i love this game so much. the characters are amazing, the design is great, and i am INVESTED in the story. seriously, thank you for making this awesome game!!
Seriously the best IF novel I have ever played, storytelling plus characters plus world-building is absolutely phenomenal! Personally Blane is my favorite, i’ve gotten him to a 60% and he’s so darn cute ughh love them all tho ❤️ Thank you so much author for making this, amazing work 😊
60% is so impressive omg!! i made it really hard to earn points with them (almost too hard maybe) so that's actually crazy. tysm for reading! i'm so glad you love it <3
i LOVE this game, but the fact that we're literally just cops without guns is driving me a bit insane. starting to get a strong whiff of bacon over here!!
I acknowledge that this comment is going to be long and boring.
Your game is quite nice and story rich. Among things I have enjoyed, this one was one the most enjoyable ones, I felt like I was watching a anime, while I tried to play in-character of the kind of person I had in mind for the Hunter character, the variety of choices you layed out was fantastic.
I’m not a expert critic, but I enjoyed this enough to say that I appreciated your investment of time into this work, which in turn gave me a reason to explore this in my own time.
The world building is also very intriguing and despite my inability to guess the plot or connect clues, I could still follow along the story and get engrossed in it.
It makes me wonder what you had in mind for the character that we play as. What did you, the creator who lends us your creation’s vassal imagine the person to be like? Interesting.
Personally, I ship Warlock x Half-Vampire, Rival x Rivals Partner, and Hunter x Partner. But the Partner is very picky, the Half-Vampires affection is easier to brush up than the Partners. I acknowledge that my taste is predictable.
I found that the Hunter’s Partner is very stubborn in character and difficult to deal with. Considering the Partner’s mentality, which through out the game, worsens over time.
This persons mental world is probably a spiralling mess of swirling charcoal lines. This person also gets offended easily, as in the ‘Why don’t you take my side??’ Kind of offended.
And the Rival also seems very fragile, as if adorning the self in thorns while hurting both outsiders and oneself. The Rival seems to get hurt easily through subtle exchanges.
The Rivals Partner, the Rivals Partner seems to care about the Rival, but not enough to chase the Rival around like how the Rival chases the Rivals Partner around. This person makes me angry sometimes. Want to scream ‘Go chase your partner! can’t you see the fae hurts??’
The Half-Vampire. A little problematic. It’s surprising how easy this person’s affection is to raise, even when not perusing the romantic route. Just being friendly and showing understanding is fine. But while the story progresses, this person feels more like a time bomb than anything.
The Warlock, the warlock seems to have a crush on the Half-Vampire. Though this person wants to ‘Maintain distance’ everything about this person screams ‘I am projecting my loneliness onto others even though I don’t mean to.’
They are doing a bad job at ‘Not caring’ This person cares enough about others for the affection to drop every time the hunter takes actions that even hint towards distaste for the supernatural. And even when the Hunter hurts someone else’s feelings.
The Hunter. The Hunter that I imagined is a stoic, no nonsense, straight to the point character. Who acts playful sometimes thanks to the influence of their partner.
I wanted to portray the Hunter’s character as a sincere person who struggles with displaying emotions. But also a cunning strategist who understands others well. I like the trope of this type of Hunter x Unstable and cheerful Partner.
The Boss
The boss seems like a cunning man. A hypocrite who cares, but not enough to be careful. He is the true definition of a ‘smiling tiger’.
The Boss’s Partner.
The poor guy may seem poor, but this man i’m sure is also as cunning as the Boss, if not more. Seemingly easy-ish to get along with despite the cold personality, can get his favour by displaying care.
All in all, these two Bosses both seem fickle in trust and both seem two-faced.
While I was reading everything, I couldn’t help but think of that [僕は人狼] Boku wa Jinro music video, specially where the Half-Vampire takes the Hunter to visit the restaurant, it gave me the same feeling as the scene from 2:23 to 2:43
I don’t know if it was intentional, but I found that if the Hunter chooses anyone but his partner when discussing things with the Night Club Boss, the affection of a few other characters increase. Which is subtle, but it’s understandable because in this situation, choosing his own partner shows the Hunter’s preference which can lead others into thinking that the team lacks trust.
And the subtle decrease in people’s affection when the Hunter disagrees with them is also very entertaining. I’m not sure if small actions made by the hunter can affect the story in anyway? so far, it seems that some actions can.
And the professionalism part in the hunter’s skills is a little confusing. Other than arriving on time/early for work, investigating everything in the club, and taking the weapon secretly for self-defence, what else determines this quirk? Is there a use for it?
The cunning, traps, strategy and weapons thing too. How much do they affect the game play? So far it’s very entertaining.
The multiple POV parts are one of the best parts about this article. It’s like a Novel, which I haven’t seen much done before. The dedication put into this is admirable.
My words are shallow and doesn’t do much to help in your work, but I hope my appreciation gets through to you. Maybe I got sentimental today, and reading this made me feel better, or maybe this work intrigued me enough to feel moved.
Either way, I enjoyed every scene in this article and the characters are also very personalized, which makes them easy to get attached to, and also easy to doubt.
I can’t imagine how much a real person would struggle in these circumstances, where they are not moving omnipotently through the screen as a player, but a real living person faced with these challenges. Must be hard. All the best in your journey and thankyou.
When I put up this comment, I had not written the section on the forth paragraph, thinking that it was too creepy to be known to the person reading, but later I decided to type it anyway. Please forgive me if I sound creepy or sarcastic.
Totally agree on some of your thoughts! I wasn't expecting to actually read the whole comment but i did
From the start i had some theories about the story and in latest chapters (10th) The conversation with the dealer some of my theories started making more sense,
As for me I try to choose multiple personalities (yes i replay the game a lot) and try to see what happens if you choose other characters! It's really interesting to see it from more povs :)
i'm sorry it took so long for me to get to this comment. i will admit, i was intimidated by the length of it at first, which is why i put it off, but i really appreciate your thoughts. you took a lot of time to write this and i want to honour that.
a lot of the observations you made about my characters are spot on. yes, [A] is steadily growing mentally unstable as the story progresses. they can be a little clingy and upset when the hunter disagrees with them, but those feelings never last long.
Blane, the rival, is exactly how you called it. as for N, their partner, i think it's a little more complicated. N has been there for Blane in their darkest times. it may no seem like it sometimes, like when you pointed out how N doesn't go after them, but i promise they have a good relationship.
K and Rylan, again, spot on. describing Rylan as a ticking time bomb is probably one of the best descriptions i've heard. their points are easy to raise, but that doesn't mean you're any closer to breaking down their walls.
i also thought your points about Caine and Sebastian were very interesting. i won't comment on this though, for the risk of spoiling things.
all in all, i'm glad you enjoy the story. the stats can be confusing at times, i agree, but i'm hoping to polish them up when i finish writing the book. most of them are just there to keep track of things and provide variety to the text; in other words, they're there to personalize the story for you. i hope this helps.
I’ve been replaying the game a few times. And I understand your feelings, I had realised that this would feel intimidating. I’m sorry for the abnormality! Your acknowledgement itself is very appreciated! Your story is very charming!
My theory is that Caine is Sebastian and Sebastian Caine, but Nikolas is the villain in all this because he's way too nice and Blune is Caine's child. No questions. I'm not crazy.
Firstly, because Caine and Sebastian being besties? Naaah, he's bestie with himself, that's just a disguise to see what his workers would do in case he disappeared and/or he was bored or tired of being Caine. Two, Nikolas' too nice. Like TOO nice. And lastly, Blane is obviously Caine's child because Caine has show a favoritism toward the MC & Arion, leaving Blane & Nikolas at the 2nd place; which is also a reason for Nikolas to be the bad guy. Maybe they have a bad relationship, or Caine's (aka Sebastian) is just like that. I'm actually taking this too seriously... But it's starting to make sens-
lol dw, there's another IF on this platform that I've been theorizing too much over. That makes sense but he could also just dislike Blane because he's dislikable UNLESS you work VERY hard to get him to open up, but even then, he's just hard to like. Also, it's possible to just be a nice person. Not countering to be mean, just keeping doors open
it does- I actually hope that it's correct in a way but also not. I love Caine sm and ik he's just there to progress the plot and if it turns out he's just Sebastian I'd be so sad. First off, no longer a fun lil guy, second off he put all of his employees through hardship all for nothing. That's rude asf
the best ever!!! Currently pursuing blane and after trial and error, I GOT A 48% :DDDD The back button is saving my life rn, and this game is MUAHHH LOVE ITTTTT CANT WAIT TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCt :DDDDd
y'all, here's the update status (copied straight from their tumblr page LMAOO)
— MARCH 2024.
accomplishments.
erm. hi. it’s been a while, i know. i skipped last month’s update, so i’ll give you a lengthy one for march. truth be told, i haven’t been able to touch when twilight strikes for a while. this is not because i don’t want to, but mostly because i’ve been busy with school and/or have been struggling with writer’s block. because of this, i made the decision to scrap what i had written for chapter eleven and start (kinda) from scratch. now, before you go and panic, let me explain.
the reason i’ve been taking so long on this chapter is that, well, i screwed up. i found a (rather large) plot hole that i’ve been trying to fix, and the solution i came up with was, uh, interesting. definitely not my greatest idea. but because i had already written so much, i kept pushing forward, hoping that things would straighten out and i’d miraculously like the chapter by the time i finished. haha, very funny. as you can tell, that didn’t end up happening. i didn’t particularly hate what i wrote, i could just tell that it was absolute bullshit. and while sometimes that works, it just was not doing it for me here. so i cut it.
i was able, however, to save a bunch of it for the new draft, so i didn’t completely start over, but i am definitely down a lot of words compared to what i had written initially. i’m not super bummed out about it, but i am upset that that means i’m again behind on getting this out to you. i know it’s been a while since i’ve published any updates and hearing that i’ve pushed things back is probably not very fun, but i promise, now that i’ve got my plot hole sorted out, things are going much smoother.
i’m currently in the thick of final exams so i haven’t been able to write as much as i’ve wanted to lately, but the good news is that i’m graduating (WOOOOO!) so i won’t have any more school work to distract me anymore. once mid-april hits, i’m free everybody.
(on that note, thank you for being so patient and sticking by me. i see new fans joining every day and it warms my heart that so many of you continue to enjoy this story. i appreciate you so much more than you know).
I love this game, I always come back to check for updates (take your time though). I have like- 7 saves of the game. 5 for each romance option, one for trying to romance them all just to see what'll eventually happen, and one for making everyone hate me.
wow that's some dedication!! i always find it so interesting that people make saves where all the characters hate the mc; it's not my style at all but that's what the choice is for! thanks sm for playing <3
i've never left a comment on this game before (which, i could've sworn i did!) but i first discovered this game, like, two years ago? and i always come back to check for updates. this is not with the intention of asking about updates (because life happens, and making games are hard!! i've tried before, and it's a LOT of work) but just to say that i love love LOVE this game! thank you so much for making it >< when twilight strikes was one of the first itch games i played, and actually what got me into making an itch account! (and therefore discovering most of the dating sims i like today, since that's the most common type of game i play lol) it's actually my favourite itch game, and i love how there's romance but also a plot that i'm actually super duper interested in. bit of a long comment, but thank you so much for making this game! i love it <3 also since this is already super long i'll just say that A and Blane are my favourite characters to romance, but i love literally all of the protags? the game is SO well written. good luck with writing + life in general, and just know that this game is amazing!
ghajfkaskfskk ahhh thank you! i literally love long comments haha so this is amazing. i'm so happy you like the game. being the one to motivate you to make an itch account is also so??? omg?? that's crazy. i'm so honoured. tysm!
i've comeback to this IF for quite some time, and the more I played it, the more I find Ciel in his interrogation scene as annoying. Bro really go out to projecting its inner turmoil onto the MC 💀
I just spent all day binge playing this game; when I caught up it felt like I was coming out of a trance. Very immersive storytelling! I keep seeing comments about Blane, but where's the love for my boy Nikolas? He's so sweet lmao
fksfkslfksk ty!! believe it or not N used to have even fewer fans but over the years i've seen them grow a bigger fanbase and it's so so satisfying. i'm glad you adore them so much <3
Blane, my beloved, I will make you mine 😔, anyways thank you dev for this amazing game it changed my brain chemistry fr, the world building and mystery is so amazing and I cant wait for ep 11 <3
Okay let me just start of by saying that I love this worldbuilding. It's such an interesting take on supernaturals in the modern world. Your writing made me grind this through for the last two days, and I'm gonna keep going until there's a new chapter (no pressure ofc).
The characters are so diverse and fleshed out too! I've been romancing Blane, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of insight we are given, be it from his POV or just interaction.
But it's not just the RO, I also came to absolutely stan Sebastian. While it might be my patriotic bias as a fellow Vietnamese, his character is just so fun to interact with (I CALLED HIS HOMO-NESS FOR CAINE!!!) Part of me was deathly afraid of him pulling strings behind the scenes in Caine's mysterious dissapearance, which was eased by him being *fucking exhausted on a genuine level*, which I figured he wouldn't be if he subjected himself to all that bs willingly, but it wasn't quite gone.
When at the end of chapter nine, we got his POV, I could derive lots of information about his stand point (his non-involvement with his bestie's dissapearance) and Caine as well (that guy is such a mystery to me, still). Let's hope Sebastian is a safe option for a kin, and leave it at that.
I'm looking forward to the forthcoming chapters!! Much love and hugs, staying tuned <33
eeek reading this was so fun!! i love hearing about fan theories. for obvious reasons i can't confirm or deny any of them, but i'm really happy that you like sebastian. he's definitely a more underrated character so it pleases me to know he has some fans out there. slightly off topic, but i'm vietnamese as well, which is the main reason why i made him so, so hi!! fellow vietnamese hehe. muah <33
This is tied for the best piece of IF I've ever read, which is saying a huge amount. It's excellent, and while like most stories, I have no idea where you're taking it, you should be proud of what you have here. I don't want to pressure you to continue it, but you happen to be an excellent writer, and letting such talent go to waste is a disservice to yourself and to the rest of the world.
oh gosh, so sorry for this late reply. i've kinda been dead on this front. but assuming you mean romance points? i believe it's about 6. if you're asking about the relationship bar, i'm not too sure. i wouldn't worry too much about that though—i plan on fixing things like that up towards the end of the game <3
not me discovering the relationship bars after i played the game like 7 times and running there to check if the percent with blane went up after every interaction (it did) (i screamed) (srry blane u'll be mine soon hehehehe) (why did i go for the guy who likes me the least?) (me saying the previous thing like i dont have rylons n kians routes played and saved and like im not going back for my bestie arion and the precious nikolas after i replay and save blane) (ok but blanes special!!!)
ANYWAYS i really enjoyed the game it is so fun well written and addictive fr im looking forward to the future updates!!!! thanks sm!!!
(also not me screaming at 27% with blane while i have 70+ with rylon)(i /SPOILER/took a knife for you bro gimmie some credit)(THE JUMP TO 40 WAS WILD????? im loving it)
Hello, fellow Blane Romancer here, I find it's better (and also classier) to prioritize Relationship over Romance, since the latter doesn't count for the former improving (honestly I feel like it's the other way around). It's pretty much on the nose: just be overly kind, don't fight with him, be diplomatic.
I'd say that you're safe to flirt with him from 20% and up, or when he can "sort of tolerate you".
You also need to grind encounters with him, eg go to the Training Room (where you can then choose to encounter either A, B, or N) and then right after go to the media room. (After a few attempts, I managed to milk 30% from these interactions!!!)
thats pretty much what i was doing already bc how could i pass spending more time with my dear blane hehe (THE SCENE IN THE BAR IF U SAY U R TOGETHER??? ~precious~) but thanks!! i do agree i think general relationship r important to build up, it'll definitely come in handy in later chapters (which i hope will come soon bc im stuck replaying what we have :p)
also %-wise a lot comes near the very end, i think i had about 40 at the end?? which seems crazy high for him and crazy low for literally everyone else but thats fine we love our grumpy king >:D
This is the best interactive fiction game I've ever played! Your writing skills are amazing, and I love how each character is written. Throughout playing it, it just keeps getting better and better! I like coming back to replay this game when I'm bored. I'm looking forward to playing the rest of the chapters when they are released!
Good evening. I'm a student of University of Amsterdam and currently I'm researching the ways to improve authoring experience of Interactive Digital Narrative creators. One of the things I've noticed is that authoring tools in general don't have the functionality to support planning beforehand. It seems you've got an extensive experience in non-linear writing (using Twine). I would like to interview you (or send you a survey/questionnaire) to understand your personal approach to creating stories and potentially see whether implementing a tool that supports planning can help you in your creative endeavours. Do you think you'll have time to talk to me about this? Thanks a lot for response. Kind regards, Julia
I wonder why the responses ' "Are you done with the quirky remarks yet?" ' and 'Stare' in Rylan's fight both lead to the same scenario? Every other choices work just fine for me.
helloo! i just wanted to say i LOVEW THIS GAME its so good and its very impressive how consistent the updates are with the length and quality of the writing!! i noticed some typos in chapter 3, like words being missing! one in particular is ""'s a miracle worker." It's the closest I've heard Kai come to gushing.". it isnt anythign game ruining, but i just wanted to point it out!! good luck on working on the game in the future updates! this is probably my favorite text-based game so far
I got so scared when I finished season ten. I thought it was going to be like other stories i've read where they are unfinished and untouched for years. That was until I saw they commented 7 days ago :)))
hehe yes, i'm still alive. chapter 11 is in the works but my life is very very busy right now so progress has been slow. it hasn't been abandoned though !
holy moly i Did Not Sleep and played this in one go. All the interactions were so fun; I went for Rylan and Arion. 10/10 content, i laughed a lot at so many scenes. Very excited for future updates!!
i'll copy and paste my answer from a comment below: "it's not concrete yet but about 16-17. originally it was going to be 20ish but overtime the chapters have collapsed together"
1) how many chapters are you planning to make? (sorry if it's already on the page, i can't find it)
2) there's a kid in my bio class named rylan and he's annoying as all heck..i'm doing the rylan route rn and my brain is really confused lmao. ... they even sort of act similar
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i really love the design, great aesthetic, the choices are nice as well. havent finished but great game!! <3
ahh thank you!! this means a lot :))
i love this game so much. the characters are amazing, the design is great, and i am INVESTED in the story. seriously, thank you for making this awesome game!!
whaa thank you so much!!
I love the story, cant wait to kiss my pookie wookie bear kian🥰🎀
soon! soon i promise !!
ily bro🙏
ily dude <3
Seriously the best IF novel I have ever played, storytelling plus characters plus world-building is absolutely phenomenal! Personally Blane is my favorite, i’ve gotten him to a 60% and he’s so darn cute ughh love them all tho ❤️ Thank you so much author for making this, amazing work 😊
60% is so impressive omg!! i made it really hard to earn points with them (almost too hard maybe) so that's actually crazy. tysm for reading! i'm so glad you love it <3
Alright alright but HOW did you do that 😭 60%?! I need help 😔
happy pride, dearest author<3
HAPPY PRIDE!!!!!!!!! <333333
i LOVE this game, but the fact that we're literally just cops without guns is driving me a bit insane. starting to get a strong whiff of bacon over here!!
I acknowledge that this comment is going to be long and boring.
Your game is quite nice and story rich. Among things I have enjoyed, this one was one the most enjoyable ones, I felt like I was watching a anime, while I tried to play in-character of the kind of person I had in mind for the Hunter character, the variety of choices you layed out was fantastic.
I’m not a expert critic, but I enjoyed this enough to say that I appreciated your investment of time into this work, which in turn gave me a reason to explore this in my own time.
The world building is also very intriguing and despite my inability to guess the plot or connect clues, I could still follow along the story and get engrossed in it.
It makes me wonder what you had in mind for the character that we play as. What did you, the creator who lends us your creation’s vassal imagine the person to be like? Interesting.
Personally, I ship Warlock x Half-Vampire, Rival x Rivals Partner, and Hunter x Partner. But the Partner is very picky, the Half-Vampires affection is easier to brush up than the Partners. I acknowledge that my taste is predictable.
I found that the Hunter’s Partner is very stubborn in character and difficult to deal with. Considering the Partner’s mentality, which through out the game, worsens over time.
This persons mental world is probably a spiralling mess of swirling charcoal lines. This person also gets offended easily, as in the ‘Why don’t you take my side??’ Kind of offended.
And the Rival also seems very fragile, as if adorning the self in thorns while hurting both outsiders and oneself. The Rival seems to get hurt easily through subtle exchanges.
The Rivals Partner, the Rivals Partner seems to care about the Rival, but not enough to chase the Rival around like how the Rival chases the Rivals Partner around. This person makes me angry sometimes. Want to scream ‘Go chase your partner! can’t you see the fae hurts??’
The Half-Vampire. A little problematic. It’s surprising how easy this person’s affection is to raise, even when not perusing the romantic route. Just being friendly and showing understanding is fine. But while the story progresses, this person feels more like a time bomb than anything.
The Warlock, the warlock seems to have a crush on the Half-Vampire. Though this person wants to ‘Maintain distance’ everything about this person screams ‘I am projecting my loneliness onto others even though I don’t mean to.’
They are doing a bad job at ‘Not caring’ This person cares enough about others for the affection to drop every time the hunter takes actions that even hint towards distaste for the supernatural. And even when the Hunter hurts someone else’s feelings.
The Hunter. The Hunter that I imagined is a stoic, no nonsense, straight to the point character. Who acts playful sometimes thanks to the influence of their partner.
I wanted to portray the Hunter’s character as a sincere person who struggles with displaying emotions. But also a cunning strategist who understands others well. I like the trope of this type of Hunter x Unstable and cheerful Partner.
The Boss The boss seems like a cunning man. A hypocrite who cares, but not enough to be careful. He is the true definition of a ‘smiling tiger’.
The Boss’s Partner. The poor guy may seem poor, but this man i’m sure is also as cunning as the Boss, if not more. Seemingly easy-ish to get along with despite the cold personality, can get his favour by displaying care.
All in all, these two Bosses both seem fickle in trust and both seem two-faced.
While I was reading everything, I couldn’t help but think of that [僕は人狼] Boku wa Jinro music video, specially where the Half-Vampire takes the Hunter to visit the restaurant, it gave me the same feeling as the scene from 2:23 to 2:43
I don’t know if it was intentional, but I found that if the Hunter chooses anyone but his partner when discussing things with the Night Club Boss, the affection of a few other characters increase. Which is subtle, but it’s understandable because in this situation, choosing his own partner shows the Hunter’s preference which can lead others into thinking that the team lacks trust.
And the subtle decrease in people’s affection when the Hunter disagrees with them is also very entertaining. I’m not sure if small actions made by the hunter can affect the story in anyway? so far, it seems that some actions can.
And the professionalism part in the hunter’s skills is a little confusing. Other than arriving on time/early for work, investigating everything in the club, and taking the weapon secretly for self-defence, what else determines this quirk? Is there a use for it?
The cunning, traps, strategy and weapons thing too. How much do they affect the game play? So far it’s very entertaining.
The multiple POV parts are one of the best parts about this article. It’s like a Novel, which I haven’t seen much done before. The dedication put into this is admirable.
My words are shallow and doesn’t do much to help in your work, but I hope my appreciation gets through to you. Maybe I got sentimental today, and reading this made me feel better, or maybe this work intrigued me enough to feel moved.
Either way, I enjoyed every scene in this article and the characters are also very personalized, which makes them easy to get attached to, and also easy to doubt.
I can’t imagine how much a real person would struggle in these circumstances, where they are not moving omnipotently through the screen as a player, but a real living person faced with these challenges. Must be hard. All the best in your journey and thankyou.
When I put up this comment, I had not written the section on the forth paragraph, thinking that it was too creepy to be known to the person reading, but later I decided to type it anyway. Please forgive me if I sound creepy or sarcastic.
Totally agree on some of your thoughts! I wasn't expecting to actually read the whole comment but i did
From the start i had some theories about the story and in latest chapters (10th) The conversation with the dealer some of my theories started making more sense,
As for me I try to choose multiple personalities (yes i replay the game a lot) and try to see what happens if you choose other characters! It's really interesting to see it from more povs :)
Good Idea
i'm sorry it took so long for me to get to this comment. i will admit, i was intimidated by the length of it at first, which is why i put it off, but i really appreciate your thoughts. you took a lot of time to write this and i want to honour that.
a lot of the observations you made about my characters are spot on. yes, [A] is steadily growing mentally unstable as the story progresses. they can be a little clingy and upset when the hunter disagrees with them, but those feelings never last long.
Blane, the rival, is exactly how you called it. as for N, their partner, i think it's a little more complicated. N has been there for Blane in their darkest times. it may no seem like it sometimes, like when you pointed out how N doesn't go after them, but i promise they have a good relationship.
K and Rylan, again, spot on. describing Rylan as a ticking time bomb is probably one of the best descriptions i've heard. their points are easy to raise, but that doesn't mean you're any closer to breaking down their walls.
i also thought your points about Caine and Sebastian were very interesting. i won't comment on this though, for the risk of spoiling things.
all in all, i'm glad you enjoy the story. the stats can be confusing at times, i agree, but i'm hoping to polish them up when i finish writing the book. most of them are just there to keep track of things and provide variety to the text; in other words, they're there to personalize the story for you. i hope this helps.
thank you again for writing this <3
I’ve been replaying the game a few times. And I understand your feelings, I had realised that this would feel intimidating. I’m sorry for the abnormality! Your acknowledgement itself is very appreciated! Your story is very charming!
don't feel sorry! i appreciate your time and your thoughts on the project <33
My theory is that Caine is Sebastian and Sebastian Caine, but Nikolas is the villain in all this because he's way too nice and Blune is Caine's child. No questions. I'm not crazy.
Damn these theories are crazy. What made you think these?
Firstly, because Caine and Sebastian being besties? Naaah, he's bestie with himself, that's just a disguise to see what his workers would do in case he disappeared and/or he was bored or tired of being Caine. Two, Nikolas' too nice. Like TOO nice. And lastly, Blane is obviously Caine's child because Caine has show a favoritism toward the MC & Arion, leaving Blane & Nikolas at the 2nd place; which is also a reason for Nikolas to be the bad guy. Maybe they have a bad relationship, or Caine's (aka Sebastian) is just like that. I'm actually taking this too seriously... But it's starting to make sens-
lol dw, there's another IF on this platform that I've been theorizing too much over. That makes sense but he could also just dislike Blane because he's dislikable UNLESS you work VERY hard to get him to open up, but even then, he's just hard to like. Also, it's possible to just be a nice person. Not countering to be mean, just keeping doors open
YEA LIKE I WAS JUST JOKING AROUND BUT AJABKAJS actually it does have like at least a little tiny bit of sense HAJAHAJ
it does- I actually hope that it's correct in a way but also not. I love Caine sm and ik he's just there to progress the plot and if it turns out he's just Sebastian I'd be so sad. First off, no longer a fun lil guy, second off he put all of his employees through hardship all for nothing. That's rude asf
LMAO
My current theory: Caine is the antagonist.
That's what I think too😳
judging from the beginning.
Same even tho i have one more theory about Caine expect from this one :D
AHHHHHH I LOVE THIS SOOOO MUCH AUGHHH
THANK YOU!!
the best ever!!! Currently pursuing blane and after trial and error, I GOT A 48% :DDDD The back button is saving my life rn, and this game is MUAHHH LOVE ITTTTT CANT WAIT TO SEE THE FINISHED PRODUCt :DDDDd
hahahahha that's actually so impressive! we love the back button!!
Found a broken variable
save:https://pixeldrain.com/u/GgmQev3T
thank you!
y'all, here's the update status (copied straight from their tumblr page LMAOO)
— MARCH 2024.
accomplishments.
erm. hi. it’s been a while, i know. i skipped last month’s update, so i’ll give you a lengthy one for march. truth be told, i haven’t been able to touch when twilight strikes for a while. this is not because i don’t want to, but mostly because i’ve been busy with school and/or have been struggling with writer’s block. because of this, i made the decision to scrap what i had written for chapter eleven and start (kinda) from scratch. now, before you go and panic, let me explain.
the reason i’ve been taking so long on this chapter is that, well, i screwed up. i found a (rather large) plot hole that i’ve been trying to fix, and the solution i came up with was, uh, interesting. definitely not my greatest idea. but because i had already written so much, i kept pushing forward, hoping that things would straighten out and i’d miraculously like the chapter by the time i finished. haha, very funny. as you can tell, that didn’t end up happening. i didn’t particularly hate what i wrote, i could just tell that it was absolute bullshit. and while sometimes that works, it just was not doing it for me here. so i cut it.
i was able, however, to save a bunch of it for the new draft, so i didn’t completely start over, but i am definitely down a lot of words compared to what i had written initially. i’m not super bummed out about it, but i am upset that that means i’m again behind on getting this out to you. i know it’s been a while since i’ve published any updates and hearing that i’ve pushed things back is probably not very fun, but i promise, now that i’ve got my plot hole sorted out, things are going much smoother.
i’m currently in the thick of final exams so i haven’t been able to write as much as i’ve wanted to lately, but the good news is that i’m graduating (WOOOOO!) so i won’t have any more school work to distract me anymore. once mid-april hits, i’m free everybody.
(on that note, thank you for being so patient and sticking by me. i see new fans joining every day and it warms my heart that so many of you continue to enjoy this story. i appreciate you so much more than you know).
Oh yooo congrats on the (soon?) graduation!!
I love this game, I always come back to check for updates (take your time though). I have like- 7 saves of the game. 5 for each romance option, one for trying to romance them all just to see what'll eventually happen, and one for making everyone hate me.
wow that's some dedication!! i always find it so interesting that people make saves where all the characters hate the mc; it's not my style at all but that's what the choice is for! thanks sm for playing <3
i've never left a comment on this game before (which, i could've sworn i did!) but i first discovered this game, like, two years ago? and i always come back to check for updates. this is not with the intention of asking about updates (because life happens, and making games are hard!! i've tried before, and it's a LOT of work) but just to say that i love love LOVE this game! thank you so much for making it >< when twilight strikes was one of the first itch games i played, and actually what got me into making an itch account! (and therefore discovering most of the dating sims i like today, since that's the most common type of game i play lol) it's actually my favourite itch game, and i love how there's romance but also a plot that i'm actually super duper interested in. bit of a long comment, but thank you so much for making this game! i love it <3 also since this is already super long i'll just say that A and Blane are my favourite characters to romance, but i love literally all of the protags? the game is SO well written. good luck with writing + life in general, and just know that this game is amazing!
ghajfkaskfskk ahhh thank you! i literally love long comments haha so this is amazing. i'm so happy you like the game. being the one to motivate you to make an itch account is also so??? omg?? that's crazy. i'm so honoured. tysm!
i've comeback to this IF for quite some time, and the more I played it, the more I find Ciel in his interrogation scene as annoying. Bro really go out to projecting its inner turmoil onto the MC 💀
lmao that was the intention! glad (or maybe not?) to see it worked haha
I just spent all day binge playing this game; when I caught up it felt like I was coming out of a trance. Very immersive storytelling! I keep seeing comments about Blane, but where's the love for my boy Nikolas? He's so sweet lmao
fksfkslfksk ty!! believe it or not N used to have even fewer fans but over the years i've seen them grow a bigger fanbase and it's so so satisfying. i'm glad you adore them so much <3
Blane, my beloved, I will make you mine 😔, anyways thank you dev for this amazing game it changed my brain chemistry fr, the world building and mystery is so amazing and I cant wait for ep 11 <3
ty!!! muah <33
Okay let me just start of by saying that I love this worldbuilding. It's such an interesting take on supernaturals in the modern world. Your writing made me grind this through for the last two days, and I'm gonna keep going until there's a new chapter (no pressure ofc).
The characters are so diverse and fleshed out too! I've been romancing Blane, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of insight we are given, be it from his POV or just interaction.
But it's not just the RO, I also came to absolutely stan Sebastian. While it might be my patriotic bias as a fellow Vietnamese, his character is just so fun to interact with
(I CALLED HIS HOMO-NESS FOR CAINE!!!)Part of me was deathly afraid of him pulling strings behind the scenes in Caine's mysterious dissapearance, which was eased by him being *fucking exhausted on a genuine level*, which I figured he wouldn't be if he subjected himself to all that bs willingly, but it wasn't quite gone.When at the end of chapter nine, we got his POV, I could derive lots of information about his stand point (his non-involvement with his bestie's dissapearance) and Caine as well (that guy is such a mystery to me, still). Let's hope Sebastian is a safe option for a kin, and leave it at that.
I'm looking forward to the forthcoming chapters!! Much love and hugs, staying tuned <33
eeek reading this was so fun!! i love hearing about fan theories. for obvious reasons i can't confirm or deny any of them, but i'm really happy that you like sebastian. he's definitely a more underrated character so it pleases me to know he has some fans out there. slightly off topic, but i'm vietnamese as well, which is the main reason why i made him so, so hi!! fellow vietnamese hehe. muah <33
AAAAH omg, a fellow Vietnamese!!!! Imagine me jumping around while I flail my hands up and down, lol.
I wish you a bunch of strength for this project!! much love :]
thank you so much!! <333
This is tied for the best piece of IF I've ever read, which is saying a huge amount. It's excellent, and while like most stories, I have no idea where you're taking it, you should be proud of what you have here. I don't want to pressure you to continue it, but you happen to be an excellent writer, and letting such talent go to waste is a disservice to yourself and to the rest of the world.
wahhhhh thank you!!! this is such a wonderful compliment i'm so so flattered <333333 (and yes, i am continuing it)
Hello! I was just wondering what is the highest K's relationship points can go at this point of the story?
oh gosh, so sorry for this late reply. i've kinda been dead on this front. but assuming you mean romance points? i believe it's about 6. if you're asking about the relationship bar, i'm not too sure. i wouldn't worry too much about that though—i plan on fixing things like that up towards the end of the game <3
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This is the best interactive fiction game I've ever played. very underrated [ this is my first interactive fiction game ]
eek thank you! i hope you have explored the genre a little more since; there are so many wonderful games out there <3
not me discovering the relationship bars after i played the game like 7 times and running there to check if the percent with blane went up after every interaction (it did) (i screamed) (srry blane u'll be mine soon hehehehe) (why did i go for the guy who likes me the least?) (me saying the previous thing like i dont have rylons n kians routes played and saved and like im not going back for my bestie arion and the precious nikolas after i replay and save blane) (ok but blanes special!!!)
ANYWAYS i really enjoyed the game it is so fun well written and addictive fr im looking forward to the future updates!!!! thanks sm!!!
(also not me screaming at 27% with blane while i have 70+ with rylon)(i /SPOILER/
took a knifefor you bro gimmie some credit)(THE JUMP TO 40 WAS WILD????? im loving it)REAL?? like i had 11 romance points with blane but a 14% relationship
SO TRUE but i did notice that choosing romantic options slows down the overall relationship progress with anyone so yeah///
Hello, fellow Blane Romancer here, I find it's better (and also classier) to prioritize Relationship over Romance, since the latter doesn't count for the former improving (honestly I feel like it's the other way around). It's pretty much on the nose: just be overly kind, don't fight with him, be diplomatic.
I'd say that you're safe to flirt with him from 20% and up, or when he can "sort of tolerate you".
You also need to grind encounters with him, eg go to the Training Room (where you can then choose to encounter either A, B, or N) and then right after go to the media room. (After a few attempts, I managed to milk 30% from these interactions!!!)
Happy rizzing, soldier! Hope I could help
thats pretty much what i was doing already bc how could i pass spending more time with my dear blane hehe (THE SCENE IN THE BAR IF U SAY U R TOGETHER??? ~precious~) but thanks!! i do agree i think general relationship r important to build up, it'll definitely come in handy in later chapters (which i hope will come soon bc im stuck replaying what we have :p)
also %-wise a lot comes near the very end, i think i had about 40 at the end?? which seems crazy high for him and crazy low for literally everyone else but thats fine we love our grumpy king >:D
He will be ours.
I really loved this. I do hope you plan to write more!
i do, thank you!! just going through a bit of trouble in the writing department right now but it is being worked on <3
This is the best interactive fiction game I've ever played! Your writing skills are amazing, and I love how each character is written. Throughout playing it, it just keeps getting better and better! I like coming back to replay this game when I'm bored. I'm looking forward to playing the rest of the chapters when they are released!
eeek thank you!!
Of course! Take as long as you need with the rest of the chapters :)
thank you lovely <3
me after replaying this for the 186272527125 time:
So relatable
Good evening. I'm a student of University of Amsterdam and currently I'm researching the ways to improve authoring experience of Interactive Digital Narrative creators. One of the things I've noticed is that authoring tools in general don't have the functionality to support planning beforehand. It seems you've got an extensive experience in non-linear writing (using Twine). I would like to interview you (or send you a survey/questionnaire) to understand your personal approach to creating stories and potentially see whether implementing a tool that supports planning can help you in your creative endeavours. Do you think you'll have time to talk to me about this? Thanks a lot for response. Kind regards, Julia
Hi! If you're still interested and want to email me, you can contact me at evertidings@gmail.com
this game makes me stim at an unbelievable rate (i love this so much can I please marry all of the characters)
also its amazing and youre super duper awesome for your amazing story writing skills :333
eek thank you! glad to hear you're enjoying it <3
I wonder why the responses ' "Are you done with the quirky remarks yet?" ' and 'Stare' in Rylan's fight both lead to the same scenario? Every other choices work just fine for me.
oops! that's definitely a bug, ty for the catch <3
helloo! i just wanted to say i LOVEW THIS GAME its so good and its very impressive how consistent the updates are with the length and quality of the writing!! i noticed some typos in chapter 3, like words being missing! one in particular is ""'s a miracle worker." It's the closest I've heard Kai come to gushing.". it isnt anythign game ruining, but i just wanted to point it out!! good luck on working on the game in the future updates! this is probably my favorite text-based game so far
thank you for the catches! as many times as i've read this through, i always seem to find more. glad to hear you're enjoying it though <333
I got so scared when I finished season ten. I thought it was going to be like other stories i've read where they are unfinished and untouched for years. That was until I saw they commented 7 days ago :)))
hehe yes, i'm still alive. chapter 11 is in the works but my life is very very busy right now so progress has been slow. it hasn't been abandoned though !
alright, thank you. Good luck with personal stuff!
screaming love the UI love the story love how genuinely lovable all the characters are
ahhh thanks! the ui is one of my proudest achievements <33
holy moly i Did Not Sleep and played this in one go. All the interactions were so fun; I went for Rylan and Arion. 10/10 content, i laughed a lot at so many scenes. Very excited for future updates!!
eeeek thank you !!
Great so far!!!! arden is my fav i took that knife with no regrets! about how many chapters are there going to be?
i'll copy and paste my answer from a comment below: "it's not concrete yet but about 16-17. originally it was going to be 20ish but overtime the chapters have collapsed together"
I just wanted to wish you a good night (or day, depending on when you read this comment)! :3
you too ! thank you <3
1) how many chapters are you planning to make? (sorry if it's already on the page, i can't find it)
2) there's a kid in my bio class named rylan and he's annoying as all heck..i'm doing the rylan route rn and my brain is really confused lmao. ... they even sort of act similar
it's not concrete yet but about 16-17. originally it was going to be 20ish but overtime the chapters have collapsed together
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thank you for your patience <33