like the little instances of animation, it makes the eyes incredibly unsettling. The use of font colours and animations is also really good, it adds a lot of emotion to what's being said and the highlighting of certain words made me very uncomfortable.
I really enjoyed the writing here, it was a lot of fun and full of personality while still building a lot of dread throughout. Our protagonist feels very realistic and relatable, a lot of the things they said were things I'd probably say in that situation. It was very easy to connect and feel bad for everything they went through. I actually winced at how bad the limbs were broken and when describing the feeling of the eyes you painted some very unsettling images that made me feel like I was going a bit mad (eyes crawling inside you is not a mental picture I ever wanted, and that's coming from someone who loves body horror). The world building too is something that I need more of, the little details you give raise so many questions. Magic is an established thing that is known to have side effects and only a few people use it, plus multiple fantasy races live in this world, yet technology has also got to the point of putting camera lenses in people's eyes? I am fully invested in this particular story but I would be open to seeing more stories in this setting to see more of how the world works.
Corvin of course is the highlight. Will fully admit I downloaded this because of the yandere tag (I'm a bit of a sucker for these kind of stories) but I don't think I've ever read a yandere story where the love interest starts out as terrifying and then reveals their nice side. It genuinely caught me off guard, especially because just like the protagonist Corvin feels really genuine and relatable. He wasn't Mr Perfect and Charming straight off the bat; he got frustrated and anxious and genuinely felt like someone trying his best to help in a bad situation, even when he made things worse. After my first playthrough I felt nothing but warmth towards him and honestly forgave the horror he put me through. Then I replayed it to see the dialogue options I missed it reminded me of his line "When you wake, you will forgive me.", and now I'm starting to think I got manipulated. It's been a long time since a character made me feel like that, which is a testament to how well-written he is. Unsure what to expect from him going forward but I am here for it!
I don't think I have enough words to describe how much I love this. I will be eagerly waiting to see what happens next and I'm excited to see any other work you release. This has immediately shot up there as one of my favourite visual novels.
So I've finally got around to playing the new version with Day 2 and I wanted to share my thoughts again.
First off, I'm quite late getting to this as I've not been very good and keeping track of the games I'm following. The last time I played this game it was still ShadowDrop so I will admit it was very weird going through Day 1 again and seeing all the changes. I fell in love with ShadowDrop and can still remember it vividly; it did not take me long to see where changes were made and how that affected the tone of the story. There seems to be less horror in the beginning than what there was originally (the comparison of the peaceful Abyss to the absolute nightmare fuel of the first appearance of the purple eyes is a good example) and while Orion is still an absolute sweetheart who I just want to see happy, he's not quite the Corvin I originally got attached too. I can't even put my fingers on why as many things are similar if not the same, perhaps it's just because I met Corvin first. There's also no longer that feeling of 'did I get manipulated?' that I felt before, though I will fully admit that could have been me reading too much into one specific line rather than anything intentional in the story.
(Also don't think I didn't notice 'Corvin' being reintroduced at the end of Day 2; I actually squeed when I saw his name).
Now I need to stress that this is not a criticism of what you've done here. Far from it, the changes you've made still create a fantastic experience and clearly fit the tone of the story and characters you've developed going into Day 2. And Day 2 was fantastic! I loved how much more worldbuilding is being brought up, all this talk about the Celestials is fascinating. Ravi is a delightful addition, not quite what I was expecting when he first got introduced but somehow even better. And his interactions with both the MC and Orion were fantastically written. Speaking of which, THAT ENDING CONFRONTATION WAS INTENSE! The gorgeous art, the writing, the music... I almost forgot I was playing a visual novel with how swept up I was. Amazing way to end the day with plenty of potential moving into further days.
Being 100% honest there is a part of me that's sad some of the elements I loved from ShadowDrop and wanted to see more of are no longer there in this current version, but I still adore Moondrop and Sundew. If I hadn't played ShadowDrop and had started with this version I am certain I would still have fallen in love with it just as deeply. This is a wonderful story and I am thoroughly excited to see how it develops further.
I must admit, a huge reason for almost all of the changes was because I thought the game was way too similar to Mushroom Oasis. I seriously wanted to deviate hard from my initial inspiration because as much as I love MO, making my game a reskin of that one isn’t proper etiquette. Hence why there’s so many new things! However I think my hastiness to make things different made me rush things a little, which is a common critique I’ve seen of Day 2’s ending so far. So there’s gonna be a tiny rewrite to have it make more sense. I want to be more original and myself with my game creations. I am so thankful for MO being around to inspire me to start making games at all, and I’ll continue to be inspired by it to keep on making more stuff that’s my own!
I get the changes can be jarring and I can understand if not everyone is into it. PSA to all players, that’s cool if you’re not! But I think the direction I’m going will be better in the long run!
And about Corvin! Yep, he’s a bird now. And still a Nyxling! I recently decided to make the old Corvin from the previous game canon to this game’s universe as well. So Orion the moon boy and Corvin the shadow boy are both around! There’s 2 corvins because why not.
thank you so much for enjoying my reboot, it means the world to me!
Ah I see. While I do see the inspiration from Mushroom Oasis I did feel the original ShadowDrop was still enough of it's own thing to not feel like a reskin, but I completing understand the feeling of not wanting your own work to be too similar to it's inspiration. And as I said I do enjoy what you've created here, so I'm still incredibly excited to see how this story goes :D
Also really? That's actually Corvin? I thought it was just a cheeky reference, that's so cool!
Thank you very much for understanding, these comments mean so much!
And about the bird! It's actually a DIFFERENT Corvin! It's hard to explain but there's Corvin the bird and Corvin the actual Nyxling. I explained it better on my tumblr but TLDR is that Orion and Corvin both exist in the same world now, since ppl loved Corvin so much. Hoped this clears things up!
Hi! I finally had the time to play this game and can I just say you did an amazing job! I could tell you put a lot of work into it, and it was really fun to see the bits and pieces you've mentioned working on in the past few weeks get implemented into the game :-D! The Mychael plushie was a lovely surprise, I didn't expect to see him there haha!
I loved the intro sequence during the bus ride, where we get to see MC's inner thoughts and see a bit of their personality. The subtle worldbuilding is a nice touch too (camera lenses in your eyes?? hello???) and once we enter the mountains I was really immersed in the writing with mentions of magic and monsters. MC really was having the worst day of their life, R.I.P.
Corvin definitely feels complex to me; he's quick to react and doesn't try to hold back from expressing himself, which is refreshing in my opinion. I'm wondering if there's a bigger rivalry going on between him and the wolves (a wolfman??? maybe?? there's mentions of a second love interest hehe).
Admittedly I recognize some familiar story beats but! I can't wait to see how you continue the story with your own personal twist! Congratulations on getting it out, I look forward to seeing how the story progresses from here :-D
Aaaa this is such an honor oh my god :D thank you so much for playing, it took ages and I'm so happy my biggest inspiration likes it! I do plan on changing things up in terms of gameplay and story structure, love interest 2 (who I'm designing now) should be introduced on the second day and i want to expand on the town a bit more, which is going to take a ton of work but I think I got this! I'm going to do my best!
Thank you again for playing my game and I am so excited to give out more!
The influence of Mushroom Oasis is incredibly heavy here, but that's definitely not a complaint!
A cozy-feeling yandere game with an inhuman creature in the middle of nowhere who helps you out when you get hurt could never be something I would be tired of! The nod for Mychael with the little plushie is hilarious, and it makes me think that in some twisted way him and Corvin are friends across time and space because they're both pretty similar on multiple levels from the sound design to the shared consideration of the MC's food preferences :D
Still, the way his powers fully manifest was very well drawn out, the way the eyes were shaped and had a few differences was very nice, especially when you had them slightly looming at the bottom of the screen when they needed to, very chilling!
Corvin is pretty off-putting yet charming, definitely with a bit of attitude amongst his understandable surprise at being treated with even a shred of decency.
It's kind of sad that everyone thinks of him as cursed, yet I will admit I wouldn't be super thrilled about feeling my body and especially soul ripping into pieces either just because he was hungry XD
Still, becoming friends with him seems like a nice choice, the fact that he saved our life at all is something I am grateful for, especially with how the game goes into talking about what happened to us falling off that cliff. The fact that we as the MC even got up at all is kind of astounding, but that's the remarkable thing about the human spirit I suppose!
I'm really curious to find out more about the MC, with the stock they put in the blog and think about it before anything else makes me think they don't have a lot of friends aside from Ronald, and no family to speak of, which makes me think that if things go well (or unwell) with Corvin there wouldn't be much of an issue with them being at the mountain for a more sustained period.
The artistry in the backgrounds was wonderfully done, it really gave the home a kind of dungeon-esque quality that I really enjoyed, and the mountain shots were nicely done (Dunno what the MC was talking about with how unsatisfied they were with the pictures of snowy trees, they looked really nice!)
The world also seems pretty unique as there was mentions of cameras in the eyes and portal trains, along with mentions of obviously non-human creatures being all around to the point where there are laws and rules about how to treat humans considering how the magic works in this world.
I cannot wait to see more of the Urban Fantasy you seem to have cooked up, it's very different <3
I also kind of laughed when Corvin and the MC both noticed they didn't have a shadow and both panicked for different reasons, it was very kind of him to give it back so soon after realizing he forgot X)
All in all a very nice Demo and I am very excited to see what will show up in the future, take your time, hydrate not die-drate and I'll be keeping an eye (Ha!) out for this one!
Mushroom Oasis was actually what inspired me to make the game, hence the cameo and food options! I actually never considered having a variety of food choices for the player until I played the game, so I wanted to try it! I have a lot more plans to flesh out the story, Corvin, and that future second love interest (I hope to have him appear in day 2!) and I’m working as hard as I can, so thank you so much for being interested! I appreciate it a lot!
HE'S SO SWEET! What a nice demo! Congrats on releasing it! <3
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Friend-shaped eyes! I want to gently hold them, look at them—adorable! round! I don't know why my maternal instincts kicked in, but my god, did they! Hopefully it won't be the death of me!
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Hi again! How are you doing? I just wanted to tell you that I played a part of your game's main menu song with Piano and it's on my YouTube channel again: https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle
I hope it came out good...
it came out amazing! You’re really good at piano! Unfortunately it’s not my music, it’s Doll Dance by Myuu, but I’m sure that guy would love what you did!
Thanks! 💖 this means a lot to me! and that's ok if the song is not yours. It still sounds great to me and reminds me of your game.
omg I love these two, the interactions between them is adorable, but dear lord do I want to clunk their heads together xD
XDD you’re not the only one!
I'm so glad I'm not alone in that xD
I honestly love the artwork. It's so cool. I can see how much effort you put into this game. I wish I could draw like you someday. and corvin is a crow now?! I don't know why, but it was so funny to me (in a good way) when I realized that while I was playing the game. And the Lore keeps getting better and better. I love it! And I made a fanart of Ravi (He's so cute). And it's on my YouTube channel : https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle?si=O4ARTe0zCNL4fFY9
thank very much for playing my game and making fanart! It means so much to me!
you're welcome! 💖
Please do it on Android too
This game is absolutely beautiful!! Don't wanna mention any spoilers but I absolutely love the story so far and can't wait to see where it goes! Hard to believe things can get any crazier! :0
I saw your last Tumblr post asking for our opinions and decided to reply here because I think my review is too "long" for the Tumblr comments. xD
(Spoiler day 2 OoOoOoOooooOOOO)
I really liked Day 2.
I was initially suspicious of Ravi. The fact that he's portrayed as a beloved angel made me think he was a villain. I was pleasantly surprised that he wasn't.
Orion is my favorite, so far. I GASPED when the arrow went through him! I was so scared for him!
However, one little thing bothers me: I think Ravi gets attached to the MC too quickly.
It makes sense with Orion: he's lived alone for 50 years and is hated and feared by everyone (and sometimes hunted).
But that's not the case with Ravi. He's rich, surrounded by people, and loved by everyone. (Even though I know that sometimes, even with all that, you can feel alone.) The fact that he becomes attached and agrees to put aside the ancestral hatred he feels for people like Orion for someone he's known for only a day bothered me slightly.
That obviously didn't stop me from liking day 2. I'm looking forward to the other days and seeing our boys in yandere mode. :D
And don't worry, the fact that the game isn't fully yandere yet is normal. In my opinion, it's better to take a little time, to let the characters get to know each other a little before falling into obsession.
That was my opinion, sorry for the typos; English is not my first language.
Thank you very much for the comment! I very much appreciate it! I wouldn't have minded a long comment on my tumblr, I'm happy to get any comments at all!
And I'm really glad you gave your input on Day 2, because I also realized that might have been a problem. So when Day 3 rolls around, there's going to be a change to Day 2's ending that has events go differently to make it make sense some more! As in he doesn't set aside his problems instantly. As for what that entails, you'll need to find out then!
I am really glad you liked my game, and don't worry about typos! I don't really mind. Thank you again!
O.M.GGGG I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!!! BOTH OF THEM ARE SOO CUTEEE <333
I want more!!!!!! (DO NOT RUSH this stuff takes time )
aaa thank you!
:)
they turned bro into a bird ;-;
I thought it was funny XD
Just played day 2, absolute cinema ✋😐✋
Thank you!!!
could you add a download link for the og demo (shadowdrop)?
Unfortunately I can't, as the folders that was holding it got corrupted and it's now pretty much unsalvageable. I'm really sorry!
nah, you're fine.
wait, that gave me an idea. what if there was a meta-narrative where the protagonist of moondrom & sundew made shadowdrop as their version of the story, but one of the love interests got annoyed (or spooked) and destroyed the computer? xD
That’d be funny XD!
hi again! I'm here with another fanart! It's on my YouTube channel (again😭) : https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle?si=hy2mUznQv-OeFaaM . I hope it's accurate and not bad...
thank you so much! I love it so much!
I'm Glad you like it ! 💗
what happened to Corvin, will we ever see him again? O-O
Technically yes, but not in the way you think! I revamped him into Orion.
Well I loved that! Thank you!
thank you so much!
This is strangely similar to Mushroom Oasis, did you take inspiration from that game?
Yes I did! The game maker of MO even commented a while ago and said they liked what I made. Even though that game was my main reason for making this one, I will be deviating from that game a lot in the upcoming updates. It'll be more me!
🤍GREAT GAME🖤
Thank you very much for playing my game!!!
i played this before and forgot the name! glad i found it again!! >.<
I’m glad you did too!
Hey Man! You did A Great Job On This Visual Novel And So Far Im Loving The new Revamp! Looking Forward To Playing Day 2 When It Comes Out!
Aaa thank you so much!
I tried to draw your game's new profile...it's on my YouTube channel again: https://www.youtube.com/@Eva_Waffle | I hope it came out good...
thanks very much!
💗💗💗
hello hello, i'm playing the new version of the game right now and i saw that..well.. corvin didn't exist anymore.. that sad i really loved him.. but i respect your choice of changing your game don't worry =) , oh uh i'm planing to make my own vn and it was, like you, based on MO .. and Shadowdrop.. so do you mind if i make a ref about corvin in my game (of course Orion have a place too) and keep him exist in some fanart and other things like that ? .. Have a great day , bye bye
sure I don’t mind! Orion is just a remake of Corvin anyway, so just give me some credit if you can. I won’t mind. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Oh I misunderstood your initial question. No credit is required! Put in as many references as you want!
X3 , oky thanks
IM DYING FOR AN UPDATEEEE
AMAZING GAME!!!!!!!
oh my GOODNESS, this is absolutely amazing....
I can't wait for more days...
why does this have to be so good?![]()
I love this! This is one of my favorite visual novels now!
Also I drew a fan art of corvin. It's on my youtube page : https://youtube.com/@eva_waffle?si=B-cQX-S1mVxLakVZ .Sorry I didn't know how to upload it here (T-T). And sorry if it's bad. I'm a beginner.
IT LOOKS AMAZING OMG??
thanks! 💗
this is the cutest fanart I’ve ever gotten! I love it! Thank you so much! 💞💞💞
I'm glad you liked it! 💗
i love this! i just finished the neutral route (i would be sad by doing the bad route now so i'll do it later) and i can't wait for when there will be an update! this game is so cute but at the same time a bit creepy and as a person who's one of her anxiety is being watched by too many people i can tell that i am happy about this game since it talks about scopophobia too, keep it up!!
this is realy good visual novel i cant wait for more but please dont rushh
this is the best one of theses type of games i have ever seen and played
i cant wait for more but take your time and dont feel stressed we are all happy wth waiting
is the download link safe?
yes
i put it threw a virus check
I CRAVE MOREEEEE (take your time tho ❤)
Can you also make it available on Android?
I really want to try it
That's a hard maybe but don't count on it yet!
Well I guess I can wait because I really want to try it so I will avoid anything that will ruin my experience in this game because I really have high hopes for it. (ゝω・´★)
Do you have a character sheet reference for Corvin? He is so hot...
Oh! Also a character sheet for the MC aka Y/N?
Character sheets for both characters will be coming soon!
Very nice game and i do not want to see the bad ending
Thank you! And there is a way to get the good ending so don’t worry!
Another question. Can we make NSFW art of the character? What tags can we use? #ShadowDropNSFW?
I’m going to say that yes, you can draw NSFW and use that tag to signal it. However, my only condition so far is that you don’t draw anything pedophilic with him. That’s gross. As long as it doesn’t involve that, draw away!
Ty
I just finished playing your game. I loved it. Do you have any socials?
Thank you so much!
No socials yet, I am working on it.
aaaa thank you so much for the video!!! this means so much!
I'm working on the next update right now and I hope to have something new soon!
I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS GAME!!!
First off the art is gorgeous! Just utterly beautiful designs for both the characters and the setting, especially when building up horror. Also I like the little instances of animation, it makes the eyes incredibly unsettling. The use of font colours and animations is also really good, it adds a lot of emotion to what's being said and the highlighting of certain words made me very uncomfortable.
I really enjoyed the writing here, it was a lot of fun and full of personality while still building a lot of dread throughout. Our protagonist feels very realistic and relatable, a lot of the things they said were things I'd probably say in that situation. It was very easy to connect and feel bad for everything they went through. I actually winced at how bad the limbs were broken and when describing the feeling of the eyes you painted some very unsettling images that made me feel like I was going a bit mad (eyes crawling inside you is not a mental picture I ever wanted, and that's coming from someone who loves body horror). The world building too is something that I need more of, the little details you give raise so many questions. Magic is an established thing that is known to have side effects and only a few people use it, plus multiple fantasy races live in this world, yet technology has also got to the point of putting camera lenses in people's eyes? I am fully invested in this particular story but I would be open to seeing more stories in this setting to see more of how the world works.
Corvin of course is the highlight. Will fully admit I downloaded this because of the yandere tag (I'm a bit of a sucker for these kind of stories) but I don't think I've ever read a yandere story where the love interest starts out as terrifying and then reveals their nice side. It genuinely caught me off guard, especially because just like the protagonist Corvin feels really genuine and relatable. He wasn't Mr Perfect and Charming straight off the bat; he got frustrated and anxious and genuinely felt like someone trying his best to help in a bad situation, even when he made things worse. After my first playthrough I felt nothing but warmth towards him and honestly forgave the horror he put me through. Then I replayed it to see the dialogue options I missed it reminded me of his line "When you wake, you will forgive me.", and now I'm starting to think I got manipulated. It's been a long time since a character made me feel like that, which is a testament to how well-written he is. Unsure what to expect from him going forward but I am here for it!
I don't think I have enough words to describe how much I love this. I will be eagerly waiting to see what happens next and I'm excited to see any other work you release. This has immediately shot up there as one of my favourite visual novels.
Aaaa thank you so much! This means so much to me!
So I've finally got around to playing the new version with Day 2 and I wanted to share my thoughts again.
First off, I'm quite late getting to this as I've not been very good and keeping track of the games I'm following. The last time I played this game it was still ShadowDrop so I will admit it was very weird going through Day 1 again and seeing all the changes. I fell in love with ShadowDrop and can still remember it vividly; it did not take me long to see where changes were made and how that affected the tone of the story. There seems to be less horror in the beginning than what there was originally (the comparison of the peaceful Abyss to the absolute nightmare fuel of the first appearance of the purple eyes is a good example) and while Orion is still an absolute sweetheart who I just want to see happy, he's not quite the Corvin I originally got attached too. I can't even put my fingers on why as many things are similar if not the same, perhaps it's just because I met Corvin first. There's also no longer that feeling of 'did I get manipulated?' that I felt before, though I will fully admit that could have been me reading too much into one specific line rather than anything intentional in the story.
(Also don't think I didn't notice 'Corvin' being reintroduced at the end of Day 2; I actually squeed when I saw his name).
Now I need to stress that this is not a criticism of what you've done here. Far from it, the changes you've made still create a fantastic experience and clearly fit the tone of the story and characters you've developed going into Day 2. And Day 2 was fantastic! I loved how much more worldbuilding is being brought up, all this talk about the Celestials is fascinating. Ravi is a delightful addition, not quite what I was expecting when he first got introduced but somehow even better. And his interactions with both the MC and Orion were fantastically written. Speaking of which, THAT ENDING CONFRONTATION WAS INTENSE! The gorgeous art, the writing, the music... I almost forgot I was playing a visual novel with how swept up I was. Amazing way to end the day with plenty of potential moving into further days.
Being 100% honest there is a part of me that's sad some of the elements I loved from ShadowDrop and wanted to see more of are no longer there in this current version, but I still adore Moondrop and Sundew. If I hadn't played ShadowDrop and had started with this version I am certain I would still have fallen in love with it just as deeply. This is a wonderful story and I am thoroughly excited to see how it develops further.
Aww thank you a lot, this means so much!
I must admit, a huge reason for almost all of the changes was because I thought the game was way too similar to Mushroom Oasis. I seriously wanted to deviate hard from my initial inspiration because as much as I love MO, making my game a reskin of that one isn’t proper etiquette. Hence why there’s so many new things! However I think my hastiness to make things different made me rush things a little, which is a common critique I’ve seen of Day 2’s ending so far. So there’s gonna be a tiny rewrite to have it make more sense.
I want to be more original and myself with my game creations. I am so thankful for MO being around to inspire me to start making games at all, and I’ll continue to be inspired by it to keep on making more stuff that’s my own!
I get the changes can be jarring and I can understand if not everyone is into it. PSA to all players, that’s cool if you’re not! But I think the direction I’m going will be better in the long run!
And about Corvin! Yep, he’s a bird now. And still a Nyxling! I recently decided to make the old Corvin from the previous game canon to this game’s universe as well. So Orion the moon boy and Corvin the shadow boy are both around! There’s 2 corvins because why not.
thank you so much for enjoying my reboot, it means the world to me!
Ah I see. While I do see the inspiration from Mushroom Oasis I did feel the original ShadowDrop was still enough of it's own thing to not feel like a reskin, but I completing understand the feeling of not wanting your own work to be too similar to it's inspiration. And as I said I do enjoy what you've created here, so I'm still incredibly excited to see how this story goes :D
Also really? That's actually Corvin? I thought it was just a cheeky reference, that's so cool!
Thank you very much for understanding, these comments mean so much!
And about the bird! It's actually a DIFFERENT Corvin! It's hard to explain but there's Corvin the bird and Corvin the actual Nyxling. I explained it better on my tumblr but TLDR is that Orion and Corvin both exist in the same world now, since ppl loved Corvin so much. Hoped this clears things up!
Hi! I finally had the time to play this game and can I just say you did an amazing job! I could tell you put a lot of work into it, and it was really fun to see the bits and pieces you've mentioned working on in the past few weeks get implemented into the game :-D! The Mychael plushie was a lovely surprise, I didn't expect to see him there haha!
I loved the intro sequence during the bus ride, where we get to see MC's inner thoughts and see a bit of their personality. The subtle worldbuilding is a nice touch too (camera lenses in your eyes?? hello???) and once we enter the mountains I was really immersed in the writing with mentions of magic and monsters. MC really was having the worst day of their life, R.I.P.
Corvin definitely feels complex to me; he's quick to react and doesn't try to hold back from expressing himself, which is refreshing in my opinion. I'm wondering if there's a bigger rivalry going on between him and the wolves (a wolfman??? maybe?? there's mentions of a second love interest hehe).
Admittedly I recognize some familiar story beats but! I can't wait to see how you continue the story with your own personal twist! Congratulations on getting it out, I look forward to seeing how the story progresses from here :-D
Aaaa this is such an honor oh my god :D thank you so much for playing, it took ages and I'm so happy my biggest inspiration likes it!
I do plan on changing things up in terms of gameplay and story structure, love interest 2 (who I'm designing now) should be introduced on the second day and i want to expand on the town a bit more, which is going to take a ton of work but I think I got this! I'm going to do my best!
Thank you again for playing my game and I am so excited to give out more!
This game is really awesome <3
The influence of Mushroom Oasis is incredibly heavy here, but that's definitely not a complaint!
A cozy-feeling yandere game with an inhuman creature in the middle of nowhere who helps you out when you get hurt could never be something I would be tired of! The nod for Mychael with the little plushie is hilarious, and it makes me think that in some twisted way him and Corvin are friends across time and space because they're both pretty similar on multiple levels from the sound design to the shared consideration of the MC's food preferences :D
Still, the way his powers fully manifest was very well drawn out, the way the eyes were shaped and had a few differences was very nice, especially when you had them slightly looming at the bottom of the screen when they needed to, very chilling!
Corvin is pretty off-putting yet charming, definitely with a bit of attitude amongst his understandable surprise at being treated with even a shred of decency.
It's kind of sad that everyone thinks of him as cursed, yet I will admit I wouldn't be super thrilled about feeling my body and especially soul ripping into pieces either just because he was hungry XD
Still, becoming friends with him seems like a nice choice, the fact that he saved our life at all is something I am grateful for, especially with how the game goes into talking about what happened to us falling off that cliff. The fact that we as the MC even got up at all is kind of astounding, but that's the remarkable thing about the human spirit I suppose!
I'm really curious to find out more about the MC, with the stock they put in the blog and think about it before anything else makes me think they don't have a lot of friends aside from Ronald, and no family to speak of, which makes me think that if things go well (or unwell) with Corvin there wouldn't be much of an issue with them being at the mountain for a more sustained period.
The artistry in the backgrounds was wonderfully done, it really gave the home a kind of dungeon-esque quality that I really enjoyed, and the mountain shots were nicely done (Dunno what the MC was talking about with how unsatisfied they were with the pictures of snowy trees, they looked really nice!)
The world also seems pretty unique as there was mentions of cameras in the eyes and portal trains, along with mentions of obviously non-human creatures being all around to the point where there are laws and rules about how to treat humans considering how the magic works in this world.
I cannot wait to see more of the Urban Fantasy you seem to have cooked up, it's very different <3
I also kind of laughed when Corvin and the MC both noticed they didn't have a shadow and both panicked for different reasons, it was very kind of him to give it back so soon after realizing he forgot X)
All in all a very nice Demo and I am very excited to see what will show up in the future, take your time, hydrate not die-drate and I'll be keeping an eye (Ha!) out for this one!
Mushroom Oasis was actually what inspired me to make the game, hence the cameo and food options! I actually never considered having a variety of food choices for the player until I played the game, so I wanted to try it!
I have a lot more plans to flesh out the story, Corvin, and that future second love interest (I hope to have him appear in day 2!) and I’m working as hard as I can, so thank you so much for being interested! I appreciate it a lot!
HE'S SO SWEET! What a nice demo! Congrats on releasing it! <3
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Friend-shaped eyes! I want to gently hold them, look at them—adorable! round! I don't know why my maternal instincts kicked in, but my god, did they! Hopefully it won't be the death of me!
Eeee thank you!!!