I listened to the songs Klace featured in this VN.
As is my nature I compare them to many songs I've listened to over the years.
And I find them to match and Sync up.
They have lyrics with range and emotion, they are not just noise, or a relative loop, they tell a story.
Sometimes it feels like the refrain may repeat too much, for my liking, but it is something I have witnessed before, so I can correct myself, it was his choice.
He looked it over to check his work to Confirm that it all lined up with his vision.
All you "Azzy" have to go off of is one interaction with me. You know nothing about me. Nor do I know anything about you. You shoot things down because they are not of your interest or support your views. This is the chronic thing I keep coming across on the Web in concern to Trans. Its nothing to deal with that you are Trans, it has nothing to deal with who you are, it is your behavior. It is you who condemn and violate your own self. And instead of helping any sort of understanding why, you would rather push others away.
For a group that desires tolerance and acceptance for differences, you are the first and foremost one to have the LEAST of any. I don't exactly have full understanding of Genderfluid or Non-Binary either, but not once have they given me grief for my lack of understanding, in fact they had seemed glad to try to educate me.
"When lives are lost, resolve is found" its true, but at the same time... What if those deaths had been preventable? What if you could have done something? What if everyone only ever reacts to things instead of taking initiative to prevent things from getting so bad in the first place? Many deaths that happen every day are preventable, and always happen because of some form of neglect, be it by oneself, another, or even a group.
Its true we cannot always be aware of everything at any given time, but that is why awareness must be raised, and people to be educated so that they understand what is going on. Its a struggle when we do not follow through hard enough with our convictions, but at the same time it is only made worse if we overreact. Its the difference between a peaceful protest, and a full blown riot.
What good is it to cause violence because of ones own neglect? That man (Multiple names could go here) could have been saved by anyone, yet they use his own corpse as a reason to cause damages? They are doing nothing but spitting on his grave and condemning more people to similar fates. Not as bad, but they may even try to overhype or glorify their death far more than needed, to make themselves feel more important or special. Yes exceptions can be argued for a myriad of reasons, but focus on what is most important.
Think about what/why the incidents happened in the first place. If people only care after you have died, then they never cared or cared enough in the first place.
Fear and defiance oppose each other. One must also beware to not have too much pride in themselves, and know some humility. If we are to ever be equal, we must treat each other as equal. Part of it requires us to understand each other first though.
This game is just a sheer work of art, and I was proud to back this campaign. Thank you, Klace, from the bottom of my heart. I was enthralled emotionally, from start to finish.
well tbh idk for me its sfw but i don't wanna spoil theres like 3 scenes that look like nsfw i dated only Isaac so im sorry if i wrong! srry if u didnt understand!
i finished the game like 2 days ago and its an amazing game i really like it well im not sure if ur planning to do something like part 2 of it cuz I REALLY LOVE IT i played it almost 19 hours LOL and i hope theres gonna be a part 2 i want to see more of those sillies oh and also i love the voice actors!!!
Ok so I am already playing the game and I have to do a well-earned slow clap with a toast XD. The background for the cafe in the first chapter is hilarous with the Minecraft Bread and Majira Strawberry for the menu XD.
No, only the demo is on itch. To get the full game, you have to check it on Steam. it has been released so, go ahead, don't wait xD Do note that YES, it does cost money. Just like Winds of Change tho so :P
I found out about it several months ago and got really excited to learn you were making a new game. Major/Minor was great and Winds of Change is still, to date, my favorite VN of all time. When I happened to remember that this game was still in development, I came back to this page yesterday only to discover that the full game is being released in a few days, so I immediately downloaded the demo, and played through most of it last night, having just finished it today. I absolutely love it so far. And, if I'm being completely honest, I didn't even need to read the voice cast on this page to recognize Isaac's voice. He voiced Pro in Winds of Change and I was thrilled to hear the voice again, even though it's for a different character. The other voices in the story are amazing too. I'll admit, the fully voice-acted aspect of it is what made me fall in love with Winds of Change, and it's made me fall in love with this story too. I'll definitely be buying the full game in a few days.
Just the Chapter One, which mean you get access to:
- 6 Pivotal Fragments (the main parts of the chapter)
- 2 Heart-To-Heart Fragments (Isaac and Dante only, the other fragments will be unlocked and available in the next chapters) *
- 8 Supplemental Fragments, which aren't necessary for the plot but add some flavor and better understanding of the story and universe.
DOWN BELOW, THERE WILL BE A SPOILER ABOUT THE OTHERS HEART-TO-HEART FRAGMENTS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
* Taylor and Klace Heart-to-Heart moments happen during the nightclub part, once you have finished all the Pivotal Fragments. Sadly, Kyron DO NOT have a heart-to-heart moment yet, due to how late (tho not as late as Klace) and rare he appears in the first chapter.
this game so interesting, the concept, story and characters too! About future when life completely taking by technology. That's so epic! I can't wait for the full release! T-T
Single writer's curse hit this one really hard. Characters are barely distinguishable between themselves, they all come off as the same guy with different voices and maybe a quirk to give you SOMETHING to tell them apart.
To be honest, even the voices aren't that different from each other - Isaac, Taylor, and Dante all sound basically the same, I was surprised to find out they were voiced by different people. But they are all doing the "freshman kid nervously pitching his voice up a little" impression, and it's literally the same between them.
The VAs are doing a good job nonetheless. I am particularly happy they don't drag out their lines like they are in a local theatre play - they just speak fast like normal people do and it's great. So many voiced games, even AAA, do it the other way around and just draag oout eeach liiine forever. For dramatic effect I think. So yeah, giving credit where it's due, nice job with that.
Characters wobbling is awkward.
Characters need way more visual states than they have now - it's weird when the same sprite is used to represent two completely different emotions. And when they just stand there with their mouths open when they aren't talking is even weirder.
Also I don't want to shit on the visual style, it's amateurish but alright. Except for the frontal facing perspective all characters are drawn in most of the time. It's weird. You don't draw forward facing characters in 2D! You just don't! It's wrong! It's broken! It's uncanny!
The loud-ass BWOOOOOING sound at the start and end of each scene is incredibly annoying. Almost as annoying that the SloOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOow fade-ins and fade-outs accompanying the BWOOOOOOINGs. But still not as annoying as the interface woman reading out loud all interface interactions like you're blind. It's like this game is intentionally trying to annoy you.
Oh, and the Sudo-philosophical quotes at the beginning of each scene are very cringe-worthy. I'd rather have someone walk in on me watching porn that reading those quotes.
Character interactions, especially with the player, are incredibly awkward and really out of place. People you just met basically ask you to your face if you're into them. Who does that? Has the writer ever been in a relationship? Has the writer ever talked to a human being? These interactions make me think they did not. These interactions come off as something an alien would produce after learning human culture from twitch streams. ChatGPT produces more human-like interactions, and it's a robot.
Not to mention, that the protagonist is weirdly autonomous. You get a "choice" out of one single option every now and then, for something completely mundane and not worth attention, but then your character just goes and does pretty bold moves on their own. It's a really weird, basically out-of-body experience. makes me think different scenes were made by different people who don't communicate with each other and never check each other's progress.
And to make things worse, the game often tells you how you are supposed to feel. Dear developer, why am I even here, if you don't want my thoughts or my inputs? If you do not want to make your supposedly interactive media interactive - then just write a book instead.
And and all, a very weird experience I can't recommend to anyone.
I have to admit that I do agree with you on a certain extent.
In particular, the translations from scenes to scenes are indeed a tad bit too long, and I do have to complain about the sound that is used.
I won't lie that, for some characters, it is quite hard to find a difference between their voices. Nevertheless, their VA did a wonderful job-which is probably one of the things I enjoy the most about that VN, because, c'mon, there isn't that many visual novels who actually have voices for their characters. And the VA nailed their jobs, they all feel natural in a way.
Decisions we can take in the VN don't feel very... important, indeed. Nor do they have a major impact on the story progression. And what little we can actually control is nothing compared to every decisions we aren't able to do. So I do agree with you, I sincerely wish they could make the MC far less autonomous if they want to make use of choices in the story. The best in term of visual novels are those with either linear storyline or choices that have a lasting impact on the storyline, since an in-between usually give mild results in my perspective.
Oh, and we are on the same mindset about forward facing characters-it is a bit unsettling at times.
But other than that, I don't have any others major criticisms.
Sure, characters may not have that many visual states, but I'm pretty confident that, as Komorebi get developped, we'll see more and more sprites, some which will be more fitting for a variety of emotions. The designs of the characters are also pretty neat in my opinion. Not too boring while still having a fairly simple look.
The personnality of the characters might seem very similar at first, but do remember we're only at the beginning of the visual novel. Sure, maybe they could have been a bit more different from each others at day one, so they could be more interesting outside of their design, but usually, in real life, you'll find new people very similar to others people you met t'ill you start to know them very well. As long as there is some kind of progression in how much we can see their personnality, and how much they divert from each others, I think it should give some great results.
The quotes are a nice addition. The visual novel seem to have roots in a more philosophical side, since there is the implication of having the ability to know our future-and therefore, ponder about our very own existence and its meaning. I don't feel they are cringy, they just fit well without being too much. Better than having all the characters throwing inspirational quotes every 5 minutes, right?
Overall? Like any visual novels, it has its flaws. But I would still recommend it for all the great things it has brought: the VA, the concept (the menu with all the fragments is very interesting, and the plot is also feeling somewhat more original than many others stories I've read), the characters designs... It need improvements, sure, but we just got the demo: let us wait for the full game, as perhaps it will surprise us.
Do note that it is my first time that I'm actually typing such comment and that I'm not particularly refined on the subject- my goal was simply to express my point of view, in hope of clarifying that Rickalick87 was fair in pointing out weaker aspects of the visual novels, which they could be improved, but to also show that it is still a very promising work, one I'm looking forward to keep reading once the full VN is released.
Apologies for any mistakes that I've made in my comment, I usually speak and write in french.
im not a furry im not a furry, i tearfully whisper to myself while I play as a 6'2 teal wolf boy named delta and start writing a two page backstory for him
I have to admit the game, right now it's really interesting me. And then the fact that the characters have a voice, I find it an idea that gives more realism, it's a pity that not many games similar to this one don't have actors, above all good to give voice to the characters.I hope you will continue the game, I really loved the game, even if it's only chapter one. I definitely want to know how the story of Delta, Isaac, ZeroTaylor, Klace and Dante will evolve.
Very well done! I placed this on my Steam Wishlist so I can get it in 2023 when it is released there. I have an account there, so it is easy for me to purchase and play games from it.
I have a number of VN games I like, but this is the only one of them Steam has considered offering. I was impressed by this, and look forward to it's future release.
I've downloaded this VN for a while but held back because I didn't really expect much but oh boy, this put on a really crazy sensational ride! The voice acting is over the roof, the character design is very well done, the story line is very interesting. Got some very nice life quotes outta this VN as well. Very well done and I'm looking forward to the next chapters.
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I listened to the songs Klace featured in this VN.
As is my nature I compare them to many songs I've listened to over the years.
And I find them to match and Sync up.
They have lyrics with range and emotion, they are not just noise, or a relative loop, they tell a story.
Sometimes it feels like the refrain may repeat too much, for my liking, but it is something I have witnessed before, so I can correct myself, it was his choice.
He looked it over to check his work to Confirm that it all lined up with his vision.
All you "Azzy" have to go off of is one interaction with me. You know nothing about me. Nor do I know anything about you. You shoot things down because they are not of your interest or support your views. This is the chronic thing I keep coming across on the Web in concern to Trans. Its nothing to deal with that you are Trans, it has nothing to deal with who you are, it is your behavior. It is you who condemn and violate your own self. And instead of helping any sort of understanding why, you would rather push others away.
For a group that desires tolerance and acceptance for differences, you are the first and foremost one to have the LEAST of any. I don't exactly have full understanding of Genderfluid or Non-Binary either, but not once have they given me grief for my lack of understanding, in fact they had seemed glad to try to educate me.
Can't Rule With Fear
That is one of the biggest messages I strive to get others to understand
That iron grip is what suppresses freedom and individuality
what is ironic is when its used by those who claim to support it, but behind the scenes supress it and even erase or manipulate evidence
Trying to write their own narrative without any regard for the other party.
While its not great o single others out..., it is the very fact that they deigned to single out and deny me, that I do so.
I'm looking at you "Azzy", who continues to rage and refuses to drop the issue that you created in the first place.
You once again continue to prove me right about you.
And not just that but since that first time, I have met 3 to 10 others who have had similar experiences.
Sudden anger directed at hem for no reason, and punished over a simple disagreement of point of view.
All of them Trans who got angry, half of these people had even considered these Trans friends.
And then the Trans go and burn the bridges like they don't even exist?
Is this the message you want to send out? FEAR!?
Do you hate yourself that badly? Do you enjoy pain and misery? Do you revel in causing chaos and discord?
"When lives are lost, resolve is found" its true, but at the same time... What if those deaths had been preventable? What if you could have done something? What if everyone only ever reacts to things instead of taking initiative to prevent things from getting so bad in the first place? Many deaths that happen every day are preventable, and always happen because of some form of neglect, be it by oneself, another, or even a group.
Its true we cannot always be aware of everything at any given time, but that is why awareness must be raised, and people to be educated so that they understand what is going on. Its a struggle when we do not follow through hard enough with our convictions, but at the same time it is only made worse if we overreact. Its the difference between a peaceful protest, and a full blown riot.
What good is it to cause violence because of ones own neglect? That man (Multiple names could go here) could have been saved by anyone, yet they use his own corpse as a reason to cause damages? They are doing nothing but spitting on his grave and condemning more people to similar fates. Not as bad, but they may even try to overhype or glorify their death far more than needed, to make themselves feel more important or special. Yes exceptions can be argued for a myriad of reasons, but focus on what is most important.
Think about what/why the incidents happened in the first place. If people only care after you have died, then they never cared or cared enough in the first place.
Fear and defiance oppose each other. One must also beware to not have too much pride in themselves, and know some humility. If we are to ever be equal, we must treat each other as equal. Part of it requires us to understand each other first though.
No outside drama
Was clearly sated in the rules
I have done nothing wrong within the server yet/at all
If anyone must know my issue with Trans is born of THIER:
Inability to ever let things go
And their constant needs to pick fights
I see them continually doing nothing but bulling others
This game is just a sheer work of art, and I was proud to back this campaign. Thank you, Klace, from the bottom of my heart. I was enthralled emotionally, from start to finish.
is this a sfw or nsfw game?
well tbh idk for me its sfw but i don't wanna spoil theres like 3 scenes that look like nsfw i dated only Isaac so im sorry if i wrong! srry if u didnt understand!
i finished the game like 2 days ago and its an amazing game i really like it well im not sure if ur planning to do something like part 2 of it cuz I REALLY LOVE IT i played it almost 19 hours LOL and i hope theres gonna be a part 2 i want to see more of those sillies oh and also i love the voice actors!!!
Ok so I am already playing the game and I have to do a well-earned slow clap with a toast XD. The background for the cafe in the first chapter is hilarous with the Minecraft Bread and Majira Strawberry for the menu XD.
Will there be an itch release?
No, only the demo is on itch. To get the full game, you have to check it on Steam. it has been released so, go ahead, don't wait xD
Do note that YES, it does cost money. Just like Winds of Change tho so :P
Security Breach Ruin on the 25th and this masterpiece on the 27th. Going to have a couple weeks full 😌
The wait is unbearable. I loved winds of change cast, can't wait to love the cast of Komorebi.
I found out about it several months ago and got really excited to learn you were making a new game. Major/Minor was great and Winds of Change is still, to date, my favorite VN of all time. When I happened to remember that this game was still in development, I came back to this page yesterday only to discover that the full game is being released in a few days, so I immediately downloaded the demo, and played through most of it last night, having just finished it today. I absolutely love it so far. And, if I'm being completely honest, I didn't even need to read the voice cast on this page to recognize Isaac's voice. He voiced Pro in Winds of Change and I was thrilled to hear the voice again, even though it's for a different character. The other voices in the story are amazing too. I'll admit, the fully voice-acted aspect of it is what made me fall in love with Winds of Change, and it's made me fall in love with this story too. I'll definitely be buying the full game in a few days.
how long is the demo?
Just the Chapter One, which mean you get access to:
- 6 Pivotal Fragments (the main parts of the chapter)
- 2 Heart-To-Heart Fragments (Isaac and Dante only, the other fragments will be unlocked and available in the next chapters) *
- 8 Supplemental Fragments, which aren't necessary for the plot but add some flavor and better understanding of the story and universe.
DOWN BELOW, THERE WILL BE A SPOILER ABOUT THE OTHERS HEART-TO-HEART FRAGMENTS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
* Taylor and Klace Heart-to-Heart moments happen during the nightclub part, once you have finished all the Pivotal Fragments. Sadly, Kyron DO NOT have a heart-to-heart moment yet, due to how late (tho not as late as Klace) and rare he appears in the first chapter.
i love it to the facial expression is somtimes of
Mac when?
UwU, the demo is so amazing, also all your other games, they are so amazing i love them, I cant wait for this game, I support it all the way :)
this game so interesting, the concept, story and characters too! About future when life completely taking by technology. That's so epic! I can't wait for the full release! T-T
when will the full be out and also is it free or no :(
It should comes in 2023, judging from what I've heard, and I'm afraid to say that the full game will probably not going to be free.
noooo
On a small update, we should expect it at the end of July, if I trust what Klace left on Steam
alrightt
when the game fully comes out is there going to be an auto button i know that winds of change had it as i preferer have the text advance automatically
Single writer's curse hit this one really hard. Characters are barely distinguishable between themselves, they all come off as the same guy with different voices and maybe a quirk to give you SOMETHING to tell them apart.
To be honest, even the voices aren't that different from each other - Isaac, Taylor, and Dante all sound basically the same, I was surprised to find out they were voiced by different people. But they are all doing the "freshman kid nervously pitching his voice up a little" impression, and it's literally the same between them.
The VAs are doing a good job nonetheless. I am particularly happy they don't drag out their lines like they are in a local theatre play - they just speak fast like normal people do and it's great. So many voiced games, even AAA, do it the other way around and just draag oout eeach liiine forever. For dramatic effect I think. So yeah, giving credit where it's due, nice job with that.
Characters wobbling is awkward.
Characters need way more visual states than they have now - it's weird when the same sprite is used to represent two completely different emotions. And when they just stand there with their mouths open when they aren't talking is even weirder.
Also I don't want to shit on the visual style, it's amateurish but alright. Except for the frontal facing perspective all characters are drawn in most of the time. It's weird. You don't draw forward facing characters in 2D! You just don't! It's wrong! It's broken! It's uncanny!
The loud-ass BWOOOOOING sound at the start and end of each scene is incredibly annoying. Almost as annoying that the SloOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOow fade-ins and fade-outs accompanying the BWOOOOOOINGs. But still not as annoying as the interface woman reading out loud all interface interactions like you're blind. It's like this game is intentionally trying to annoy you.
Oh, and the Sudo-philosophical quotes at the beginning of each scene are very cringe-worthy. I'd rather have someone walk in on me watching porn that reading those quotes.
Character interactions, especially with the player, are incredibly awkward and really out of place. People you just met basically ask you to your face if you're into them. Who does that? Has the writer ever been in a relationship? Has the writer ever talked to a human being? These interactions make me think they did not. These interactions come off as something an alien would produce after learning human culture from twitch streams. ChatGPT produces more human-like interactions, and it's a robot.
Not to mention, that the protagonist is weirdly autonomous. You get a "choice" out of one single option every now and then, for something completely mundane and not worth attention, but then your character just goes and does pretty bold moves on their own. It's a really weird, basically out-of-body experience. makes me think different scenes were made by different people who don't communicate with each other and never check each other's progress.
And to make things worse, the game often tells you how you are supposed to feel. Dear developer, why am I even here, if you don't want my thoughts or my inputs? If you do not want to make your supposedly interactive media interactive - then just write a book instead.
And and all, a very weird experience I can't recommend to anyone.
I have to admit that I do agree with you on a certain extent.
In particular, the translations from scenes to scenes are indeed a tad bit too long, and I do have to complain about the sound that is used.
I won't lie that, for some characters, it is quite hard to find a difference between their voices. Nevertheless, their VA did a wonderful job-which is probably one of the things I enjoy the most about that VN, because, c'mon, there isn't that many visual novels who actually have voices for their characters. And the VA nailed their jobs, they all feel natural in a way.
Decisions we can take in the VN don't feel very... important, indeed. Nor do they have a major impact on the story progression. And what little we can actually control is nothing compared to every decisions we aren't able to do. So I do agree with you, I sincerely wish they could make the MC far less autonomous if they want to make use of choices in the story. The best in term of visual novels are those with either linear storyline or choices that have a lasting impact on the storyline, since an in-between usually give mild results in my perspective.
Oh, and we are on the same mindset about forward facing characters-it is a bit unsettling at times.
But other than that, I don't have any others major criticisms.
Sure, characters may not have that many visual states, but I'm pretty confident that, as Komorebi get developped, we'll see more and more sprites, some which will be more fitting for a variety of emotions. The designs of the characters are also pretty neat in my opinion. Not too boring while still having a fairly simple look.
The personnality of the characters might seem very similar at first, but do remember we're only at the beginning of the visual novel. Sure, maybe they could have been a bit more different from each others at day one, so they could be more interesting outside of their design, but usually, in real life, you'll find new people very similar to others people you met t'ill you start to know them very well. As long as there is some kind of progression in how much we can see their personnality, and how much they divert from each others, I think it should give some great results.
The quotes are a nice addition. The visual novel seem to have roots in a more philosophical side, since there is the implication of having the ability to know our future-and therefore, ponder about our very own existence and its meaning. I don't feel they are cringy, they just fit well without being too much. Better than having all the characters throwing inspirational quotes every 5 minutes, right?
Overall? Like any visual novels, it has its flaws. But I would still recommend it for all the great things it has brought: the VA, the concept (the menu with all the fragments is very interesting, and the plot is also feeling somewhat more original than many others stories I've read), the characters designs... It need improvements, sure, but we just got the demo: let us wait for the full game, as perhaps it will surprise us.
Do note that it is my first time that I'm actually typing such comment and that I'm not particularly refined on the subject- my goal was simply to express my point of view, in hope of clarifying that Rickalick87 was fair in pointing out weaker aspects of the visual novels, which they could be improved, but to also show that it is still a very promising work, one I'm looking forward to keep reading once the full VN is released.
Apologies for any mistakes that I've made in my comment, I usually speak and write in french.
Do you have the game on steam for wishlisting?
Yep!
When are you going to post Chapter 2?
it comes out in 2023, it will be on steam i believe and it will be the full game and cost money
im not a furry im not a furry, i tearfully whisper to myself while I play as a 6'2 teal wolf boy named delta and start writing a two page backstory for him
You and me both brother, things like this have me questioning myself 100%
WE NEEEEED ANDROID VERSION SO BAD
same here! i want a chapter 2 of it if theres gonna be one im gonna freak out!
cookie
DANTE IS MIIIINNNEEE!!!!
JONAH SCOTT AUAHDUIBD I just played another game he voiced in a while ago (Well, again lol)
Great game! I love tons of the VAs- it’s an amazing cast :)
I know bunch of them so I got kinda stoked when I saw the voices
wait, that's the game that Kwite played!
if posable can you make a mac version please and thank you
Can you make an android version please
Very well done! I placed this on my Steam Wishlist so I can get it in 2023 when it is released there. I have an account there, so it is easy for me to purchase and play games from it.
I have a number of VN games I like, but this is the only one of them Steam has considered offering. I was impressed by this, and look forward to it's future release.
I've downloaded this VN for a while but held back because I didn't really expect much but oh boy, this put on a really crazy sensational ride! The voice acting is over the roof, the character design is very well done, the story line is very interesting. Got some very nice life quotes outta this VN as well. Very well done and I'm looking forward to the next chapters.
awesome VN can't wait for necht chapter. I wan't to ask if there will e android?
guuuuh............
I played it months ago and I really like it. A story that woke up my mind.