A weird, short experience about a toxic relationship between a boy and a girl and how the boy used the girl's love for his own mean. All of this told through old RPG's art style and interaction. I can appreciate the message that the game try to convey through the gameplay.

I play the online version.

Can you make it an app for mobile instead of having it in zip?

Super good.

Absolutelyspectacular!

This is not a game, it's a work of art. Spectacular!

I really liked this! I wasn't sure what to expect going in, but I really love the nostalgic use of old-school JRPG/dungeon-crawling level design, juxtaposed with the flashback scenes... Honestly this was a weirdly relatable game to play, so I have a lot of feelings after finishing and getting such a downer ending lol. I really like that the set-up is your classic RPG "fight the monsters to save the love of your life!" plot, but then then the real monster is the love of her life- the JRPG monsters all try to convince her to save herself and yet never bar her way (or is she striking them down without them resisting...?)

I also am very into the use of a "curse" analogy for an abusive and toxic relationship. It makes me think a lot about how so many people, especially women, think they're obligated to try to "change" abusive person they fall in love with, for myriad reasons. But really, it isn't up to anyone to break the "curse" that causes people to be abusive, especially not at the expense of their own well-being and happiness..

A lot of thoughts about this despite how short it is lol. Which just speaks to how much depth and emotion you skillfully packed into it. Thank you for sharing!

Very well done, evocative game. Kudos.

YO, the music is banger. Haven't even got past first room because I'm dancing

What an interesting and powerful game! Even though it doesn't happen in the way I would have hoped, I'm glad Michelle eventually gets to be free at the end.And now that she's single, maybe she can date one of those demons...?

HOLY SHIT

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Whoa. Honestly, this has me shooketh.

Does anyone know how to install this game on Android? I don't get an APK file, just a download folder with an 'index.html' file inside a folder named 'www'. And I open that file it prompts me to choose a browser, but whichever one I choose I'm just greeted with a blank screen. Please help me out, the reviews on this are really positive and I'm really interested in this game's effects on me

Yea, I been through this kind of relationship almost exactly.

This is so good, I loved everything from the story to the soundtrack to the art. You did an amazing job!

My song goes round and round
Instead of stopping starts again
The music floats around
It starts all over at the end
Whirling, twirling, faster, faster, spinning, can't you see?
Maybe you will hear my song and come to rescue me...

(Congratulations, this short "game-which-is-not-exactly-a-game" is more creepy than many long and complex games...

A friend of mine was in a toxic relationship like this - many years ago. Luckily she dropped him and later found a better person)

This game...I didn't really know what it was about when I downloaded it. I thought it would be just some silly game with some little message behind it, but it was more. I was in a relationship where I would make excuses for my boyfriend when he didn't want to hang out with me and his mom never approved of him dating so I would be okay with not meeting all of his friends or family. It was only now when I look back do I realize that it wasn't okay to be doing that but I did it because I loved him. And the thing is, playing this game made me think about what it must have looked like from an outsider's point of view...basically this game is 10/10 and I hope any one who is in that kind of relationship learns to never settle for less than what you deserve ;)

Never been in a relationship, but my best friend has been through one similar to this. From an outsider point of view it hurts to see relationships like this and how it damages people. I wish that the game character got a happier ending like my friend did, but I guess that's life where not everyone "gets saved". Wonderful game, theme, and even the background music was nice. 

thank you for making this game, I've had a similar experience and I somehow find this really...cathartic? I would love a version with an alternate ending if you were ever interested in making something like this again

also I love the edgy castle music yessssss

This was just... really cool. An unexpected and relatable narrative with anxious pacing that WORKS.

I finished it and I have no idea what it was.

Dudes, excuse me. I've an ask: What version of RPG Maker is  it require? Thanks I await eagerly.

Dude damn I hate this guy!

amazing  

This was really well made. 

Great use of RPG tropes to tell the story. Not being able to say no in any of the dialogue 'options' is viscerally painful

Ever though of bringing this over to RPG Maker MV? Well if this was made in VX Ace though?

Amazing narrative

This game is amazing, the narrative is really deep and hits the heart. Great Job!

I enjoyed playing this novel but I too hoped that there was some secret ending or way to break the curse.

Your Mac and phone versions aren't made right. For the Mac and iOS you need to use XCode on a Mac to create it. For the phone you need to make it into an APK file. I can't play those.

I've been there before... sadly. 

This isn't so much a game as it is a way to explore a narritive. It's an excellent theme, I just wish there was more gameplay and choices to be made.

I'm in love with the dithering.

i feel so shizzy

i want a good ending :(

ps i knew my friend was an a hole since first encounter xD

I can't even run it on browser with my Android phone. Like, it'll load and be good for less than a minute then an error message about the audio failing to play will pop up and prevent me from playing. 

WOW. This is so deep. This is the kind of games that makes me wanna create and tell stories using this beautiful medium that is videogame. Thank you for being one of the peoples that inspire me.

As someone who has an ex-girlfriend that is currently in an abusive/manipulative relationship this game really hit close to home. This is one of the deepest RPG maker games I have ever played and I'm impressed by how deep of an impact this game is capable of in such a short amount of time. From the very first few lines of dialogue I knew exactly what was going on, absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making this! 

I really appreciate the message.  From the other comments, I think people don't recognize that the gameplay is supposed to reflect the unfulfilling and cyclical nature of an emotionally abusive relationship, and so they're criticizing the game for being frustrating (which is exactlywhat it should be).  I'm always pleased when RPG Maker games can transcend the tool they're made with, and I feel that this manages that.

wow, powerful message