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I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your creativity and for sharing it with the world. I enjoyed your visual novel—its characters and storyline and I found myself immersed in the experience. Having watched plenty of Doctor Who and Fringe, I have the sci-fi background to understand and follow the story, though I do have questions—but I also fully respect that you owe no one answers.
More than anything, I hope you had a meaningful and fulfilling time creating this. As someone who has developed products before, I understand the anxiety, the pressure, and how, even when you’re doing something as a labor of love, there can still be challenges—whether it’s expectations, feedback, or just the weight of bringing something to life. I have no idea if any of that played a role in your journey, but I sincerely hope it was a positive one and that you continue to find joy in your creative pursuits.
I’ve always been the type who isn’t just interested in what someone creates but also in their creative process—what inspired them, what fueled them along the way. But that is your story to share, if and when you ever choose to. What I do know for certain is that I owe you a thank you—for the time, effort, and imagination you poured into this. It was truly appreciated.
I was curious about this VN since the beggining and I couldn't be more happy to say right now that it has become one of my favorites! So much that I created this account just to congratulate everyone who was involved in the creation of it.
the way Spencer's character was written relates very personally with me and I've never felt so good reading a history than when I was reading the first few chapters of this, it's history has kept me entertained during a harsh period of my life and I'm sure I'll be reading it again sometime soon.
Gotta also praise the artstyle, the abundance of sprites, the charisma of the main characters and the way the author managed to tie up all the missing context at the end. Just wish I could follow the creator's work somewhere else. Anyway 10/10!!! o/
Hello,
Perhaps this is a bit presumptuous, but please forgive me. I’ve been absolutely fascinated by your game since its completion last year, but I had to put it aside due to the lack of a Chinese version. Recently, when a fan translation group finished the localization, I finally started diving into it.
My connection to your game began back in 2022 when I first spotted your minimalist yet distinctive art style. I instantly downloaded it, but the full English text posed a challenge—I had to translate sentence by sentence (my English proficiency is really poor…), which made progress slow. Moreover, relying on AI translations often resulted in awkward phrasing, and I inevitably missed many of your subtle jokes or hidden details. Now that I think about it, I feel a bit regretful.
This game has been with me through some significant life changes, from my sophomore year in high school to my sophomore year in college. Its recent completion holds a special place in my heart as a memorable experience. For these reasons, I’ve decided to thoroughly analyze every aspect of the game: uncovering its humor, deciphering your creative intentions, and even re-playing it entirely (especially since I found parts of the final story confusing and possibly too ambitious for a single playthrough).
I originally hoped to reach out to you on Twitter, but seeing that your account was deactivated has been disappointing. With no other options, I’m reaching out through the itch.io comments section—hoping you might still glance at this message. I’ll check here daily if you ever respond.
Lastly, I want to express my deepest gratitude for creating such a wonderful world. Thank you for introducing me to the charming Spencer, the kind-hearted Lan, the trendy Kurt, and the clever Andrew. Your work truly enriched my life.
Additionally, this comment itself is AI-translated, which might result in ambiguity. Please accept my apologies.
this game was INCREDIBLE!!!!! :] im really in awe after playing it and nobody is giving this mind-fuck of a game the credit it deserves. really well thought out and written, the characters are amazing, and the sprites are the cutest of any vn i've played.
10/10 would recommend. only thing is I NEED MORE IAN <3 the ending was satisfying, but now i just wanna see them kiss and live happily-ever-after
There is absolutely nothing like your first experience with a story. The second after finishing this visual novel, I felt those pangs of nostalgia, as if I'd just been born and wanted to be back in the womb. This longing for more is like an unreachable itch. I'll never feel that satisfaction again, that immersion I felt on the first playthrough. Of course I can still enjoy future readings, and that added feeling of nostalgia can make that experience valuable in its own way, but the fact you already know how the story goes is absolutely heartbreaking. 9:22 has some flaws, but It left me with an experience that changed my life forever, and that has to be the best form of art imaginable.
3.0/5
not enough Kurt so i need to deduct from the rating
Really fucking funny and clever dialogue!!!
The atmosphere and pacing were grand!!!!
Loved Spencers personality!!
The animated scenes and effects were really effective!
Todd's design was wasted on a bland ass character </3
Would've loved if we were somehow involved in researching the towns history instead of having the locals loredump everything to us ( it makes perfect sense and isn't done in an overly annoying way it's just a personal gripe)
I just finished playing this VN and I have to say, It was amazing! I am terrible at putting pieces of mysteries together and I still have NO IDEA what the heck is happening in this VN. I'm trying to put stuff together but I'm still at a loss. I am having so much fun trying to figure everything out and I hope you continue to keep creating great content like this!
So this is first that I write a comment on itch and it's because this is some of best fiction that I read in recent time. This story just captivated me so much that I finished it in one siting. I don't know where to start, the story is convoluted yet at the same time it makes sens, characters look great, dialogs feel so natural. I don't think there was anything here that I didn't like. I hope that author will write more because whether it's going to be another VN a book or anything I'm going to read it!
Also Spencer is so cute!
P.S. Sorry for my bad English. I'm from land of coal, eagles and sausages.
This visual novel truly gave me several hours of entertainment and theories. But what I liked the most is that, even though it was confusing at times, the way everything progressed toward such an intriguing and mysterious plot and ending was really well done. The experience I had with this VN is something that's not easy to come by; it's hard to find, just like it was with the entire Echo Project. I'm sad not to see something like this in book format, as I really wanted to recommend 9:22 to some people. Many aren't encouraged to check it out when they hear it's a "game," even after explaining that it's just an illustrated book—it's in the name, after all (Visual Novel).
I'm at a loss for words to describe how happy I was to finally finish experiencing everything this VN had to offer. It was absolutely worth waiting all this time, constantly opening itch to see if there was an update. You know that feeling of hope when you're waiting for something you really want? That was genuinely good, haha.
I'm excited to see more from this universe or anything else related, as it seems there are things left to explain—especially about the past, the work our antagonist was involved in, what the old team was like, or even a possible one-shot set in a not-too-distant future after all this. Who knows...
I'm from Brazil, so my written English might be a bit weird, sorry
OH MY GOD THIS WAS GOOD (Also Spoilers below, beware)
I started reading this at the end of October and just finished it and it's insane. The characters are all so fun and loveable (Except for Fisher) and it's so hard to pick a favorite honestly. I think I would go with Ian tho, he's so adorable and funny. The story and whole mystery itself is so hooking, I could not stop theorizing about it the whole time, neither when I was or wasn't playing the game, and the ending itself is just chef's kiss. I was SPEECHLESS. The way Fisher just shoots himself in the end is another mystery that I feel like many people are gonna make interesting theories about. I loved every second of this game. It was truly inspiring and fun.
This visual novel is great, simply put. The positives: the unique art style, backgrounds, and writing. The jokes are hilarious, the timing of character wording is perfect, and the sprites are more expressive than most other furry visual novels with many more people working on it. Characters are fleshed out and feel realistic and consistent in their actions and words.
The only thing that this novel suffers from is a lack of original music and out of place, recognizable, and frankly cliche public-domain sounds, backgrounds, and music. That is not to say these assets were used poorly; in fact, they were used in a way that elevated the novel as much as they could without an expensive OST or unique background art and sound effects.
Overall, this outstanding mystery VN is a testament to those who want to write their own visual novels. For almost one dev, I am very impressed, and I recommend to the reader that they read this novel in its entirety.
read this whole ass thing in two days, i genuinely could not stop it was beautiful it was amazing intriguing painful captivating thought-provoking representing i could hardly pull myself away. this whole thing being made and finished by you with help from a few friends, art and story? completely paralysing. were i permitted to, i would sit down and translate this whole thing to arabic. i dont know how much of a new demographic it would bring in but i think it would be funny and respectful. and also i can read it over word by word and think about it more. jist of it is this is gonna stick with me. i started writing up some shit of my own after reading.
random backstory: like two or three years ago, me along with a bunch of people hopped in a voice chat with intent to read this story all through with a unique person voicing each character. we stopped a big chunk of the way through and now that i've finished it i'm mildly glad we didnt go through with it. and also i retained almost nothing from it apart from deez nuts jokes so it was shocking to read the story more clearly.
p.s. ugh im adding this to the list of things i want to pay for. also i did have quite a bit of trouble with the parts where the characters didnt clarify exactly what aspect of the erection they were talking about. (quite a few scenes where they're talking vaguely about things it was really hard to know what they were talking about. what do you want spencer to tell ian, andrew? that he has a penis or he has an erection or he is sexually attracted to him or he is not sexually attracted to him or that he is okay with it or...