I've been waiting for this demo for months and it's honestly surpassed all my expectations. The UI is beautiful, the LIs are great (Asha <3) and the resource/ruling system is fun. The side characters are also fleshed out and interesting, my favourite is the Master of Murmurs atm.
Also, you have a ko-fi or discord for the game? I'm excited to see more!
P.S. My friend doesn't have an itch.io account but she's French and wanted to thank you for having a fully french option!
Hi, thank you very much for playing the demo, I am happy you and your friend liked it! As a fellow baguette I regret there is so few otome game in French, so I 100% relate!
We have a discord in small commity for the moment (I am thinking to opening it to a larger population tho), you can join by suscribing our newsletter, the link is among the other rewards (wallpaper / lineage).
Just a small note and I may be in the wrong, but the description of Asha's hair? The narration reads "braids" but the art looks more like locs and I was wondering if that was on purpose? Other than that, this was a fun, fleshed out demo and I'm intrigued for more!
I will hype this game, I will donate, I will do whatever I need to do to get that man in Lydia's bedchambers.
I loved everything about this demo. I considered playing in story mode, but I decided to try my hand at resource management, and I'm glad I did. It's super fun and well executed.
I don't really have much to say beyond thank you for bringing Master of Murmurs into my life.
Edit: One thing I did mean to mention. I love the beautiful portraits that appear when a character is speaking, and everything about the UI and general appearance of the game is breathtaking, but I did find myself missing full-sized sprites. Is there an aesthetic reason you opted for the portraits instead of "traditional" sprites, or is there another reason?
Thanks for playing and for commenting, I am really happy you enjoyed the game! As for Master of Murmurs, will see what futur holds :p
For the portrait, there is several reason despite the artistical choice, mostly related to money. Portrait only are less expensive in itself but they also required less variation (position, clothes) etc. Typically I am super perfectionist and I hate when I write "he draws his sword" but the sprite doesn't.
That said, there is several CG plans on half or full body so we can admire a bit more the characters ~
Loved this !! At first I was going to do an infinite resource run just to see what things were going to be like, but I couldn't resist testing myself against the system and I'm glad I did! Money solves so many problems but it's not so easy to get. I was pleased with the way that the money resource and people resource seemed to work in tandem: it would be too easy for me to say to hell with it and make the nobility pay for everything! All the resources worked well in tandem so while I wasn't able to have a total surplus of everything I wanted, I still didn't feel like I was being cornered into making bad decisions. I'd recommend anyone who's shy about their resource management skills give this a try!
I also liked how it was made clear that ascending to the throne as a woman was unusual without rubbing my nose in it too badly. A lot of games feel the need to overexplain (as if they personally invented sexism and I won't understand it unless they REALLY hit me with it) which just makes the whole thing feel ugly: this was a good balance of me stoically brave-facing it while still wanting to stomp a few choice people. I also like the range for "Lydia's" personality: while there were dialogues I had very little part in (like talking to Theodore in the library) I felt like they were consistent to her character, and to decisions I'd been able to make in the past (mostly to remain stoic while still doing my best to help). It's really hard to give the player options while trying to maintain a consistent personality, and this was a great execution of that! Looking forward to more!
Thanks for your comment, I am glad you enjoyed the demo and decided to give a try to the resources managment, we did our best to balance it in order to give extra challenge but not too much, so if it worked I am proud!
I just finished a playthrough (I consistently choose Alexander, my best boy, through it)! It is really great! Everything is NEAT, the visuals are stunning. I have praised the character sprites many times. The background CGs look superb. I think I spent a minute or two admiring your UI, from the main page to the settings page, I clicked on it one by one lol XD Even if I had to use Simple font because the default is a little hard to read ^^"
The OST sounds super good too! I think it really contributes a lot to the atmosphere. But I can't say anything about the composition of course XD I notice in Alexander's route, one OST (I called it D Minor Arpeggio OST lol... I think it is D Minor...) is repeated a lot when I click to proceed with the story. I think it is a programming problem? It is continued until the scene fades into the "Policies, Petitions, and Diplomacy" page. I can hear the OST repeated twice or thrice on this page too.
The writing is detailed. I love the narration, even though the quotation marks (the « ... ») take a little while for me to be used to it. I read slowly at my own pace and I've never been bored even for a second. Unfortunately, I can't say more about the story or characters when playing a demo because it is still only a part of the story, even more so if the game has stats feature. For me, stats feature has the downside that it is harder for me to be immersed. So I think for the story review, I will wait until we have more material for me to be able to process it in my head (maybe the final version). But agreeing with user @VersaceHostile below, the MC is truly a freaking bad bitch XD XD XD
By the way, does Lydia not have any ladies-in-waiting or maidservants? Is it not the custom? I want to ask one more thing, but I can't for the life of me remember it :D Maybe I will ask you on tumblr when I remember.
P.S.
Ayael, I found a few misspells, do you want me to tell you? Maybe here or Discord or emails? I took a photo of them lol But I plan to play only one time and I don't like to overplay a demo, so the misspells may be not all. I don't know if you have fixed these tho, sorry if this is redundant.
Edit:
Master of Murmurs, can I invite you to "murmur" about ourselves in the corner of the royal garden, far from sights? Thank you in advance.
Thanks for the detailed review, to answer a couple of the point here:
- There thing to be a few problem with the music indeed, we will try to patch this before the next build
- If you dislike the stats feature, I strongly encourage you to take only the petitions, if you are in story mode you can ignore the policie system completely except the one required time for the tutorial. For me, petitions are 100% into the story, your story as Empress and which kind of Empress you want to be.
- The MC does have maids and ladies-in-waiting, they are just part of the background and mentionned when necessary. One lady-in-waiting does have a sprite in the full game tho ~
- You can send me the typos in discord yes
- Who knows what the Master of Murmurs might do, if the game has a lot of succes........................
Noooooo, I actually love stats feature D: I love being confused and making things harder for myself. It is harder to be immersed yes, but I want to at least go through it one or two times D: ...And, oh, I guess the petitions are part of the story. That slips from me.
Okay, which server I have to send the typos to? Feedback?
And... MASTER OF MURMURS DLC IF THINGS ARE GOING WELL AAAAAAAYYYY
I'm confused. If the bar in settings is highlighted does that mean it's on or off bc I want nsfw scene. Also really want master of murmurs and Alden, both far more interesting than alexander imo, absolutely loved the demo btw
When it's half opacity it's off, when it's normal opacity it's on! Sorry if it's unclear, I will think to a better visual representation for the next build!
Just played this and i have to say it was AMAZING! The art is beautiful as well as the characters. Especially Asha she is so gorgeous and i think she's my favorite character so far. The writing is done so nicely and i love how the choices are so important. The MC is such a bad bitch and i love her attitude and how she's so elegant and poised at the same time. I'm looking forward to the full game when it comes out (you'll be seeing me in the comments). Good Luck!
I LOVE THIS. The characters are amazing, the writing is great, the art is pretty, there's lots of choices and the MC has a strong personality. Plus I love royal settings and childhood friend romances and fantasy and uh basically everything in this game. It's amazing. I am SO excited and will continue watching development closely and cheering you on. Alexander is my favorite but I was surprised how much I like Theodore he's fun to tease. Asha is great too. Just amazing, you can see how much love was put into this game and I've enjoyed every second. And that cliffhanger!!!! WOW. Thank you for sharing your story!!
Oh that sweet, but we didn't release a demo yet, so there is nothing to install yet! (Hence your difficulties >.<) But we work very hard to make sure there will be something to try soon <3
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finaaally, been anxious for the demo release, congratulations!
Gonna play it now
I hope you enjoyed it o/
I've been waiting for this demo for months and it's honestly surpassed all my expectations. The UI is beautiful, the LIs are great (Asha <3) and the resource/ruling system is fun. The side characters are also fleshed out and interesting, my favourite is the Master of Murmurs atm.
Also, you have a ko-fi or discord for the game? I'm excited to see more!
P.S. My friend doesn't have an itch.io account but she's French and wanted to thank you for having a fully french option!
Hi, thank you very much for playing the demo, I am happy you and your friend liked it! As a fellow baguette I regret there is so few otome game in French, so I 100% relate!
We have a discord in small commity for the moment (I am thinking to opening it to a larger population tho), you can join by suscribing our newsletter, the link is among the other rewards (wallpaper / lineage).
Just a small note and I may be in the wrong, but the description of Asha's hair? The narration reads "braids" but the art looks more like locs and I was wondering if that was on purpose? Other than that, this was a fun, fleshed out demo and I'm intrigued for more!
You are right, Asha original design was braid, but the result was gorgeous as it is, and I never changed it so, I will update it in the next build!
Master of Murmurs my beloved <3
I will hype this game, I will donate, I will do whatever I need to do to get that man in Lydia's bedchambers.
I loved everything about this demo. I considered playing in story mode, but I decided to try my hand at resource management, and I'm glad I did. It's super fun and well executed.
I don't really have much to say beyond thank you for bringing Master of Murmurs into my life.
Edit: One thing I did mean to mention. I love the beautiful portraits that appear when a character is speaking, and everything about the UI and general appearance of the game is breathtaking, but I did find myself missing full-sized sprites. Is there an aesthetic reason you opted for the portraits instead of "traditional" sprites, or is there another reason?
Thanks for playing and for commenting, I am really happy you enjoyed the game! As for Master of Murmurs, will see what futur holds :p
For the portrait, there is several reason despite the artistical choice, mostly related to money. Portrait only are less expensive in itself but they also required less variation (position, clothes) etc. Typically I am super perfectionist and I hate when I write "he draws his sword" but the sprite doesn't.
That said, there is several CG plans on half or full body so we can admire a bit more the characters ~
Loved this !! At first I was going to do an infinite resource run just to see what things were going to be like, but I couldn't resist testing myself against the system and I'm glad I did! Money solves so many problems but it's not so easy to get. I was pleased with the way that the money resource and people resource seemed to work in tandem: it would be too easy for me to say to hell with it and make the nobility pay for everything! All the resources worked well in tandem so while I wasn't able to have a total surplus of everything I wanted, I still didn't feel like I was being cornered into making bad decisions. I'd recommend anyone who's shy about their resource management skills give this a try!
I also liked how it was made clear that ascending to the throne as a woman was unusual without rubbing my nose in it too badly. A lot of games feel the need to overexplain (as if they personally invented sexism and I won't understand it unless they REALLY hit me with it) which just makes the whole thing feel ugly: this was a good balance of me stoically brave-facing it while still wanting to stomp a few choice people. I also like the range for "Lydia's" personality: while there were dialogues I had very little part in (like talking to Theodore in the library) I felt like they were consistent to her character, and to decisions I'd been able to make in the past (mostly to remain stoic while still doing my best to help). It's really hard to give the player options while trying to maintain a consistent personality, and this was a great execution of that! Looking forward to more!
<3
Thanks for your comment, I am glad you enjoyed the demo and decided to give a try to the resources managment, we did our best to balance it in order to give extra challenge but not too much, so if it worked I am proud!
I just finished a playthrough (I consistently choose Alexander, my best boy, through it)! It is really great! Everything is NEAT, the visuals are stunning. I have praised the character sprites many times. The background CGs look superb. I think I spent a minute or two admiring your UI, from the main page to the settings page, I clicked on it one by one lol XD Even if I had to use Simple font because the default is a little hard to read ^^"
The OST sounds super good too! I think it really contributes a lot to the atmosphere. But I can't say anything about the composition of course XD I notice in Alexander's route, one OST (I called it D Minor Arpeggio OST lol... I think it is D Minor...) is repeated a lot when I click to proceed with the story. I think it is a programming problem? It is continued until the scene fades into the "Policies, Petitions, and Diplomacy" page. I can hear the OST repeated twice or thrice on this page too.
The writing is detailed. I love the narration, even though the quotation marks (the « ... ») take a little while for me to be used to it. I read slowly at my own pace and I've never been bored even for a second. Unfortunately, I can't say more about the story or characters when playing a demo because it is still only a part of the story, even more so if the game has stats feature. For me, stats feature has the downside that it is harder for me to be immersed. So I think for the story review, I will wait until we have more material for me to be able to process it in my head (maybe the final version). But agreeing with user @VersaceHostile below, the MC is truly a freaking bad bitch XD XD XD
By the way, does Lydia not have any ladies-in-waiting or maidservants? Is it not the custom? I want to ask one more thing, but I can't for the life of me remember it :D Maybe I will ask you on tumblr when I remember.
P.S.
Ayael, I found a few misspells, do you want me to tell you? Maybe here or Discord or emails? I took a photo of them lol But I plan to play only one time and I don't like to overplay a demo, so the misspells may be not all. I don't know if you have fixed these tho, sorry if this is redundant.
Edit:
Master of Murmurs, can I invite you to "murmur" about ourselves in the corner of the royal garden, far from sights? Thank you in advance.
Thanks for the detailed review, to answer a couple of the point here:
- There thing to be a few problem with the music indeed, we will try to patch this before the next build
- If you dislike the stats feature, I strongly encourage you to take only the petitions, if you are in story mode you can ignore the policie system completely except the one required time for the tutorial. For me, petitions are 100% into the story, your story as Empress and which kind of Empress you want to be.
- The MC does have maids and ladies-in-waiting, they are just part of the background and mentionned when necessary. One lady-in-waiting does have a sprite in the full game tho ~
- You can send me the typos in discord yes
- Who knows what the Master of Murmurs might do, if the game has a lot of succes........................
Noooooo, I actually love stats feature D: I love being confused and making things harder for myself. It is harder to be immersed yes, but I want to at least go through it one or two times D: ...And, oh, I guess the petitions are part of the story. That slips from me.
Okay, which server I have to send the typos to? Feedback?
And... MASTER OF MURMURS DLC IF THINGS ARE GOING WELL AAAAAAAYYYY
Oh I completely missunderstand your first post sorry ahah, and yes feedback is good!
I'm confused. If the bar in settings is highlighted does that mean it's on or off bc I want nsfw scene. Also really want master of murmurs and Alden, both far more interesting than alexander imo, absolutely loved the demo btw
When it's half opacity it's off, when it's normal opacity it's on! Sorry if it's unclear, I will think to a better visual representation for the next build!
so when it's orange nsfw content is on?
Yes, you are good! Although, there is no NSFW content in the demo itself, it takes time to create the intimacy!
ah ok, was just confused
Liked this. Very handsome characters. Wishing everyone working on this the best!
Thank you <3 I am glad you enjoyed the demo!
Just played this and i have to say it was AMAZING! The art is beautiful as well as the characters. Especially Asha she is so gorgeous and i think she's my favorite character so far. The writing is done so nicely and i love how the choices are so important. The MC is such a bad bitch and i love her attitude and how she's so elegant and poised at the same time. I'm looking forward to the full game when it comes out (you'll be seeing me in the comments). Good Luck!
Thank you <3 I am glad you enjoyed the demo, also
> The MC is such a bad bitch and i love her attitude and how she's so elegant and poised at the same time.
Is my new favorite comment 😂
I LOVE THIS. The characters are amazing, the writing is great, the art is pretty, there's lots of choices and the MC has a strong personality. Plus I love royal settings and childhood friend romances and fantasy and uh basically everything in this game. It's amazing. I am SO excited and will continue watching development closely and cheering you on. Alexander is my favorite but I was surprised how much I like Theodore he's fun to tease. Asha is great too. Just amazing, you can see how much love was put into this game and I've enjoyed every second. And that cliffhanger!!!! WOW. Thank you for sharing your story!!
Thank you, I am super happy you enjoyed the demo <3
ooo really good art hope man bun will be a love interest
Unfortunately he is not, but he appears a lot, so at least, you will be able to feast your eyes on him more than often 😂
aw
You guys are doing really well with visibility. Demo's not even out, and I'm already psyched!
Thank you!!! It's silly but dev are forced to spend so much time on marketing, I am glad it is worth <3
(And we are working on the demo huhu)
bro this looks gorgeous, im so excited for the demo release!! ALEXANDER THE GENERAL👌👌👌 !!!
Thanks <3 And Alexander seems to have a lot of sucess ahah! Careful or you will make him blush ~
ahhh i can't wait!!
<3
would like to try this game but it can't be installed :/
Oh that sweet, but we didn't release a demo yet, so there is nothing to install yet! (Hence your difficulties >.<) But we work very hard to make sure there will be something to try soon <3
woo! Super excited for this game. I'll keep an eye out for the demo!
Thank you very much for your support <3