this game looks interesting! not sure if i can play it on my own bc the content warnings make me a bit squeamish to go through, but i'll gladly make fanart whenever i get the chance to :]
lkadjfalskdf there is indeed A Lot in here that might be hard for the squeamish, so please be kind to yourself and don't push yourself into anything you don't think you can handle 🥺💦 If you do end up playing I hope you'll enjoy it tho!! 💕
First and foremost I would like to thank you for making an incredible game!! I can’t imagine the dedication it takes to work on a project like this for such a long time and I'm blown away by the amount of effort and passion you’ve so obviously poured into it.
I found Our Wonderland only a month ago and it has absolutely ruined me in the best possible way. I adore how you write your characters and find all of them endlessly charming. I’ve gotten two of my friends into the game as well and we’ve been talking about it nonstop. Being able to try coming up with theories and character analysis together has been something that’s brought me so much joy. I feel at a loss for what to say because I can absolutely talk about this game for hours and hours as there's just so so much to delve into. I’ll try to spare you from too much rambling.
(Spoilers)
If that poor wonderland tree has any sort of consciousness (like it’s maybe implied to with its preference for wanting to only grant the more wholesome wishes of children?) I feel so bad that it has to watch all of the events of the game go down. I really do wonder how much of our main cast's actions are because of the corruption of wonderland versus their own twisted morals and desires, regardless, I’m sure they definitely all need therapy. I have so many questions about the mysterious ways in which wonderland seems to work.
The tree seems to have kept them from straying too far in their lives from their hometown? I can’t help but wonder if the reason Orlam’s suicide attempts failed is somehow connected as well. It’s interesting how wonderland or possibly something else seems to have influence even outside of the bounds of its domain with the doll, the time loop, and granting of Iggy’s wish in act one. I think my running theory is that possibly a wish from Saydie could be causing some of the story's events? I am decidedly fascinated with your worldbuilding and I can’t wait to see how things get wrapped up.
The relationships between the main cast really do feel like the heart of the game and it's so rewarding to see how interactions between them play out and how the butterfly effect can shape things inside of each arc. Your execution for revealing character information has incredible timing and I love how every time I found myself reevaluating my perception of each character at every reveal. The dialogue and humor have such a natural feel to them and I had an incredible time reading all the different dialogue strings. I love to see flawed characters portrayed so realistically.
Iggy and Genzou are so very cute together and the end of arc 2 was incredibly heartbreaking, UNFORTUNATELY and to the IMMENSE dismay of my friends, Orlam is my favorite and I adore him. Apparently I’m willing to overlook the whole cannibalism thing, hey, at least he knows how to cook? I think I just love to see theatrical and very over the top characters, his scenes and dialogue are always so entertaining and I can’t wait to see him in the next release. It feels like Iggy and Orlam really shouldn’t work so well together but somehow they do, it’s actually touching to see how domestic their couple of months were spent and I’m glad Iggy got a small break for as long as it lasted, even if Genzou didn’t ahaha (Apparently being stuck in a time loop reliving horrific deaths at the hands of monsters and your closest friends doesn’t leave much time to relax). Orlam seems so smug in Arc 4, he’s so silly, I wish I could know what he was thinking, he seems so content to sit back and eat popcorn watching the drama unfold when he's not too busy causing problems on purpose, I’m sooo ready to see how he acts now that everyone remembers everything.
So many parallels and foils and narrative goodness in this game, everything. All of it. Incredible. I wish I could read an essay just breaking it all down. If you ever decided to talk about some of the thought process behind the game after you finished I would absolutely love to hear it.
Recently I’m playing through the game again, sharing it with my girlfriend over discord sessions while I’m away for college (She loves Genzou very much and makes fun of me for liking Orlam [Which, fair.]) I’m still having just as much fun as the first time and now I get to enjoy the great entertainment of butchering Orlam’s voice again and again (He is determined to make me destroy my throat all cause I have to make him sound as pretentious as possible). Just recently we finished up arc 3 and I did some pretty non serious fanart in ms paint in commemoration which I thought I’d share.
Forgive me for how incredibly chaotic they are, They are filled with very ridiculous jokes to entertain my friends.
On the edge of my seat for Arc 5 part 2, and beyond that I can’t wait to see what you do next after finishing the main game. Whatever it will be, I am excited to find out. I hope your work on the final part goes smoothly, be sure to give yourself breaks and take care of yourself!
Oh my gosh,,, LAKDSJLFAKD I don't even know where to start LOL First off thank you??? Not only for playing but for taking the time to write up all these thoughts and all these theories and all this general wonderfulness that is making me all sorts of giddy and I can't stop grinning???? I love so so so so so much hearing people's rambly thoughts and interpretations and general reactions to the story and chars GUHHHHHH SO THIS IS LIKE SERIOUSLY MAKING ME SO HAPPY READING IT and I'm just really happy that you (and your friends lkadjfas) enjoy the game and chars so much ahhHHHHHHHH. TO EVEN TALK ABOUT IT AMONGST YOURSELVES AHHHHHHHHHH my heart is squishing and beating very fast LMAO🥺💕
I CAN'T RESPOND DIRECTLY TO SOME OF YOUR THEORIES since many of them will come into direct play in 5.2 when I try to finally wrap this entire monster of a game up for good LOL But I'm really loving reading them and seeing people's ideas behind where the story could be heading 🤭
LMAO I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SIMILAR TO YOU HELP ALKDJFALKDSF Something about Orlam really grabs people I guess HAHAHAHA he is indeed Very Fun and I love him Dearly. I'm always really happy that he can get fans as tbh when I was first starting out I wasn't sure how people would respond to him at all or if anybody at all would like him so it makes my heart feel happy hearing things like this. I ALSO LIKE THE ORLY CASTLE LIFE MONTAGE 😭💕 Despite, erm, the background behind it (LOL) it is somehow very sweet to me, and I really like how despite being so different from one another they still somehow complement each other and find a weird way to work aldkfjas It's just a very fun dynamic.
"If you ever decided to talk about some of the thought process behind the game after you finished I would absolutely love to hear it. " --> WE'LL SEE MAYBE ALKDFFD tbh s-some of it came about through a weird evolution of the game's story while I was actively working on it (since these chars seem to have minds of their own sometimes) and some of it was literally sheer surprises to me while writing (e.g., OMG THIS IS JUST LIKE THIS OMG I SHOULD REALLY PLAY INTO THIS) ldakjflads serendipitous happy surprises or something. I'm not sure how it keeps working out to my advantage all the time tbh unless perhaps some part of me subconsciously was working towards it the whole time. WHO CAN SAY.
"(He is determined to make me destroy my throat all cause I have to make him sound as pretentious as possible)." --> This is absolutely perfect because he should always sound as pretentious as possible ALKDJFALSDK)
OMG
OMGOMGOMGGMMGJDKJFKDSJFASDKA
THESE SKETCHES
THESE SKETCHES ARE KILLING ME
I SHALL WEEP 😭💦💕
HELP HOW DO YOU DRAW THEM SO CUTELY AND WITH SO MUCH OF THEIR PERSONALITIES AND IT'S JUST SUCH A VERY CUTE STYLE AHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHH I love these dearly omgggg,,,,,,,,🥺
THE ORLY KISS AND THE LIVE REACTIONS I CANNOT BREATHE
Losing it just a little GODDDDDD
And the Garfield mug,,,,
My heart,,,,
These are absolutely too precious omg,,,, thank you for sharing them with me ahhhhhhhhhh I love them too much
Getting very choked up LDKJFALDSKF
"On the edge of my seat for Arc 5 part 2" --> I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO EVERYTHING 😭💦I'm both excited yet nervous working on these final bits. I really hope I won't let anyone down LOL And I hope you'll enjoy everything when it's done!! Atm I have no idea what I'll do afterwards except perhaps some sort of remaster so I can redo some of the old art that makes me cringe now LOL and maybe add some new CGs or other random stuff to make it better. Who knows. Beyond that I have no idea and don't really have any plans yet. WE SHALL SEE.
Thank you again so so much for this comment!! This really made my day! That you took so much time to write all of this up AND THE LOVELY SKETCHES AHHHHHHHHHH I shall truly weep. This is very dear to me and I can't stop smiling now!!! Thank you so much!! 🥰💕
I waited a little while writing back because I wanted to have something more to say then just “!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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I hope development is going well and that you’re having fun in the process!!!! This is the wrong place to say this but I love keeping watch of all the tumblr asks. It brings me immense joy (They are all so funny and I love seeing the characters being themselves and your art is as charming and expressive as ever).
I’m so glad you liked the sketches, your characters give me so much brain rot, they bounce around my mind like a dvd screensaver (affectionate). I loved the bit of insight into your writing process!!! Your writing style is incredible and it immediately hooked me on the story. I feel like inside of Our Wonderland there is a whole thesis paper there for the writing that someone who is smarter and better at media analysis then me should write so I can enjoy it lolol.
I started a tiny thing of Orlam in OFW….
Whatever you come up with will be great!!! I am already frothing at the mouth over all the teasers you show. I cannot wait :DD!!!
HELP SOMEHOW I MISSED THAT YOU REPLIED AGAIN AHHHHH LDKAJDSLKFAD
I LOVE THAT SKETCH SO MUCH??? HELP!!!! LOOK AT HIMMMMMMM guhhh.... OFW!Orlam is so near and dear to my heart, I really love him 🥺💦 Especially when he gets so into his role LOLOL this is too cute!! I love his little blush and blinks!! 😭
A WHOLE THESIS PAPER HELP???? UNSURE ABOUT THAT LKJFLKDAJFAD though I swear so often when people like, point out things to me like, omg was this on purpose, etc. I'm like....................... no LKDJFADS like connections or references and such. There are certainly some connections I did do on purpose and others that I had literally no idea I was doing so I just consider them happy accidents LOL
And thank you very much!! I'm glad you're enjoying the Tumblr asks!! I love answering questions and doing little doodles. It's such a fun way for me to do just random funny and/or cute little things in addition to normal dev stuff and I enjoy it a lot. I will keep doing my best!! Thank you so much for your support and love of the chars, ahhhhhh
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE CUTE SKETCH LDKJFALKDSFA 😭💦💕
this game is fun and i cant wait for part2 of arc 5 and get all the endings in part 2 as there is no WAY in HELL there is part 3 right.....right? (jokes aside don't rush out he game and do as many parts as you need if it means a project, you can be happy with)
edit: me now realizing that i unintentionally referenced a key theme to the game...welp guess im just a stuck in the game even after finishing it
THANK YOU???? I'm really touched that after playing OFW you would come play the original, and not only that you already finished it LMAO I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT AHHHHHHHH 😭💦💕That really means so much??
I'm working hard on 5.2!!! It's chugging along behind the scenes. Still have no idea when it'll be finished as it looks like it'll probably be longer than 5.1, but at least the going is strong 🤭
Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to write up your thoughts and let me know!! I shall weep perhaps 🥺💕
keep up he great work my first visual novel i played was the OurLife games and this game was just as great and if not even better. Also if there is one thing I ALWAYS regret with ANY video game i play is the fact that I wish I could play them longer (as for some reason or another I tend to finish ANY game at a surprisingly fast rate, not fast enough to try speed running but faster then the average playthrough) but yeah 5/5 game would recommend for those who don't get triggered by the trigger warnings. I REALLY hope you do great things after this game but here are some genuine questions for you if you feel like answering: 1.if you end up wanting to do DLC for this game what would you focus on exactly, in other words would there be any lose ends that a dlc would wrap up or just small side stories of other new characters, or something else entirely??
2.I've noticed there are facts for all the characters (like blood type and stuff) except Hunar (and because I'm kind of curious) what are the facts for him?
3.what was the main inspiration for the game (besides allice in wonderland)
that's all the questions I have for you if you feel like answering them and also fun little fact my Birthday just so happens to be the day before bucks so that's a neat little thing anyways have fun continuing the game and have a good summer and all that jazz. Edi: also to clarify i did enjoy Our Fantastic wonderland since its easier to just put all my thoughts in one message, i might go back to that and do all the endings there since I jumped straight into this game after i finished it but that's a future me decision
HELP THAT IS SUCH HIGH PRAISE????? I don't know what to say ldkajflsdk 😭💦💕 I think I'm kinda middle-ground when it comes to speed of playing games. If I'm playing some kind of adventure or RPG game I play rather slowly as I always like to do all the random extra side stuff LOL But if I'm playing a VN, since I read rather quickly, I do tend to get through them rather quick 🤔 It perhaps depends on all the other stuff going on in the game tho, like if there's voice acting, etc.
Re: your questions:
1) Tbh I'm not super sure?? There won't be any lose ends after the game is over that I can think of. So I don't think I'd do anything like that. But I may do other random shorter side games about the chars just for fun, perhaps as part of some VN game jams, similar to what I did for OFW with Spooktober. I'm also thinking about at some point doing a sort of revamp/remaster of the game where I go back and redraw some of the old art from early arcs that I don't like anymore, maybe draw some new CGs, and also iron out some of the inconsistencies in the char design since some of them have changed slightly (especially Orlam's and Gidget's hair have evolved some since I first started drawing art for this game two years ago).
2) OH I HAVE ALL THIS INFO FOR HUNAR I just didn't have anywhere to put it LKDAJFLKDS His full name is Hunar Anand, he's 30, birthday is December 1st, blood type is A. Currently his job is stay-at-home dad, but he works on writing in his free time (he has a master's in english and has won multiple short story contests).
3. I don't know if I would say there's one MAIN inspiration. There's a lot of small inspirations tho?? Ofc Alice in Wonderland being one of them, but also American McGee's Alice gave me a lot of inspo, especially in the beginning. And Alice Human Sacrifice and other older vocaloid songs like Fear Garden. Also older RPG horror games like Witch's House and Mad Father. Oh, Stephen King's It gave me a lot of inspo. Also VNs like Umineko and Higurashi. There are also even like random homages to other things I enjoy, for instance some of the creatures are inspired by stuff from some of my fav games like FFXII and Mario Party ALKDJFAD There's been a lot of inspiration over the years from a lot of stuff!!
AWWWW THAT'S REALLY SWEET ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! That feels very special ldsakfjasd 🤭
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and for your fun questions!! I always love answering questions about the game and chars!! And I'm really happy you enjoyed it (and OFW, too!!) 💕
Thanks for the answers (although if I had one more question it would be what Hunar's middle name is just because I wouldn't be surprised if it was goofy) and thank you for helping me fuel my visual novel addiction I've developed 1-2 weeks ago (also if you ever make a discord sever for Q&As and other stuff I just want to say I would join ASAP) I also want to thank you for how interactive you are with your fanbase outside of simple guidance for when glitches or bugs happens as I don't know a lot of people who do that and I love it and feel like other developers should do it more when they have time to do so (though if developers choose to use their free time with other stuff its perfectly fine to, they shouldn't feel forced to talk with their fanbase) that's all from me for now and good luck with your wonderful story EDIT: made this because I thought it would be fun to try and connect each of them to one of the 7 souls (I know Orlam's is a bit scuffed hell maybe all of them are scuffed but the way I see it is that what he does is HIS perception of what justice is in this world and for Gidget..well if you know you know)
Sorry for the delay in my response lakdjfasd I've been a little bit all over the place lately 🤣💦
Hmmmmm as for Hunar's middle name I hadn't thought of that yet. After doing some research, I think I might have it be "Karamchand" but I am not 100% on this. Tbh most of their middle names I came up with quite arbitrarily/spur of the moment LOL
I really love interacting with people and answering questions and such!! It makes me so happy and feel so honored that people would want to ask questions or leave comments, so I have a lot of fun and it makes me really happy responding back!!
Omg this is so cute??? I haven't played Undertale in a long time so I had forgotten what all of these represented and had to go look them up LOL 🤣💦 But these all seem really fitting ahhhhh 🥺💕
I DID NOT PLAN ON SPENDING A THOUSAND HOURS JUST BEING ADDICTED TO THIS GAME- WTF??? THIS DISTURBING, HORRIFYING, BEAUTIFUL, PIECE OF ART??? TOP 5 FAVORITE VNs??? IN LOVE??? FINALLY AN ACE MAIN CHARACTER??? THERAPY NEEDED??? FOR THE CHARACTERS AND MYSELF??? WOKE UP AT 3AM JUST TO FINISH PT 1 OF ARC 5???
GOD???? YOU SHALL MAKE ME WEEP SALTY TEARS FROM MY EYEBALLS. I'm really happy you enjoyed it so much??? THOUGH PLEASE SLEEP GODDDDDD. THERAPY NEEDED FOR THE CHARACTERS AND YOURSELF I'M WHEEZING.
Thank you so so much for playing ahhHHHHHH and I'm tickled pink that you like it so much 😭💕 This just gave me a really big half-snort half-snotty wail of joy reading this, what a treat LKDJALSKDJFAD Thank you also for taking the time to leave your caps-lock comment it really made my day LOLOLOL I shall treasure it 🤭💕
I AM VERY GLAD, HOWEVER. Thank you for loving Orlam, he does indeed need all the love he can get. 🤭💕
And thank you so much for playing??? I'm glad that you like the game and chars!! It means a lot ahhhhhh. And thanks for this comment that made me laugh a lot!! 🤣💕
UhhhhhHHHHH I'M NOT SURE?? I've never really thought about it before. It does make feel slightly weird thinking about it simply because I wouldn't know what would be done with the chars. I guess I would be fine if they were respected and the game didn't do anything weird?? 💦💦 But I'm not super sure. I would probably need to know more about the game before I'd be able to say either way??? For instance, something sweet and cute or something that explores more about the chars or their relationships or thoughts or even like untold moments between the moments of the game I would probably be fine with. However, something like a parody game or dating sim-esque game might make me feel a bit weird.
WHEN I TELL YOU I FREAKED OUT WHEN U RESPONDED im sorry your games just make me really really happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! deadass been hyperfixated on it for a few days straight , i even got my girl friend into it as well
ANYWAYS!! I was thinking of a game about an au where it was cinderella based instead of wonderland based? it would be silly instead of the more serious tone of how our wonderland is.... iggy as cinderella for example!!!!!!!!! i also had another idea about an orlam x iggy thing and theyre just being cute and stupid
Sorry if the original question came off as weird, i just love them alotttt
Oh no??? Do you mean that you played it once, and then tried to play it again and it suddenly doesn't work? That seems very odd... 🤔 It's hard for me to know exactly what's going on. What OS are you using? You could perhaps try to change to the 32-bit version if you can't play the 64-bit version? (or the other way around) Are you able to play other games made with Ren'Py? If you can't play any Ren'Py games, it could potentially be something with your driver... but I'm unsure. I was trying to find some solutions online but its hard to know more since I don't know exactly your situation. There are other hits in Google for instance with ppl talking about not being able to start up Ren'Py games, for instance, and some suggestions have included updating graphics drivers or changing the renderer used to display the Ren'Py games.
Hey!! Thanks so much for downloading the game!! 🥰 The game is close to completion! There are five arcs total (basically chapters), and currently 4.5 arcs are complete (I recently released the first half of the final arc). So there is just one half-arc left before the game is completely finished!
Whenever Gidget changed I was like "Oh, it's like they got less annoying somehow! And... handsomer??"
i also loved the subtle pronoun change gidget had.. and as always...
I LOVE GENZOU!!!
but I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FINISH PART TWO WITH NO TROUBLES!!!
Good luck, and I'll be waiting!!! And save your tears for whenever I write the most longest essay of my life of how good this game is whenever it's finished!!!
P.S i let out the loudest squeal when i saw that part 5 was out. i luv this game.
this is definitely one of the most interesting and unique VNs i ever played like wow. the contrast between the cartoonish artstyle and the gruesome scenes make the horror element of the game REALLY effective - i read all the warnings before playing and witnessing all these scenes was still a terryfying experience. as for the characters, they're very well written and relatable, my favorite was probably orlam (i have a weakness for weird and off-putting guys i guess lmao). with that being said, i really wish there were more opportunities to get to know the characters besides genzou - i feel like just one chapter dedicated to them wasn't enough. i'm not sure if the other characters are romanceable - or if there are endings with romance at all - but i do hope we will at least get to know them better. i also hope gidget will acknowledge what they did to iggy and apologize because GOD that was messed up. ok this is getting way too long thank you for making this game, this was an amazing experience, keep up the good work <3
I'm so sorry for the delayed response—I normally like to get back much quicker than this, but I was having A Time. Thank you so much though for playing and for leaving your thoughts! It means so much! And I'm really glad that you enjoyed it??? 🥺💕
Oh gosh, I'm really happy you like the art style!! It always makes me wanna cry hearing that as I've had a lot of struggle trying to become more confident about it LOL And I'm really glad you like Orlam, he is indeed a weird little guy,,, 🤭 I'm pretty excited to dive into his final "act" so to speak as part of Arc 5 Part 2. There will definitely be more with all the chars! I think a big part of it comes down to how I set up the structure, which does indeed make for less time with some of the other chars outside of their main arcs,,, but I hope through more of Arc 5 and leading up to the end, people will get to know them even more. Particularly based on who you end up choosing for Iggy's final choice (there will be more opportunities in Part 2 for your choices to reveal more scenes with each individual char as it gets closer to the end,,, and then the final choice ofc ldkajfsld). You will have a chance to choose between Genzou, Orlam, and Gidget (or no one) for the final choice, similar to the OFW side game.
Yeaaaaahhhhh,,, at least one of the bigger talks I have planned for Iggy and Gidget is still to come in part 2—I wasn't able to get to it before I reached the halfway point at the end of part 1,, it's another of those scenes that I really hope I'll be able to get right lakdjfas 💦
ANYWAY THANK YOU AGAINNNNNN AHHHHHHH. I'm really so happy that you're enjoying things so far and that you took the time to write this up!! It means so much!! 🥰
Hi! I played the first part of arc 5 and wanted to give you feedback! So, for anyone else reading this, I guess there will be spoilers, so beware (?????)
So, I've been through a lot of emotions but the more it went on, the more... optimistic I got about the destiny of the characters. I don't know what to pinpoint to convey this, but in short: despite Wonderland being in full chaos this time, there was something particularly... wholesome? Of course, the end of the part is comfortingly positive, but I do think this part was so far the funniest one of Wonderland! I burst out laughing many times (and yet, you didn't fail to break my heart... but somehow, even Cecil's death... I knew it was to "conclude" Gidget's arc).
First thing first, let's talk about the beginning of the part: it really was interesting to see Genzou and Iggy be absolutely horrified and traumatised by what they had been through. A lot of media expose characters to horrendous things and often fail to portray the traumatism it might cause so I'm glad it was there. And seeing Iggy and Genzou rise from their pain to confront Wonderland one last time was a nice touch of optimism and, let's say it, heroism!
Also, Iggy's development is interesting: I still have in my mind those flashbacks during Arc 1's death, where Iggy erases himself from existence and I couldn't wait to see the moment he would take accountability (at least, to Gidget and Orlam, although Genzou has to be the one doing the most work here; I do agree the Genzou situation was an accident, and that, although he didn't try in my opinion to consider fully Bucks' struggle, he really cannot be held guilty of anything regarding her marriage with Hunar). I also hope other characters take accountability (for instance, although Iggy wronged them first, I do think Gidget owes A MASSIVE LOAD of apologies to Iggy, at the very least!!!).
Now, regarding Gidget... OH MY GOD, this was sooooo good???? I loved it so much???? The use of spiders as a "perfect" mother figure (only for its ability to hatch a lot of eggs) was an unexpected but really clever metaphor?? What a clever way to show a horrific vision of ultra-feminity, especially when imposed on trans men?? And even so, having their leg penetrating Iggy while trying to maintain "feminity"?? The contrast???? The intelligence??????????????? I saw the amazing spider fanart you received before playing this part (and read the arachnophobia trigger warning) and was expected Gidget to indeed grow spider legs but HOLY GOLLY, the bar was high after arc 4, which I really loved, and you exceeded my expectations! I can't emphasise enough how much I LOVED it! Fortunately I don't suffer from arachnophobia, but GEEZ, that was AMAZING!!!! That really was the peak of psychological horror for me, a perfect symbiosis between horrifying imagery and the depiction of a tormented mind!! Truly, a lesson in the genre! Really, words are not enough to express how much I LOVED the Gidget's part of this... first part, this was AMAZING! It was also interesting seeing Gidget trying at first to reach feminity in another way they did before: while they at first attended to reach feminity by being desirable in the eyes of a man (i.e. poor little asexual not even heteroromantic Iggy), I think, this time, it was more about trying to gain "independence" from Iggy's gaze by... meeting social norms (cf. the TV shows Iggy watched in the bedroom)?
So, I guess this is getting kinda long lmao so I'll stop ranting, but long story short: OH MY, that was good, and that's an understatement! Thank you for this amazing gameplay experience!!
Oh gosh, having trouble even finding a place to start with this. THIS ALMOST MADE ME CRY 😭💦💕 Thank you so so much???? This was a delight to read, especially since as always, you point out things that I didn't even necessarily see or be actively thinking about myself when working on this LMAO Honestly one of my favorite things ever is hearing from people how they interpreted things or how they reacted to things, since I know it will be different for everyone and I just am so curious of the Resulting Feels LDKAJDF so this just made me all kinds of ecstatic to read and I'm so so grateful 🥺💕
"but I do think this part was so far the funniest one of Wonderland!" --> LMAO I DO THINK THIS PART ENDED UP HAVING THE MOST SILLY MOMENTS. Unsure why. Perhaps after having lived with these chars and their troubles/tragedies for so long, I just desperately need them to be a bit silly even in the midst of the horrors going on. Also since this is the last arc, things DO need to start actually, you know, stop being completely and utterly hopeless the way the previous arcs have been HAHAHA. I am glad you enjoyed the lighter moments though. I had hoped they wouldn't be too much for people or too weird, especially given my strange sense of humor at times 💦
"it really was interesting to see Genzou and Iggy be absolutely horrified and traumatised by what they had been through." --> Oh, I'm glad! I feel like I particularly wanted to show how even Genzou was quite Affected as he's the one who's normally so tough to break (whereas Iggy,,, breaks often LMAO) especially as Genzou went through the most I feel?? Like he died the most??? And in some of the most horrible ways????? Th-the poor guy,,, 😭💔 (I say despite being the one who made all that happen to him,,, 💦)
"I also hope other characters take accountability" --> I-indeed, I feel like that will kinda end up being a running theme of the arc in general—finally facing up to everything that's happened both in the immediate past and also in the further past since it's the only way all of their iGnOrEd iSsUeS can finally come to light and they can begin working through them,,,
"the bar was high after arc 4, which I really loved, and you exceeded my expectations! I can't emphasise enough how much I LOVED it!" --> HELP THERE ARE TEARS IN MY EYESSSSSSSSSSSSS how am I supposed to respond to thissssssssssss HHHHHHH 😭💦 I'm really really glad you enjoyed Gidget's part. I feel like a ton of my own emotions came out when writing and working on it (admittedly from both Gidget's side and Iggy's side since at times it feels a bit like two parts of me battling against each other LMAOOOOO) But I also had no idea how people would react to it or if it would be too much or if people just wouldn't be able to like understand or resonate with it at all, so that honestly means so so much and I'm really overjoyed to hear you say that 💕
"(i.e. poor little asexual not even heteroromantic Iggy)" --> SOBBING
"it was more about trying to gain "independence" from Iggy's gaze by... meeting social norms" --> Indeed,,, also like the fact that social norms for women are such high standards and with this expectation of perfection. So like, reaching what they think is perfection all by themself to prove themself to people like Iggy and their mother, etc. and show that they can be perfect and loved in the eyes of the world (or at the very least, the people around them).
"OH MY, that was good, and that's an understatement! Thank you for this amazing gameplay experience!!" --> GUH GUH GUH THANK *YOU* FOR THIS TEAR-WORTHY WRITE-UP THAT'S KILLING ME SOFTLY ALDKFJASDLFK
Honestly thank you, this was so wonderful to read. And I'm tickled to death how much you ended up enjoying it—it really means so much. I AM FILLED WITH DETERMINATION. THANK YOOOOOOOOU 😭💕
I don't feel like posting a long review because unfortunately, I'm not articulate enough in English but... You, people, need to play this game, if you are reading the comments to know whether it's worth your time or money, then the answer to both is YES. The story and character development are great, and the LGBT issues are so well written and realistic, seriously just give this game a try is a 10/10.
It might be a short or medium-long experience, but the story and characters will most definitely cause an impact on you and they'll stick for a long time in your mind and heart.
Carrot Patch Games, you guys are all seriously amazing.
Oh my gosh????? This is absolutely the sweetest comment ever HELP 😭💕 Thank you so much??? I'm so glad that you liked the game so much!! Thank you for playing and for taking the time to write up this comment—I'm getting all weepy ladkjafd
"you guys are all seriously amazing" --> LMAO IT'S JUST ME. I AM JUST ONE PERSON 🤣💦
Seriously thank you though. I'm so lucky to have your support! 💕
ARC 5 PART 1 WAS SO COOL!!! Like aside from the usual emotional damage this was so good and the change up from the usual loops is so cool. And spider Gidget was really cool for some reason?? I just really liked the design and I love everything spider themed lol. Honestly I dont know what else to say, but I just wanted to express my gratitude for your amazing work on this game😭 Im super stoked for part 2 !!!!
AHHHH THANK YOOOOOOU!! I'm really glad you enjoyed the newest part!! 🥺🙏💕 There's so much different in this arc (and also so much that hits me on a personal level) that I was a bit worried how it would stand up and how people would react to it, so that makes me incredibly happy to hear! I'm especially glad you liked Gidget's part!! 😭💦
Thank you so so much for playing and for your lovely words!! It means so much and really brightened my day! I'll keep working hard on part 2!😤💕
Hello, I come back here after arc 5 part 1? Yes, the newest one. Perhaps little tiny non-specific spoilers ahead.
Holy fucking shit. Congratulations. After 4 arcs of torture, murder, extreme violence and cannibalism, you finally managed to simply break me to the point where I was convinced I'll have to part ways with my dinner (I did not). Yes, it was the egg scene. Yes, I read the warning on that one but I was not prepared regardless. No, it's not your fault, you marked it well, I just vastly overestimated myself. Holy Jane Austen what the fuck. I'm so ready for more.
Also, I knew Cecil's got a little more in him, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Now I know the feeling was right.
PS: I literally have a pic of myself in a similar pose and clothing as Gidget in that one post-haircut CG. Each and every day brings me closer to a Gidget cosplay. It will come one day.
OH MY GOD 💦💦💦💦 I-I AM VERY SORRY LADKJFALDKFAJ That part was indeed very intense 🥺💦 "I'm so ready for more." ---> LMAO THO G-G-GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT MUCH? 🤣
HAHAHAA omg,,, Gidget cosplay,,, 🤭 That would be so wonderful dkalsdfa one day~
I AM GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT?? I HOPE? LOL D-DESPITE THE EGG PERHAPS. Thank you so much for playing!!! It's always so lovely hearing from you 💕
Okay so that was amazing??? I would say that the first part of Arc 5 rendered me speechless, but I actually have a LOT to say, so...[SPOILERS FOR OUR WONDERLAND ARCS 1-5 BELOW]
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To begin with, I absolutely loved that beginning sequence. The moment of everything just hitting Iggy like a trainwreck of emotions and trauma was well-needed, considering how long he and the rest of the friend group have gone through the loop (which I'm assuming has been more than 5 times). It also has a similar effect to the players, with the start of the arcs having a few differences but nothing too out of the ordinary considering what happens the arc before. But then Arc 5 just hits you with the whiplash that Iggy remembers EVERYTHING rather than just having a strong sense of deja vu and he's taking time to process it, barely even functioning because of how hard it hit him.
Following immediately after that, the tree story: it was a nice way to connect the whole loop thing back to where it all began, which was the big tree that held the wonderland that they were all introduced to as children. Despite the tree closing itself off from the friend group because they inevitably grew up, Saydie was the key to opening it back up again. And it seems like she has a pretty significant role in the story, the end of Arc 1 implying that Bucks killed her in order to open up the tree again and her quite literally being on the menu screen held by Iggy (I'm assuming).
Going to Genzou right after Iggy's whirlpool of emotions, I couldn't even choose the "mean" options directed towards him because of that. Well, that and mostly because of my Genzou bias. But even if I absolutely hated him because of what he has done to Orlam (which is perfectly reasonable, he HAS said and done some fucked up stuff to him), I think it would just be adding more negativity to the landfill of the emotional trauma both Iggy and Genzou were going through. And plus, Iggy KNOWS what Genzou feels like so I personally think it wouldn't make sense for him to be callous and unsympathetic towards Genzou. It's also interesting to note the awkwardness between them compared to the beginning of previous arcs, most probably because they both remember the emotions that Iggy went through when it came to Genzou: it started with simply enjoying his presence, then loving him, then HATING him, and then seeing him as a place of comfort when Gidget, who he focuses on while Genzou is left on the sidelines, won't give him that comfort. Not to mention the crush that Genzou had on Iggy for forever. Genzou pushing Iggy away when he was lying down in the bathtub seemed to be because of how it pained him to be in his presence: his opinion of Iggy would certainly be very jumbled by this point and he also seems terrified to have Iggy be even the slightest bit angry at him because of what happened in Arc 3's boat scene. It's nice to see them quickly become comfortable with each other again though.
Focusing on the doll, I wonder what's the role it'll have in the story. It's an object that always reappears in Iggy's dreams specifically, and it also appears a few times in the forest leading to Bucks's cabin. The fact that it says "Please kill me, Iggy" is strange because if this is truly supposed to represent Saydie (going by how Iggy says it looks like a certain someone before he's interrupted by Hunar knocking), wouldn't she already be killed by Bucks? She might not be as evidenced by the crying coming from Bucks's phone (and then the hell screaming ig), but I dunno what it's really supposed to mean. Maybe Bucks killing her in order to access the tree perpetuates the cycle, and Iggy needs to take Saydie himself and kill her so the friend group can confront the situation head on without the whole wonderland stuff. (Also it's kinda sad that Bucks and Saydie have arguably the most important roles in the story while Hunar is just left in the dust... Iggy also emphasizes all FIVE of them which excludes Hunar. And also Saydie but like she's a child.) While I'll cover Gidget's section entirely in another paragraph, I'll briefly cover the doll motif that they have going on: they strive to have their appearance stay the same, like a doll. It's always the same, meaning it's PERFECT. Furthermore, they quite literally have dolls of Iggy everywhere that can easily be replaced: they no longer focus on the REAL Iggy, but substitutes that fulfill the ache in their heart that lacks his love and it further emphasizes how much worse their obsession is in Arc 5. They also mention this to Iggy, telling him that he can be replaced... it shows the shift in their mindset, from wanting to fix him to just replacing him.
Regarding the beginning of Iggy and Genzou's entry into the fantasy world once more, it seems like everything's a mess: even more than it was before. It shows us a glimpse into how bad everything will be. Which seems to foreshadow that the deterioration of Gidget's and Orlam's mental state is AMPLIFIED in this loop.
Okay, back to Genzou again. Of course, comfort and security is taken into account when Iggy thinks about him; those are reoccurring themes in Arc 2. Genzou's always there to reassure Iggy and close to him for the purpose of protecting him from any of the dangers that they encounter. But Iggy wants to repay him for all he's done. I mean, Genzou literally took an axe to the head for him. Not only that, he feels extremely guilty because he thinks he ruined Genzou's life but of course he didn't. Which ties back to Arc 1, which primarily focuses on Iggy. He feels RESPONSIBLE for everything, and so HE has to FIX everything. Obviously he is not, and it's not his duty to save everyone from their problems. But he also feels like this is what he has to do so he can stay friends with everyone, in order to maintain that camaraderie that he cherishes so much. Iggy CAN provide assistance and guide people to the right path when needed, but he shouldn't take things into his own hands and try to repair everything. It's relieving to see Genzou reassure Iggy that it's not up to him because he hasn't ruined anyone's life. (I also noticed when Iggy pointed out that Genzou wrestled a giant tentacle for him, it's a callback to how Genzou pointed out that Iggy tried to defeat an armored rabbit with a rake for him, which I think is really cute.)
And then... Gidget. Very complex situation. The external manifestation of their desires have changed dramatically in this loop: no longer focusing on sex appeal & emphasizing their body, but rather focusing on maintaining a PERFECT image of themself. Everything is pristine and spotless. Gidget rejects everything that would make them imperfect, which are emotions, nourishment, and so forth. But despite claiming that they've moved on from Iggy because he was holding them back, there are blatant signs that their statement is false. The Iggy dolls, the mentions of having sex with them, still being that hyperfeminine woman that seemingly everyone around them WANTED them to be. It exemplifies how their desires from past arcs still remain the same, just increased to an even more severe degree. All of it introduces the issue of Iggy feeling the need to FIX them... to "find the real Gidget." Considering how Gidget tried to fix him in the previous 4 arcs, why would flipping the situation around be any different? It also lies with his ultimate responsibility in their circumstances: sure, he might have contributed a LITTLE to the problem, but the full blame doesn't lie with him. It was everyone who upheld those expectations for them, ESPECIALLY their mom. I think the apology to Gidget was very much needed, considering how he basically cut contact with everyone around him after a while and didn't bother to talk to anyone. I personally would be FURIOUS if I centered my whole life around conforming to the expectations of a person that I really cared about and after years of not talking to me ever, they suddenly reappear in my life and tell me that this isn't the real me. Well no shit!!! But this isn't meant to place the blame entirely on Iggy like I mentioned earlier: it would be helpful if Gidget ever communicated their discomfort when they started dressing hyperfemininely; it would also be helpful if no one ever tried to be the gender police when it came to them either. Essentially, it's everyone's fault and not just the fault of one person.
Transitioning (hehe) to the spider cave, it was definitely an experience to say the least. It makes me wonder why it was spiders specifically, though I can see a connection. Spiders are viewed as ugly, gross, and they're monsters in the eyes of most people. And yet, they also fulfilled one of the primary "desires" that Gidget had: to start a family. They embrace being spider-like, even with that stigma around spiders. It can be compared to them desiring to present more androgynously in spite of what others around them say... akin to what they really want, but not there yet. Cecil also constantly tells them that they don't seem happy as they are, and also CECIL WOOOOOOO!!!! Though I don't think it was a matter of realizing what their true desires were, it was more like ACCEPTING what those desires were. Gives a reason for why Cecil is imprisoned in the dungeon below, in order to keep hiding from what they really want because it'll be a hard and egregious life for them if they fulfill those desires. But when they finally kill Cecil, someone who truly cared about them and wanted them to be happy, they finally break. They grieve for him, and then they start destroying the perfect image they tried so hard to keep up. I'm so sad that Cecil reappeared and then died so quickly, but WOOOOO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS FOR GIDGET!!!! I'm so happy to see them have an appearance they want, in spite of the horrible and unspeakable things they've done to Iggy. My non-binary identity and my asexuality makes these feelings conflicting 💀
I'm excited to see how the rest of the arc pans out!!! Geez, I really did write an essay, so I'll leave you with this short concluding message. I wish you luck with continuing Arc 5 🫶
This is like the most in-depth thing I've ever gotten GOD dhfhfh reading this was such a treat. AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED IT??? This one was quite the doozy for me as well what with how the intensity of everything ramped up to 11 and the culmination of so many of my own feelings, too. HHHHH so I'm really happy to hear all this 🥺
Ohhhh I feel like that was a big part of what I was going for with the beginning parts. Like,,, similar but then not quite, to kind of ease into the arc (and then after that everything continuing to just get more and more different and messed up LOL). And yes, that is indeed who Iggy is holding in the title screen 🤭 I'm glad you liked the tree sequence?? It somehow felt like a good way to start bringing things back to the main story of what's even going on after the detours that were Arcs 2 through 4 HAHAHA.
Oh gosh,,, all the scenes in Genzou's apartment. Those really tore my heart apart to write (before sewing it back together hdggghf). I wanted to really emphasize just how messed up their minds and thoughts are after everything and how that would affect their interactions, so I'm glad it came across ok 💦 (I-I'm also just a sucker for hurt/comfort stuff, so that's that too LOL). My poor beans,,,
The doll,,, 💦 The doll will definitely come into play more in part 2. I just didn't have a chance to get to those parts yet dgfgh I just really hope I'm able to like bring everything together and wrap it up in a way that makes sense and is satisfying to everyone GOD. This really worries me ngl. So I'm glad to already hear some of your thoughts on it 🥺
"Which ties back to Arc 1, which primarily focuses on Iggy. He feels RESPONSIBLE for everything, and so HE has to FIX everything" --> Yeah this is such a huge part of Iggy and his story in general. His feeling of guilt and obligation because he doesn't even really quite understand friendship to begin with but does love his friends and wants to fit in and be accepted. And maybe it's something he'll never quite get over but at the very least he can learn to start feeling less guilty and learning to love and prioritize himself a bit more. I feel like that's also why I had Gidget just completely refute his apology -- because sure he needed to say it, but he's not actually the one who can "fix" anything despite how much he thinks he is, so even when he does what he feels should fix it, it blows up in his face, and in the end, Gidget accepting themself has nothing to do with him.
"it's a callback to how Genzou pointed out that Iggy tried to defeat an armored rabbit with a rake for him, which I think is really cute." --> FHDJFJFJD YES IT IS TEEHEE 💕
HHHHH your thoughts around Gidget really affecting me. That pretty much sums everything up quite well 🤣💦 A huge part of Gidget's story and growth is really based on my own thoughts and experiences and the things I've battled with and thought to myself, particularly in the wanting to be accepted and liked in the way I thought I was supposed to. Perhaps not quite to the extreme perfection angle here FJDJDJD but still something I fight with a lot even now, which is probably why it also took a lot out of me to write 💦
"I'm so sad that Cecil reappeared and then died so quickly, but WOOOOO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS FOR GIDGET!!!! " --> I AM ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY SAD BUT OVERJOYED AT BOTH OF THESE THINGS FHFHDH goddd,, I am really happy to have finally been about to bring Gidget to this point. It feels like such a momentous occasion after these past 4 arcs 🤣💦 AND NOW I CAN FINALLY LIKE DRAW ART OF THEM HOW I REALLY WANT TO DJFJDJD
"My non-binary identity and my asexuality makes these feelings conflicting " --> HAHAHAHAJA GOD THE PAIN IS REAL,I GET YOU 💦💦💦💦💦
Oh geez this whole comment just made me so happy YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA. I love reading stuff like this so much and hearing what ppl think of the chars and how they read into and interpret things. It makes my heart want to burst from joy 😭💕 So thank you so much again, not only for playing and for your lovely words but also just for your support and for loving the game and the chars. It makes me so overjoyed!!!! HHHHH MY HEART IS VERY SQUISHED 😭💕 I will keep working hard on the rest of Arc 5!! 😤
Oh, gosh!! Thank you so much??? I'm really happy that you're enjoying the game so much and took all the time to make the account and leave this comment! That means so much ahhhhhh 😭💕
Ahhhh,,, I am really happy about that, too 💕 A lot of Gidget's story is inspired by/based heavily on my own experiences and thoughts, so I'm glad it could also resonate with you,,, ahhhh,,, that's gonna make me cry for real,,, 🥺💕 I especially love hearing from people who can relate to or feel things from the story and chars ahhhh dlkfjadlkfja
Really thank you so much for the support and for your lovely words! What a little bright spot in my day!! 🥰
I LOVE this game is one of THE BEST game i play in all my life by the way if you are going to make some plushy or shirt i will LOVE to BUY one just say the word and all my money is yours i will love a shirt or plushy of iggys or genzou i love you game
Thank you very much??? I'm so glad you like the game! It fills my heart with such joy 😭💕 Thank you for taking the time to write up this lovely comment.
GOSH I WISH I COULD HAVE PLUSHIES??? I would also like one LOL Unfortunately I don't really have the funds for such endeavors,,, if anyone wants to make one, they are free to! 🤣💦
Thank you again for your support!! This made me so happy to read! 🥰
Oh, gosh, I can't really answer most of these—THAT WOULD BE SPOILERS???? I will confirm that the rabbit in the little post-to-be-continued-screen is, indeed, Jerry heheh. He will have a little role in part 2 that I hope people will enjoy 🤭
Thanks much! It will unfortunately be a little while as I haven't even started working on the next part yet LOL Though at least I already finished some of the new features that I was planning to release with the final part, which means I won't need to take time to work on them later LOL Glad that you enjoyed it though!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write up this lovely comment!!!
I want part 2 soooooo badly! Orlam, my precious Orlam <3
Part 1 is amazing. I finally grow to like Gidget in the end, somehow haha. Yes, stick to who you really are!!! Who needs perfection, when happiness is the key to live :)
I guess Carrot is a huge fan of Coraline. That's like one of my favorite movies. Maybe you also watched The Future Diary (love that as well).
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED IT 💕 And oh gosh, that makes me really happy to hear. A lot of what happens in this part hits pretty close to me, so I was hoping people would be able to enjoy and resonate with it if even a bit. I'm glad you could come away feeling better about Gidget fvfgghg I'm really happy to finally be able to get them to this spot 🤭💕
I have seen Coraline once a long time ago! I have never watched Future Diary though I do know about it generally because it's so popular LOL The Iggy doll design mostly came about from wanting to make sure they looked like dolls and I didn't really know a better way to do it!! 🤣💦
At any rate, thank you so much for playing and for your lovely words!! It really means so much hearing what you think! AND I WILL KEEP WORKING HARD ON PART TWOOOOOOO 💕
God this game was fucking fantastic, and I've never had anything to say about a game before. But in these past few weeks, I just had to find something to say about it. I love what you did for the game. I felt so many emotions, made so many... "to" say horrible choices. But still! The number of things I was able to feel out of this spectacular fucking game was phenomenal. To say, If I had even had the SKILLS to make such a game like this. I just hope you will continue to make masterpieces like this in the future. (Including the carry on "Our Fantastic Wonderland", which I cannot WAIT to play!) Arc 4 hit terrifically deep. I felt horrible the entire time, watching Genzou fall apart like that. Including all the deaths, encounters, and cutscenes between characters. It felt like a heart wrenching stab to the chest! The insane twists that I could have never imagined how you felt having to write down and code. I've fallen in love with your characters, and with your world. I may sound like everyone else when I say this, which I probably do... But I hope I can match you and some of the most amazing creators that make breath-taking "experiences" like these. Thank you. I can't say that enough. This game will always be in my heart, even if it lurks in the dark recesses of my memory. I wish I could give you more than just a review, but I happen to be one of the unlucky people. And I hope I can see the end of this game.
Your art is something I'd KILL to have! (Not literally, ha-ha, have mercy.) But all the same, It's so unique! It took me up the first time I played. And the more I stared and looked at the details, I WISHED I had the fuckin' gall to be able to draw out all those full out cutscenes and half-scenarios! I also happen to love your game "A Day in the Life". It took the wind out of me when I learned of the brother's near-death experience, and how all the characters felt. I feel like I just typed a paragraph, (Which I did, I'm so stupid, lol.) But I mean it. Everything I said. The music, everything just makes me feel speechless. I feel so small compared to people who create things I couldn't or could. I wish I did. But I can't be “the” better person, am I right? Life picks and chooses. But I hope this finds you well. I'll have some art posted below! Thank you, truly. Carrot Patch Games.
Enoy! :) (Sorry that the picture is blurry, my camera wasn't cooperating)
Oh gosh this comment being the first thing I see when I wake up is killing me aldkfLDFKJA tears in my eyeballs,,, 😭💦 This is absolutely so sweet HELPPP. It means the world that not only would you play the game but also that you would be thinking about it so long and then that you'd take the time to write all this up AHHHH. I really REALLY love hearing what people feel. Perhaps because so much of this game is so personal and also just because I love these chars to bits and really hope others will love them too (and maybe even be able to relate to parts of them a bit).
"To say, If I had even had the SKILLS to make such a game like this." --> I BELIEVE YOU DO??? I mean if you want to of course 🤣💦 I've honestly been flying with my hands over my eyes for the majority of production. I had never made a game like this before (i.e., a visual novel, but also something of this sheer magnitude and with so many things I had to learn how to do). Mostly I've just had to learn a ton of stuff along the way. But for that reason I feel like it's something that anyone can learn and explore and have fun with dlkajfsld
"watching Genzou fall apart like that" --> God that's so true,,, sometimes I sit back and look at the development of the arcs and... he really gets it worse and worse and worse in every subsequent arc 💦 Not only in what happens to him but also mentally like he really just gets broken by the end of Arc 4 💦💦💦 WH-WHICH EXPLAINS SOME OF ARC 5 THEN, I GUESS. But shhh that's a spoiler maybe maybe not who can say lol 🤫 I really love him though. Despite him being a general asshole to most ppl besides Iggy, he holds a very special place in my heart LOL
"Your art is something I'd KILL to have! (Not literally, ha-ha, have mercy.) But all the same, It's so unique!" --> THIS MEANS SO MUCH THANK YOU?????? I've always felt a bit felt-conscious about the art in general, since I've been told it's been a turn-off before. Also some of the early art from Arc 1 makes me very embarrassed because it's from like a year and a half ago and I've gotten a lot better at drawing the characters (and changed their designs just slightly as I've drawn them hundreds and hundreds of times) so at some point I'd like to redo some of the early CGs 🤣 But that means the world honestly that you like it so much. I'm always really happy if people can enjoy the art and LOL THE CGS YES........... some of them did indeed take a lot out of me to draw 💦
"I also happen to love your game "A Day in the Life". " --> OH THAT IS VERY LOVELY? I didn't actually write/code that game, I just did the art and BGs. It is indeed a very lovely and poignant little game though that really hits you in the heart 😭💦 I'm very glad you like it!!!
And alskdjfalsdkf I hope you'll like Our Fantastic Wonderland too if you decide to play it! It's a bit of a different vibe from OW, mostly in that I made it just to have some fun and also had to make it very quickly LOL (it was for the Spooktober jam, where you have to make the game in only a month). But I'm happy with how it turned out in the end and some of the connections between it and the main game. It's a bit silly 🤭
OH MY GOSH THIS ART IS SO CUTE????? AHHHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHHHH I LOVE IT SO MUCH LAKDJFALDKFJA THEIR LITTLE FACES LOOK SO PRECIOUS!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me, I absolutely love it!! How wonderful and sweet now I'm really gonna cry... 😭💕
Thank you SO SO SO SO MUCH!! This was such a wonderful comment and it really brought a smile to my face, not only all your lovely words but your lovely art, too, I CAAAAAAN'T. Thank you for playing and for all your support!!!! And I hope you'll like Arc 5 when it comes out!! 🥰
AHH!!! Thank you so much for reading and replying to my comment!!! I love when creators talk to their fans! I'm so happy I can put a smile on your face, it really does mean so fucking much to me! XD AHHH!!! Even people I'm fans of never respond to me! SO EXICTED FOR ARC 5!!! I will definitely enjoy it! :DD didn't mean to make you cry- oh dear- But anyways!! Can't wait to see the next arc! I really have wasted my time dawdling on what to say, and I REALLY want to say more to reply, but I don't want to ruin my first interaction with you!! You're a very unique fuckin' person- And I, God this is awkward- AHHHHHh- I could cryy.. I and everyone in this community will support you 100% of the way!! :'] Couldn't be happier!!
I LOVE REPLYING TO COMMENTS LOLOL also I am literally so touched that anyone would take the time to write such lovely words on my game that I can't help but want to gush and send love back ldkfjasldkfa
"but I don't want to ruin my first interaction with you!!" --> LAKJSDFLAKD?? I don't think you could unless you wrote something really inappropriate or invasive LMAO 🤣💦
"I and everyone in this community will support you 100% of the way!! :'] Couldn't be happier!!" --> THANK YOU VERY MUCH??? Your words are too kind HELP 💕
I'm glad you're looking forward to Arc 5!!! I'm working hard to get the first oh soon ohohohoh~ Thank you again for your lovely and supportive words—they really make my day!! 🥰
Hii! I'm bad at English, but... JEEZ, this game is FANTASTIC!So many themes are revealed in it, there are unexpected twists (especially the snag in the 4th arc), and the music.. ooooh the music is gorgeous, I constantly listen to some of them in the playlist~
I came across this game quite by accident when I was trying to find games for the evening, I never regretted that I spent a week on it :)
To be honest, the game really inspired me with its combination of madness and seriousness!I love this in games, especially those where they show blatant trash, and in the end, very real problems are revealed there.I plan to play all your games.Now I've started the walkthrough Our Fantastic Wonderland and I already like how it looks ^^
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING SOMETHING NEW INTO MY LIFE!!!
Omg thank you so much??? Ahhhhhhh you're making me weepy, this is such a lovely comment! 😭💕 Thank you so much for playing and for writing up your thoughts—I'm so glad you like the game!!! I'm a huge fan of the music, too GOD ALDKJFALDF Music in general has been such a big inspiration for me while working on this game. I honestly have the soundtrack on most of the time I'm working on it, and certain songs even inspired various scenes 🤭 I'm really glad you like it!! 💕
And omg kaldjfalkdf I hope you will enjoy OFW, too!! It's just a little side game but I love it, too, even though the vibes are a bit different than the main game. It was mostly made for fun to join the Spooktober jam and get to do something a bit sillay with the characters. That means so much tho!!
HELP ADLKAFJDLKFA THANK *YOU* FOR PLAYING AND FOR LETTING ME KNOW. This was such a little spot of sunshine in my day. Thank you for all the support, and I hope you'll like Arc 5 once I finally manage to finish it alkdjfalk 🥰
I have no doubt that the 5th arc will be as awesome as the previous ones!!I wish you pleasant and successful work!Know that many people love and appreciate your work!^^
I LOVE THESE SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH DGFGFBFFGGH I know I already said this on Twitter, but I just love how you draw him he looks so sweet and suave. I love these with all my heart. My bean,,, 😭💕
Thank you so so much for this treat, it honestly has made my whole night. I'm so glad you enjoyed the game and the chars (and Genzou LOL) and took the time to draw these wonderful sketches I simply CAN'T. I shall go weep slightly now in love and joy 🤣💦💕
holy shit. i JUST finished arc 4 (and im in absolute agony, thanks </3) and im still trying to process everything i just saw, very sorry if this comment is complete nonsense lol
so first off the ART STYLE!!! it's so unique and the character designs are so interesting to look at, i was in love at first sight <333 the music and sound design was AMAZING, fantastic choices all around!!! the environments/backgrounds (especially in wonderland itself) looked great and i was immersed from start to finish. and the characters,,,, the story,,,,,
the entire cast is so complex and interesting, i really related to iggy and orlam (i mean sort of, was not rockin w/ the cannibalism but like therapy is expensive, do what you gotta do ig) and genzou is just,,,, <3333 (most of the time) and overall i just loved everything about this game, genuinely freaked me the hell out (in the best way possible) and made me ugly sob (sometimes at the same time) and IM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT ENDS!!! ur so so talented and i cant wait to see what you do next <3
now if you'll excuse me i need to draw silly fanart so i can pretend these characters can be happy for more than a milisecond. you did not let genzou rest for a SECOND my god 😭
OH GOSH I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE AGONY??? 😭💦 Ohhhhh this comment is so nice tho HELP. I'm so happy you liked the game. Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to write all this up ahhhh it means so much 🥺
I'm really happy you like the art style??? Even after this long I still am quite shy when it comes to my style and hope it's not too much of a turn off. So hearing that really fills me with joy,,, 💕
"i mean sort of, was not rockin w/ the cannibalism but like therapy is expensive, do what you gotta do ig" --> HELP LOLOL this is making me laugh so hard god 🤣 I am glad you liked the chars tho hehe, and that you could relate to parts of them. I always hope ppl will be able to find at least something in one of the characters they can vibe with 🤭
Guhhh you are too kind to me tho HELP. That is extremely lovely and sweet. Thank you so much for the kind words?? 😭💕 I'm over the moon that you liked it so much. I'm working hard on Arc 5, though am admittedly nervous and want to make sure it lives up to everything. I hope you'll like it once it's finished!
And omg if you do end up drawing anything I'd love to see it! I love art so much dchdd 🥰
"you did not let genzou rest for a SECOND my god" --> GOD IT'S TRUE wh-what have I done... 😭
It wasn't scary, but it was sure as hell was disturbing. Especially with all the gore and stuff. god damn those animators and artists and writers are great
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The characters were well written.. cept the fact only Genzou ended up being my fav character.. (All the others were good but.. they were a little psychopathic. Especially you, Gidget! I HATE YOU!) which is shocking considering how I don't like how he bullies Orlam throughout the entire series. Though, it's a bit of a fresh change having messed up characters for the main cast.
Honestly, none of the characters are good. Not even Iggy. But hey, at least he's... trying to do something about it..? I mean, he never apologized for never being there for Genzou whenever he went blind, he never stood up for Orlam, and he never apologized to Gidget for just wanting short hair and wanting to code?? (cause they're non binary? trans? not sure)
yet all Iggy does is whine whine whine about how he wants to change things but all he ends up doing is killing everyone and then ending up killing himself. i get he doesnt remember that much after he gets a 'fresh new start' but he remembers some things, right?
I hope Genzou and Iggy end up together. not cause genzou's my fav character but because he doesnt mind if iggy's asexual, in fact, he respects it instead (UNLIKE A CERTAIN SOMEONE...WHO TRIED RAPING IGGY LIKE 4 TIMES) and it seems like he really cares for him. (UNLIKE SOME WEIRD ASS MF WHO TRIED FEEDING HIM HIS BEST FRIEND AND SAYING NO LEADS TO DEATH)
hoping he'll apologize to orlam... but it seems like something might have happened whenever genzou went to the bathroom and orlam went to go check on him. Gidget did say "Genzou needs your help, Orlam!" to try to get him to go away.. but im pretty sure genzou was turned on at the moment.. (That's what it seemed like to me.. :fearful:)
Also seemed like if you killed Buck in the beginning if you could, none of this would have happened... or if you like a more pacifist route, you could take away her kid instead and make her husband file for a divorce (AND A RESTRAINING ORDER)
Some of the scenes (And by that, i mean a lot) were really shocking. in a good way. whenever it was revealed that buck used her newborn child to open up the gate, whenever gidget started going buckwild on iggy, or iggy smashing buck's skull open when she killed genzou at the end, when orlam fed iggy... pot roast genzou... and tied iggy up and fried him up. those were some pretty horrifying scenes.
personally i think the doll is behind some pretty weird stuff. excited for the final act! i hope you get to choose who you end up with, so i can RUB IT INTO GIDGET'S AND ORLAM'S FACES THAT THEY CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SUCK MY BALLS!!! (figuratively. i do not have balls.)
Thank you for reading, and thank you for creating the game. I spent all day playing it. It's 4:40 am. cried in some parts. amazing game. i loved it. going into my favs list.
Oh, my god, I am sorry for making you cry asldkfjalsdkf 😭💦 I'm really happy you liked the game so much though?? Thank you so so much for playing! And for taking the time to write up this lovely comment. It really means so much—I love hearing from people who have played so much aldkfjasld it fills me with so much energy and motivation 🥺💕
LOL INDEED. There isn't really a character among them that I would say is "good" or "right." They are all just... people... with their own problems and issues and mistakes they've made. Like just because they seem great in one aspect for instance doesn't mean there won't be other aspects of them that make you want to tear your hair out hahaha. I guess because so much of it is inspired by my own issues and problems and stuff I've gone through. And just. Life. In general. Idk. LIFE AND PEOPLE ARE JUST VERY COMPLICATED 😭💦I am always just glad if people can still like and root for and relate to parts of the characters even in spite of their many flaws... lol.
"(UNLIKE SOME WEIRD ASS MF WHO TRIED FEEDING HIM HIS BEST FRIEND AND SAYING NO LEADS TO DEATH)" --> LMAO OK THIS MADE ME LAUGH A LOT LAKDJFLSKD
"Some of the scenes (And by that, i mean a lot) were really shocking. in a good way. " --> I am somewhat glad to hear this I think only because as the creator none of it shocks me anymore, so I start to worry that maybe none of it is shocking at all and perhaps it's actually boring LOL 🤣 So I am glad that the scenes I hoped would have impact do indeed have impact hahaha.
As for the final ending, you do get choice over it 🤭 A lot of it will depend on the choices you've made up to now, as well as the rest of the choices you make in Arc 5. You'll also get a final choice based on all your previous choices. I would say so long as you feel like you've made choices that are nice to a certain character most of the time, then you'll have the option to have the final ending/epilogue with that char. My intent isn't to make it difficult to steer the ending just moreso to give players control over how they want it to end, I suppose.💦
AT ANY RATE. Thank you again so so much for these lovely words!!! This has really made my day reading your thoughts. I'm so happy the game could mean so much to you and you'd enjoy it so much, that makes ME wanna cry aldkjafl 😭 And I hope you'll enjoy Arc 5 once it's done! 🥰
Omg thank you so much for replying to my entire comment! I'm glad comments make you motivated, and i'm happy i made you laugh. Also, you don't have to apologize for making me cry!! they're good tears.
ALSO.... if we choose the character at the end based off of our past choices, then i have to go back and restart the entire game and be nice to Genzou, cause i was terrible to him in act 3 (I thought i had to :sob:)
But yeah! Now, i'll just be patient waiting for act 5. make sure to take breaks and drink lots of water!!!
OHHHHH ARC 3. Ahhh, don't worry too much about that. There's not a ton you can do for Genzou in Arc 3 😅 You're right that you mostly have to be mean to him in that arc simply because of Iggy's state of mind (and... other outside influences... LOL). There are a few choices though where you can get a tad bit nicer. The majority of the choices that affect Genzou are in Arc 2, there's also a good amount in Arc 1, and then there are a handful in Arcs 3 and 4. There will also be a good amount in Arc 5 when it comes out 🤭 I think of Arcs 1 and 5 as being more general arcs with a good amount of choices for all the chars, then each individual arc has more choices for each respective char since you spend more time with them.
Thank you very much for your support ahhhhhh. That means so much 🥺💕 I shall try!!! LOL 🤣
OK, THANK U!!! I wonder, if telling Genzou to stop bullying Orlam will lower Genzou's affection ratings for you? I hope not because he's an asshole to Orlam. I did end up restarting and choosing the nicest options for Genzou.. NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM PUTTING IGGY AND GENZOU TOGETHER NOW!!
HAHAHAHAHA. Nothing you do will ever *lower* a char's affection rating. Mostly it's just raise or don't raise. Though trying to soften things between those two does have a possible effect in the future... 🥺💦
LMAO I AM GLAD this made me laugh a lot aldkjfalk 🤣
I just finished playing Arc 4 and this game is like... SO GOOD ? TRULY THE BEST HORROR GAME I'VE PLAYED IN MY LIFE ???
Firstly, very few games make me scared/disturbed. But Our Wonderland did. But I mean, I play horror game BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SCARED sooooo I guess I got scared but in a good way ? I think ? Feelings are so complicated TvT
Secondly, I find the story very interesting. A magic and comforting Wonderland for kids that then becomes horrific when said kids come back there as adults ? WITH LGBTQIA+ REPRESENTATION INCLUDING ASEXUAL ? WELL I'M IN
And thirdly, the characters. WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN. (THIS PART CONTAINS SPOILERS !!!)
Ok let's start with Iggy since he's so protagonist.
I really like him, probably mostly because I can relate to him quite much. As an asexual person myself, I really could relate to Iggy's feelings when he described how he felt, and that made me feel understood. I could also relate to his introvert and "I want everyone to be happy" parts, and that ALSO made me feel understood :D. But poor guy he has to go through so much suffering I feel bad for him ToT Arc 2 was nice with the fluff and comfort with Genzou BUT THE EMOTINAL DAMAGE CAME BACK SO FAST- AND THE FACT THAT AT THE END OF ARC 4 HE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING ? LIKE IT MUST HURT HIM SO MUCH- But yeah, I think he's a really cool protagonist and all and I enjoyed playing "as him" through the game.
Now let's talk about my fav boy : Genzou
I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH AHHHHHHH- Like yeahhhh he's done some not so nice things in his life especially to Orlam, and the more the game went on, the more I realised that it wasn't just some friendly teasing but sometimes IT WAS STRAIGHT UP BULLYING ? AND I ASKED MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES "does he actually realise how far he goes and how much it affects Orlam 'cause like-". So yes he has his flaws BUT HE ALSO HAS HIS GOOD SIDES. Arc 2 really was a rollercoaster to me : first the similar things to Arc 1, then Gidget going a little crazier that before... AND THEN. THEN. KINDA FLUFF. And then THE FLUFF with Iggy and Genzou kissing and Iggy saying in a way he's ace and Genzou saying it's completly ok and he's not broken AND AND AND- I WAS BEAMING OF JOY IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER AT THIS MOMENT. Haha and after that comes the suffering... Not gonna lie I almost cried while watching the little finale animation... It breaks my heart that he has to physically suffer so much in each Arc... Like bro almost got cooked alive, then protects Iggy but pays it with his life, THEN HE GETS FVCKING EATEN ?! NOT TO MENTION BY IGGY ?! AND THEN his legs are cut with the intention of eating them and he's left in such a bad state ?! Why making him suffering like thattttttt please just give him a rest ToT
And then our favourite ratman : Orlam
He definitly went through a lot... And that twisted his mind a bit BUT HEAR ME OUT-
At the beginning, I liked him as much as Genzou, but at the end of Arc 1 he already went a bit down in my esteem... I understand why he did what he did to Genzou but... I took it a bit too far and I was already attached to Genzou pretty much soooooooo... yeah... But after that came Arc 2 AND I JUST CAN'T FORGET HOW HE DESTROYED THE HAPPINESS THAT WAS GOING AT THIS MOMENT I JUST CAN'T- Arc 3 was... good but not good ? I mean Iggy DOES end up eating Genzou so that's a bit fucked up butttttt he was in a silly goofy mood during that arc and I was like "Yeah you know what let the man get a bit crazy it won't matter in the next timeline and he won't remember it anway" (well he actually does end up remembering it but shhhh let's pretend the end of Arc 4 is different...). After that was Arc 4 and he went a bit more down in my esteem (again), but it could be worse really. And I always like having a character who's a little insane in the brain and Orland fits that role perfectly ! So he's super cool BUT I CAN'T FORGET ARC 2-
And lastly, Gidget. Gideget, Gidget, Gidget...
While I can relate to some aspects of them being transmasc/non-binary (as a person who's under the non-binary umbrella), the rest of the them isssss... meh. I mean, in the real world, they're not so bad, and I don't particularly dislike them, but in Wonderland... they get a bit too... crazy. I CANNOT forgive them for the things they did to Iggy (especially thinking of Arc 2 (yes I love Arc 2 very very much) with what they've done to Iggy's eyes). Especially in Arc 4 , he's trying so hard to be the person they expect/want him to be, and then when Iggy finally opens up about being ace and all they get upset and say they're gonna "fix him", like no thank you he doesn't need to be fixed shut up please HE ALREADY FEELS ASHAMED ABOUT IT (again not going to lie during this scene the only thing I was thinking was "THAT'S WHY GENZOU IS BETTER THAN YOU").
Wow that's definitly the longest comment I've ever written. BUT THE GAME DESERVES IT. Looking forward to Arc 5's release ! As I'm writing this comment it's almost 2AM where I live but I'm craving content so gonna play Our Fantastic Wonderland instead of sleeping. Luckily it's the weekend.
So yeah, thank you so much for developping this amazing game ! Keep up with the great work !
Oh my gossshhhhHHHHH THANK YOU, THIS IS TOO SWEET OF A COMMENT?? 😭💕 I'm so happy you would take the time to not only play the game but also write up all your thoughts like this and let me know (and also just that you loved the game so much alsdkjafksdl). It means so much to me, especially as such a small creator 🙏💕
I'm really glad you could relate to Iggy so much. A ton of Iggy is inspired by myself and a lot of my own struggles and issues and quirks, so hearing that others are able to relate and understand a lot of what he's going through means so much (and makes me feel perhaps a little less alone, too 💦). In a lot of ways, I feel like this game ended up becoming,,,, some sort of, idk, way for me to work through a lot of my own built-up Stuff™, so it feels quite personal in a way. A story I want to share with others who might also be able to take something away from it or feel a sort of resonance with it ig. And also I just hope people will like the chars because I love them so so much ALDKFJASLDKF
I am really happy you like Genzou also. With all the characters I really wanted to make them feel... I don't know... normal? Human? So they all have their bad things they've done (or are doing) and they all have their good things and not a single one of them could really be called right or wrong. So yeah he very much has his (very) large flaws (that he needs to face and answer to and work through) but I love him still and I'm glad when others can love him too dkafjldskaf Particularly since his scenes with Iggy were some of the most cathartic for me to write,,, 🥺💦
"Why making him suffering like thattttttt please just give him a rest ToT" --> LMAO IT'S TRUE I don't even think I really realized myself just how much I've put him through. He suffers quite the brunt of it throughout the game, I feel 💦
"Yeah you know what let the man get a bit crazy it won't matter in the next timeline and he won't remember it anway" --> LOL OK THIS MADE ME LAUGH A LOT.
Enjoyed your comments about all the other chars, too. I really love all of them so much... I hope that people will enjoy seeing all the resolutions in Arc 5 and they will be satisfying. Arc 5 is really turning into a beast, I must admit, and it will probably be released in 2 parts because of it (it's literally looking like it will be double the size of all the other arcs). I really just want to make sure I end this story well and it lives up to everything that came before it and all t he characters' stories! 😭
At any rate, thank you again SO MUCH for this lovely comment! I really enjoyed hearing all of your thoughts—and I'm ecstatic that you loved the game and chars so much!! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to let me know!! 🥰💕
Taking adavantage of the fact that I already commented here to comment about arc 5 part 1 now (obviously SPOILERS FOR ARC 5 PART 1 HERE)
HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO GOOD
THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER ??? THE HURT/COMFORT ??? GIDGET FINALLY ACCEPTING THEMSELF ???
Loved loved loved the character developpement !
The more the game goes on the more I relate to Iggy hahahahahahaha... haha... ha...
I also relate a bit more to Gidget in some way... I don't feel too bad about it. It makes me sad they rejected their own identity so much tho :( And becomes not who THEY wants to be, but who ""she"" is expected to be (especially by their mother), but then when they finally accepted themself... It felt so good honestly, like me when I finally found who I was in terms of gender and that... I love their character developpement. And their new design is cool too ! And they also went WAYYYYY higher in my esteem now. Won't forgive old/fake Gidget easily, but the new/real Gidget ? Love them.
You just unlocked a childhood memory by mentionning Charlotte's Web, which I knew as "Le Petit Monde de Charlotte" (so the name of the Frech adaptation) because little me didn't know English like I do now hehe. I remember crying in front of the film adaptation when Charlotte died
I took notes of some (a lot) of my reactions while playing because I wanted to make a long ass comment again so have fun reading all this lol :
-WHY IS THERE AN OPTION TO SLAP GENZOU INSTEAD OF HUGGING HIM WHEN HE OBVIOUSLY NEEDS COMFORT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Iggy taking care of Genzou will live rent free in my heart FOREVER- AND THEN THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN STAY WITH HIM WHEN HE FALLS ASLEEP AND HE PUTS HIS HAND ON IGGY'S ANKLE HELLOOOOOOO ? WHO ALLOWED YOU TO MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ToT (not complaining tho-)
- GENZOU TELLING IGGY IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE'S IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE CARE ABOUT HIM AHHHHHHHHHH
- Genzou saving Iggy from a monster with tentacles HM IT DOES REMIND ME OF A CERTAIN GAME AHEM our fantastic Wonderland AHEM
- Genzou is so stupidly in love with Iggy damn
- THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN HUG HIM AND THE AFTERMATH OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD *smashes head into a wall so hard you can see my brain inside my skull*
- Genzou joking about the traumatic things that happens to them probably as a coping mechanism lol I feel you buddy
- Iggy : "Which Gidget awaits us now ?" - Gidget : "Yo guess what I'm a spider now"
- The- What- WHY ON EARTH ARE THERE IGGYS EVERYWHERE ??? Why are there ONLY IGGYS EVERYWHERE- Oh it's Gidget why am I not surprised
- Gidget is... different ? IS THAT A GOOD THING OR NOT- Oh they moved on apparently... I'M STILL SCARED
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T NEED TO EAT ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'RE "perfect" NOW ? WHAT THE HELL- ARE THOSE YELLOW EYES
- BAHAHAHAHA OKAY IGGY'S DISTRACTION WAS ACTUALLY FUNNY TO ME
- Genzou : "... No, don't fuck Iggy, he wouldn't like that" CKYJBDAVICUAWBC I LOVE HIM
- Gidget : "No one needs you! [blah blah blah bullshit]" NOW YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT IGGY LIKE THAT- Oh well they have gone even crazier now what a good time be alive for Iggy
- Oh Iggy's apologizing for the bad things he's done and all how nice- GIDGET FUCK YOU HE'S TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER
- OH MY GOD CECIL DO SOMETHING PLEASE (*bip!* {Cecil just evolved from "cool side character ig" to "nice guy I like him" !} )
- NOOOOO CECIL JUST WHEN YOU WENT UP IN MY ESTEEM WHYYYYYYY
- Okay that actually almost made me cry, like the real you Gidget, you're cool so please don't try to change yourself again
ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND that's all I think ? Thank you so much for making this amazing game which is litteraly my fav horror video game of all times ? I AM SO IMPATIENT FOR PART 2 BUT DON'T RUSH YOURSELF WE'LL BE PATIENT
SORRY IT TOOK ME A BIT TO GET TO THIS I WAS HAVING A TIME ALKFJDLAKF 💦 hhhhhHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH THOUHGH omg,,,, this comment is cracking me up and making me smile so much 😭💕 I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU ENJOYED IT?? There were so many things I was worried and fretting about before the launch, so I'm ecstatic that people ended up liking it ahhh,,,
"And they also went WAYYYYY higher in my esteem now. Won't forgive old/fake Gidget easily, but the new/real Gidget ? Love them." --> LMAO NO FELT ALDKJAFDL I am just so happy to have finally been able to bring Gidget to this moment. Almost like a mirror of myself and a lot of the things I was able to finally figure out about myself. But yes,,, so many of those things,,, it's indeed very hard to get over 💦 Though in my heart and head, so much of that was not really Gidget but the way Wonderland had twisted Gidget. For instance they would never have done anything like what they did if they weren't in Wonderland. So that helps me reconcile it a bit, but I still have Very Strong Feelings about so much of what happened GOD.
"WHY IS THERE AN OPTION TO SLAP GENZOU" --> KDFAJDLKFJALD SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME THIS I AM SOBBING
"AND THEN THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN STAY WITH HIM WHEN HE FALLS ASLEEP AND HE PUTS HIS HAND ON IGGY'S ANKLE HELLOOOOOOO ?" --> I'M SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED THIS this is making me smile and I can't stop dalkfjasld 🥺💕
"HM IT DOES REMIND ME OF A CERTAIN GAME AHEM" --> LMAOOOOO yes,,,,,, I worked on OFW as I was actively thinking up some of my first story beats for Arc 5, and that felt like the perfect small thing to kind of tie the two together in a way, or foreshadow, or SOMETHING idk but I liked it. Particularly as in OFW you see from Genzou's POV (kinda) and in OW you see from Iggy's and I enjoyed that dichotomy adklfajd
"*smashes head into a wall so hard you can see my brain inside my skull*" --> HELP PLEASE DO NOT DIE ADLKJAFSLDKFJADA I-I must admit this is one of my fav scenes s-so I understand,,, 💦
"CKYJBDAVICUAWBC I LOVE HIM" --> LOL I'm glad you liked this line, this one gave me a little chuckle of feels while writing 🤭
"Okay that actually almost made me cry, like the real you Gidget, you're cool so please don't try to change yourself again" --> owowowowowo,,, I am glad,,,,, this part also squishes and hurts my heart quite a bit,,, I'm glad it could be emotional for others, too 🥺💕
" litteraly my fav horror video game of all times" --> HELPPPPPP THIS IS TOO MUCH LADKJFALDK YOU ARE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
Thank you literally though ahhHHHHH this comment gave me such a smile and made me laugh a lot. Thank you so so much for playing and for writing up your entertaining commentary. AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING THE GAME AND THE CHARSSSSSSSSS 🥰💕
RISE AND SHINE MEL HAS PLAYED PART 5.15 OF OUR WONDERLAND (all in one day. because I am crazy of course)
TIME FOR MY EXCESSIVELY LONG COMMENT
So for the overall of the part :
I LOVED IT AS ALWAYS HEHEHE
I was impatient to see Orlam's part because like... The man was already completely crazy so like what could he have done that worse
SO MUCH, PAST ME. SO, SO MUCH THINGS.
Ngl I enjoyed the "chill" beginning... Except for the tomatoes. We hate the tomatoes. BUT THE FLUFF AT THE RABBITS' BASE THOUGH... I was like "*nom nom nom* fluff *nom nom* good soup" BUT WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS MAKING ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY FRIENDS OR CHOOSE NEITHER TO STAY NEUTRAL YOU EVIL (I chose Genzou both times. With very little hesitation. I live for Genzou and Iggy's relationship)
The fight scenes were soooooo intense and I absolutely loved it- AND LIKE THE RABBITS SHRIEKS ???? OH MY GOD ???? I wouldn't exactly describe them as "terrifying" but.... they certainly bring some emotions in there...
AND JERRY
OH MY GOD JERRY
WHY WOULD YOU MAKE A CHARACTER LIKEABLE SO THAT I WOULD GROW ATTACHED TO THEM JUST TO MAKE THEM PROBABLY DIE JUST AFTERWARDS OMG
AND THE WAY HE CALLS IGGY "KIT" LIKE A YOUNGER BROTHER OR SOMETHING ARGH BLBL *begins to cry violently*
So uh yeah I grew attached to Jerry (what I did not expect considering I was until now painfully neutral about him even as I've played OFW) in not even a whole arc... Curse my rapid attachement to fictional characters... AND CURSE YOU FOR MAKING THEM DIE ToT (/lh /nbr)
Orlam... Was... Something...
Quite honestly I thought Orlam wouldn't make it to the end of the game... Twice... First time because I thought that he had lost it so much (and seriously I loved the vibe... somehow...) that like. It was impossible to bring him back to reason. But Genzou did prove otherwise... SECOND TIME BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WOULD DIE- LIKE THE GUY DIDN'T HAVE A HEART ANYMORE AND YES WONDERLAND IS A MAGIC PLACE BUT STILL... But anyway he did survive haha
And then the cinematic towards the end... with Genzou and everything he says... THE WAY THE MUSIC EMPHATIZES ALL OF HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS (and how the music makes the atmosphere feel in all of the game honestly. Specifically for this part for some reason but really the music made me feel things more in a way it didn't in the other parts)... AND HOW HE HUGS ORLAM... AHHHHHHHHHH *SOBS. AGAIN. ANYWAY SOBS MORE*
And the cabin at the end THE FUCKING CABIN... THE CLIFFHANGER...
Once again I took some (too much) notes of my reactions and feelings and all while playing so sharing them here ! This time I also quoted a lot of things the characters said but oh well- :
- Beginning is so wholesome AWE THEY BOTH CARE FOR IGGY SO MUCH the hapiness won't last will it
- Iggy, blushing when he realizes all the hints he missed with Gidget and Genzou, thinking : Wait a minute there WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE-
- "The feeling of security from being sandwiched between my friends" OMG I LOVE THIS GAME WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE HAPPY ToT- *Iggy starts talking about his wound in a metaphorical way* IGGY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE SPEAKING OF YOUR WOUND LIKE THAT I SAID BE HAPPY
- "It's [the castle] not that much farther" / "That's what I'm afraid of" *SOBS VIOLENTLY WHEN REMEMBERING ARC 3*
- Oh I'm asking myself what's that weird movement in the bushes *creepy tomato thingie appears* Oh no. OH HELL NAW NOT AGAIN BRO
- "The tomatoes come at us en masse" Oh how I love seeing expressions coming from my dear mother language French in English texts /srs
- DAYUM GENZOU FIGHTING THESE TOMATOES LIKE A REAL HERO THERE
- Oh hello there Jerry. Memories coming back from "Our Fantastic Wonderland" Iggy ? Noice. Oh and then there's Genzou I guess-
- "I'm not a good person, Iggs" *CRIES* YES GENZOU YOU AREN'T BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO BE BETTER RIGHT SO THAT MAKES YOU A BIT LESS OF A BAD PERSON *CONTINUES TO CRY DURING THE WHOLE ASS DIALOGUE*
- "When have I ever brought anything positive into anyone's life, huh" UH WHEN YOU ACCEPTED IGGY'S ASEXUALITY YOU STUPID ASS I CRIED BECAUSE OF THAT SCENE OKAY (I also almost cried because of what Iggy says afterwards (my asexual heart was so happy))
- "All the asexuals'll be all over me. Come and get your piping hot respect for sexual boundaries or something" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *screams more (/pos)* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
- "But all of a sudden I just. Really want to be close to him." // "My own little cocoon. *Our* own little cocoon" THESE TOO WILL END UP TOGETHER IN MY VERSION OF YOUR STORY AND NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
- "I love you, Iggs." *slams head into a wall* FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *continues to slam head into a wall* HE FRICKING SAID IT OH MY GOD HE SAID IT YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE *little happy dance in front of my computer*
- Piggyback rides expect it's rabbits haha funny
- "It's quiet. *Deathly* quiet" Now why would you make that choice of words PLEASE DON'T SAY IT'S FORESHADOWING FOR ANYONE DYING I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE-
- "Focus Iggy. Everything is fine. You're fine" Sir are you sure about that- Because I'm certainly not. And even if you are fine that probably won't last. Just saying that out of experience you know.
- *sees the walls covered in blood* OH FUCK NO ORLAM NO I KNOW YOU'RE INSANE BUT DAMN PLEASE NO I WAS EXPECTING IT BUT STILL. NO.
- "Wonderland didn't need to turn you into a monster. You already were one" OUCH. I mean I get why Orlam would say that considering how Genzou treated him but when we know Genzou as the one accepting Iggy- Ouch. That hurts man ToT
- *realizing what Orlam did to himself* Oh. OH SO HE REALLY COMPLETELY LOST IT THIS TIME. WOW. OKAY.
- "You were pathetic then. You're pathetic now. You wanna know why I despise you ? Because you're a pathetic excuse for a human being. (and all that while manically grining)" WOW ORLAM MY GUY I GET THAT YOU HATE GENZOU BUT UH MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR... pretty please with a cherry on top... :,D
- Why the fuck is Orlam's heart releasing acid now
- ORLAM WHY DO YOU HAVE A BUTCHER KNIFE WITH YOU NOW
- "I have an idea ! Let's play a game" NU-HUH (The music again though... *chef's kiss*)
- "God, this feels great !" Weren't you supposed to not feel anything anymore sir
- *The cinematic comes on screen* // Me : *cries* BOBLBKOKBL *more uncomprehensible blabbering through my tears* Snif snif that was some feelings
Annnnnnd that's all ! (Can I really said that considering the lenght of my comment) I honestly am in big denial that the next part is going to be the last... SNIF WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE WHEN THIS GAME WILL BE OVER (play more games and read more books to escape reality, obviously)
But uh what I mean by that is that I'm really attached to your game and that I love it more than any visual novel and horror games I've played in my life, because, as I said it in my original comment, this is definitly my fav horror game and visual novel. And that's why I will be very sad when it ends. But that's okay. It will live in my heart and soul forever. WITH THE TEARS AND RAW EMOTIONS IT CAUSED ME.
SO I'M EXCITED AND NOT EXCITED FOR THE NEXT PART !!! Once again take your time and do take care of yourself while finishing the game- Yes it is important but your own health is important too !
SO YEAH I THINK I'M DONE WITH THIS COMMENT NOW (1340 words... Oh well...)
Once again I'm impatiently waiting for the next part and keep up your amazing work !
ALSO APOLOGIES THIS REPLY TOOK A WHILE I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER ON A TRIP AND DIDN'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO REPLY PROPERLY ON MY PHONE LOL
I always love your comments so much this literally gave me life GUHHHHHHH I'm glad you liked it??? I really enjoyed how this part turned out in general. I'm glad you enjoyed even some of the "downtime" moments!! Feels like this game in general doesn't get many of those besides maybe the arc openings so it was kinda nice to add in some quieter sweeter moments in amongst the INTENSE ACTION that apparently this part required LOL
AND HAHAHAHA I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED JERRY. I honestly had no idea how people would respond to him (particularly worried about those who might not have played OFW and just been confused) but the response has been so positive it's made me so happy. I'm so glad that people like him despite him not even being in that much of it LKDJAFLKDS
LMAO YOU THOUGHT ORLAM WOULD DIE???? ok valid he does go really off the rails... GUH I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THE ANIMATIC PART I REALLY REALLY WANTED THIS MOMENT TO HAVE IMPACT. One of those things where you have the scene very viscerally in your mind and you already know the music you want to use but it needs to SET to the MUSIC in order to HAVE the IMPACT so you just have to make an entire animatic... sigh (this is basically the reason behind all the animatics in the game tbh). It just felt like this moment was a long-time coming with a lot of build-up throughout the whole game, so I really wanted to make sure it felt "right" and was adequately heavy enough hahaha.
KJFDLAKJFDA YOUR IN-GAME THOUGHTS ARE LITERALLY BRINGING TEARS TO MY EYES
"OMG I LOVE THIS GAME WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE HAPPY ToT" --> REAL I JUST WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY
"(I also almost cried because of what Iggy says afterwards (my asexual heart was so happy))" --> LKDJFALKDSJFALSKD I'M SO HAPPYYYYYY??? THIS SCENE BROKEN ME WHILE WRITING IT A LITTLE BIT
"*slams head into a wall* FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *continues to slam head into a wall* HE FRICKING SAID IT OH MY GOD HE SAID IT YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE" --> CHOKING AND CRYINGGGGGGGGG I will admit going into this scene I was not expecting it to end like this but it just kinda happened as I was writing and felt so right after I was done lkajdfad
"WOW ORLAM MY GUY I GET THAT YOU HATE GENZOU BUT UH MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR... pretty please with a cherry on top... :,D" --> LDKJFALSKDFA HAHAHAHAHA it's because I wanted to make it a parallel to the speech Genzou gives Orlam in Arc 1 LMAOOO
"ORLAM WHY DO YOU HAVE A BUTCHER KNIFE WITH YOU NOW" --> when does he not, let's be real /sobbing in laughter
"WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE WHEN THIS GAME WILL BE OVER" --> LOLOL real tho I am somewhat in the same boat. Tho that's why I'll probably continue working on art and side games and remaster some stuff because I won't be able to let go of it lkajdfa
"But uh what I mean by that is that I'm really attached to your game and that I love it more than any visual novel and horror games I've played in my life, because, as I said it in my original comment, this is definitly my fav horror game and visual novel. " --> SOBBING THIS IS EXTREMELY SWEET AND I AM VERY TOUCHED AND WILL NOW CRY
Thank you so so so much!!!!! Both for playing and for all your hilarious and touching thoughts!! Literally made my whole day reading this and seeing all your reactions and thoughts about all the different scenes and lines and such (I almost never get such specific reactions so it really touched my heart owowowowowowwo). Also my heart is just squishing so much that you love the game and chars so much!! I really hope I'll be able to bring the game to a finish in a way that leaves everyone happy and satisfied ahhhhh!! I'm a little nervous LOL But I will do my best!! Thank you for all your support and love and wonderful words (all 1340 of them LKDJFALSDKJALSDKFJA)!!!!! 😭💕
This game is great and so very miserable. My favorite parts were the downtime in between all the physical and emotional suffering.
In all seriousness ive never been attracted to the idea of misery literature but this one kept me coming back for more since everything was so well executed. From the consistantly strained tension to the raw and visceral descriptions of horror and even the brief heart to heart moments never fail to make me feel warm.
I do have a seperate-ish problem related to the ost. Theres a specific song i want to find but the links in the credits dont lead anywhere and google searching over two dozen songs isnt a viable option as well as an absolute pain so where can i find the source(s)?
THE DOWNTIME BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUFFERING GODDDDDD
It-... it's true. This game is quite miserable in that regard, especially with each arc descending further and further into misery 😅💦 Though I do hope Arc 5 will shine at least some light and hope back into things (well, not at first maybe, because a lot of miserable stuff still happens LOL) At any rate, there is a light at the end of the tunnel to all this, it's just taken a long time to get there hahaha. (A-and I just hope it will all have been worth it to people aldkjfas)
I'm really happy you still enjoyed the game though?? Despite all the rampant despair?? It means a lot that you would take the time to write up your thoughts and let me know! I love hearing from people who have played the game so much 🥺💕So thank you so so much!! And thank you for the lovely words 🥰
OH THE CREDIT LINKS AREN'T WORKING?? OK, I'll have to look into that, that's odd...💦 I'm happy to share links to any of the songs, though!! If you can describe where the song plays for instance (or if you know what song it's called in the OST vid), then I can share the link with you! Almost all the songs are from DOVA-SYNDROME and a few other individual royalty-free composers' sites, though lately I've been using a lot more songs from Audiostock since I got a subscription there LOL
im looking for the song named "Orlam's Revenge" in the ost video thank you
and despite me being only halfway through the game at the time of writing i do feel like whatever i find at the end will be well worth it. arc 3 will.. well its gonna be something spooky at least
That is this song by Kohrogi! https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play10637.html It's one of my favs in the entire game tbh 🤭 This composer in particular is one I really love, and I have a number of their songs in the game.
Omg only halfway,,, you have plenty of misery left to endure then I see,,, 😭 I wish you godspeed LOL (but also hope you will still enjoy it aldkfja)
HHHH I'm really glad you like the game!! 🥺💕 Thank you so much for playing and for letting me know??? It really fills my heart with joy to hear that people enjoyed it and the story. And the art, too, as that remains one of the things I feel most shy and lacking confidence about asldkfjasdl
This little comment really made my day!! I HOPE YOU RECOVER FROM THE CRYING THO LOL. Thank you for all your lovely support and kind words!! 🥰
No problem!! I'm glad to have made your day, I really hope that this game gets even more reach (as deserved)!! :) Forget what anyone says about you're art 'cause they're obviously just jealous of how amazing and unique it is 😗✨
LOL THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATIONS. The original story ideas I had for this game (mostly for Arc 1, after that things got really off the rails LOL) were really inspired by early Vocaloid, RPG Horror games, and other horror media I was into at the time. Stuff like Alice Human Sacrifice and Fear Garden on the Vocaloid side, Witch's House and Mad Father on the RPG Horror side, and then a big chunk of inspiration from stuff like American McGee's Alice, Stephen King's It, and other VNs like Umineko and Higurashi. Music in general has also been a big inspiration. Not only music from the above listed stuff (particularly Umineko) but also from movies and such, like the OSTs from Sinister, 28 Days Later, and also a handful of FNAF fan s-songs 😶💦
Oh gosh thank you??? What a lovely comment, this is too sweet 🥺💕It means the world to me that you'd take the time to let me know your thoughts!! And I'm ecstatic that you've enjoyed the game so much so far! Ahhhh and that you like the characters so much 💕 It always makes my heart squish to hear things like that!
Thank you for this lovely comment—it really made my day! 🥰
Oh, my gosh, that is such high praise, ahhhhhhh 😭💕 Thank you very much??? And thank you so much just for playing and taking the time to let me know! I'm really happy that you've enjoyed the game so far!
I also love Cecil a lot—he has quite the soft spot in my heart 🤭 He will definitely show up again in Arc 5 and get some time to shine! I'm really glad you like him, especially as he's a char that really came out of nowhere and grew quite a lot in his role lol
Thank you again!! And I hope you'll enjoy the final arc once it's finished! 💕
You deserve every compliment and praise you've got, you are such a talented studio and this game is really something else. You balance, comedy, charm and, sadism really well, I'm usually numb to gore and horror, but this game made me feel uncomfortable an embarrassing number of times haha.
Thanks a lot, I will be supporting your work! Can't wait for arch 5.
THAT IS TOO SWEET. Thank you so much, honestly. As much as I enjoy writing darker stories, I also love sprinkling them with a bit of laughter and soft spots, too. I'm really glad you enjoy it!! 🥺💕
Your support means so much!! Hearing that people like and can connect to the story always gives me so much motivation. I will keep working hard!!
I dont think i have EVER been this attached to a game and its characters until i played Our Wonderland. Straight up when the game first started i seriously didnt expect to fall so in love with Genzou's character, its true he was never the best person as a kid and in his teen years, he did take things a bit too far when it came to Orlam and it does kill me that Iggy never/rarely stood up for him but either way Genzou had a HUGE attachment to Iggy and i just admire him so much for being able to finally tell him that he had been wanting to kiss him for so long. I mean, he had a chance at the after prom to tell him his feeling but oml of course gidget just had to ruin the moment -_- But the entire arc 2 will forever hold such a special place in my heart because of how many adorable moments Gen and iggy shared together. (On a side note, i also think it's so cute that Genzou is the only person that calls Iggy "Iggs" i just love the fact that hes the only one to have a nickname for him. <3 )
Switching over to Orlam's character, he's definitely been through so many bad things but i loved that there was a flashback to Iggy letting Orlam hang with him at his house, it shows that he really did care for him in a way but thats what also confuses me since he never actively stood up for him against Genzou when they were kids. I dont blame him for holding a grudge against him after all that time but DAMN it surprised me when Iggy found his 'slaughter room' and found out about him being a cannable. On another Genzou note i thought it was so sweet that he took so many hits from Orlam just because he didnt want him to go after Iggy, he literally has his whole heart. ANYWAY, back to Orlam, the concept of him being the king of wonderland suits him so well and he deserves to finally have some power. (also, his dancing skills are on point).
Moving on to Gidget, i dont particularly have a lot to say here other than i hated the way they acted when Iggy tried to reject them i mean, my man clearly dont wanna sleep with you but jesus there is no need to turn into a demon lmao. But it was very interesting to learn more about their past and how they got gender-shamed daily by their mother. I wish we got to see more about their struggles and im actually hoping that they will accept Iggy for who he is and eventually go on to figure out who they are as well. p.s #justiceforcecil
Iggy, bro i dont even know where to begin, i am personally not asexual but i sympathize with him so much, throughout the game he has such an interesting point of view and i am so glad that at least one character (my boy genz) accepts him for who he is. The Lgbtqia+ community has developed so much over the years, but it still takes a lot of pride (no pun intended) to come out and be 100% confident with who you are. I feel like everyone at one point in their live (myself included) struggles so much with gender and sexual identities and i just have so much respect for how hard he tries to tell Gidget about who he is, but even so it was much easier to tell Genzou since he felt so comfortable around him, more on this his reaction was the purest thing in the entire game, i couldnt help but smile as i was reading.
I am literally checking Itch.io every day until arc 5 comes out because i am so excited to see how it all ends and i am praying that there are more Genzou and Iggy moments because for real they are what kept me engaged with the storyline the most. Overall amazing game and im just gonna call it already #bestgameof2023 :)
THIS COMMENT. GOSH. KFJALKSDFJAD I'm not even sure what to say, this is just too nice. My heart is extremely squished! 😭💕
"I dont think i have EVER been this attached to a game and its characters until i played Our Wonderland." --> This is literally such high praise and it's doing things to my insides and I may or may not have smiled so hard I now have a mild headache LMAO DLKAFJD Thank you so much for playing the game and for taking the time to write up all these wonderful words!! I'm so glad that you like the game and characters so much???
Arc 2 also holds a special place in my heart,,,💕 I'm really happy you like the Genzou/Iggy dynamics. I legit love all the ships near and dear with every inch of my heart, but the Genzou/Iggy stuff has the most personal pang to it for me, so I always feel a bit weepy when people tell me they like the two of them.
"it shows that he really did care for him in a way but thats what also confuses me since he never actively stood up for him against Genzou when they were kids." --> S-something something complex interpersonal group dynamic complications.... or something... LDKAFJSD Honestly a-... a big part of what frustrates me about Iggy (and, in turn, myself) is an unwillingness to go against the grain and cause tension to the point of the detriment of those around him. It's something I personally also struggle a lot with... which I think is how it bled into Iggy's character. It's perhaps not one of his better characteristics but part of what ultimately makes him "him," I suppose... as frustrating as that is at times.
"(also, his dancing skills are on point)" --> LOL GOD SO TRUE. If only I could dance like that 🤣
"im actually hoping that they will accept Iggy for who he is and eventually go on to figure out who they are as well." --> I hope this, as well... 🥺 I feel like this is a big part of what Gidget needs. To figure out who they are and accept themself. And only after that will they be able to find a healthy relationship with someone else.
"I feel like everyone at one point in their live (myself included) struggles so much with gender and sexual identities" --> Indeed...😭 I'm really glad you could relate to/sympathize with him, that really means a lot. Especially since so much of this game is so personal to me. Iggy tries so hard, but sometimes there are just things that are very difficult,,, 💦 Particularly when one already has a hard time putting their thoughts and feelings into words and understanding people's expectations.
GOSH EVERY DAY DLAKFJSDLFK I-it will still take me a while, I think... I'm making good progress on Arc 5 but it will be the longest arc out of them all, and also I feel somewhat anxious about making sure I get things right, so I feel like my production process has gotten slower and more careful as a result dlkajfsd BUT I WILL KEEP WORKING HARD. And I am very grateful for your support 😭 Don't worry, there will indeed be more Genzou/Iggy moments. They've already done a number on my emotions multiple times just in what I've finished so far LOL Thank you so so much again for playing and for this comment! This was so lovely to read and really made my day!! 🥰
This game is just incredible! I don't know why I'm writing this just now, (I've been following the project since the second arc), but damn. I just can't describe how much this masterpiece influenced me. Initially, I was not attracted to this unusual drawing, but I am happy that I decided to go through it anyway. The music, the plot, the characters and yes, the drawing, I really liked it. Especially Orlam, (too strong passion for short crazy redheads))) All the characters are extremely interesting and multifaceted!!! It's very exciting to follow Iggy, it's not often you can meet an asexual main character (and I'm also an ace, so some of our thoughts coincide)))
I am also a foreigner who knows English at the level of "London is the capital of Great Britain" (by the way, I wonder if foreigners often leave comments to you 🤔) that I have to run every phrase through a translator, but I think it allowed me to get more attached to the characters)) This comment was also written through a translator, so I hope it is not very incomprehensible
I want to write so many things that everything gets confused in my head and falls out into a completely unrelated chain of praise, so I'll probably finish😅
I can only add that this game is one of several that helped me overcome the most difficult period of my life. This game was literally one of those things that kept me afloat and did not allow me to drown in the abyss of self-flagellation ahah
Thank you Carrot, you're so awesome (^///^)
(I just translated my comment again and damn, it's so bad 😅)
Oh gosh what a lovely comment!! This also must have taken you forever LDKAFJSDLKFA thank you so so much for taking the time to write up all your thoughts. And also for playing and supporting and loving the game!! This is too sweet and making me tear up a bit 🥺💕
LOLOL I'M SO HAPPY YOU LOVE ORLAM s-scrawny little people-eating redhead,,, I love him so,,, And hhhhhhhhh I'm so happy you could see parts of yourself/thoughts in Iggy, as well! I always get really happy and weepy when other aces tell me they like and can relate to Iggy. A lot of this story is very personal to me, as well, particularly a lot of Iggy's experiences and thoughts, so hearing that others can also relate really somehow makes me very emotional and happy.
IT MUST HAVE TAKEN YOU SO LONG TO PLAY IT THEN?? Omg using a translator, especially since this game has SO MUCH TEXT. Guhhh... I can't believe you stuck through it even through everything 🤣💦 Somehow that really means a lot,,, thank you for playing and loving it even though it was so much for difficult for you to experience it 😭 I only wish I could offer the game in more languages!! But I don't have any money to pay for translation, and it would cost so much because the game is so long,,, GUH. It would be such a dream though.
"This game was literally one of those things that kept me afloat and did not allow me to drown in the abyss of self-flagellation ahah" --> I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK??? Omg,,, I'm really so sorry to hear that things haven't been good for you and you've been going through some tough times. I'm glad at least I could help in some way and that this game was able to give you a little bit of something to help you through. I also hope things are a bit better now for you. Making this game has also gotten me through some tough times, as well. Sometimes it has felt like one of the only things pushing me forward and keeping me going at times because it's so important to me.
Thank you again so much for this lovely and sweet comment. IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL. It's really beautiful and really touched me. Thank you so so much. I hope that you'll enjoy the rest of the game when I (finally manage to) finish it!! ldakfjasl 🥰
This game is absolutely, INCREDIBLE!!! I have never been this invested in a game before! and Iggy being ace?! I LOVE IT!!! I came across this game simply bc it looked neat, AND OMG!! Definitely an emotional roller coaster, but nonetheless, IT'S ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE!! I ABSOULUTELY ADORE IT! The art for one, INCREDIBLE! The story? INCREDIBLE!! The characters? EVERY LAST ONE WRITTEN BEAUTIFLY!!! I cannot imagine all of the time and effort spent to make this, But holy HELL!! IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!!! EVERYTHING ABT IT IS JUST PHENMOMENAL!!! I absolutely love it!! I'm not done with it yet, but omg!! it's extraordinary!!! I absolutely adore it!! THANK U FOR MAKING THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF A GAME!!!
This is too wonderful and nice of a comment, I don't even know what to say! 😭💦💕 Thank you so much for playing?? And for writing up all these lovely words AHHHHD LKFAJSDLFKA. I'm really really happy you're liking the game so much! GUH AND FOR THE LOVELY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND ART. You're seriously going to make me cry!! It means the world to me hearing from people who have played and enjoyed the game and gives me such motivation to work even harder to finish this thing 😤
I hope that you'll continue to enjoy it, and that you'll like the final part once it's finished! Thank you again SO MUCH!! I couldn't stop grinning while reading your comment. Really brightened my day 🥰
AHH!! OFC!! IT REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING AND GORGOUS GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED!!! I REALLY LOVE AND ADORE THE GAME, I'VE SHOWN IT TO SO MANY PPL AT THIS POINT SIMPLY BC I ADORE IT!!! This game seriously deserves more love and recognition!! And Ik for a certain I am going to continue to absolutely adore this game!!! (>∀<)
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this game looks interesting! not sure if i can play it on my own bc the content warnings make me a bit squeamish to go through, but i'll gladly make fanart whenever i get the chance to :]
lkadjfalskdf there is indeed A Lot in here that might be hard for the squeamish, so please be kind to yourself and don't push yourself into anything you don't think you can handle 🥺💦 If you do end up playing I hope you'll enjoy it tho!! 💕
Hi Carrot :>
First and foremost I would like to thank you for making an incredible game!! I can’t imagine the dedication it takes to work on a project like this for such a long time and I'm blown away by the amount of effort and passion you’ve so obviously poured into it.
I found Our Wonderland only a month ago and it has absolutely ruined me in the best possible way. I adore how you write your characters and find all of them endlessly charming. I’ve gotten two of my friends into the game as well and we’ve been talking about it nonstop. Being able to try coming up with theories and character analysis together has been something that’s brought me so much joy. I feel at a loss for what to say because I can absolutely talk about this game for hours and hours as there's just so so much to delve into. I’ll try to spare you from too much rambling.
(Spoilers)
If that poor wonderland tree has any sort of consciousness (like it’s maybe implied to with its preference for wanting to only grant the more wholesome wishes of children?) I feel so bad that it has to watch all of the events of the game go down. I really do wonder how much of our main cast's actions are because of the corruption of wonderland versus their own twisted morals and desires, regardless, I’m sure they definitely all need therapy. I have so many questions about the mysterious ways in which wonderland seems to work.
The tree seems to have kept them from straying too far in their lives from their hometown? I can’t help but wonder if the reason Orlam’s suicide attempts failed is somehow connected as well. It’s interesting how wonderland or possibly something else seems to have influence even outside of the bounds of its domain with the doll, the time loop, and granting of Iggy’s wish in act one. I think my running theory is that possibly a wish from Saydie could be causing some of the story's events? I am decidedly fascinated with your worldbuilding and I can’t wait to see how things get wrapped up.
The relationships between the main cast really do feel like the heart of the game and it's so rewarding to see how interactions between them play out and how the butterfly effect can shape things inside of each arc. Your execution for revealing character information has incredible timing and I love how every time I found myself reevaluating my perception of each character at every reveal. The dialogue and humor have such a natural feel to them and I had an incredible time reading all the different dialogue strings. I love to see flawed characters portrayed so realistically.
Iggy and Genzou are so very cute together and the end of arc 2 was incredibly heartbreaking, UNFORTUNATELY and to the IMMENSE dismay of my friends, Orlam is my favorite and I adore him. Apparently I’m willing to overlook the whole cannibalism thing, hey, at least he knows how to cook? I think I just love to see theatrical and very over the top characters, his scenes and dialogue are always so entertaining and I can’t wait to see him in the next release. It feels like Iggy and Orlam really shouldn’t work so well together but somehow they do, it’s actually touching to see how domestic their couple of months were spent and I’m glad Iggy got a small break for as long as it lasted, even if Genzou didn’t ahaha (Apparently being stuck in a time loop reliving horrific deaths at the hands of monsters and your closest friends doesn’t leave much time to relax). Orlam seems so smug in Arc 4, he’s so silly, I wish I could know what he was thinking, he seems so content to sit back and eat popcorn watching the drama unfold when he's not too busy causing problems on purpose, I’m sooo ready to see how he acts now that everyone remembers everything.
So many parallels and foils and narrative goodness in this game, everything. All of it. Incredible. I wish I could read an essay just breaking it all down. If you ever decided to talk about some of the thought process behind the game after you finished I would absolutely love to hear it.
Recently I’m playing through the game again, sharing it with my girlfriend over discord sessions while I’m away for college (She loves Genzou very much and makes fun of me for liking Orlam [Which, fair.]) I’m still having just as much fun as the first time and now I get to enjoy the great entertainment of butchering Orlam’s voice again and again (He is determined to make me destroy my throat all cause I have to make him sound as pretentious as possible). Just recently we finished up arc 3 and I did some pretty non serious fanart in ms paint in commemoration which I thought I’d share.
Forgive me for how incredibly chaotic they are, They are filled with very ridiculous jokes to entertain my friends.
On the edge of my seat for Arc 5 part 2, and beyond that I can’t wait to see what you do next after finishing the main game. Whatever it will be, I am excited to find out. I hope your work on the final part goes smoothly, be sure to give yourself breaks and take care of yourself!
AHHHHHHHHH THIS COMMENT HAS ME IN TEARS 😭💦💕
Oh my gosh,,, LAKDSJLFAKD I don't even know where to start LOL First off thank you??? Not only for playing but for taking the time to write up all these thoughts and all these theories and all this general wonderfulness that is making me all sorts of giddy and I can't stop grinning???? I love so so so so so much hearing people's rambly thoughts and interpretations and general reactions to the story and chars GUHHHHHH SO THIS IS LIKE SERIOUSLY MAKING ME SO HAPPY READING IT and I'm just really happy that you (and your friends lkadjfas) enjoy the game and chars so much ahhHHHHHHHH. TO EVEN TALK ABOUT IT AMONGST YOURSELVES AHHHHHHHHHH my heart is squishing and beating very fast LMAO🥺💕
I CAN'T RESPOND DIRECTLY TO SOME OF YOUR THEORIES since many of them will come into direct play in 5.2 when I try to finally wrap this entire monster of a game up for good LOL But I'm really loving reading them and seeing people's ideas behind where the story could be heading 🤭
LMAO I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SIMILAR TO YOU HELP ALKDJFALKDSF Something about Orlam really grabs people I guess HAHAHAHA he is indeed Very Fun and I love him Dearly. I'm always really happy that he can get fans as tbh when I was first starting out I wasn't sure how people would respond to him at all or if anybody at all would like him so it makes my heart feel happy hearing things like this. I ALSO LIKE THE ORLY CASTLE LIFE MONTAGE 😭💕 Despite, erm, the background behind it (LOL) it is somehow very sweet to me, and I really like how despite being so different from one another they still somehow complement each other and find a weird way to work aldkfjas It's just a very fun dynamic.
"If you ever decided to talk about some of the thought process behind the game after you finished I would absolutely love to hear it. " --> WE'LL SEE MAYBE ALKDFFD tbh s-some of it came about through a weird evolution of the game's story while I was actively working on it (since these chars seem to have minds of their own sometimes) and some of it was literally sheer surprises to me while writing (e.g., OMG THIS IS JUST LIKE THIS OMG I SHOULD REALLY PLAY INTO THIS) ldakjflads serendipitous happy surprises or something. I'm not sure how it keeps working out to my advantage all the time tbh unless perhaps some part of me subconsciously was working towards it the whole time. WHO CAN SAY.
"(He is determined to make me destroy my throat all cause I have to make him sound as pretentious as possible)." --> This is absolutely perfect because he should always sound as pretentious as possible ALKDJFALSDK)
OMG
OMGOMGOMGGMMGJDKJFKDSJFASDKA
THESE SKETCHES
THESE SKETCHES ARE KILLING ME
I SHALL WEEP 😭💦💕
HELP HOW DO YOU DRAW THEM SO CUTELY AND WITH SO MUCH OF THEIR PERSONALITIES AND IT'S JUST SUCH A VERY CUTE STYLE AHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHH I love these dearly omgggg,,,,,,,,🥺
THE ORLY KISS AND THE LIVE REACTIONS I CANNOT BREATHE
Losing it just a little GODDDDDD
And the Garfield mug,,,,
My heart,,,,
These are absolutely too precious omg,,,, thank you for sharing them with me ahhhhhhhhhh I love them too much
Getting very choked up LDKJFALDSKF
"On the edge of my seat for Arc 5 part 2" --> I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO EVERYTHING 😭💦I'm both excited yet nervous working on these final bits. I really hope I won't let anyone down LOL And I hope you'll enjoy everything when it's done!! Atm I have no idea what I'll do afterwards except perhaps some sort of remaster so I can redo some of the old art that makes me cringe now LOL and maybe add some new CGs or other random stuff to make it better. Who knows. Beyond that I have no idea and don't really have any plans yet. WE SHALL SEE.
Thank you again so so much for this comment!! This really made my day! That you took so much time to write all of this up AND THE LOVELY SKETCHES AHHHHHHHHHH I shall truly weep. This is very dear to me and I can't stop smiling now!!! Thank you so much!! 🥰💕
Thanks so much for the reply!! AAAAAJDSKFJASL!!!
I waited a little while writing back because I wanted to have something more to say then just “!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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I hope development is going well and that you’re having fun in the process!!!! This is the wrong place to say this but I love keeping watch of all the tumblr asks. It brings me immense joy (They are all so funny and I love seeing the characters being themselves and your art is as charming and expressive as ever).
I’m so glad you liked the sketches, your characters give me so much brain rot, they bounce around my mind like a dvd screensaver (affectionate). I loved the bit of insight into your writing process!!! Your writing style is incredible and it immediately hooked me on the story. I feel like inside of Our Wonderland there is a whole thesis paper there for the writing that someone who is smarter and better at media analysis then me should write so I can enjoy it lolol.
I started a tiny thing of Orlam in OFW….
Whatever you come up with will be great!!! I am already frothing at the mouth over all the teasers you show. I cannot wait :DD!!!
HELP SOMEHOW I MISSED THAT YOU REPLIED AGAIN AHHHHH LDKAJDSLKFAD
I LOVE THAT SKETCH SO MUCH??? HELP!!!! LOOK AT HIMMMMMMM guhhh.... OFW!Orlam is so near and dear to my heart, I really love him 🥺💦 Especially when he gets so into his role LOLOL this is too cute!! I love his little blush and blinks!! 😭
A WHOLE THESIS PAPER HELP???? UNSURE ABOUT THAT LKJFLKDAJFAD though I swear so often when people like, point out things to me like, omg was this on purpose, etc. I'm like....................... no LKDJFADS like connections or references and such. There are certainly some connections I did do on purpose and others that I had literally no idea I was doing so I just consider them happy accidents LOL
And thank you very much!! I'm glad you're enjoying the Tumblr asks!! I love answering questions and doing little doodles. It's such a fun way for me to do just random funny and/or cute little things in addition to normal dev stuff and I enjoy it a lot. I will keep doing my best!! Thank you so much for your support and love of the chars, ahhhhhh
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE CUTE SKETCH LDKJFALKDSFA 😭💦💕
this game is fun and i cant wait for part2 of arc 5 and get all the endings in part 2 as there is no WAY in HELL there is part 3 right.....right? (jokes aside don't rush out he game and do as many parts as you need if it means a project, you can be happy with)
edit: me now realizing that i unintentionally referenced a key theme to the game...welp guess im just a stuck in the game even after finishing it
OMG YOU ALREADY FINISHED IT
THANK YOU???? I'm really touched that after playing OFW you would come play the original, and not only that you already finished it LMAO I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT AHHHHHHHH 😭💦💕That really means so much??
I'm working hard on 5.2!!! It's chugging along behind the scenes. Still have no idea when it'll be finished as it looks like it'll probably be longer than 5.1, but at least the going is strong 🤭
Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to write up your thoughts and let me know!! I shall weep perhaps 🥺💕
keep up he great work my first visual novel i played was the OurLife games and this game was just as great and if not even better. Also if there is one thing I ALWAYS regret with ANY video game i play is the fact that I wish I could play them longer (as for some reason or another I tend to finish ANY game at a surprisingly fast rate, not fast enough to try speed running but faster then the average playthrough) but yeah 5/5 game would recommend for those who don't get triggered by the trigger warnings. I REALLY hope you do great things after this game but here are some genuine questions for you if you feel like answering:
1.if you end up wanting to do DLC for this game what would you focus on exactly, in other words would there be any lose ends that a dlc would wrap up or just small side stories of other new characters, or something else entirely??
2.I've noticed there are facts for all the characters (like blood type and stuff) except Hunar (and because I'm kind of curious) what are the facts for him?
3.what was the main inspiration for the game (besides allice in wonderland)
that's all the questions I have for you if you feel like answering them and also fun little fact my Birthday just so happens to be the day before bucks so that's a neat little thing anyways have fun continuing the game and have a good summer and all that jazz.
Edi: also to clarify i did enjoy Our Fantastic wonderland since its easier to just put all my thoughts in one message, i might go back to that and do all the endings there since I jumped straight into this game after i finished it but that's a future me decision
HELP THAT IS SUCH HIGH PRAISE????? I don't know what to say ldkajflsdk 😭💦💕 I think I'm kinda middle-ground when it comes to speed of playing games. If I'm playing some kind of adventure or RPG game I play rather slowly as I always like to do all the random extra side stuff LOL But if I'm playing a VN, since I read rather quickly, I do tend to get through them rather quick 🤔 It perhaps depends on all the other stuff going on in the game tho, like if there's voice acting, etc.
Re: your questions:
1) Tbh I'm not super sure?? There won't be any lose ends after the game is over that I can think of. So I don't think I'd do anything like that. But I may do other random shorter side games about the chars just for fun, perhaps as part of some VN game jams, similar to what I did for OFW with Spooktober. I'm also thinking about at some point doing a sort of revamp/remaster of the game where I go back and redraw some of the old art from early arcs that I don't like anymore, maybe draw some new CGs, and also iron out some of the inconsistencies in the char design since some of them have changed slightly (especially Orlam's and Gidget's hair have evolved some since I first started drawing art for this game two years ago).
2) OH I HAVE ALL THIS INFO FOR HUNAR I just didn't have anywhere to put it LKDAJFLKDS His full name is Hunar Anand, he's 30, birthday is December 1st, blood type is A. Currently his job is stay-at-home dad, but he works on writing in his free time (he has a master's in english and has won multiple short story contests).
3. I don't know if I would say there's one MAIN inspiration. There's a lot of small inspirations tho?? Ofc Alice in Wonderland being one of them, but also American McGee's Alice gave me a lot of inspo, especially in the beginning. And Alice Human Sacrifice and other older vocaloid songs like Fear Garden. Also older RPG horror games like Witch's House and Mad Father. Oh, Stephen King's It gave me a lot of inspo. Also VNs like Umineko and Higurashi. There are also even like random homages to other things I enjoy, for instance some of the creatures are inspired by stuff from some of my fav games like FFXII and Mario Party ALKDJFAD There's been a lot of inspiration over the years from a lot of stuff!!
AWWWW THAT'S REALLY SWEET ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! That feels very special ldsakfjasd 🤭
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and for your fun questions!! I always love answering questions about the game and chars!! And I'm really happy you enjoyed it (and OFW, too!!) 💕
Thanks for the answers (although if I had one more question it would be what Hunar's middle name is just because I wouldn't be surprised if it was goofy) and thank you for helping me fuel my visual novel addiction I've developed 1-2 weeks ago (also if you ever make a discord sever for Q&As and other stuff I just want to say I would join ASAP) I also want to thank you for how interactive you are with your fanbase outside of simple guidance for when glitches or bugs happens as I don't know a lot of people who do that and I love it and feel like other developers should do it more when they have time to do so (though if developers choose to use their free time with other stuff its perfectly fine to, they shouldn't feel forced to talk with their fanbase) that's all from me for now and good luck with your wonderful story
EDIT: made this because I thought it would be fun to try and connect each of them to one of the 7 souls (I know Orlam's is a bit scuffed hell maybe all of them are scuffed but the way I see it is that what he does is HIS perception of what justice is in this world and for Gidget..well if you know you know)
Sorry for the delay in my response lakdjfasd I've been a little bit all over the place lately 🤣💦
Hmmmmm as for Hunar's middle name I hadn't thought of that yet. After doing some research, I think I might have it be "Karamchand" but I am not 100% on this. Tbh most of their middle names I came up with quite arbitrarily/spur of the moment LOL
I really love interacting with people and answering questions and such!! It makes me so happy and feel so honored that people would want to ask questions or leave comments, so I have a lot of fun and it makes me really happy responding back!!
Omg this is so cute??? I haven't played Undertale in a long time so I had forgotten what all of these represented and had to go look them up LOL 🤣💦 But these all seem really fitting ahhhhh 🥺💕
I DID NOT PLAN ON SPENDING A THOUSAND HOURS JUST BEING ADDICTED TO THIS GAME- WTF??? THIS DISTURBING, HORRIFYING, BEAUTIFUL, PIECE OF ART??? TOP 5 FAVORITE VNs??? IN LOVE??? FINALLY AN ACE MAIN CHARACTER??? THERAPY NEEDED??? FOR THE CHARACTERS AND MYSELF??? WOKE UP AT 3AM JUST TO FINISH PT 1 OF ARC 5???
And the soundtrack is amazing (especially in arc 5) omg-
I AM GLAD YOU LIKE. The soundtrack gives me life honest to god lakdjfalkdsf
A THOUSAND HOURS HELP DKJAFLDKJFASLDKF
GOD???? YOU SHALL MAKE ME WEEP SALTY TEARS FROM MY EYEBALLS. I'm really happy you enjoyed it so much??? THOUGH PLEASE SLEEP GODDDDDD. THERAPY NEEDED FOR THE CHARACTERS AND YOURSELF I'M WHEEZING.
Thank you so so much for playing ahhHHHHHH and I'm tickled pink that you like it so much 😭💕 This just gave me a really big half-snort half-snotty wail of joy reading this, what a treat LKDJALSKDJFAD Thank you also for taking the time to leave your caps-lock comment it really made my day LOLOLOL I shall treasure it 🤭💕
I am here for Orlam's happiness. And the others, too, I guess.
Just kidding, I love them all, but- I have a thing for awkward and psychotic I guess.
I CAN FIX HIM
AND THE OTHERS, TOO, YOU GUESS LAKDJFALDSKJFA
Wheezing a little bit LOL
I AM VERY GLAD, HOWEVER. Thank you for loving Orlam, he does indeed need all the love he can get. 🤭💕
And thank you so much for playing??? I'm glad that you like the game and chars!! It means a lot ahhhhhh. And thanks for this comment that made me laugh a lot!! 🤣💕
how do u guys feel abt fan games.... asking for a friend
UMMMMMM???
I've never been asked this before 💦
UhhhhhHHHHH I'M NOT SURE?? I've never really thought about it before. It does make feel slightly weird thinking about it simply because I wouldn't know what would be done with the chars. I guess I would be fine if they were respected and the game didn't do anything weird?? 💦💦 But I'm not super sure. I would probably need to know more about the game before I'd be able to say either way??? For instance, something sweet and cute or something that explores more about the chars or their relationships or thoughts or even like untold moments between the moments of the game I would probably be fine with. However, something like a parody game or dating sim-esque game might make me feel a bit weird.
WHEN I TELL YOU I FREAKED OUT WHEN U RESPONDED
im sorry your games just make me really really happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! deadass been hyperfixated on it for a few days straight , i even got my girl friend into it as well
ANYWAYS!!
I was thinking of a game about an au where it was cinderella based instead of wonderland based? it would be silly instead of the more serious tone of how our wonderland is.... iggy as cinderella for example!!!!!!!!! i also had another idea about an orlam x iggy thing and theyre just being cute and stupid
Sorry if the original question came off as weird, i just love them alotttt
Omg Omg Im so excited for the rest!!! <3333
AHHHHHHHHHHH I AM GLAD????? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING!!! I'm working hard!! 😤👌💕
"Finally, some fucking good VN!"
-Me (and prob Gordon Ramsay)
HELP DLKJFALDSKFJALDSKFAJD
This comment just made tears spew forth from my eyeballs LMAO 🤣💦
I am very glad you enjoyed it!!!! Thanks so much for playing?? And for leaving this very entertaining comment! 🤭💕
Hi! I love this game I played for a bit and its AMAZING
but I have truble starting the game, like it just doesnt open or do anything at all I have no idea why please help
Oh no??? Do you mean that you played it once, and then tried to play it again and it suddenly doesn't work? That seems very odd... 🤔 It's hard for me to know exactly what's going on. What OS are you using? You could perhaps try to change to the 32-bit version if you can't play the 64-bit version? (or the other way around) Are you able to play other games made with Ren'Py? If you can't play any Ren'Py games, it could potentially be something with your driver... but I'm unsure. I was trying to find some solutions online but its hard to know more since I don't know exactly your situation. There are other hits in Google for instance with ppl talking about not being able to start up Ren'Py games, for instance, and some suggestions have included updating graphics drivers or changing the renderer used to display the Ren'Py games.
I just downloaded this... IT is complete or near completion or not close at all?
Hey!! Thanks so much for downloading the game!! 🥰 The game is close to completion! There are five arcs total (basically chapters), and currently 4.5 arcs are complete (I recently released the first half of the final arc). So there is just one half-arc left before the game is completely finished!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG I DIDNT KNOW PART 5 WAS OUT CAUSE MY DUMB ASS FORGOT TO FOLLOW YOU!!!! IM SO EXCITED IM GONNA PLAY RN!!!!!
kdjfladkfjDKLAFSJDLFKASJD OMG It makes me want to cry that you are so excited ahhhHHHHHH I HOPE YOU'LL ENJOY IT!!! 🥺💕
I DID ENJOY IT!!!!
Whenever Gidget changed I was like "Oh, it's like they got less annoying somehow! And... handsomer??"
i also loved the subtle pronoun change gidget had.. and as always...
I LOVE GENZOU!!!
but I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO FINISH PART TWO WITH NO TROUBLES!!!
Good luck, and I'll be waiting!!! And save your tears for whenever I write the most longest essay of my life of how good this game is whenever it's finished!!!
P.S i let out the loudest squeal when i saw that part 5 was out. i luv this game.
this is definitely one of the most interesting and unique VNs i ever played like wow. the contrast between the cartoonish artstyle and the gruesome scenes make the horror element of the game REALLY effective - i read all the warnings before playing and witnessing all these scenes was still a terryfying experience. as for the characters, they're very well written and relatable, my favorite was probably orlam (i have a weakness for weird and off-putting guys i guess lmao). with that being said, i really wish there were more opportunities to get to know the characters besides genzou - i feel like just one chapter dedicated to them wasn't enough. i'm not sure if the other characters are romanceable - or if there are endings with romance at all - but i do hope we will at least get to know them better. i also hope gidget will acknowledge what they did to iggy and apologize because GOD that was messed up. ok this is getting way too long thank you for making this game, this was an amazing experience, keep up the good work <3
I'm so sorry for the delayed response—I normally like to get back much quicker than this, but I was having A Time. Thank you so much though for playing and for leaving your thoughts! It means so much! And I'm really glad that you enjoyed it??? 🥺💕
Oh gosh, I'm really happy you like the art style!! It always makes me wanna cry hearing that as I've had a lot of struggle trying to become more confident about it LOL And I'm really glad you like Orlam, he is indeed a weird little guy,,, 🤭 I'm pretty excited to dive into his final "act" so to speak as part of Arc 5 Part 2. There will definitely be more with all the chars! I think a big part of it comes down to how I set up the structure, which does indeed make for less time with some of the other chars outside of their main arcs,,, but I hope through more of Arc 5 and leading up to the end, people will get to know them even more. Particularly based on who you end up choosing for Iggy's final choice (there will be more opportunities in Part 2 for your choices to reveal more scenes with each individual char as it gets closer to the end,,, and then the final choice ofc ldkajfsld). You will have a chance to choose between Genzou, Orlam, and Gidget (or no one) for the final choice, similar to the OFW side game.
Yeaaaaahhhhh,,, at least one of the bigger talks I have planned for Iggy and Gidget is still to come in part 2—I wasn't able to get to it before I reached the halfway point at the end of part 1,, it's another of those scenes that I really hope I'll be able to get right lakdjfas 💦
ANYWAY THANK YOU AGAINNNNNN AHHHHHHH. I'm really so happy that you're enjoying things so far and that you took the time to write this up!! It means so much!! 🥰
Hi! I played the first part of arc 5 and wanted to give you feedback! So, for anyone else reading this, I guess there will be spoilers, so beware (?????)
So, I've been through a lot of emotions but the more it went on, the more... optimistic I got about the destiny of the characters. I don't know what to pinpoint to convey this, but in short: despite Wonderland being in full chaos this time, there was something particularly... wholesome? Of course, the end of the part is comfortingly positive, but I do think this part was so far the funniest one of Wonderland! I burst out laughing many times (and yet, you didn't fail to break my heart... but somehow, even Cecil's death... I knew it was to "conclude" Gidget's arc).
First thing first, let's talk about the beginning of the part: it really was interesting to see Genzou and Iggy be absolutely horrified and traumatised by what they had been through. A lot of media expose characters to horrendous things and often fail to portray the traumatism it might cause so I'm glad it was there. And seeing Iggy and Genzou rise from their pain to confront Wonderland one last time was a nice touch of optimism and, let's say it, heroism!
Also, Iggy's development is interesting: I still have in my mind those flashbacks during Arc 1's death, where Iggy erases himself from existence and I couldn't wait to see the moment he would take accountability (at least, to Gidget and Orlam, although Genzou has to be the one doing the most work here; I do agree the Genzou situation was an accident, and that, although he didn't try in my opinion to consider fully Bucks' struggle, he really cannot be held guilty of anything regarding her marriage with Hunar). I also hope other characters take accountability (for instance, although Iggy wronged them first, I do think Gidget owes A MASSIVE LOAD of apologies to Iggy, at the very least!!!).
Now, regarding Gidget... OH MY GOD, this was sooooo good???? I loved it so much???? The use of spiders as a "perfect" mother figure (only for its ability to hatch a lot of eggs) was an unexpected but really clever metaphor?? What a clever way to show a horrific vision of ultra-feminity, especially when imposed on trans men?? And even so, having their leg penetrating Iggy while trying to maintain "feminity"?? The contrast???? The intelligence??????????????? I saw the amazing spider fanart you received before playing this part (and read the arachnophobia trigger warning) and was expected Gidget to indeed grow spider legs but HOLY GOLLY, the bar was high after arc 4, which I really loved, and you exceeded my expectations! I can't emphasise enough how much I LOVED it! Fortunately I don't suffer from arachnophobia, but GEEZ, that was AMAZING!!!! That really was the peak of psychological horror for me, a perfect symbiosis between horrifying imagery and the depiction of a tormented mind!! Truly, a lesson in the genre! Really, words are not enough to express how much I LOVED the Gidget's part of this... first part, this was AMAZING!
It was also interesting seeing Gidget trying at first to reach feminity in another way they did before: while they at first attended to reach feminity by being desirable in the eyes of a man (i.e. poor little asexual not even heteroromantic Iggy), I think, this time, it was more about trying to gain "independence" from Iggy's gaze by... meeting social norms (cf. the TV shows Iggy watched in the bedroom)?
So, I guess this is getting kinda long lmao so I'll stop ranting, but long story short: OH MY, that was good, and that's an understatement! Thank you for this amazing gameplay experience!!
Oh gosh, having trouble even finding a place to start with this. THIS ALMOST MADE ME CRY 😭💦💕 Thank you so so much???? This was a delight to read, especially since as always, you point out things that I didn't even necessarily see or be actively thinking about myself when working on this LMAO Honestly one of my favorite things ever is hearing from people how they interpreted things or how they reacted to things, since I know it will be different for everyone and I just am so curious of the Resulting Feels LDKAJDF so this just made me all kinds of ecstatic to read and I'm so so grateful 🥺💕
"but I do think this part was so far the funniest one of Wonderland!" --> LMAO I DO THINK THIS PART ENDED UP HAVING THE MOST SILLY MOMENTS. Unsure why. Perhaps after having lived with these chars and their troubles/tragedies for so long, I just desperately need them to be a bit silly even in the midst of the horrors going on. Also since this is the last arc, things DO need to start actually, you know, stop being completely and utterly hopeless the way the previous arcs have been HAHAHA. I am glad you enjoyed the lighter moments though. I had hoped they wouldn't be too much for people or too weird, especially given my strange sense of humor at times 💦
"it really was interesting to see Genzou and Iggy be absolutely horrified and traumatised by what they had been through." --> Oh, I'm glad! I feel like I particularly wanted to show how even Genzou was quite Affected as he's the one who's normally so tough to break (whereas Iggy,,, breaks often LMAO) especially as Genzou went through the most I feel?? Like he died the most??? And in some of the most horrible ways????? Th-the poor guy,,, 😭💔 (I say despite being the one who made all that happen to him,,, 💦)
"I also hope other characters take accountability" --> I-indeed, I feel like that will kinda end up being a running theme of the arc in general—finally facing up to everything that's happened both in the immediate past and also in the further past since it's the only way all of their iGnOrEd iSsUeS can finally come to light and they can begin working through them,,,
"the bar was high after arc 4, which I really loved, and you exceeded my expectations! I can't emphasise enough how much I LOVED it!" --> HELP THERE ARE TEARS IN MY EYESSSSSSSSSSSSS how am I supposed to respond to thissssssssssss HHHHHHH 😭💦 I'm really really glad you enjoyed Gidget's part. I feel like a ton of my own emotions came out when writing and working on it (admittedly from both Gidget's side and Iggy's side since at times it feels a bit like two parts of me battling against each other LMAOOOOO) But I also had no idea how people would react to it or if it would be too much or if people just wouldn't be able to like understand or resonate with it at all, so that honestly means so so much and I'm really overjoyed to hear you say that 💕
"(i.e. poor little asexual not even heteroromantic Iggy)" --> SOBBING
"it was more about trying to gain "independence" from Iggy's gaze by... meeting social norms" --> Indeed,,, also like the fact that social norms for women are such high standards and with this expectation of perfection. So like, reaching what they think is perfection all by themself to prove themself to people like Iggy and their mother, etc. and show that they can be perfect and loved in the eyes of the world (or at the very least, the people around them).
"OH MY, that was good, and that's an understatement! Thank you for this amazing gameplay experience!!" --> GUH GUH GUH THANK *YOU* FOR THIS TEAR-WORTHY WRITE-UP THAT'S KILLING ME SOFTLY ALDKFJASDLFK
Honestly thank you, this was so wonderful to read. And I'm tickled to death how much you ended up enjoying it—it really means so much. I AM FILLED WITH DETERMINATION. THANK YOOOOOOOOU 😭💕
I don't feel like posting a long review because unfortunately, I'm not articulate enough in English but... You, people, need to play this game, if you are reading the comments to know whether it's worth your time or money, then the answer to both is YES. The story and character development are great, and the LGBT issues are so well written and realistic, seriously just give this game a try is a 10/10.
It might be a short or medium-long experience, but the story and characters will most definitely cause an impact on you and they'll stick for a long time in your mind and heart.
Carrot Patch Games, you guys are all seriously amazing.
Oh my gosh????? This is absolutely the sweetest comment ever HELP 😭💕 Thank you so much??? I'm so glad that you liked the game so much!! Thank you for playing and for taking the time to write up this comment—I'm getting all weepy ladkjafd
"you guys are all seriously amazing" --> LMAO IT'S JUST ME. I AM JUST ONE PERSON 🤣💦
Seriously thank you though. I'm so lucky to have your support! 💕
"LMAO IT'S JUST ME. I AM JUST ONE PERSON"
Wtf? That's seriously amazing, you are a very talented person! And yes, the game is amazing, thank you for the experience.
Th-thank you 🥺💕I AM JUST TRYING MY BEST 💦
( spoilers for arc 5 part 1 ahead)
ARC 5 PART 1 WAS SO COOL!!! Like aside from the usual emotional damage this was so good and the change up from the usual loops is so cool. And spider Gidget was really cool for some reason?? I just really liked the design and I love everything spider themed lol. Honestly I dont know what else to say, but I just wanted to express my gratitude for your amazing work on this game😭 Im super stoked for part 2 !!!!
AHHHH THANK YOOOOOOU!! I'm really glad you enjoyed the newest part!! 🥺🙏💕 There's so much different in this arc (and also so much that hits me on a personal level) that I was a bit worried how it would stand up and how people would react to it, so that makes me incredibly happy to hear! I'm especially glad you liked Gidget's part!! 😭💦
Thank you so so much for playing and for your lovely words!! It means so much and really brightened my day! I'll keep working hard on part 2!😤💕
Hello, I come back here after arc 5 part 1? Yes, the newest one. Perhaps little tiny non-specific spoilers ahead.
Holy fucking shit. Congratulations. After 4 arcs of torture, murder, extreme violence and cannibalism, you finally managed to simply break me to the point where I was convinced I'll have to part ways with my dinner (I did not). Yes, it was the egg scene. Yes, I read the warning on that one but I was not prepared regardless. No, it's not your fault, you marked it well, I just vastly overestimated myself. Holy Jane Austen what the fuck. I'm so ready for more.
Also, I knew Cecil's got a little more in him, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Now I know the feeling was right.
PS: I literally have a pic of myself in a similar pose and clothing as Gidget in that one post-haircut CG. Each and every day brings me closer to a Gidget cosplay. It will come one day.
OH MY GOD 💦💦💦💦 I-I AM VERY SORRY LADKJFALDKFAJ That part was indeed very intense 🥺💦 "I'm so ready for more." ---> LMAO THO G-G-GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT MUCH? 🤣
HAHAHAA omg,,, Gidget cosplay,,, 🤭 That would be so wonderful dkalsdfa one day~
I AM GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT?? I HOPE? LOL D-DESPITE THE EGG PERHAPS. Thank you so much for playing!!! It's always so lovely hearing from you 💕
Don't worry, I'm impressed more than anything
gidget and orlam 🔛🔝🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣🗣🗣🗣❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗💯💯💯💯
HELP I'M SOBBING WHAT DOES THIS MEAN there are tears in my eyeballs LOLOLOL 🤣💦
Just got the new update. Gonna make a video now. XD
OHHHHHH OMG ALREADY??? fhfhfhf I'M VERY EXCITED!! Can't wait to watch you play through it (and hope you'll enjoy it!!!) 🤭💕
Okay so that was amazing??? I would say that the first part of Arc 5 rendered me speechless, but I actually have a LOT to say, so...[SPOILERS FOR OUR WONDERLAND ARCS 1-5 BELOW]
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To begin with, I absolutely loved that beginning sequence. The moment of everything just hitting Iggy like a trainwreck of emotions and trauma was well-needed, considering how long he and the rest of the friend group have gone through the loop (which I'm assuming has been more than 5 times). It also has a similar effect to the players, with the start of the arcs having a few differences but nothing too out of the ordinary considering what happens the arc before. But then Arc 5 just hits you with the whiplash that Iggy remembers EVERYTHING rather than just having a strong sense of deja vu and he's taking time to process it, barely even functioning because of how hard it hit him.
Following immediately after that, the tree story: it was a nice way to connect the whole loop thing back to where it all began, which was the big tree that held the wonderland that they were all introduced to as children. Despite the tree closing itself off from the friend group because they inevitably grew up, Saydie was the key to opening it back up again. And it seems like she has a pretty significant role in the story, the end of Arc 1 implying that Bucks killed her in order to open up the tree again and her quite literally being on the menu screen held by Iggy (I'm assuming).
Going to Genzou right after Iggy's whirlpool of emotions, I couldn't even choose the "mean" options directed towards him because of that. Well, that and mostly because of my Genzou bias. But even if I absolutely hated him because of what he has done to Orlam (which is perfectly reasonable, he HAS said and done some fucked up stuff to him), I think it would just be adding more negativity to the landfill of the emotional trauma both Iggy and Genzou were going through. And plus, Iggy KNOWS what Genzou feels like so I personally think it wouldn't make sense for him to be callous and unsympathetic towards Genzou. It's also interesting to note the awkwardness between them compared to the beginning of previous arcs, most probably because they both remember the emotions that Iggy went through when it came to Genzou: it started with simply enjoying his presence, then loving him, then HATING him, and then seeing him as a place of comfort when Gidget, who he focuses on while Genzou is left on the sidelines, won't give him that comfort. Not to mention the crush that Genzou had on Iggy for forever. Genzou pushing Iggy away when he was lying down in the bathtub seemed to be because of how it pained him to be in his presence: his opinion of Iggy would certainly be very jumbled by this point and he also seems terrified to have Iggy be even the slightest bit angry at him because of what happened in Arc 3's boat scene. It's nice to see them quickly become comfortable with each other again though.
Focusing on the doll, I wonder what's the role it'll have in the story. It's an object that always reappears in Iggy's dreams specifically, and it also appears a few times in the forest leading to Bucks's cabin. The fact that it says "Please kill me, Iggy" is strange because if this is truly supposed to represent Saydie (going by how Iggy says it looks like a certain someone before he's interrupted by Hunar knocking), wouldn't she already be killed by Bucks? She might not be as evidenced by the crying coming from Bucks's phone (and then the hell screaming ig), but I dunno what it's really supposed to mean. Maybe Bucks killing her in order to access the tree perpetuates the cycle, and Iggy needs to take Saydie himself and kill her so the friend group can confront the situation head on without the whole wonderland stuff. (Also it's kinda sad that Bucks and Saydie have arguably the most important roles in the story while Hunar is just left in the dust... Iggy also emphasizes all FIVE of them which excludes Hunar. And also Saydie but like she's a child.) While I'll cover Gidget's section entirely in another paragraph, I'll briefly cover the doll motif that they have going on: they strive to have their appearance stay the same, like a doll. It's always the same, meaning it's PERFECT. Furthermore, they quite literally have dolls of Iggy everywhere that can easily be replaced: they no longer focus on the REAL Iggy, but substitutes that fulfill the ache in their heart that lacks his love and it further emphasizes how much worse their obsession is in Arc 5. They also mention this to Iggy, telling him that he can be replaced... it shows the shift in their mindset, from wanting to fix him to just replacing him.
Regarding the beginning of Iggy and Genzou's entry into the fantasy world once more, it seems like everything's a mess: even more than it was before. It shows us a glimpse into how bad everything will be. Which seems to foreshadow that the deterioration of Gidget's and Orlam's mental state is AMPLIFIED in this loop.
Okay, back to Genzou again. Of course, comfort and security is taken into account when Iggy thinks about him; those are reoccurring themes in Arc 2. Genzou's always there to reassure Iggy and close to him for the purpose of protecting him from any of the dangers that they encounter. But Iggy wants to repay him for all he's done. I mean, Genzou literally took an axe to the head for him. Not only that, he feels extremely guilty because he thinks he ruined Genzou's life but of course he didn't. Which ties back to Arc 1, which primarily focuses on Iggy. He feels RESPONSIBLE for everything, and so HE has to FIX everything. Obviously he is not, and it's not his duty to save everyone from their problems. But he also feels like this is what he has to do so he can stay friends with everyone, in order to maintain that camaraderie that he cherishes so much. Iggy CAN provide assistance and guide people to the right path when needed, but he shouldn't take things into his own hands and try to repair everything. It's relieving to see Genzou reassure Iggy that it's not up to him because he hasn't ruined anyone's life. (I also noticed when Iggy pointed out that Genzou wrestled a giant tentacle for him, it's a callback to how Genzou pointed out that Iggy tried to defeat an armored rabbit with a rake for him, which I think is really cute.)
And then... Gidget. Very complex situation. The external manifestation of their desires have changed dramatically in this loop: no longer focusing on sex appeal & emphasizing their body, but rather focusing on maintaining a PERFECT image of themself. Everything is pristine and spotless. Gidget rejects everything that would make them imperfect, which are emotions, nourishment, and so forth. But despite claiming that they've moved on from Iggy because he was holding them back, there are blatant signs that their statement is false. The Iggy dolls, the mentions of having sex with them, still being that hyperfeminine woman that seemingly everyone around them WANTED them to be. It exemplifies how their desires from past arcs still remain the same, just increased to an even more severe degree. All of it introduces the issue of Iggy feeling the need to FIX them... to "find the real Gidget." Considering how Gidget tried to fix him in the previous 4 arcs, why would flipping the situation around be any different? It also lies with his ultimate responsibility in their circumstances: sure, he might have contributed a LITTLE to the problem, but the full blame doesn't lie with him. It was everyone who upheld those expectations for them, ESPECIALLY their mom. I think the apology to Gidget was very much needed, considering how he basically cut contact with everyone around him after a while and didn't bother to talk to anyone. I personally would be FURIOUS if I centered my whole life around conforming to the expectations of a person that I really cared about and after years of not talking to me ever, they suddenly reappear in my life and tell me that this isn't the real me. Well no shit!!! But this isn't meant to place the blame entirely on Iggy like I mentioned earlier: it would be helpful if Gidget ever communicated their discomfort when they started dressing hyperfemininely; it would also be helpful if no one ever tried to be the gender police when it came to them either. Essentially, it's everyone's fault and not just the fault of one person.
Transitioning (hehe) to the spider cave, it was definitely an experience to say the least. It makes me wonder why it was spiders specifically, though I can see a connection. Spiders are viewed as ugly, gross, and they're monsters in the eyes of most people. And yet, they also fulfilled one of the primary "desires" that Gidget had: to start a family. They embrace being spider-like, even with that stigma around spiders. It can be compared to them desiring to present more androgynously in spite of what others around them say... akin to what they really want, but not there yet. Cecil also constantly tells them that they don't seem happy as they are, and also CECIL WOOOOOOO!!!! Though I don't think it was a matter of realizing what their true desires were, it was more like ACCEPTING what those desires were. Gives a reason for why Cecil is imprisoned in the dungeon below, in order to keep hiding from what they really want because it'll be a hard and egregious life for them if they fulfill those desires. But when they finally kill Cecil, someone who truly cared about them and wanted them to be happy, they finally break. They grieve for him, and then they start destroying the perfect image they tried so hard to keep up. I'm so sad that Cecil reappeared and then died so quickly, but WOOOOO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS FOR GIDGET!!!! I'm so happy to see them have an appearance they want, in spite of the horrible and unspeakable things they've done to Iggy. My non-binary identity and my asexuality makes these feelings conflicting 💀
I'm excited to see how the rest of the arc pans out!!! Geez, I really did write an essay, so I'll leave you with this short concluding message. I wish you luck with continuing Arc 5 🫶
OMG THIS BEAUTIFUL ESSAY 😭💕
This is like the most in-depth thing I've ever gotten GOD dhfhfh reading this was such a treat. AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED IT??? This one was quite the doozy for me as well what with how the intensity of everything ramped up to 11 and the culmination of so many of my own feelings, too. HHHHH so I'm really happy to hear all this 🥺
Ohhhh I feel like that was a big part of what I was going for with the beginning parts. Like,,, similar but then not quite, to kind of ease into the arc (and then after that everything continuing to just get more and more different and messed up LOL). And yes, that is indeed who Iggy is holding in the title screen 🤭 I'm glad you liked the tree sequence?? It somehow felt like a good way to start bringing things back to the main story of what's even going on after the detours that were Arcs 2 through 4 HAHAHA.
Oh gosh,,, all the scenes in Genzou's apartment. Those really tore my heart apart to write (before sewing it back together hdggghf). I wanted to really emphasize just how messed up their minds and thoughts are after everything and how that would affect their interactions, so I'm glad it came across ok 💦 (I-I'm also just a sucker for hurt/comfort stuff, so that's that too LOL). My poor beans,,,
The doll,,, 💦 The doll will definitely come into play more in part 2. I just didn't have a chance to get to those parts yet dgfgh I just really hope I'm able to like bring everything together and wrap it up in a way that makes sense and is satisfying to everyone GOD. This really worries me ngl. So I'm glad to already hear some of your thoughts on it 🥺
"Which ties back to Arc 1, which primarily focuses on Iggy. He feels RESPONSIBLE for everything, and so HE has to FIX everything" --> Yeah this is such a huge part of Iggy and his story in general. His feeling of guilt and obligation because he doesn't even really quite understand friendship to begin with but does love his friends and wants to fit in and be accepted. And maybe it's something he'll never quite get over but at the very least he can learn to start feeling less guilty and learning to love and prioritize himself a bit more. I feel like that's also why I had Gidget just completely refute his apology -- because sure he needed to say it, but he's not actually the one who can "fix" anything despite how much he thinks he is, so even when he does what he feels should fix it, it blows up in his face, and in the end, Gidget accepting themself has nothing to do with him.
"it's a callback to how Genzou pointed out that Iggy tried to defeat an armored rabbit with a rake for him, which I think is really cute." --> FHDJFJFJD YES IT IS TEEHEE 💕
HHHHH your thoughts around Gidget really affecting me. That pretty much sums everything up quite well 🤣💦 A huge part of Gidget's story and growth is really based on my own thoughts and experiences and the things I've battled with and thought to myself, particularly in the wanting to be accepted and liked in the way I thought I was supposed to. Perhaps not quite to the extreme perfection angle here FJDJDJD but still something I fight with a lot even now, which is probably why it also took a lot out of me to write 💦
"I'm so sad that Cecil reappeared and then died so quickly, but WOOOOO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS FOR GIDGET!!!! " --> I AM ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY SAD BUT OVERJOYED AT BOTH OF THESE THINGS FHFHDH goddd,, I am really happy to have finally been about to bring Gidget to this point. It feels like such a momentous occasion after these past 4 arcs 🤣💦 AND NOW I CAN FINALLY LIKE DRAW ART OF THEM HOW I REALLY WANT TO DJFJDJD
"My non-binary identity and my asexuality makes these feelings conflicting " --> HAHAHAHAJA GOD THE PAIN IS REAL,I GET YOU 💦💦💦💦💦
Oh geez this whole comment just made me so happy YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA. I love reading stuff like this so much and hearing what ppl think of the chars and how they read into and interpret things. It makes my heart want to burst from joy 😭💕 So thank you so much again, not only for playing and for your lovely words but also just for your support and for loving the game and the chars. It makes me so overjoyed!!!! HHHHH MY HEART IS VERY SQUISHED 😭💕 I will keep working hard on the rest of Arc 5!! 😤
so i created an account just to comment, I am enjoying this game so much!!!
also, as a trans person, the end of arc 5 is so cathartic for me so, thanks
Oh, gosh!! Thank you so much??? I'm really happy that you're enjoying the game so much and took all the time to make the account and leave this comment! That means so much ahhhhhh 😭💕
Ahhhh,,, I am really happy about that, too 💕 A lot of Gidget's story is inspired by/based heavily on my own experiences and thoughts, so I'm glad it could also resonate with you,,, ahhhh,,, that's gonna make me cry for real,,, 🥺💕 I especially love hearing from people who can relate to or feel things from the story and chars ahhhh dlkfjadlkfja
Really thank you so much for the support and for your lovely words! What a little bright spot in my day!! 🥰
I LOVE this game is one of THE BEST game i play in all my life by the way if you are going to make some plushy or shirt i will LOVE to BUY one just say the word and all my money is yours i will love a shirt or plushy of iggys or genzou i love you game
HELP THIS IS SUCH HIGH PRAISE 💦
Thank you very much??? I'm so glad you like the game! It fills my heart with such joy 😭💕 Thank you for taking the time to write up this lovely comment.
GOSH I WISH I COULD HAVE PLUSHIES??? I would also like one LOL Unfortunately I don't really have the funds for such endeavors,,, if anyone wants to make one, they are free to! 🤣💦
Thank you again for your support!! This made me so happy to read! 🥰
OMGOMHOMG ITS HERE ITS HEREE
DHFJDJDJFJD I HOPE YOU'LL LIKE IT?????? 🥺💦
UPDATE: ME AND MY FRIEND PLAYED THE GAME TILL THE END AND REALLY ENJOYED IT!!
ALSO QUESTIONS
1. DO THEY SACRIFICE THE IGGY DOLLS OR DO THEY MAKE THE IGGY DOLLS ATTACK THE RABBITS?
2. DID GENZOU EAT THE AVOCADO-LIKE SOAP ON THE VERY START? /HJ
3. IS CECIL NOT COMING BACK IN PART 2? ( LIKE IS HE DEAD FOREVER???? :(( )
4. IS THE RABBIT AT THE TO BE CONTINUED SCREEN JERRY?
ANYWYAZ I HOPE YOU FINISH THE FULL GAME SOON! (JUST DONT RUSH THINGS) BE SAFE BYEEEEEEEEE
OH, THANK YOU, I AM GLAD!!! 💕
Oh, gosh, I can't really answer most of these—THAT WOULD BE SPOILERS???? I will confirm that the rabbit in the little post-to-be-continued-screen is, indeed, Jerry heheh. He will have a little role in part 2 that I hope people will enjoy 🤭
Thanks much! It will unfortunately be a little while as I haven't even started working on the next part yet LOL Though at least I already finished some of the new features that I was planning to release with the final part, which means I won't need to take time to work on them later LOL Glad that you enjoyed it though!!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write up this lovely comment!!!
I want part 2 soooooo badly! Orlam, my precious Orlam <3
Part 1 is amazing. I finally grow to like Gidget in the end, somehow haha. Yes, stick to who you really are!!! Who needs perfection, when happiness is the key to live :)
I guess Carrot is a huge fan of Coraline. That's like one of my favorite movies. Maybe you also watched The Future Diary (love that as well).
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED IT 💕 And oh gosh, that makes me really happy to hear. A lot of what happens in this part hits pretty close to me, so I was hoping people would be able to enjoy and resonate with it if even a bit. I'm glad you could come away feeling better about Gidget fvfgghg I'm really happy to finally be able to get them to this spot 🤭💕
I have seen Coraline once a long time ago! I have never watched Future Diary though I do know about it generally because it's so popular LOL The Iggy doll design mostly came about from wanting to make sure they looked like dolls and I didn't really know a better way to do it!! 🤣💦
At any rate, thank you so much for playing and for your lovely words!! It really means so much hearing what you think! AND I WILL KEEP WORKING HARD ON PART TWOOOOOOO 💕
genzou best
DLKFJASLDKJFALSDKFJASD I AM GLAD YOU THINK SO h-he makes me pretty happy ahhhh,,, 🥺💕
God this game was fucking fantastic, and I've never had anything to say about a game before. But in these past few weeks, I just had to find something to say about it. I love what you did for the game. I felt so many emotions, made so many... "to" say horrible choices. But still! The number of things I was able to feel out of this spectacular fucking game was phenomenal. To say, If I had even had the SKILLS to make such a game like this. I just hope you will continue to make masterpieces like this in the future. (Including the carry on "Our Fantastic Wonderland", which I cannot WAIT to play!) Arc 4 hit terrifically deep. I felt horrible the entire time, watching Genzou fall apart like that. Including all the deaths, encounters, and cutscenes between characters. It felt like a heart wrenching stab to the chest! The insane twists that I could have never imagined how you felt having to write down and code. I've fallen in love with your characters, and with your world. I may sound like everyone else when I say this, which I probably do... But I hope I can match you and some of the most amazing creators that make breath-taking "experiences" like these. Thank you. I can't say that enough. This game will always be in my heart, even if it lurks in the dark recesses of my memory. I wish I could give you more than just a review, but I happen to be one of the unlucky people. And I hope I can see the end of this game.
Your art is something I'd KILL to have! (Not literally, ha-ha, have mercy.) But all the same, It's so unique! It took me up the first time I played. And the more I stared and looked at the details, I WISHED I had the fuckin' gall to be able to draw out all those full out cutscenes and half-scenarios! I also happen to love your game "A Day in the Life". It took the wind out of me when I learned of the brother's near-death experience, and how all the characters felt. I feel like I just typed a paragraph, (Which I did, I'm so stupid, lol.) But I mean it. Everything I said. The music, everything just makes me feel speechless. I feel so small compared to people who create things I couldn't or could. I wish I did. But I can't be “the” better person, am I right? Life picks and chooses. But I hope this finds you well. I'll have some art posted below! Thank you, truly. Carrot Patch Games.
Enoy! :) (Sorry that the picture is blurry, my camera wasn't cooperating)
Oh gosh this comment being the first thing I see when I wake up is killing me aldkfLDFKJA tears in my eyeballs,,, 😭💦 This is absolutely so sweet HELPPP. It means the world that not only would you play the game but also that you would be thinking about it so long and then that you'd take the time to write all this up AHHHH. I really REALLY love hearing what people feel. Perhaps because so much of this game is so personal and also just because I love these chars to bits and really hope others will love them too (and maybe even be able to relate to parts of them a bit).
"To say, If I had even had the SKILLS to make such a game like this." --> I BELIEVE YOU DO??? I mean if you want to of course 🤣💦 I've honestly been flying with my hands over my eyes for the majority of production. I had never made a game like this before (i.e., a visual novel, but also something of this sheer magnitude and with so many things I had to learn how to do). Mostly I've just had to learn a ton of stuff along the way. But for that reason I feel like it's something that anyone can learn and explore and have fun with dlkajfsld
"watching Genzou fall apart like that" --> God that's so true,,, sometimes I sit back and look at the development of the arcs and... he really gets it worse and worse and worse in every subsequent arc 💦 Not only in what happens to him but also mentally like he really just gets broken by the end of Arc 4 💦💦💦 WH-WHICH EXPLAINS SOME OF ARC 5 THEN, I GUESS. But shhh that's a spoiler maybe maybe not who can say lol 🤫 I really love him though. Despite him being a general asshole to most ppl besides Iggy, he holds a very special place in my heart LOL
"Your art is something I'd KILL to have! (Not literally, ha-ha, have mercy.) But all the same, It's so unique!" --> THIS MEANS SO MUCH THANK YOU?????? I've always felt a bit felt-conscious about the art in general, since I've been told it's been a turn-off before. Also some of the early art from Arc 1 makes me very embarrassed because it's from like a year and a half ago and I've gotten a lot better at drawing the characters (and changed their designs just slightly as I've drawn them hundreds and hundreds of times) so at some point I'd like to redo some of the early CGs 🤣 But that means the world honestly that you like it so much. I'm always really happy if people can enjoy the art and LOL THE CGS YES........... some of them did indeed take a lot out of me to draw 💦
"I also happen to love your game "A Day in the Life". " --> OH THAT IS VERY LOVELY? I didn't actually write/code that game, I just did the art and BGs. It is indeed a very lovely and poignant little game though that really hits you in the heart 😭💦 I'm very glad you like it!!!
And alskdjfalsdkf I hope you'll like Our Fantastic Wonderland too if you decide to play it! It's a bit of a different vibe from OW, mostly in that I made it just to have some fun and also had to make it very quickly LOL (it was for the Spooktober jam, where you have to make the game in only a month). But I'm happy with how it turned out in the end and some of the connections between it and the main game. It's a bit silly 🤭
OH MY GOSH THIS ART IS SO CUTE????? AHHHHHHhhhhhHHHHHHHHH I LOVE IT SO MUCH LAKDJFALDKFJA THEIR LITTLE FACES LOOK SO PRECIOUS!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with me, I absolutely love it!! How wonderful and sweet now I'm really gonna cry... 😭💕
Thank you SO SO SO SO MUCH!! This was such a wonderful comment and it really brought a smile to my face, not only all your lovely words but your lovely art, too, I CAAAAAAN'T. Thank you for playing and for all your support!!!! And I hope you'll like Arc 5 when it comes out!! 🥰
AHH!!! Thank you so much for reading and replying to my comment!!! I love when creators talk to their fans! I'm so happy I can put a smile on your face, it really does mean so fucking much to me! XD AHHH!!! Even people I'm fans of never respond to me! SO EXICTED FOR ARC 5!!! I will definitely enjoy it! :DD didn't mean to make you cry- oh dear- But anyways!! Can't wait to see the next arc! I really have wasted my time dawdling on what to say, and I REALLY want to say more to reply, but I don't want to ruin my first interaction with you!! You're a very unique fuckin' person- And I, God this is awkward- AHHHHHh- I could cryy.. I and everyone in this community will support you 100% of the way!! :'] Couldn't be happier!!
I LOVE REPLYING TO COMMENTS LOLOL also I am literally so touched that anyone would take the time to write such lovely words on my game that I can't help but want to gush and send love back ldkfjasldkfa
"but I don't want to ruin my first interaction with you!!" --> LAKJSDFLAKD?? I don't think you could unless you wrote something really inappropriate or invasive LMAO 🤣💦
"I and everyone in this community will support you 100% of the way!! :'] Couldn't be happier!!" --> THANK YOU VERY MUCH??? Your words are too kind HELP 💕
I'm glad you're looking forward to Arc 5!!! I'm working hard to get the first oh soon ohohohoh~ Thank you again for your lovely and supportive words—they really make my day!! 🥰
Hii! I'm bad at English, but... JEEZ, this game is FANTASTIC! So many themes are revealed in it, there are unexpected twists (especially the snag in the 4th arc), and the music.. ooooh the music is gorgeous, I constantly listen to some of them in the playlist~
I came across this game quite by accident when I was trying to find games for the evening, I never regretted that I spent a week on it :)
To be honest, the game really inspired me with its combination of madness and seriousness! I love this in games, especially those where they show blatant trash, and in the end, very real problems are revealed there. I plan to play all your games. Now I've started the walkthrough Our Fantastic Wonderland and I already like how it looks ^^
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING SOMETHING NEW INTO MY LIFE!!!
Omg thank you so much??? Ahhhhhhh you're making me weepy, this is such a lovely comment! 😭💕 Thank you so much for playing and for writing up your thoughts—I'm so glad you like the game!!! I'm a huge fan of the music, too GOD ALDKJFALDF Music in general has been such a big inspiration for me while working on this game. I honestly have the soundtrack on most of the time I'm working on it, and certain songs even inspired various scenes 🤭 I'm really glad you like it!! 💕
And omg kaldjfalkdf I hope you will enjoy OFW, too!! It's just a little side game but I love it, too, even though the vibes are a bit different than the main game. It was mostly made for fun to join the Spooktober jam and get to do something a bit sillay with the characters. That means so much tho!!
HELP ADLKAFJDLKFA THANK *YOU* FOR PLAYING AND FOR LETTING ME KNOW. This was such a little spot of sunshine in my day. Thank you for all the support, and I hope you'll like Arc 5 once I finally manage to finish it alkdjfalk 🥰
I have no doubt that the 5th arc will be as awesome as the previous ones!! I wish you pleasant and successful work! Know that many people love and appreciate your work!
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Thank you so much, that is so sweet and kind! 😭💕 I shall do my best!!!!
I finished the game yesterday and HAD to draw Genzou! Hes just so fine and I'm so exited for the 5 arc!
I LOVE THESE SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH DGFGFBFFGGH I know I already said this on Twitter, but I just love how you draw him he looks so sweet and suave. I love these with all my heart. My bean,,, 😭💕
Thank you so so much for this treat, it honestly has made my whole night. I'm so glad you enjoyed the game and the chars (and Genzou LOL) and took the time to draw these wonderful sketches I simply CAN'T. I shall go weep slightly now in love and joy 🤣💦💕
holy shit. i JUST finished arc 4 (and im in absolute agony, thanks </3) and im still trying to process everything i just saw, very sorry if this comment is complete nonsense lol
so first off the ART STYLE!!! it's so unique and the character designs are so interesting to look at, i was in love at first sight <333 the music and sound design was AMAZING, fantastic choices all around!!! the environments/backgrounds (especially in wonderland itself) looked great and i was immersed from start to finish. and the characters,,,, the story,,,,,
the entire cast is so complex and interesting, i really related to iggy and orlam (i mean sort of, was not rockin w/ the cannibalism but like therapy is expensive, do what you gotta do ig) and genzou is just,,,, <3333 (most of the time) and overall i just loved everything about this game, genuinely freaked me the hell out (in the best way possible) and made me ugly sob (sometimes at the same time) and IM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT ENDS!!! ur so so talented and i cant wait to see what you do next <3
now if you'll excuse me i need to draw silly fanart so i can pretend these characters can be happy for more than a milisecond. you did not let genzou rest for a SECOND my god 😭
OH GOSH I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE AGONY??? 😭💦 Ohhhhh this comment is so nice tho HELP. I'm so happy you liked the game. Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to write all this up ahhhh it means so much 🥺
I'm really happy you like the art style??? Even after this long I still am quite shy when it comes to my style and hope it's not too much of a turn off. So hearing that really fills me with joy,,, 💕
"i mean sort of, was not rockin w/ the cannibalism but like therapy is expensive, do what you gotta do ig" --> HELP LOLOL this is making me laugh so hard god 🤣 I am glad you liked the chars tho hehe, and that you could relate to parts of them. I always hope ppl will be able to find at least something in one of the characters they can vibe with 🤭
Guhhh you are too kind to me tho HELP. That is extremely lovely and sweet. Thank you so much for the kind words?? 😭💕 I'm over the moon that you liked it so much. I'm working hard on Arc 5, though am admittedly nervous and want to make sure it lives up to everything. I hope you'll like it once it's finished!
And omg if you do end up drawing anything I'd love to see it! I love art so much dchdd 🥰
"you did not let genzou rest for a SECOND my god" --> GOD IT'S TRUE wh-what have I done... 😭
i've got tears of how good this game was..
It wasn't scary, but it was sure as hell was disturbing. Especially with all the gore and stuff. god damn those animators and artists and writers are great
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The characters were well written.. cept the fact only Genzou ended up being my fav character.. (All the others were good but.. they were a little psychopathic. Especially you, Gidget! I HATE YOU!) which is shocking considering how I don't like how he bullies Orlam throughout the entire series. Though, it's a bit of a fresh change having messed up characters for the main cast.
Honestly, none of the characters are good. Not even Iggy. But hey, at least he's... trying to do something about it..? I mean, he never apologized for never being there for Genzou whenever he went blind, he never stood up for Orlam, and he never apologized to Gidget for just wanting short hair and wanting to code?? (cause they're non binary? trans? not sure)
yet all Iggy does is whine whine whine about how he wants to change things but all he ends up doing is killing everyone and then ending up killing himself. i get he doesnt remember that much after he gets a 'fresh new start' but he remembers some things, right?
I hope Genzou and Iggy end up together. not cause genzou's my fav character but because he doesnt mind if iggy's asexual, in fact, he respects it instead (UNLIKE A CERTAIN SOMEONE...WHO TRIED RAPING IGGY LIKE 4 TIMES) and it seems like he really cares for him. (UNLIKE SOME WEIRD ASS MF WHO TRIED FEEDING HIM HIS BEST FRIEND AND SAYING NO LEADS TO DEATH)
hoping he'll apologize to orlam... but it seems like something might have happened whenever genzou went to the bathroom and orlam went to go check on him. Gidget did say "Genzou needs your help, Orlam!" to try to get him to go away.. but im pretty sure genzou was turned on at the moment.. (That's what it seemed like to me.. :fearful:)
Also seemed like if you killed Buck in the beginning if you could, none of this would have happened... or if you like a more pacifist route, you could take away her kid instead and make her husband file for a divorce (AND A RESTRAINING ORDER)
Some of the scenes (And by that, i mean a lot) were really shocking. in a good way. whenever it was revealed that buck used her newborn child to open up the gate, whenever gidget started going buckwild on iggy, or iggy smashing buck's skull open when she killed genzou at the end, when orlam fed iggy... pot roast genzou... and tied iggy up and fried him up. those were some pretty horrifying scenes.
personally i think the doll is behind some pretty weird stuff. excited for the final act! i hope you get to choose who you end up with, so i can RUB IT INTO GIDGET'S AND ORLAM'S FACES THAT THEY CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SUCK MY BALLS!!! (figuratively. i do not have balls.)
Thank you for reading, and thank you for creating the game. I spent all day playing it. It's 4:40 am. cried in some parts. amazing game. i loved it. going into my favs list.
Oh, my god, I am sorry for making you cry asldkfjalsdkf 😭💦 I'm really happy you liked the game so much though?? Thank you so so much for playing! And for taking the time to write up this lovely comment. It really means so much—I love hearing from people who have played so much aldkfjasld it fills me with so much energy and motivation 🥺💕
LOL INDEED. There isn't really a character among them that I would say is "good" or "right." They are all just... people... with their own problems and issues and mistakes they've made. Like just because they seem great in one aspect for instance doesn't mean there won't be other aspects of them that make you want to tear your hair out hahaha. I guess because so much of it is inspired by my own issues and problems and stuff I've gone through. And just. Life. In general. Idk. LIFE AND PEOPLE ARE JUST VERY COMPLICATED 😭💦I am always just glad if people can still like and root for and relate to parts of the characters even in spite of their many flaws... lol.
"(UNLIKE SOME WEIRD ASS MF WHO TRIED FEEDING HIM HIS BEST FRIEND AND SAYING NO LEADS TO DEATH)" --> LMAO OK THIS MADE ME LAUGH A LOT LAKDJFLSKD
"Some of the scenes (And by that, i mean a lot) were really shocking. in a good way. " --> I am somewhat glad to hear this I think only because as the creator none of it shocks me anymore, so I start to worry that maybe none of it is shocking at all and perhaps it's actually boring LOL 🤣 So I am glad that the scenes I hoped would have impact do indeed have impact hahaha.
As for the final ending, you do get choice over it 🤭 A lot of it will depend on the choices you've made up to now, as well as the rest of the choices you make in Arc 5. You'll also get a final choice based on all your previous choices. I would say so long as you feel like you've made choices that are nice to a certain character most of the time, then you'll have the option to have the final ending/epilogue with that char. My intent isn't to make it difficult to steer the ending just moreso to give players control over how they want it to end, I suppose.💦
AT ANY RATE. Thank you again so so much for these lovely words!!! This has really made my day reading your thoughts. I'm so happy the game could mean so much to you and you'd enjoy it so much, that makes ME wanna cry aldkjafl 😭 And I hope you'll enjoy Arc 5 once it's done! 🥰
Omg thank you so much for replying to my entire comment! I'm glad comments make you motivated, and i'm happy i made you laugh. Also, you don't have to apologize for making me cry!! they're good tears.
ALSO.... if we choose the character at the end based off of our past choices, then i have to go back and restart the entire game and be nice to Genzou, cause i was terrible to him in act 3 (I thought i had to :sob:)
But yeah! Now, i'll just be patient waiting for act 5. make sure to take breaks and drink lots of water!!!
OHHHHH ARC 3. Ahhh, don't worry too much about that. There's not a ton you can do for Genzou in Arc 3 😅 You're right that you mostly have to be mean to him in that arc simply because of Iggy's state of mind (and... other outside influences... LOL). There are a few choices though where you can get a tad bit nicer. The majority of the choices that affect Genzou are in Arc 2, there's also a good amount in Arc 1, and then there are a handful in Arcs 3 and 4. There will also be a good amount in Arc 5 when it comes out 🤭 I think of Arcs 1 and 5 as being more general arcs with a good amount of choices for all the chars, then each individual arc has more choices for each respective char since you spend more time with them.
Thank you very much for your support ahhhhhh. That means so much 🥺💕 I shall try!!! LOL 🤣
OK, THANK U!!! I wonder, if telling Genzou to stop bullying Orlam will lower Genzou's affection ratings for you? I hope not because he's an asshole to Orlam. I did end up restarting and choosing the nicest options for Genzou.. NOTHING CAN STOP ME FROM PUTTING IGGY AND GENZOU TOGETHER NOW!!
HAHAHAHAHA. Nothing you do will ever *lower* a char's affection rating. Mostly it's just raise or don't raise. Though trying to soften things between those two does have a possible effect in the future... 🥺💦
LMAO I AM GLAD this made me laugh a lot aldkjfalk 🤣
I just finished playing Arc 4 and this game is like... SO GOOD ? TRULY THE BEST HORROR GAME I'VE PLAYED IN MY LIFE ???
Firstly, very few games make me scared/disturbed. But Our Wonderland did. But I mean, I play horror game BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SCARED sooooo I guess I got scared but in a good way ? I think ? Feelings are so complicated TvT
Secondly, I find the story very interesting. A magic and comforting Wonderland for kids that then becomes horrific when said kids come back there as adults ? WITH LGBTQIA+ REPRESENTATION INCLUDING ASEXUAL ? WELL I'M IN
And thirdly, the characters. WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN. (THIS PART CONTAINS SPOILERS !!!)
Ok let's start with Iggy since he's so protagonist.
I really like him, probably mostly because I can relate to him quite much. As an asexual person myself, I really could relate to Iggy's feelings when he described how he felt, and that made me feel understood. I could also relate to his introvert and "I want everyone to be happy" parts, and that ALSO made me feel understood :D. But poor guy he has to go through so much suffering I feel bad for him ToT Arc 2 was nice with the fluff and comfort with Genzou BUT THE EMOTINAL DAMAGE CAME BACK SO FAST- AND THE FACT THAT AT THE END OF ARC 4 HE REMEMBERS EVERYTHING ? LIKE IT MUST HURT HIM SO MUCH- But yeah, I think he's a really cool protagonist and all and I enjoyed playing "as him" through the game.
Now let's talk about my fav boy : Genzou
I LOVE THIS MAN SO MUCH AHHHHHHH- Like yeahhhh he's done some not so nice things in his life especially to Orlam, and the more the game went on, the more I realised that it wasn't just some friendly teasing but sometimes IT WAS STRAIGHT UP BULLYING ? AND I ASKED MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES "does he actually realise how far he goes and how much it affects Orlam 'cause like-". So yes he has his flaws BUT HE ALSO HAS HIS GOOD SIDES. Arc 2 really was a rollercoaster to me : first the similar things to Arc 1, then Gidget going a little crazier that before... AND THEN. THEN. KINDA FLUFF. And then THE FLUFF with Iggy and Genzou kissing and Iggy saying in a way he's ace and Genzou saying it's completly ok and he's not broken AND AND AND- I WAS BEAMING OF JOY IN FRONT OF MY COMPUTER AT THIS MOMENT. Haha and after that comes the suffering... Not gonna lie I almost cried while watching the little finale animation... It breaks my heart that he has to physically suffer so much in each Arc... Like bro almost got cooked alive, then protects Iggy but pays it with his life, THEN HE GETS FVCKING EATEN ?! NOT TO MENTION BY IGGY ?! AND THEN his legs are cut with the intention of eating them and he's left in such a bad state ?! Why making him suffering like thattttttt please just give him a rest ToT
And then our favourite ratman : Orlam
He definitly went through a lot... And that twisted his mind a bit BUT HEAR ME OUT-
At the beginning, I liked him as much as Genzou, but at the end of Arc 1 he already went a bit down in my esteem... I understand why he did what he did to Genzou but... I took it a bit too far and I was already attached to Genzou pretty much soooooooo... yeah... But after that came Arc 2 AND I JUST CAN'T FORGET HOW HE DESTROYED THE HAPPINESS THAT WAS GOING AT THIS MOMENT I JUST CAN'T- Arc 3 was... good but not good ? I mean Iggy DOES end up eating Genzou so that's a bit fucked up butttttt he was in a silly goofy mood during that arc and I was like "Yeah you know what let the man get a bit crazy it won't matter in the next timeline and he won't remember it anway" (well he actually does end up remembering it but shhhh let's pretend the end of Arc 4 is different...). After that was Arc 4 and he went a bit more down in my esteem (again), but it could be worse really. And I always like having a character who's a little insane in the brain and Orland fits that role perfectly ! So he's super cool BUT I CAN'T FORGET ARC 2-
And lastly, Gidget. Gideget, Gidget, Gidget...
While I can relate to some aspects of them being transmasc/non-binary (as a person who's under the non-binary umbrella), the rest of the them isssss... meh. I mean, in the real world, they're not so bad, and I don't particularly dislike them, but in Wonderland... they get a bit too... crazy. I CANNOT forgive them for the things they did to Iggy (especially thinking of Arc 2 (yes I love Arc 2 very very much) with what they've done to Iggy's eyes). Especially in Arc 4 , he's trying so hard to be the person they expect/want him to be, and then when Iggy finally opens up about being ace and all they get upset and say they're gonna "fix him", like no thank you he doesn't need to be fixed shut up please HE ALREADY FEELS ASHAMED ABOUT IT (again not going to lie during this scene the only thing I was thinking was "THAT'S WHY GENZOU IS BETTER THAN YOU").
Wow that's definitly the longest comment I've ever written. BUT THE GAME DESERVES IT. Looking forward to Arc 5's release ! As I'm writing this comment it's almost 2AM where I live but I'm craving content so gonna play Our Fantastic Wonderland instead of sleeping. Luckily it's the weekend.
So yeah, thank you so much for developping this amazing game ! Keep up with the great work !
Oh my gossshhhhHHHHH THANK YOU, THIS IS TOO SWEET OF A COMMENT?? 😭💕 I'm so happy you would take the time to not only play the game but also write up all your thoughts like this and let me know (and also just that you loved the game so much alsdkjafksdl). It means so much to me, especially as such a small creator 🙏💕
I'm really glad you could relate to Iggy so much. A ton of Iggy is inspired by myself and a lot of my own struggles and issues and quirks, so hearing that others are able to relate and understand a lot of what he's going through means so much (and makes me feel perhaps a little less alone, too 💦). In a lot of ways, I feel like this game ended up becoming,,,, some sort of, idk, way for me to work through a lot of my own built-up Stuff™, so it feels quite personal in a way. A story I want to share with others who might also be able to take something away from it or feel a sort of resonance with it ig. And also I just hope people will like the chars because I love them so so much ALDKFJASLDKF
I am really happy you like Genzou also. With all the characters I really wanted to make them feel... I don't know... normal? Human? So they all have their bad things they've done (or are doing) and they all have their good things and not a single one of them could really be called right or wrong. So yeah he very much has his (very) large flaws (that he needs to face and answer to and work through) but I love him still and I'm glad when others can love him too dkafjldskaf Particularly since his scenes with Iggy were some of the most cathartic for me to write,,, 🥺💦
"Why making him suffering like thattttttt please just give him a rest ToT" --> LMAO IT'S TRUE I don't even think I really realized myself just how much I've put him through. He suffers quite the brunt of it throughout the game, I feel 💦
"Yeah you know what let the man get a bit crazy it won't matter in the next timeline and he won't remember it anway" --> LOL OK THIS MADE ME LAUGH A LOT.
Enjoyed your comments about all the other chars, too. I really love all of them so much... I hope that people will enjoy seeing all the resolutions in Arc 5 and they will be satisfying. Arc 5 is really turning into a beast, I must admit, and it will probably be released in 2 parts because of it (it's literally looking like it will be double the size of all the other arcs). I really just want to make sure I end this story well and it lives up to everything that came before it and all t he characters' stories! 😭
At any rate, thank you again SO MUCH for this lovely comment! I really enjoyed hearing all of your thoughts—and I'm ecstatic that you loved the game and chars so much!! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to let me know!! 🥰💕
Taking adavantage of the fact that I already commented here to comment about arc 5 part 1 now (obviously SPOILERS FOR ARC 5 PART 1 HERE)
HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO GOOD
THE EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER ??? THE HURT/COMFORT ??? GIDGET FINALLY ACCEPTING THEMSELF ???
Loved loved loved the character developpement !
The more the game goes on the more I relate to Iggy hahahahahahaha... haha... ha...
I also relate a bit more to Gidget in some way... I don't feel too bad about it. It makes me sad they rejected their own identity so much tho :( And becomes not who THEY wants to be, but who ""she"" is expected to be (especially by their mother), but then when they finally accepted themself... It felt so good honestly, like me when I finally found who I was in terms of gender and that... I love their character developpement. And their new design is cool too ! And they also went WAYYYYY higher in my esteem now. Won't forgive old/fake Gidget easily, but the new/real Gidget ? Love them.
You just unlocked a childhood memory by mentionning Charlotte's Web, which I knew as "Le Petit Monde de Charlotte" (so the name of the Frech adaptation) because little me didn't know English like I do now hehe. I remember crying in front of the film adaptation when Charlotte died
I took notes of some (a lot) of my reactions while playing because I wanted to make a long ass comment again so have fun reading all this lol :
-WHY IS THERE AN OPTION TO SLAP GENZOU INSTEAD OF HUGGING HIM WHEN HE OBVIOUSLY NEEDS COMFORT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- Iggy taking care of Genzou will live rent free in my heart FOREVER- AND THEN THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN STAY WITH HIM WHEN HE FALLS ASLEEP AND HE PUTS HIS HAND ON IGGY'S ANKLE HELLOOOOOOO ? WHO ALLOWED YOU TO MAKE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SCENE ToT (not complaining tho-)
- GENZOU TELLING IGGY IT'S NOT HIS FAULT HE'S IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE CARE ABOUT HIM AHHHHHHHHHH
- Genzou saving Iggy from a monster with tentacles HM IT DOES REMIND ME OF A CERTAIN GAME AHEM our fantastic Wonderland AHEM
- Genzou is so stupidly in love with Iggy damn
- THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN HUG HIM AND THE AFTERMATH OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD *smashes head into a wall so hard you can see my brain inside my skull*
- Genzou joking about the traumatic things that happens to them probably as a coping mechanism lol I feel you buddy
- Iggy : "Which Gidget awaits us now ?" - Gidget : "Yo guess what I'm a spider now"
- The- What- WHY ON EARTH ARE THERE IGGYS EVERYWHERE ??? Why are there ONLY IGGYS EVERYWHERE- Oh it's Gidget why am I not surprised
- Gidget is... different ? IS THAT A GOOD THING OR NOT- Oh they moved on apparently... I'M STILL SCARED
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T NEED TO EAT ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'RE "perfect" NOW ? WHAT THE HELL- ARE THOSE YELLOW EYES
- BAHAHAHAHA OKAY IGGY'S DISTRACTION WAS ACTUALLY FUNNY TO ME
- Genzou : "... No, don't fuck Iggy, he wouldn't like that" CKYJBDAVICUAWBC I LOVE HIM
- Gidget : "No one needs you! [blah blah blah bullshit]" NOW YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT IGGY LIKE THAT- Oh well they have gone even crazier now what a good time be alive for Iggy
- Oh Iggy's apologizing for the bad things he's done and all how nice- GIDGET FUCK YOU HE'S TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER
- OH MY GOD CECIL DO SOMETHING PLEASE (*bip!* {Cecil just evolved from "cool side character ig" to "nice guy I like him" !} )
- NOOOOO CECIL JUST WHEN YOU WENT UP IN MY ESTEEM WHYYYYYYY
- Okay that actually almost made me cry, like the real you Gidget, you're cool so please don't try to change yourself again
ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND that's all I think ? Thank you so much for making this amazing game which is litteraly my fav horror video game of all times ? I AM SO IMPATIENT FOR PART 2 BUT DON'T RUSH YOURSELF WE'LL BE PATIENT
SORRY IT TOOK ME A BIT TO GET TO THIS I WAS HAVING A TIME ALKFJDLAKF 💦 hhhhhHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH THOUHGH omg,,,, this comment is cracking me up and making me smile so much 😭💕 I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU ENJOYED IT?? There were so many things I was worried and fretting about before the launch, so I'm ecstatic that people ended up liking it ahhh,,,
"And they also went WAYYYYY higher in my esteem now. Won't forgive old/fake Gidget easily, but the new/real Gidget ? Love them." --> LMAO NO FELT ALDKJAFDL I am just so happy to have finally been able to bring Gidget to this moment. Almost like a mirror of myself and a lot of the things I was able to finally figure out about myself. But yes,,, so many of those things,,, it's indeed very hard to get over 💦 Though in my heart and head, so much of that was not really Gidget but the way Wonderland had twisted Gidget. For instance they would never have done anything like what they did if they weren't in Wonderland. So that helps me reconcile it a bit, but I still have Very Strong Feelings about so much of what happened GOD.
"WHY IS THERE AN OPTION TO SLAP GENZOU" --> KDFAJDLKFJALD SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME THIS I AM SOBBING
"AND THEN THE MOMENT WHERE YOU CAN STAY WITH HIM WHEN HE FALLS ASLEEP AND HE PUTS HIS HAND ON IGGY'S ANKLE HELLOOOOOOO ?" --> I'M SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED THIS this is making me smile and I can't stop dalkfjasld 🥺💕
"HM IT DOES REMIND ME OF A CERTAIN GAME AHEM" --> LMAOOOOO yes,,,,,, I worked on OFW as I was actively thinking up some of my first story beats for Arc 5, and that felt like the perfect small thing to kind of tie the two together in a way, or foreshadow, or SOMETHING idk but I liked it. Particularly as in OFW you see from Genzou's POV (kinda) and in OW you see from Iggy's and I enjoyed that dichotomy adklfajd
"*smashes head into a wall so hard you can see my brain inside my skull*" --> HELP PLEASE DO NOT DIE ADLKJAFSLDKFJADA I-I must admit this is one of my fav scenes s-so I understand,,, 💦
"CKYJBDAVICUAWBC I LOVE HIM" --> LOL I'm glad you liked this line, this one gave me a little chuckle of feels while writing 🤭
"Okay that actually almost made me cry, like the real you Gidget, you're cool so please don't try to change yourself again" --> owowowowowo,,, I am glad,,,,, this part also squishes and hurts my heart quite a bit,,, I'm glad it could be emotional for others, too 🥺💕
" litteraly my fav horror video game of all times" --> HELPPPPPP THIS IS TOO MUCH LADKJFALDK YOU ARE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
Thank you literally though ahhHHHHH this comment gave me such a smile and made me laugh a lot. Thank you so so much for playing and for writing up your entertaining commentary. AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING THE GAME AND THE CHARSSSSSSSSS 🥰💕
RISE AND SHINE MEL HAS PLAYED PART 5.15 OF OUR WONDERLAND (all in one day. because I am crazy of course)
TIME FOR MY EXCESSIVELY LONG COMMENT
So for the overall of the part :
I LOVED IT AS ALWAYS HEHEHE
I was impatient to see Orlam's part because like... The man was already completely crazy so like what could he have done that worse
SO MUCH, PAST ME. SO, SO MUCH THINGS.
Ngl I enjoyed the "chill" beginning... Except for the tomatoes. We hate the tomatoes. BUT THE FLUFF AT THE RABBITS' BASE THOUGH... I was like "*nom nom nom* fluff *nom nom* good soup" BUT WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS MAKING ME CHOOSE BETWEEN MY FRIENDS OR CHOOSE NEITHER TO STAY NEUTRAL YOU EVIL (I chose Genzou both times. With very little hesitation. I live for Genzou and Iggy's relationship)
The fight scenes were soooooo intense and I absolutely loved it- AND LIKE THE RABBITS SHRIEKS ???? OH MY GOD ???? I wouldn't exactly describe them as "terrifying" but.... they certainly bring some emotions in there...
AND JERRY
OH MY GOD JERRY
WHY WOULD YOU MAKE A CHARACTER LIKEABLE SO THAT I WOULD GROW ATTACHED TO THEM JUST TO MAKE THEM PROBABLY DIE JUST AFTERWARDS OMG
AND THE WAY HE CALLS IGGY "KIT" LIKE A YOUNGER BROTHER OR SOMETHING ARGH BLBL *begins to cry violently*
So uh yeah I grew attached to Jerry (what I did not expect considering I was until now painfully neutral about him even as I've played OFW) in not even a whole arc... Curse my rapid attachement to fictional characters... AND CURSE YOU FOR MAKING THEM DIE ToT (/lh /nbr)
Orlam... Was... Something...
Quite honestly I thought Orlam wouldn't make it to the end of the game... Twice... First time because I thought that he had lost it so much (and seriously I loved the vibe... somehow...) that like. It was impossible to bring him back to reason. But Genzou did prove otherwise... SECOND TIME BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WOULD DIE- LIKE THE GUY DIDN'T HAVE A HEART ANYMORE AND YES WONDERLAND IS A MAGIC PLACE BUT STILL... But anyway he did survive haha
And then the cinematic towards the end... with Genzou and everything he says... THE WAY THE MUSIC EMPHATIZES ALL OF HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS (and how the music makes the atmosphere feel in all of the game honestly. Specifically for this part for some reason but really the music made me feel things more in a way it didn't in the other parts)... AND HOW HE HUGS ORLAM... AHHHHHHHHHH *SOBS. AGAIN. ANYWAY SOBS MORE*
And the cabin at the end THE FUCKING CABIN... THE CLIFFHANGER...
Once again I took some (too much) notes of my reactions and feelings and all while playing so sharing them here ! This time I also quoted a lot of things the characters said but oh well- :
- Beginning is so wholesome AWE THEY BOTH CARE FOR IGGY SO MUCH the hapiness won't last will it
- Iggy, blushing when he realizes all the hints he missed with Gidget and Genzou, thinking : Wait a minute there WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE-
- "The feeling of security from being sandwiched between my friends" OMG I LOVE THIS GAME WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE HAPPY ToT- *Iggy starts talking about his wound in a metaphorical way* IGGY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE SPEAKING OF YOUR WOUND LIKE THAT I SAID BE HAPPY
- "It's [the castle] not that much farther" / "That's what I'm afraid of" *SOBS VIOLENTLY WHEN REMEMBERING ARC 3*
- Oh I'm asking myself what's that weird movement in the bushes *creepy tomato thingie appears* Oh no. OH HELL NAW NOT AGAIN BRO
- "The tomatoes come at us en masse" Oh how I love seeing expressions coming from my dear mother language French in English texts /srs
- DAYUM GENZOU FIGHTING THESE TOMATOES LIKE A REAL HERO THERE
- Oh hello there Jerry. Memories coming back from "Our Fantastic Wonderland" Iggy ? Noice. Oh and then there's Genzou I guess-
- "I'm not a good person, Iggs" *CRIES* YES GENZOU YOU AREN'T BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO BE BETTER RIGHT SO THAT MAKES YOU A BIT LESS OF A BAD PERSON *CONTINUES TO CRY DURING THE WHOLE ASS DIALOGUE*
- "When have I ever brought anything positive into anyone's life, huh" UH WHEN YOU ACCEPTED IGGY'S ASEXUALITY YOU STUPID ASS I CRIED BECAUSE OF THAT SCENE OKAY (I also almost cried because of what Iggy says afterwards (my asexual heart was so happy))
- "All the asexuals'll be all over me. Come and get your piping hot respect for sexual boundaries or something" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *screams more (/pos)* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
- "But all of a sudden I just. Really want to be close to him." // "My own little cocoon. *Our* own little cocoon" THESE TOO WILL END UP TOGETHER IN MY VERSION OF YOUR STORY AND NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
- "I love you, Iggs." *slams head into a wall* FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *continues to slam head into a wall* HE FRICKING SAID IT OH MY GOD HE SAID IT YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE *little happy dance in front of my computer*
- Piggyback rides expect it's rabbits haha funny
- "It's quiet. *Deathly* quiet" Now why would you make that choice of words PLEASE DON'T SAY IT'S FORESHADOWING FOR ANYONE DYING I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE-
- "Focus Iggy. Everything is fine. You're fine" Sir are you sure about that- Because I'm certainly not. And even if you are fine that probably won't last. Just saying that out of experience you know.
- *sees the walls covered in blood* OH FUCK NO ORLAM NO I KNOW YOU'RE INSANE BUT DAMN PLEASE NO I WAS EXPECTING IT BUT STILL. NO.
- "Wonderland didn't need to turn you into a monster. You already were one" OUCH. I mean I get why Orlam would say that considering how Genzou treated him but when we know Genzou as the one accepting Iggy- Ouch. That hurts man ToT
- *realizing what Orlam did to himself* Oh. OH SO HE REALLY COMPLETELY LOST IT THIS TIME. WOW. OKAY.
- "You were pathetic then. You're pathetic now. You wanna know why I despise you ? Because you're a pathetic excuse for a human being. (and all that while manically grining)" WOW ORLAM MY GUY I GET THAT YOU HATE GENZOU BUT UH MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR... pretty please with a cherry on top... :,D
- Why the fuck is Orlam's heart releasing acid now
- ORLAM WHY DO YOU HAVE A BUTCHER KNIFE WITH YOU NOW
- "I have an idea ! Let's play a game" NU-HUH (The music again though... *chef's kiss*)
- "God, this feels great !" Weren't you supposed to not feel anything anymore sir
- *The cinematic comes on screen* // Me : *cries* BOBLBKOKBL *more uncomprehensible blabbering through my tears* Snif snif that was some feelings
Annnnnnd that's all ! (Can I really said that considering the lenght of my comment) I honestly am in big denial that the next part is going to be the last... SNIF WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE WHEN THIS GAME WILL BE OVER (play more games and read more books to escape reality, obviously)
But uh what I mean by that is that I'm really attached to your game and that I love it more than any visual novel and horror games I've played in my life, because, as I said it in my original comment, this is definitly my fav horror game and visual novel. And that's why I will be very sad when it ends. But that's okay. It will live in my heart and soul forever. WITH THE TEARS AND RAW EMOTIONS IT CAUSED ME.
SO I'M EXCITED AND NOT EXCITED FOR THE NEXT PART !!! Once again take your time and do take care of yourself while finishing the game- Yes it is important but your own health is important too !
SO YEAH I THINK I'M DONE WITH THIS COMMENT NOW (1340 words... Oh well...)
Once again I'm impatiently waiting for the next part and keep up your amazing work !
DLKFJALSKDJFASDFADS SOBBING
ALSO APOLOGIES THIS REPLY TOOK A WHILE I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM MY COMPUTER ON A TRIP AND DIDN'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO REPLY PROPERLY ON MY PHONE LOL
I always love your comments so much this literally gave me life GUHHHHHHH I'm glad you liked it??? I really enjoyed how this part turned out in general. I'm glad you enjoyed even some of the "downtime" moments!! Feels like this game in general doesn't get many of those besides maybe the arc openings so it was kinda nice to add in some quieter sweeter moments in amongst the INTENSE ACTION that apparently this part required LOL
AND HAHAHAHA I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED JERRY. I honestly had no idea how people would respond to him (particularly worried about those who might not have played OFW and just been confused) but the response has been so positive it's made me so happy. I'm so glad that people like him despite him not even being in that much of it LKDJAFLKDS
LMAO YOU THOUGHT ORLAM WOULD DIE???? ok valid he does go really off the rails... GUH I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THE ANIMATIC PART I REALLY REALLY WANTED THIS MOMENT TO HAVE IMPACT. One of those things where you have the scene very viscerally in your mind and you already know the music you want to use but it needs to SET to the MUSIC in order to HAVE the IMPACT so you just have to make an entire animatic... sigh (this is basically the reason behind all the animatics in the game tbh). It just felt like this moment was a long-time coming with a lot of build-up throughout the whole game, so I really wanted to make sure it felt "right" and was adequately heavy enough hahaha.
KJFDLAKJFDA YOUR IN-GAME THOUGHTS ARE LITERALLY BRINGING TEARS TO MY EYES
"OMG I LOVE THIS GAME WHY CAN'T IT JUST BE HAPPY ToT" --> REAL I JUST WANT THEM TO BE HAPPY
"(I also almost cried because of what Iggy says afterwards (my asexual heart was so happy))" --> LKDJFALKDSJFALSKD I'M SO HAPPYYYYYY??? THIS SCENE BROKEN ME WHILE WRITING IT A LITTLE BIT
"*slams head into a wall* FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *continues to slam head into a wall* HE FRICKING SAID IT OH MY GOD HE SAID IT YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEE" --> CHOKING AND CRYINGGGGGGGGG I will admit going into this scene I was not expecting it to end like this but it just kinda happened as I was writing and felt so right after I was done lkajdfad
"WOW ORLAM MY GUY I GET THAT YOU HATE GENZOU BUT UH MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR... pretty please with a cherry on top... :,D" --> LDKJFALSKDFA HAHAHAHAHA it's because I wanted to make it a parallel to the speech Genzou gives Orlam in Arc 1 LMAOOO
"ORLAM WHY DO YOU HAVE A BUTCHER KNIFE WITH YOU NOW" --> when does he not, let's be real /sobbing in laughter
"WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY LIFE WHEN THIS GAME WILL BE OVER" --> LOLOL real tho I am somewhat in the same boat. Tho that's why I'll probably continue working on art and side games and remaster some stuff because I won't be able to let go of it lkajdfa
"But uh what I mean by that is that I'm really attached to your game and that I love it more than any visual novel and horror games I've played in my life, because, as I said it in my original comment, this is definitly my fav horror game and visual novel. " --> SOBBING THIS IS EXTREMELY SWEET AND I AM VERY TOUCHED AND WILL NOW CRY
Thank you so so so much!!!!! Both for playing and for all your hilarious and touching thoughts!! Literally made my whole day reading this and seeing all your reactions and thoughts about all the different scenes and lines and such (I almost never get such specific reactions so it really touched my heart owowowowowowwo). Also my heart is just squishing so much that you love the game and chars so much!! I really hope I'll be able to bring the game to a finish in a way that leaves everyone happy and satisfied ahhhhh!! I'm a little nervous LOL But I will do my best!! Thank you for all your support and love and wonderful words (all 1340 of them LKDJFALSDKJALSDKFJA)!!!!! 😭💕
This game is great and so very miserable. My favorite parts were the downtime in between all the physical and emotional suffering.
In all seriousness ive never been attracted to the idea of misery literature but this one kept me coming back for more since everything was so well executed. From the consistantly strained tension to the raw and visceral descriptions of horror and even the brief heart to heart moments never fail to make me feel warm.
I do have a seperate-ish problem related to the ost. Theres a specific song i want to find but the links in the credits dont lead anywhere and google searching over two dozen songs isnt a viable option as well as an absolute pain so where can i find the source(s)?
THE DOWNTIME BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUFFERING GODDDDDD
It-... it's true. This game is quite miserable in that regard, especially with each arc descending further and further into misery 😅💦 Though I do hope Arc 5 will shine at least some light and hope back into things (well, not at first maybe, because a lot of miserable stuff still happens LOL) At any rate, there is a light at the end of the tunnel to all this, it's just taken a long time to get there hahaha. (A-and I just hope it will all have been worth it to people aldkjfas)
I'm really happy you still enjoyed the game though?? Despite all the rampant despair?? It means a lot that you would take the time to write up your thoughts and let me know! I love hearing from people who have played the game so much 🥺💕So thank you so so much!! And thank you for the lovely words 🥰
OH THE CREDIT LINKS AREN'T WORKING?? OK, I'll have to look into that, that's odd...💦 I'm happy to share links to any of the songs, though!! If you can describe where the song plays for instance (or if you know what song it's called in the OST vid), then I can share the link with you! Almost all the songs are from DOVA-SYNDROME and a few other individual royalty-free composers' sites, though lately I've been using a lot more songs from Audiostock since I got a subscription there LOL
im looking for the song named "Orlam's Revenge" in the ost video thank you
and despite me being only halfway through the game at the time of writing i do feel like whatever i find at the end will be well worth it. arc 3 will.. well its gonna be something spooky at least
That is this song by Kohrogi! https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play10637.html It's one of my favs in the entire game tbh 🤭 This composer in particular is one I really love, and I have a number of their songs in the game.
Omg only halfway,,, you have plenty of misery left to endure then I see,,, 😭 I wish you godspeed LOL (but also hope you will still enjoy it aldkfja)
I love this art style sm the story warms my heart :') (and breaks it)
HHHH I'm really glad you like the game!! 🥺💕 Thank you so much for playing and for letting me know??? It really fills my heart with joy to hear that people enjoyed it and the story. And the art, too, as that remains one of the things I feel most shy and lacking confidence about asldkfjasdl
This little comment really made my day!! I HOPE YOU RECOVER FROM THE CRYING THO LOL. Thank you for all your lovely support and kind words!! 🥰
No problem!! I'm glad to have made your day, I really hope that this game gets even more reach (as deserved)!! :) Forget what anyone says about you're art 'cause they're obviously just jealous of how amazing and unique it is 😗✨
That is so sweet of you helppppppppp 😭💕 Thank you so so much!!
THAT ENDI N IM ACTUALLY CRYIG RN
OMG PLEASE DON'T CRY ADLKJFALDK
ITS ALR CRYInG LIKE THIS MAKES ME EVENN MORE INVESTED!! But poor Iggy, he was just too popular with all genders 😔😔
THE POOR GUY. He just wants to fit in, not be crushed on by everyone 🤭 But hopefully he'll be able to find his own happiness by the end 😌
I also wanted to thank you for the lovely ratings and reviews you wrote for both this and OFW!! They were very sweet and really made me smile! 💕
this game oddly reminds me of alice of human sacrifice lol
LOL THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATIONS. The original story ideas I had for this game (mostly for Arc 1, after that things got really off the rails LOL) were really inspired by early Vocaloid, RPG Horror games, and other horror media I was into at the time. Stuff like Alice Human Sacrifice and Fear Garden on the Vocaloid side, Witch's House and Mad Father on the RPG Horror side, and then a big chunk of inspiration from stuff like American McGee's Alice, Stephen King's It, and other VNs like Umineko and Higurashi. Music in general has also been a big inspiration. Not only music from the above listed stuff (particularly Umineko) but also from movies and such, like the OSTs from Sinister, 28 Days Later, and also a handful of FNAF fan s-songs 😶💦
Oh gosh thank you??? What a lovely comment, this is too sweet 🥺💕It means the world to me that you'd take the time to let me know your thoughts!! And I'm ecstatic that you've enjoyed the game so much so far! Ahhhh and that you like the characters so much 💕 It always makes my heart squish to hear things like that!
Thank you for this lovely comment—it really made my day! 🥰
An amazing piece of art. I just hope there's an ending where Cecil is happy, idk why , but I'm just attached to that character lol.
Oh, my gosh, that is such high praise, ahhhhhhh 😭💕 Thank you very much??? And thank you so much just for playing and taking the time to let me know! I'm really happy that you've enjoyed the game so far!
I also love Cecil a lot—he has quite the soft spot in my heart 🤭 He will definitely show up again in Arc 5 and get some time to shine! I'm really glad you like him, especially as he's a char that really came out of nowhere and grew quite a lot in his role lol
Thank you again!! And I hope you'll enjoy the final arc once it's finished! 💕
You deserve every compliment and praise you've got, you are such a talented studio and this game is really something else. You balance, comedy, charm and, sadism really well, I'm usually numb to gore and horror, but this game made me feel uncomfortable an embarrassing number of times haha.
Thanks a lot, I will be supporting your work! Can't wait for arch 5.
THAT IS TOO SWEET. Thank you so much, honestly. As much as I enjoy writing darker stories, I also love sprinkling them with a bit of laughter and soft spots, too. I'm really glad you enjoy it!! 🥺💕
Your support means so much!! Hearing that people like and can connect to the story always gives me so much motivation. I will keep working hard!!
I dont think i have EVER been this attached to a game and its characters until i played Our Wonderland. Straight up when the game first started i seriously didnt expect to fall so in love with Genzou's character, its true he was never the best person as a kid and in his teen years, he did take things a bit too far when it came to Orlam and it does kill me that Iggy never/rarely stood up for him but either way Genzou had a HUGE attachment to Iggy and i just admire him so much for being able to finally tell him that he had been wanting to kiss him for so long. I mean, he had a chance at the after prom to tell him his feeling but oml of course gidget just had to ruin the moment -_- But the entire arc 2 will forever hold such a special place in my heart because of how many adorable moments Gen and iggy shared together. (On a side note, i also think it's so cute that Genzou is the only person that calls Iggy "Iggs" i just love the fact that hes the only one to have a nickname for him. <3 )
Switching over to Orlam's character, he's definitely been through so many bad things but i loved that there was a flashback to Iggy letting Orlam hang with him at his house, it shows that he really did care for him in a way but thats what also confuses me since he never actively stood up for him against Genzou when they were kids. I dont blame him for holding a grudge against him after all that time but DAMN it surprised me when Iggy found his 'slaughter room' and found out about him being a cannable. On another Genzou note i thought it was so sweet that he took so many hits from Orlam just because he didnt want him to go after Iggy, he literally has his whole heart. ANYWAY, back to Orlam, the concept of him being the king of wonderland suits him so well and he deserves to finally have some power. (also, his dancing skills are on point).
Moving on to Gidget, i dont particularly have a lot to say here other than i hated the way they acted when Iggy tried to reject them i mean, my man clearly dont wanna sleep with you but jesus there is no need to turn into a demon lmao. But it was very interesting to learn more about their past and how they got gender-shamed daily by their mother. I wish we got to see more about their struggles and im actually hoping that they will accept Iggy for who he is and eventually go on to figure out who they are as well. p.s #justiceforcecil
Iggy, bro i dont even know where to begin, i am personally not asexual but i sympathize with him so much, throughout the game he has such an interesting point of view and i am so glad that at least one character (my boy genz) accepts him for who he is. The Lgbtqia+ community has developed so much over the years, but it still takes a lot of pride (no pun intended) to come out and be 100% confident with who you are. I feel like everyone at one point in their live (myself included) struggles so much with gender and sexual identities and i just have so much respect for how hard he tries to tell Gidget about who he is, but even so it was much easier to tell Genzou since he felt so comfortable around him, more on this his reaction was the purest thing in the entire game, i couldnt help but smile as i was reading.
I am literally checking Itch.io every day until arc 5 comes out because i am so excited to see how it all ends and i am praying that there are more Genzou and Iggy moments because for real they are what kept me engaged with the storyline the most. Overall amazing game and im just gonna call it already #bestgameof2023 :)
THIS COMMENT. GOSH. KFJALKSDFJAD I'm not even sure what to say, this is just too nice. My heart is extremely squished! 😭💕
"I dont think i have EVER been this attached to a game and its characters until i played Our Wonderland." --> This is literally such high praise and it's doing things to my insides and I may or may not have smiled so hard I now have a mild headache LMAO DLKAFJD Thank you so much for playing the game and for taking the time to write up all these wonderful words!! I'm so glad that you like the game and characters so much???
Arc 2 also holds a special place in my heart,,,💕 I'm really happy you like the Genzou/Iggy dynamics. I legit love all the ships near and dear with every inch of my heart, but the Genzou/Iggy stuff has the most personal pang to it for me, so I always feel a bit weepy when people tell me they like the two of them.
"it shows that he really did care for him in a way but thats what also confuses me since he never actively stood up for him against Genzou when they were kids." --> S-something something complex interpersonal group dynamic complications.... or something... LDKAFJSD Honestly a-... a big part of what frustrates me about Iggy (and, in turn, myself) is an unwillingness to go against the grain and cause tension to the point of the detriment of those around him. It's something I personally also struggle a lot with... which I think is how it bled into Iggy's character. It's perhaps not one of his better characteristics but part of what ultimately makes him "him," I suppose... as frustrating as that is at times.
"(also, his dancing skills are on point)" --> LOL GOD SO TRUE. If only I could dance like that 🤣
"im actually hoping that they will accept Iggy for who he is and eventually go on to figure out who they are as well." --> I hope this, as well... 🥺 I feel like this is a big part of what Gidget needs. To figure out who they are and accept themself. And only after that will they be able to find a healthy relationship with someone else.
"I feel like everyone at one point in their live (myself included) struggles so much with gender and sexual identities" --> Indeed...😭 I'm really glad you could relate to/sympathize with him, that really means a lot. Especially since so much of this game is so personal to me. Iggy tries so hard, but sometimes there are just things that are very difficult,,, 💦 Particularly when one already has a hard time putting their thoughts and feelings into words and understanding people's expectations.
GOSH EVERY DAY DLAKFJSDLFK I-it will still take me a while, I think... I'm making good progress on Arc 5 but it will be the longest arc out of them all, and also I feel somewhat anxious about making sure I get things right, so I feel like my production process has gotten slower and more careful as a result dlkajfsd BUT I WILL KEEP WORKING HARD. And I am very grateful for your support 😭 Don't worry, there will indeed be more Genzou/Iggy moments. They've already done a number on my emotions multiple times just in what I've finished so far LOL Thank you so so much again for playing and for this comment! This was so lovely to read and really made my day!! 🥰
This game is just incredible! I don't know why I'm writing this just now, (I've been following the project since the second arc), but damn. I just can't describe how much this masterpiece influenced me. Initially, I was not attracted to this unusual drawing, but I am happy that I decided to go through it anyway. The music, the plot, the characters and yes, the drawing, I really liked it. Especially Orlam, (too strong passion for short crazy redheads))) All the characters are extremely interesting and multifaceted!!! It's very exciting to follow Iggy, it's not often you can meet an asexual main character (and I'm also an ace, so some of our thoughts coincide)))
I am also a foreigner who knows English at the level of "London is the capital of Great Britain" (by the way, I wonder if foreigners often leave comments to you 🤔) that I have to run every phrase through a translator, but I think it allowed me to get more attached to the characters)) This comment was also written through a translator, so I hope it is not very incomprehensible
I want to write so many things that everything gets confused in my head and falls out into a completely unrelated chain of praise, so I'll probably finish😅
I can only add that this game is one of several that helped me overcome the most difficult period of my life. This game was literally one of those things that kept me afloat and did not allow me to drown in the abyss of self-flagellation ahah
Thank you Carrot, you're so awesome (^///^)
(I just translated my comment again and damn, it's so bad 😅)
Oh gosh what a lovely comment!! This also must have taken you forever LDKAFJSDLKFA thank you so so much for taking the time to write up all your thoughts. And also for playing and supporting and loving the game!! This is too sweet and making me tear up a bit 🥺💕
LOLOL I'M SO HAPPY YOU LOVE ORLAM s-scrawny little people-eating redhead,,, I love him so,,, And hhhhhhhhh I'm so happy you could see parts of yourself/thoughts in Iggy, as well! I always get really happy and weepy when other aces tell me they like and can relate to Iggy. A lot of this story is very personal to me, as well, particularly a lot of Iggy's experiences and thoughts, so hearing that others can also relate really somehow makes me very emotional and happy.
IT MUST HAVE TAKEN YOU SO LONG TO PLAY IT THEN?? Omg using a translator, especially since this game has SO MUCH TEXT. Guhhh... I can't believe you stuck through it even through everything 🤣💦 Somehow that really means a lot,,, thank you for playing and loving it even though it was so much for difficult for you to experience it 😭 I only wish I could offer the game in more languages!! But I don't have any money to pay for translation, and it would cost so much because the game is so long,,, GUH. It would be such a dream though.
"This game was literally one of those things that kept me afloat and did not allow me to drown in the abyss of self-flagellation ahah" --> I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK??? Omg,,, I'm really so sorry to hear that things haven't been good for you and you've been going through some tough times. I'm glad at least I could help in some way and that this game was able to give you a little bit of something to help you through. I also hope things are a bit better now for you. Making this game has also gotten me through some tough times, as well. Sometimes it has felt like one of the only things pushing me forward and keeping me going at times because it's so important to me.
Thank you again so much for this lovely and sweet comment. IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL. It's really beautiful and really touched me. Thank you so so much. I hope that you'll enjoy the rest of the game when I (finally manage to) finish it!! ldakfjasl 🥰
This game is absolutely, INCREDIBLE!!! I have never been this invested in a game before! and Iggy being ace?! I LOVE IT!!! I came across this game simply bc it looked neat, AND OMG!! Definitely an emotional roller coaster, but nonetheless, IT'S ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE!! I ABSOULUTELY ADORE IT! The art for one, INCREDIBLE! The story? INCREDIBLE!! The characters? EVERY LAST ONE WRITTEN BEAUTIFLY!!! I cannot imagine all of the time and effort spent to make this, But holy HELL!! IT WAS DEFINITELY WORTH IT!!! EVERYTHING ABT IT IS JUST PHENMOMENAL!!! I absolutely love it!! I'm not done with it yet, but omg!! it's extraordinary!!! I absolutely adore it!! THANK U FOR MAKING THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF A GAME!!!
HELP OH MY GOSH
This is too wonderful and nice of a comment, I don't even know what to say! 😭💦💕 Thank you so much for playing?? And for writing up all these lovely words AHHHHD LKFAJSDLFKA. I'm really really happy you're liking the game so much! GUH AND FOR THE LOVELY COMMENTS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND ART. You're seriously going to make me cry!! It means the world to me hearing from people who have played and enjoyed the game and gives me such motivation to work even harder to finish this thing 😤
I hope that you'll continue to enjoy it, and that you'll like the final part once it's finished! Thank you again SO MUCH!! I couldn't stop grinning while reading your comment. Really brightened my day 🥰
AHH!! OFC!! IT REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING AND GORGOUS GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED!!! I REALLY LOVE AND ADORE THE GAME, I'VE SHOWN IT TO SO MANY PPL AT THIS POINT SIMPLY BC I ADORE IT!!! This game seriously deserves more love and recognition!! And Ik for a certain I am going to continue to absolutely adore this game!!! (>∀<)
JDLKASDJFD GODDDDDDDDDD thank youuuuuu,,, 🥺💕I am really touched ahhhhh. Your words are too kind aldkjfalsd 💦