Solar Flare [mini VN]

woowwwwwwww!!!

very creepy and absoloutly amazing! 

This was incredibly cool! I love how you've characterized the alien stranger. They're scary but in a fun, fickle, capricious sort of way... I don't get the sense that there's malice behind it, and that makes them so much more compelling.

 I admit I did have to sneak a peek at the hint document to get the final ending. It pleases me to no end that stoking their curiosity is the way to convince them to spare you - it was the exact impression I'd gotten from their character!

This is amazingly well done. The interactive branching is satisfying, the story-world is conveyed well in the short time frame, and the use of effects makes it feel like there is far more artwork than there is. I love the artistic style and combination of color and black and white; it gives the artwork a warm handmade feel which can be a struggle to achieve in the digital medium.

I enjoyed the way the world building is conveyed - I'm trying to explain it but it's peppered in just enough that I got what was going on without it being explained to me. I was immediately invested in the narrative and wanted to play all the endings.

I really loved this story, as well as the look of the character. It's always so interesting to ask whose side are we on really  and what does that even mean.  Such an interesting scenario to explore whether they can look past those differences, or whether fate has different plans. I really liked the hints that there may also be vast misunderstandings between them that have contributed to the conflict.  It feels like there is a whole rich world to uncover and that we just get a small taste of it in this story. A lovely Jam entry, I enjoyed it a lot.

Great entry for O2A2! I really enjoy the art direction of this VN. The character design instantly caught my attention for being unique and having the old-school sci-fi vibe; like something you would find on the cover on a classic novel. It's nice how she strikes a good balance between humanoid and alien.

I'm amazed with how cinematic the game looks which leads to a VN that is very beautiful to look at. You use that one character sprite in so many creative ways including plot twists I did not see coming. 

The actual story with the writing style and plot events are pleasant and on-point to the sci-fi genre. The speech patterns of the characters are extremely effective with the short sentences, because it allows so many events to fit in the game. It hardly feels like it is made up from a less than 1000 words script. There are many branches and endings, so it's also a bit of like solving a puzzle to see the results from your choices. Just clicking on options to see special flavour text is fun. The fried dough answer in particular is welcoming humour I did not expect.

I can't believe this was all created in a week! And you've squeezed SO MUCH good depth into this small game. Yes please to an expansion. The sprite and background for this game are just beyond beautiful, and I love how clearly you convey the 'stranger's' otherness in her dialogue. Everything in the design is so well put together - the use of colour, of tracking through the background, the font for the dialogue. Lovely attention to detail. That last ending is a really satisfying find when you get it too. All I can say is that I want more! Also kudos to the creators of the soundtrack and sound effects too - they're excellent!

Really fascinating snippet here! Would definitely be interested in playing an expanded version at some point, but since I’m also a Winter’s Diamond fan, I predict I’ll enjoy anything you choose to make. :P Anyway, I really love the sense of otherness/worldbuilding here, as well as both the characters.

Edit: A lot of itchio games have the option to donate to the creator when downloading the game, but I don’t seem to see that option here. I would love to donate a little if possible!

Nice and short. Loved playing it.

I got all the endings but it took some time to get the 5th ending.

Well as you said if you make a expansion of this it would be cool.^_^

Played an early version of this, can’t wait to download the finished item and go through it again. So much depth in so small a package!