Hi!! I saw the game has Vietnamese and French translations. I could translate it into Spanish if you want! Just let me know if you're interested and I would love to lend you a hand!
(Your game is at the start. I also made a commentary as always... tho that's not true, not always. lol.)
Hey again! I decided to finally check this game this time. Funnily enough, I was planning to the time it was released, or I saw it popular. But I had other things to do at that time. So I'm sorry.
But enough of that, into the VN. I love this one as well, it's amazing! Writing's pretty good, so is the music and the graphics! I love the characters as well and their interaction. While Holonomy might be one of the best ones you've released, this one's also pretty good to!
I love this game! :D Xael is so cute!!! I like his emotional stability and his thoughtfulness with Prin.Thanks to the author for creating this great story with so many restrictions.
There's something indescribably enthralling about witnessing someone so talented make such an interesting world and create a mysterious event, only to go on and subtly expand it through such limitations! The artstyle and general design of both the character as well as the setting were both equally visually pleasing as well as masterfully fitting the almost comedic tone of the story. While one can only do so much through the use of a single location and character (excluding that of the player), it's honestly amazing to witness how good of a job this was throughout its run. Not only did I have a super fun time simply recording and playing through it, but I've always liked shorter stories that know how to pace themselves such as this!
This was such a joy to experience and I'm equally interest and excited to see if there are any further ideas or projects, as it seems easily noticeable that you'll most likely succeed brilliantly with or without restrictions! ^^
every time I play an O2A2 game, I'm always impressed at just how much story y'all can pack into a game (and namely, how the story feels so alive with atmosphere alone). The premise alone had me intrigued, and well - I've always been weak for enemies to lovers type stories, and this really was no different.
I think about the execution of this story more than I anticipated - namely, in how the lead POV has more personality than I would've expected - and truly am delighted and grateful y'all decided to share this with us. It really was a treat!
your honor, he was just being productive, he's pardoned (so adorbs, i feel bad for being a meanie for him to get the moving on ending) 0/10 (bcs he has a hole in his heart get it? and zero is infinity/hj)
Wow! I really loved this game. It's really inspiring to see how much polish can be put into an O2A2 game. It's hard to believe the story was less than 1000 words when you just want to keep imagining more of the story on your own.
Despite my initial doubts, he (Xael) really does care for the main character in the end, which is sweet!
Really nice visual novel, despite being very short (understandably), I enjoyed trying to figure out how to get all the endings hahah. Amazing job team!! :^]
In a lot of ways, my heart went out to Xael. He wasn't exactly a good person, but it was very obvious that he cared for Prin a lot. Whether we chose to be unkind to him, or somewhat sweet, he still seemed to love Prin regardless. It was also nice to know that he had attempted to shield Prin from his misdeeds.
I sort of want to know more about Xael (and about his time with Prin). It would be interesting to see what events led to this, as well as to see what comes after since I have to wonder if Xael will outlive even the prison that holds him. Or, if there's an actual story to Prin helping him escape!
Even if we don't get more of a story, Hollow Victory was delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed the little conversations we could have with Xael.
I enjoyed this short game, it's odd the way I sort of felt for Xael. Obviously he didn't feel bad about trying to take over the world, but weirdly I understood why he felt that way. Like, it is in his nature as a... what, a demon lord or something? It's in his nature to try to take over the world. I don't agree with him, obviously, but it is interesting to think about his perspective. It seems the only part he didn't like about his plan was losing Prin, even when you express clear distain for him, he still cares enough to warn Prin to leave town. The writing was really good, Xael felt like he was still weighing the results of his actions against what he felt was 'right' and a big part f it that was troubling him was how his actions affected Prin. I really don't know how to express what I am thinking very well, my writing and speech are sometimes stilted and difficult to follow, but I really liked this game.
Sehr gut illustriert, aber leider nicht sehr abwechslungsreich.
Ich kann leider auch nicht viel mehr dazu sagen, außer dass ich trotz der kurzen Beschreibung am Anfang eine gute Vorstellung davon was hier gerade passiert. Eine mini Immersion sozusagen.
Once you've finished downloading the game, as shown in the image provided by the person/dev above, click on the downloaded file (go to downloads). Right-click on it and select the "Extract to..." option. If you're using Windows 11, right-click on the file, click "Show more options," and then select "Extract to..."
--Do not click the "Cancel" button, as this may prevent some files from extracting properly, and you may not be able to play the game. (Many people have actually done this, and this is why they see a 'dll missing' error message when they try to play the game.)
Once you've finished extracting the files, look for the file that has "Application" listed under the "Type" column. (andd you can finally play the game :D)
I love how dynamic this feels??? Like, the simple way you used the same or slightly altered art and split it up to draw attention to certain features??? Like, when Xael first enters we see his shoe! Like, that's so unique to this game, I've rarely seen it in any others to this extent??? Utterly beautiful, omg, absolutely LOVED it.
I also adored the story you managed to tell with such few words, and how different those stories were depending on my word choices. I love simple ones like this because it just makes my heart MELT for certain ones and break in others. Utterly fantastic character writing as well.
Even though it's so short, you get such a solid feel for how both characters operate, even if Prin can be a little more flexible considering we control them. (Prin is such a pretty name ngl, absolutely love it)
CTRL+C'd from my bookmark for this game;
"Ending 1: "Rekindling"
I was in my flirtatious era, I was letting this Xael worm his way back into Prin's good graces !! Prin may not free him using his offer but,,, man, the horns and get-up are definitely attractive I'll agree with that (I say, as an aroace person)
Okay but srsly, silly /pos lil evil guy you know how it is
EEEE THE LITTLE ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE IF I DO A {FLIRT} AND THEN SAY I DOUBTED IF HE WOULDN'T HURT ME WHERE HE GOES "For a second there, I was worried you wouldn't help" LIKE ??? SIR OMG/pos
Ending 2: "Purgatory"
Heheh I told him Prin didn't like his form and he was like "Would you take me back if I wasn't?" fvj4htgr and then I hit em with the ..maybe from Prin
Homie wanted that "yes", mans want that LOVE back bro giggling
He did not appreciate such an iffy answer, sorry broski, this is just what happens when you attack the city and cause mass property damage 😔✊
!!! EEEEE THE WAY HE GOT SO UPSET WHEN PRIN JUST SAID NO TO TAKING HIM BACK AS A HUMAN AND SAYING PRIN DIDNT COME TO FLIRT!!! Awww baby misses that love so badlyyyy omg
Ending 3: "Moving On"
THAT SWITCH-UP AS SOON AS HE STARTS IT OFF WITH "You sound bitter" OMFG OMFG AAAA /POSPOSPOS
That's a big ol' change from the rest of the ending games !! Being so mean really did make him upset,,,
OMG THAT "Get out by midnight" HE STILL CARES ABOUT US !! HE STILL CARES ABOUT PRIN !!!! GAH OMG
Idk if I'm just like,,, falling for his charms but homie really does seem to regret that one part of the deal, losing his lover. I don't think he has much remorse for attacking the world though, considering other elements. The offers to just run away together though like <33 Yes Xael I will run away with you, who cares for Prin (I do, sweetiebubs is having a rough time emotionally and I support them 100% in whether they side with Xael or ditch him, they're so right to do that, even if Xael never ever would have hurt THEM. Morals and boundaries do exist for a reason, and Xael also breached trust by pretending to be a normal lil human) let's go be eldritch deities that cause mass property damage and civilian death together !"
I loved the character design for this game so much too !! Like?? Gah /pos Utterly stunning use of a cool colour palette, and the way his heart is literally MISSING from his chest like !! He's hollow inside !! It was a hollow victory,,,/pos Wordplay my beloved
Omg I just LOVE the spark of pink compared to the cool blue tones for his eyes and earrings like <3 Omg /pos Again it's just wonderful design wise,,,,,,, brb gonna go draw him actually
Here's him traditionally !! (took me 15-20 minutes gvfh one of my quicker ones honestly, probably helped I did black and white for him) (Sorry it's so big btw, I... do not know how to downsize images in itch.io comments yet,,,) He is judging you. Heavily.
I love how much character you can extrapolate from this short experience about Xael, and his relationship with Prin. You can pick up on the fact that Xael is determined, confident and a little sad from his dialogue and body language. He's got so much Charm to him that I could instantly see why Prin would have fallen for him originally, before all the "Actually I'm a deity beyond human comprehension and I'm gonna murk a bunch of people" was revealed. He's very in-tuned to what Prin likes, and whilst he may use that knowledge slightly manipulatively, with how he drops certain information, it's very clear he does genuinely love and care for Prin, or at least, who they were before. So much so that he wanted, wants even now actually, for Prin to also join him as a demonic entity. I love the detail that, no matter what, he still gives you the details about how he could escape the prison--with or without help--through the weaknesses in the barrier. That is, until you don't show ANY grounds to move or forgive him, then he tells you to just LEAVE by midnight like ??? Even when he knows Prin hates his guts, he Still tells them to get out of the danger zone then if there is no chance for Prin to be by his side during it? Uhm??/pos
He's so... contradictory. And yet complimentary. He makes sense, but he does things to the opposite of what he should for what he means. Makes sense though, he isn't human after all, he is a demonic entity, he doesn't abide by those same human morals. It's part of why my dude casually disses the fact that Prin is currently human, expressing it as a problem they can solve later where Prin expresses (indirectly) they'd go with him. He's very !!!! you know?? /pos
I love the subtle world-building, incorporating magic and the way that his hollow chest is where the Hero incapacitated him. Cool things like that !!! The term deicide too and him casually saying it's still not pleasant to go through is just >>> Splendid !!
I'm--The way the ending names are correlated to BOTH characters is also something unique to this game. Usually the names are linked to us, the players, experience, but this game also has it from Xael's POV too ! Or maybe that's just my interpretation... But in "Rekindling", Xael is also shown that Prin is still attracted to and wants to still love Xael, which you can see was actually a concern from Xael through certain dialogue patterns. They both confirmed and rekindled that loving flame between them. In "Moving On", seeing how distant Prin is and how very Not into Xael they seem, it serves as Prin's official I'm Done moment for their relationship, and thus triggers Xael's own Okay, We're Over response. "Purgatory" represents both of them being unsure where their relationship lies. Xael doesn't know how loyal Prin still is to him, and how much they're willing to do, but he's eager to try and win back their affection. Prin is struggling to identify themselves how much they still like Xael, and if they even should. Their relationship is in purgatory.
Maybe it works for both characters because the ending names aren't really about them, but the relationship as a whole. And thus, it inadvertently applies to both and I'm just rambling so much oh my stars, I apologise ahah
(Just replayed the game and unlocked the fricken "I still have feelings for you" dialogue--Just about lost my marbles at that omG....... The little blush on his cheeks dude,,,/pospospospsos I feel like it was supposed to get that on normal playthrough but I did NOT and I am fgjgrvfy4frgv)
I just love everything about this game, honestly, thank you so much for creating it! I had an absolute blast playing and picking up on the lore available! Continue what you're doing Ekkoberry :D
Hope this big ol' comment serves as a great way to give that lovely experience back to you!
Ahhh woww what A long comment!! :00 I think there might be more words here than the entirety of HV haha-- Thank you very much!! I'm very flattered my game resonated enough to inspire so many words ;a;;
I had a lot of fun adding in all the little details, I'm glad you liked them! I appreciate your comments about all the endings too, I'm so happy you got so much out of each of them!!
Thank you for the drawing of Xael!! It's super cute, he does look very judgy. I love it!! (Your artwork displays fine to me btw, itch seems to shrink images down to (At least on PC where I'm viewing it!)
I don't have much to say on your observations other than I'm happy you picked up so much! I think the only thing I'd add is despite Xael's threats I don't picture him giving up even in the "Moving On" Ending (But that's just my own personal headcannon--can I have headcannons as the author?? LOL)
I haven't talked too much about my plans for the future (past mentioning how at some point I'd like to make a prequel)
But I do intend to do/show more of these characters (I have a few VNs to finish up first, and I intend on HV prequel on being quite long, but I have some sketches already made if you're interested in what little extras I have to share!):
Very rough screenshot along with what I imagine to be an early scene:
And 2 doodles messing a little with more intense lighting:
I've had such a smile on my face since reading this comment! Thank you very much again for saying such lovely things about my little VN! <3333
Happy to flatter you with sincere word-dumping !! It's my favourite past-time for sure for sure.
Each of the endings are just wonderful !!! lovely lovely endings each with their own Implications.../pos
I'm glad you liked my little drawing of him giggles! He was very fun to draw
Oh yeah, no, for sure. Mans is DEDICATED and I don't see him giving up for realsies any time soon. He can recognise that Right Now, he still isn't liked by Prin, but mans is a lil delulu in that he believes with 100% certainty he can win back their affection given time. He'd only leave Prin if he thinks Prin needed time before he could win them over again. But he is still very dedicated to them, for sure. He just puts up that air of nonchalance towards them for personal reasons, but he definitely hasn't Actually moved on. His perspective is less "This is Game Over, no more playing" but rather "Game Over? I have a safe file just before it, we're fine". (Yes you can have hcs as the author lol, they are technically just called Canon, but, HC's work when it hasn't been Officially stated inside the original work)
Oh me oh my !! Art for the prequel for the little Ghostie? Tis an honour !! IS THE PINK-HAIRED ONE PRIN ???/pos
Scrolling through the comments today led me to discover Prin was a girl, I had suspicions, and that's why I they/them'd Prin during my comments lol. Lovely gender-neutral name, was also another one who went "boy love story my beloved--" on instinct about them pffft--Either way, still love Prin, she deserves better and also some stability
Oh those are absolutely gorgeous doodles, I'm gonna pick them up and eat them now, thank you :D !!
Happy to brighten up your days heheh <3 !! Your VN just had so much to say about it :> Twas only right
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Xael is so cute, I'm going to run away with him. 👫
i love this game its so fun and cool never seen better <3
The character reminds me of Liebe from Black Clover
Excuse me,may i have a honor of translating this game into chinese?
I'd love a chinese translation! Please email me ekkoberry@gmail(.)com and I can send you the files!
Sorry,but have you got my email?I doubt it didn't sent successfully.
I saw and responded! I also responded to the other email you sent, I hope you got my response(s)! ><
I have got your response.^-^
I love ITTT!!!!!!!!!!! is this now discontunued?
Hi!! I saw the game has Vietnamese and French translations. I could translate it into Spanish if you want! Just let me know if you're interested and I would love to lend you a hand!
Hi Teo! Sure, I'd love a Spanish HV translation! Please email me ekkoberry@gmai(.)com and I can send you the files!
Sent!
¡El arte es muy lindo!
Hey again! I decided to finally check this game this time. Funnily enough, I was planning to the time it was released, or I saw it popular. But I had other things to do at that time. So I'm sorry.
But enough of that, into the VN. I love this one as well, it's amazing! Writing's pretty good, so is the music and the graphics! I love the characters as well and their interaction. While Holonomy might be one of the best ones you've released, this one's also pretty good to!
Thank you so much!
I love this game! :D Xael is so cute!!! I like his emotional stability and his thoughtfulness with Prin.Thanks to the author for creating this great story with so many restrictions.
chinese
The artstyle and general design of both the character as well as the setting were both equally visually pleasing as well as masterfully fitting the almost comedic tone of the story.
While one can only do so much through the use of a single location and character (excluding that of the player), it's honestly amazing to witness how good of a job this was throughout its run.
Not only did I have a super fun time simply recording and playing through it, but I've always liked shorter stories that know how to pace themselves such as this!
This was such a joy to experience and I'm equally interest and excited to see if there are any further ideas or projects, as it seems easily noticeable that you'll most likely succeed brilliantly with or without restrictions! ^^
I love this so much and the art is AMAZING!!! So fun and cool to see the character <3
every time I play an O2A2 game, I'm always impressed at just how much story y'all can pack into a game (and namely, how the story feels so alive with atmosphere alone). The premise alone had me intrigued, and well - I've always been weak for enemies to lovers type stories, and this really was no different.
I think about the execution of this story more than I anticipated - namely, in how the lead POV has more personality than I would've expected - and truly am delighted and grateful y'all decided to share this with us. It really was a treat!
your honor, he was just being productive, he's pardoned (so adorbs, i feel bad for being a meanie for him to get the moving on ending) 0/10 (bcs he has a hole in his heart get it? and zero is infinity/hj)
10/10 would recommend
He's such a cutie patootie and I'm hereby declaring him innocent.
Wow! I really loved this game. It's really inspiring to see how much polish can be put into an O2A2 game. It's hard to believe the story was less than 1000 words when you just want to keep imagining more of the story on your own.
does anyone know how to get the second ending?? i'm stuck lmao
Be rude to him! Choose all the bottom options for ending #2.
Here's an image for all of them:
thank you :3 love the game btw
This was so cute. Regardless of the ending, he cared about Prin a lot. Lovely work ♡
I loved the game,
It genuinely made me feel calm and the music is comforting, keep up the wonderful work <3
Can you do a Russian translation please? I just downloaded this, but I hardly understood a word because my English skills are very poor.
lovely visual novel!
Thank you!
Despite my initial doubts, he (Xael) really does care for the main character in the end, which is sweet!
Really nice visual novel, despite being very short (understandably), I enjoyed trying to figure out how to get all the endings hahah. Amazing job team!! :^]
Thank you very much!
why is it called hollow victory it seems to me like bro just took an unrestrained L
Can you add it on Android?
reaches for him through the bars
In a lot of ways, my heart went out to Xael. He wasn't exactly a good person, but it was very obvious that he cared for Prin a lot.
Whether we chose to be unkind to him, or somewhat sweet, he still seemed to love Prin regardless. It was also nice to know that he had attempted to shield Prin from his misdeeds.
I sort of want to know more about Xael (and about his time with Prin). It would be interesting to see what events led to this, as well as to see what comes after since I have to wonder if Xael will outlive even the prison that holds him. Or, if there's an actual story to Prin helping him escape!
Even if we don't get more of a story, Hollow Victory was delightful and I thoroughly enjoyed the little conversations we could have with Xael.
I WISH THERE WAS MOREEEEE TnT
I now want to know more about Xael and his misdeeds. I like how his character is written and the dynamic between him and Prin. Great work!
I enjoyed this short game, it's odd the way I sort of felt for Xael. Obviously he didn't feel bad about trying to take over the world, but weirdly I understood why he felt that way. Like, it is in his nature as a... what, a demon lord or something? It's in his nature to try to take over the world. I don't agree with him, obviously, but it is interesting to think about his perspective. It seems the only part he didn't like about his plan was losing Prin, even when you express clear distain for him, he still cares enough to warn Prin to leave town. The writing was really good, Xael felt like he was still weighing the results of his actions against what he felt was 'right' and a big part f it that was troubling him was how his actions affected Prin. I really don't know how to express what I am thinking very well, my writing and speech are sometimes stilted and difficult to follow, but I really liked this game.
i would so love to see more of this game!! such a compelling story in just 1000 words :'c
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Sehr gut illustriert, aber leider nicht sehr abwechslungsreich.
Ich kann leider auch nicht viel mehr dazu sagen, außer dass ich trotz der kurzen Beschreibung am Anfang eine gute Vorstellung davon was hier gerade passiert. Eine mini Immersion sozusagen.
Ratings:
Dito: 3/5
Chat: 3.29/5
Gesamt: 3.15/5
can someone respond to me on how to download it and play bc im on pc and idk
There's a purple "Download" button near the bottom of the screenshots! Click that to be taken to the downloads
Once you've finished downloading the game, as shown in the image provided by the person/dev above, click on the downloaded file (go to downloads). Right-click on it and select the "Extract to..." option. If you're using Windows 11, right-click on the file, click "Show more options," and then select "Extract to..."
--Do not click the "Cancel" button, as this may prevent some files from extracting properly, and you may not be able to play the game. (Many people have actually done this, and this is why they see a 'dll missing' error message when they try to play the game.)
Once you've finished extracting the files, look for the file that has "Application" listed under the "Type" column. (andd you can finally play the game :D)
-SPOILERS AHEAD-
I love how dynamic this feels??? Like, the simple way you used the same or slightly altered art and split it up to draw attention to certain features??? Like, when Xael first enters we see his shoe! Like, that's so unique to this game, I've rarely seen it in any others to this extent??? Utterly beautiful, omg, absolutely LOVED it.
I also adored the story you managed to tell with such few words, and how different those stories were depending on my word choices. I love simple ones like this because it just makes my heart MELT for certain ones and break in others. Utterly fantastic character writing as well.
Even though it's so short, you get such a solid feel for how both characters operate, even if Prin can be a little more flexible considering we control them. (Prin is such a pretty name ngl, absolutely love it)
CTRL+C'd from my bookmark for this game;
"Ending 1: "Rekindling" I was in my flirtatious era, I was letting this Xael worm his way back into Prin's good graces !!
Prin may not free him using his offer but,,, man, the horns and get-up are definitely attractive I'll agree with that (I say, as an aroace person)
Okay but srsly, silly /pos lil evil guy you know how it is
EEEE THE LITTLE ADDITIONAL DIALOGUE IF I DO A {FLIRT} AND THEN SAY I DOUBTED IF HE WOULDN'T HURT ME WHERE HE GOES "For a second there, I was worried you wouldn't help" LIKE ??? SIR OMG/pos
Ending 2: "Purgatory" Heheh I told him Prin didn't like his form and he was like "Would you take me back if I wasn't?" fvj4htgr and then I hit em with the ..maybe from Prin
Homie wanted that "yes", mans want that LOVE back bro giggling
He did not appreciate such an iffy answer, sorry broski, this is just what happens when you attack the city and cause mass property damage 😔✊
!!! EEEEE THE WAY HE GOT SO UPSET WHEN PRIN JUST SAID NO TO TAKING HIM BACK AS A HUMAN AND SAYING PRIN DIDNT COME TO FLIRT!!!
Awww baby misses that love so badlyyyy omg
Ending 3: "Moving On" THAT SWITCH-UP AS SOON AS HE STARTS IT OFF WITH "You sound bitter" OMFG OMFG AAAA /POSPOSPOS That's a big ol' change from the rest of the ending games !! Being so mean really did make him upset,,, OMG THAT "Get out by midnight" HE STILL CARES ABOUT US !! HE STILL CARES ABOUT PRIN !!!! GAH OMG
Idk if I'm just like,,, falling for his charms but homie really does seem to regret that one part of the deal, losing his lover. I don't think he has much remorse for attacking the world though, considering other elements. The offers to just run away together though like <33 Yes Xael I will run away with you, who cares for Prin (I do, sweetiebubs is having a rough time emotionally and I support them 100% in whether they side with Xael or ditch him, they're so right to do that, even if Xael never ever would have hurt THEM. Morals and boundaries do exist for a reason, and Xael also breached trust by pretending to be a normal lil human) let's go be eldritch deities that cause mass property damage and civilian death together !"
I loved the character design for this game so much too !! Like?? Gah /pos
Utterly stunning use of a cool colour palette, and the way his heart is literally MISSING from his chest like !! He's hollow inside !! It was a hollow victory,,,/pos
Wordplay my beloved
Omg I just LOVE the spark of pink compared to the cool blue tones for his eyes and earrings like <3 Omg /pos
Again it's just wonderful design wise,,,,,,, brb gonna go draw him actually
Here's him traditionally !! (took me 15-20 minutes gvfh one of my quicker ones honestly, probably helped I did black and white for him)
(Sorry it's so big btw, I... do not know how to downsize images in itch.io comments yet,,,)
He is judging you. Heavily.
I love how much character you can extrapolate from this short experience about Xael, and his relationship with Prin. You can pick up on the fact that Xael is determined, confident and a little sad from his dialogue and body language. He's got so much Charm to him that I could instantly see why Prin would have fallen for him originally, before all the "Actually I'm a deity beyond human comprehension and I'm gonna murk a bunch of people" was revealed. He's very in-tuned to what Prin likes, and whilst he may use that knowledge slightly manipulatively, with how he drops certain information, it's very clear he does genuinely love and care for Prin, or at least, who they were before. So much so that he wanted, wants even now actually, for Prin to also join him as a demonic entity. I love the detail that, no matter what, he still gives you the details about how he could escape the prison--with or without help--through the weaknesses in the barrier. That is, until you don't show ANY grounds to move or forgive him, then he tells you to just LEAVE by midnight like ??? Even when he knows Prin hates his guts, he Still tells them to get out of the danger zone then if there is no chance for Prin to be by his side during it? Uhm??/pos
He's so... contradictory. And yet complimentary. He makes sense, but he does things to the opposite of what he should for what he means. Makes sense though, he isn't human after all, he is a demonic entity, he doesn't abide by those same human morals. It's part of why my dude casually disses the fact that Prin is currently human, expressing it as a problem they can solve later where Prin expresses (indirectly) they'd go with him. He's very !!!! you know?? /pos
I love the subtle world-building, incorporating magic and the way that his hollow chest is where the Hero incapacitated him. Cool things like that !!! The term deicide too and him casually saying it's still not pleasant to go through is just >>> Splendid !!
I'm--The way the ending names are correlated to BOTH characters is also something unique to this game. Usually the names are linked to us, the players, experience, but this game also has it from Xael's POV too ! Or maybe that's just my interpretation... But in "Rekindling", Xael is also shown that Prin is still attracted to and wants to still love Xael, which you can see was actually a concern from Xael through certain dialogue patterns. They both confirmed and rekindled that loving flame between them. In "Moving On", seeing how distant Prin is and how very Not into Xael they seem, it serves as Prin's official I'm Done moment for their relationship, and thus triggers Xael's own Okay, We're Over response. "Purgatory" represents both of them being unsure where their relationship lies. Xael doesn't know how loyal Prin still is to him, and how much they're willing to do, but he's eager to try and win back their affection. Prin is struggling to identify themselves how much they still like Xael, and if they even should. Their relationship is in purgatory.
Maybe it works for both characters because the ending names aren't really about them, but the relationship as a whole. And thus, it inadvertently applies to both and I'm just rambling so much oh my stars, I apologise ahah
(Just replayed the game and unlocked the fricken "I still have feelings for you" dialogue--Just about lost my marbles at that omG....... The little blush on his cheeks dude,,,/pospospospsos
I feel like it was supposed to get that on normal playthrough but I did NOT and I am fgjgrvfy4frgv)
I just love everything about this game, honestly, thank you so much for creating it! I had an absolute blast playing and picking up on the lore available! Continue what you're doing Ekkoberry :D
Hope this big ol' comment serves as a great way to give that lovely experience back to you!
Ahhh woww what A long comment!! :00 I think there might be more words here than the entirety of HV haha-- Thank you very much!! I'm very flattered my game resonated enough to inspire so many words ;a;;
I had a lot of fun adding in all the little details, I'm glad you liked them! I appreciate your comments about all the endings too, I'm so happy you got so much out of each of them!!
Thank you for the drawing of Xael!! It's super cute, he does look very judgy. I love it!! (Your artwork displays fine to me btw, itch seems to shrink images down to (At least on PC where I'm viewing it!)
I don't have much to say on your observations other than I'm happy you picked up so much! I think the only thing I'd add is despite Xael's threats I don't picture him giving up even in the "Moving On" Ending (But that's just my own personal headcannon--can I have headcannons as the author?? LOL)
I haven't talked too much about my plans for the future (past mentioning how at some point I'd like to make a prequel)
But I do intend to do/show more of these characters (I have a few VNs to finish up first, and I intend on HV prequel on being quite long, but I have some sketches already made if you're interested in what little extras I have to share!):
Very rough screenshot along with what I imagine to be an early scene:
And 2 doodles messing a little with more intense lighting:
I've had such a smile on my face since reading this comment! Thank you very much again for saying such lovely things about my little VN! <3333
Happy to flatter you with sincere word-dumping !! It's my favourite past-time for sure for sure.
Each of the endings are just wonderful !!! lovely lovely endings each with their own Implications.../pos
I'm glad you liked my little drawing of him giggles! He was very fun to draw
Oh yeah, no, for sure. Mans is DEDICATED and I don't see him giving up for realsies any time soon. He can recognise that Right Now, he still isn't liked by Prin, but mans is a lil delulu in that he believes with 100% certainty he can win back their affection given time. He'd only leave Prin if he thinks Prin needed time before he could win them over again. But he is still very dedicated to them, for sure. He just puts up that air of nonchalance towards them for personal reasons, but he definitely hasn't Actually moved on. His perspective is less "This is Game Over, no more playing" but rather "Game Over? I have a safe file just before it, we're fine".
(Yes you can have hcs as the author lol, they are technically just called Canon, but, HC's work when it hasn't been Officially stated inside the original work)
Oh me oh my !! Art for the prequel for the little Ghostie? Tis an honour !! IS THE PINK-HAIRED ONE PRIN ???/pos
Scrolling through the comments today led me to discover Prin was a girl, I had suspicions, and that's why I they/them'd Prin during my comments lol. Lovely gender-neutral name, was also another one who went "boy love story my beloved--" on instinct about them pffft--Either way, still love Prin, she deserves better and also some stability
Oh those are absolutely gorgeous doodles, I'm gonna pick them up and eat them now, thank you :D !!
Happy to brighten up your days heheh <3 !! Your VN just had so much to say about it :>
Twas only right
Hi Ekkoberry,
Hope you don't mind that I did another Let's Play as well. Great work! I look forward to seeing more of this character/story in the future~
Not at all!! I'm super flattered, thank you very much!!
I'm going to post my fanart here too <3
I love this Xael so much....... Thank you again!! T____T <3333333