So I finished the game, it was a really cool experience overall. Here
is my full thought about it.
- The art is
amazing. Characters, background, objects, everything is just so
gorgeous I was really lost in it. It really had a lot to the game and
helps create this unique atmosphere so perfect.
- Beautiful UI and
animation. I was really mesmerized by all the detail in the
direction, the ui art is clean and very pretty, I loved everything
about it, it help highlighting the art and give more life to the game, really great work, being a dev myself I am impressed !
- The characters
were all very nice and well written with all their own personnality, even the "bad guy" was more complex than it seems at first glance.
- The story :
SPOILER
Too much food.
Really, there was a point where all the story was about food. Eating,
preparing meal, chasing, going on a picnic, candies… I am not going
to lie, I ended up skipping some food scenes because I was really
annoyed to see more of it, it feels really redundant especially
packed like this. But then, SHIT HAPPENS. The last third of the game
is really catch breathing with all the slow build up of mistery being
released in a beautiful and intense final.
The only other
things that bothered me was the MC being homesick during a long time
at the begining. It annoyed me because, as a player, I had no clue
why she would miss her family so much since we had no memory of them
(in the prologue neither in flashback or just one at the end if I
remember correctly.) The only thing I really know about the family
was :
- Father so annoyed
to have a girl at the point she decided her own name.
- Starving / not
really well treated.
I kinda get the
fact, she actually enjoy spending time with her sisters and mother
but it’s never really shown, so we never get a chance to get attach
to her family, and so, to understand her wish to go back on this
village after they treated her so poorly.
END OF SPOILER
Overall I really
liked the game, the mistery really catch me and I wanted to know
more, had my share of (wrong) guessing, and never felt like it was
stupid so that’s the really good point. I missed the true ending
with Ai first playthrough but I manage to get it and I was happy
because it does feel much more like a good ending (even is the first
one was more bittersweet than sad). Little hint for those who
struggle like me to get the true ending : don’t ignore the girl you
don’t want to date :p
So in the end
besides the food scenes becoming redundant it was a really good
experience, with mesmerizing graphics and lovely characters, I
recommand the game to anyone willing to dwell in the asian culture.
Thank you so much for the kind and thoughtful review. The team is carefully reading everyone's thoughts so we can make the next game even better! Did you get the friendship ending by chance? I think that would answer one of your concerns.
Im currently on 3rd chapter only, but i have to ask.
You guys were planning this as an otome-vn, right? I won't be surprised if it was written as such, and there was monk-boy and snake-boy initially, but they were genderswapped near the release.
Because it is barely alike to any yuri/lesbian vn, it is totally your usual otome. But with girls, for some unknown and surreal reason.
It's interesting that you feel that way, I didn't get those vibes at all. Can I ask what makes this feel like an otome to you?
(As far as I know the devs planned this as a yuri from the beginning. I think they're mostly queer women who wanted to make a yuri VN studio together.)
I would like to know as well why you think that. No they weren't genderswapped near release, it was funded on kickstarter more than a year ago, it was yuri from the beginning.
I didn't think you were rude. I'm honestly, genuinely interested in your reasons for thinking this feels like an otome to you. Could you please tell me why think that? I'm really curious.
@Gorl I think Sunscoop already explained this on their first post. According to them, there was a "monk-boy" and a "snake-boy" that apparently got "gender-swapped", hence why they thought this was an otome.
Now, I don't know if this was before the Kickstarter, if they simply mistook this game for another or if they simply saw early sketches/designs and though they were male-looking when they were actual women. This is a Yuri game and from the looks it has been since the beginning... so maybe there was a big misunderstanding here.
Otomes are VNs whose central figurine is a woman pursuing or being pursued by several romantic options, sometimes exclusively male, sometimes mixed. But more often than not its usually male ROs. Since this here is a Yuri game, I don't think calling it an Otome is correct IMO. So yeah, probably Sunscoop misunderstood.
(hi, I'm geck/the editor!) as someone who plays mostly otoge and BLge, mizuchi has been an interesting learning experience in the demographic differences, haha- you'd think otoge and yurige would have a lot of overlap, but the things I've come to expect from otoge are.. pretty different? the simplest- and most significant- of which is probably protagonist agency. with otoge, the devs, generally correctly, think the player wants to be swept away from their boring normal lives by handsome guy(s), and it's /that/ sort of fantasy- with yurige, it seems to be more ex/implicitly about empowerment; this is a pretty consistent theme with media 'for and by LGBT+'. romance VNs across the board are escapism, but it's a different flavor of it for each main group.
(fwiw, BLge tends to be this weird in-the-middle mix of the swept off one's feet effect but with the protag in intense denial the entire time until they finally surrender to their intensifying (often considered in-universe as horrifying) gay desires. it's one of the things that are most telling that it's a genre not really by or for gay men.
I’m having issues with the downloading process ;(((
I have an iPhone 11 and I’m trying to download it on Mac.zip file
Every time I do, the files just stay as FILES on my phone. I’ve tried asking google “How to convert a .zip file into an app” and such but nothing helpful works... and this happens with ALL the games on it itchio every time.
I really wanna play this game because it looks so beautiful~ super excited for the full game too! My fellow iOS users, please help me out!!!! 😫😭
Hm, I'm not sure there's a way to play games like this on iPhone. In some cases, itch might allow you to play directly in browser, but that can still be a bit tricky. You will likely need to download this on a computer, as it's not a phone app.
Yes, sorry to say but all these games have to be played on a computer: Windows, Mac or Linux. I haven't ported the game to mobile, which is a separate system itself. Sorry! Please try it on one of those ^^
wow. the art style is amazing enough, but Ai is literally THE most beautiful monster girl i have probably ever seen drawn. very impressive. love the story so far too, though i wish the MC wasnt so rude and ungrateful to Ai, as well as afraid of her. i hope she gets over that quickly in the full version. tho dont get me wrong, i understand that she acts like your average MC in that regard. not sure why, but hey, im no mangaka or anime developer or w/e lol, im sure theres prolly a reason MCs are usually like that. anyways yall keep up the amazing work, and take your time, im def willing to wait if it makes it even better! ....did i mention how beautiful Ai is? GOODNESS lol XP tysm for the game!
Thank you! I'm always glad to hear from monster girl fans :) she was intended to be intimidating but attractive at the same time, so I'm glad that got across! Lol I think it's cause the average person would probably freak out about meeting a monster character ^^; monster fans would definitely have a different reaction if they saw the real deal? ;P an appropriate response from both parties! I do hope you will enjoy all her other forms as well... I have a feeling some fans may be disappointed though. But she is a shapeshifter so her forms are not lost fortunately.
Hello there! Sadly the game will be delayed, most likely for a few months :( too many personal things going on and now less time for the game. Thanks for keeping track of it!
Alright, I just completed the demo version. Or at least one branch of it. Much better than I expected, especially the artwork (both character art as well as backgrounds).
There is only one question left: Final version, when??
Thank you for playing! Working on the final version... hoping for a late summer release ^_^ Team's working diligently while juggling their other work and family obligations. So we're hoping for slow and steady workflow and get it out on time.
Yes and no ^_^; some bits of cultural reference but not enough to say this is Vietnam or anything persay. I just call it an ancient asia fantasy to make it easier... I do a lot of cultural nods here and there though.
I went to the kickstarter to try to back this amazing project and even registered there but I see no "Back this project" button O.o am I doing something wrong or there was a time limit and I missed it? Anyway, if I can contribute before let me know and if I can't I will be looking forward to buy the game when it releases it! The art, story, characters are amazing, congrats! Thank you for making this really well thought and executed visual novel! <3
Ah my apologies, the demo hasn't been updated after the beta to explain the Kickstarter has been over for about a month now. If you would like, I could probably add you into the backerkit once that is launched. Thank you for the kind words and support! Glad to hear you enjoyed it very much :) we hope to continue to do good work on the rest of the game.
haha no problem XD I was just wondering if I might be doing something wrong haha waaa you sure its ok to add me into de backerkit? I would love it <3 I am super excited to play the full VN! keep up the amazing work ^^
Thank you! We're glad to hear you had a wonderful first impression of the game :D
1) I was hoping for a minimum of 50K words, but was recommended to aim for 70K if possible. I really don't know because it sorta depends on the characters... I have an outline but they never come out as expected as the characters sorta grow on me and interact in ways I don't always predict. I guess that's how organic I work with this title lol. So my current goal is to write as much as I can but avoid filler if possible ^_^; I'll probably cap at 100K if it miraculously gets there. My style tends to be screenplay mostly so it's a lot harder to go big.
2) Yes you're correct! I've attached a character card that I've had on our studio Twitter and Tumblr.
3) LOL I can't say without spoiling. It "is" and "isn't" as interesting as some people may imagine. It does relate to the lizards I mentioned earlier haha and science. This is my fault for being a biology major at heart.
Thank you again for all the questions! I'll discuss with the team what to do after the KS ends for contributions.
Honestly I'm not entirely sure... Not that I'm saying I'm super positive we'll make the 8.5K minimum but eh... it's possible. My dev friends that ran KS for their projects say mine looks like it's in decent shape, the lull of 3rd week is pretty rough to watch. We'll have a much better idea next week when everyone is in promotion mode. Worse case scenario, there's always the idea of delaying the game or cutting things out of the game. There will also be no physical goods and most of the digital goods will be nixed.
Great Art with (as far as i can tell by the demo) complex characters. The setting feels very genuine and it all comes together nicely. Looking forward to this one
I know this is Chinese theme game but... The MC outfit look like Ao Dai than Cheongsam, the hat look like Non La, and even MC name sound like Vietnamese name... And there is lotus which is Viet Nam national flower...
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So I finished the game, it was a really cool experience overall. Here is my full thought about it.
- The art is amazing. Characters, background, objects, everything is just so gorgeous I was really lost in it. It really had a lot to the game and helps create this unique atmosphere so perfect.
- Beautiful UI and animation. I was really mesmerized by all the detail in the direction, the ui art is clean and very pretty, I loved everything about it, it help highlighting the art and give more life to the game, really great work, being a dev myself I am impressed !
- The characters were all very nice and well written with all their own personnality, even the "bad guy" was more complex than it seems at first glance.
- The story : SPOILER
Too much food. Really, there was a point where all the story was about food. Eating, preparing meal, chasing, going on a picnic, candies… I am not going to lie, I ended up skipping some food scenes because I was really annoyed to see more of it, it feels really redundant especially packed like this. But then, SHIT HAPPENS. The last third of the game is really catch breathing with all the slow build up of mistery being released in a beautiful and intense final.
The only other things that bothered me was the MC being homesick during a long time at the begining. It annoyed me because, as a player, I had no clue why she would miss her family so much since we had no memory of them (in the prologue neither in flashback or just one at the end if I remember correctly.) The only thing I really know about the family was :
- Father so annoyed to have a girl at the point she decided her own name.
- Starving / not really well treated.
I kinda get the fact, she actually enjoy spending time with her sisters and mother but it’s never really shown, so we never get a chance to get attach to her family, and so, to understand her wish to go back on this village after they treated her so poorly.
END OF SPOILER
Overall I really liked the game, the mistery really catch me and I wanted to know more, had my share of (wrong) guessing, and never felt like it was stupid so that’s the really good point. I missed the true ending with Ai first playthrough but I manage to get it and I was happy because it does feel much more like a good ending (even is the first one was more bittersweet than sad). Little hint for those who struggle like me to get the true ending : don’t ignore the girl you don’t want to date :p
So in the end besides the food scenes becoming redundant it was a really good experience, with mesmerizing graphics and lovely characters, I recommand the game to anyone willing to dwell in the asian culture.
Thank you a game for this really great game
Ayael
Thank you so much for the kind and thoughtful review. The team is carefully reading everyone's thoughts so we can make the next game even better! Did you get the friendship ending by chance? I think that would answer one of your concerns.
Good timing on release, Almost finished with Kindred Spirits on a Roof and was wondering what to play next.
KS is a great game, and thank you! Hope you enjoy Mizuchi when you get around to it :)
I am sure I will, I loved the demo!
Glad to hear it!
I downloaded and played the demo then bought the full version but it keeps saying to DL/purchase the full version. Is there something I need to do?EDIT: Nevermind, I'm dumb! I was loading from demo save files instead of starting fresh.
Glad you figured it out! You should be able to use the old demo save files but do a slightly earlier save point away from where the demo ends :)
Im currently on 3rd chapter only, but i have to ask.
You guys were planning this as an otome-vn, right? I won't be surprised if it was written as such, and there was monk-boy and snake-boy initially, but they were genderswapped near the release.
Because it is barely alike to any yuri/lesbian vn, it is totally your usual otome. But with girls, for some unknown and surreal reason.
It's interesting that you feel that way, I didn't get those vibes at all. Can I ask what makes this feel like an otome to you?
(As far as I know the devs planned this as a yuri from the beginning. I think they're mostly queer women who wanted to make a yuri VN studio together.)
I would like to know as well why you think that. No they weren't genderswapped near release, it was funded on kickstarter more than a year ago, it was yuri from the beginning.
Wow-wow. Sorry sorry. Didn't mean to be rude or offend someone. Nevermind what i said.
Game's great.
I didn't think you were rude. I'm honestly, genuinely interested in your reasons for thinking this feels like an otome to you. Could you please tell me why think that? I'm really curious.
@Gorl
I think Sunscoop already explained this on their first post. According to them, there was a "monk-boy" and a "snake-boy" that apparently got "gender-swapped", hence why they thought this was an otome.
Now, I don't know if this was before the Kickstarter, if they simply mistook this game for another or if they simply saw early sketches/designs and though they were male-looking when they were actual women. This is a Yuri game and from the looks it has been since the beginning... so maybe there was a big misunderstanding here.
Otomes are VNs whose central figurine is a woman pursuing or being pursued by several romantic options, sometimes exclusively male, sometimes mixed. But more often than not its usually male ROs. Since this here is a Yuri game, I don't think calling it an Otome is correct IMO. So yeah, probably Sunscoop misunderstood.
(hi, I'm geck/the editor!) as someone who plays mostly otoge and BLge, mizuchi has been an interesting learning experience in the demographic differences, haha- you'd think otoge and yurige would have a lot of overlap, but the things I've come to expect from otoge are.. pretty different? the simplest- and most significant- of which is probably protagonist agency. with otoge, the devs, generally correctly, think the player wants to be swept away from their boring normal lives by handsome guy(s), and it's /that/ sort of fantasy- with yurige, it seems to be more ex/implicitly about empowerment; this is a pretty consistent theme with media 'for and by LGBT+'. romance VNs across the board are escapism, but it's a different flavor of it for each main group.
(fwiw, BLge tends to be this weird in-the-middle mix of the swept off one's feet effect but with the protag in intense denial the entire time until they finally surrender to their intensifying (often considered in-universe as horrifying) gay desires. it's one of the things that are most telling that it's a genre not really by or for gay men.
that got kinda longwinded. oops😅)
<3
I hope you're enjoying it! ^^
I’m having issues with the downloading process ;(((
I have an iPhone 11 and I’m trying to download it on Mac.zip file
Every time I do, the files just stay as FILES on my phone. I’ve tried asking google “How to convert a .zip file into an app” and such but nothing helpful works... and this happens with ALL the games on it itchio every time.
I really wanna play this game because it looks so beautiful~ super excited for the full game too!
My fellow iOS users, please help me out!!!! 😫😭
Hm, I'm not sure there's a way to play games like this on iPhone. In some cases, itch might allow you to play directly in browser, but that can still be a bit tricky. You will likely need to download this on a computer, as it's not a phone app.
ohh okay, thank you so much for the help! Appreciate it! 😁
Yes, sorry to say but all these games have to be played on a computer: Windows, Mac or Linux. I haven't ported the game to mobile, which is a separate system itself. Sorry! Please try it on one of those ^^
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you need PC either way, even Steam Link which help you play on your smart phone req a runing PC installed Steam while you playing...
Always failed to download...I am gonna cry..
Could you tell me which version you've been trying to download?
the latest version for windows（1.0）
Maybe it ’s due to regional restrictions, so it always fails..
Any ideas on how I can make it work for you? I sorta get an impression this happens a lot in your case? 🤔
wow. the art style is amazing enough, but Ai is literally THE most beautiful monster girl i have probably ever seen drawn. very impressive. love the story so far too, though i wish the MC wasnt so rude and ungrateful to Ai, as well as afraid of her. i hope she gets over that quickly in the full version. tho dont get me wrong, i understand that she acts like your average MC in that regard. not sure why, but hey, im no mangaka or anime developer or w/e lol, im sure theres prolly a reason MCs are usually like that. anyways yall keep up the amazing work, and take your time, im def willing to wait if it makes it even better! ....did i mention how beautiful Ai is? GOODNESS lol XP tysm for the game!
Thank you! I'm always glad to hear from monster girl fans :) she was intended to be intimidating but attractive at the same time, so I'm glad that got across! Lol I think it's cause the average person would probably freak out about meeting a monster character ^^; monster fans would definitely have a different reaction if they saw the real deal? ;P an appropriate response from both parties! I do hope you will enjoy all her other forms as well... I have a feeling some fans may be disappointed though. But she is a shapeshifter so her forms are not lost fortunately.
Hey there, how is the development going? :) I am sooo anxious for this game release <3 hope all is well!
Hello there! Sadly the game will be delayed, most likely for a few months :( too many personal things going on and now less time for the game. Thanks for keeping track of it!
o/ good luck with the personal stuff
I'll definitely keep track cuz it is an amazing game that I don't wanna miss haha thanks for the reply even though you are busy over there XD
https://mizuchi.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/
Here is the link for goods :) You can buy the game here on Itch.io once it's released.
This game is amazing. I love the storyline,art,characters,everything. but..will the full game be free? cause im broke ..
Thank you! The full game will cost money, my apologies. I will try to hold some raffles and contests that you can try to enter and win that way?
Oh uh sure! Thankies
I don't recall if I ever commented on this; however this game is absolutely beautiful and I'm looking forward to the full version.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it so far :)
Alright, I just completed the demo version. Or at least one branch of it. Much better than I expected, especially the artwork (both character art as well as backgrounds).
There is only one question left: Final version, when??
Thank you for playing! Working on the final version... hoping for a late summer release ^_^ Team's working diligently while juggling their other work and family obligations. So we're hoping for slow and steady workflow and get it out on time.
Thanks for your reply!
I set myself an alarm for end of August, I'll check back then! :)
I'll be sure to do an update here in case :D Thanks again!
a vietnamese main character??? we STAN
Yes and no ^_^; some bits of cultural reference but not enough to say this is Vietnam or anything persay. I just call it an ancient asia fantasy to make it easier... I do a lot of cultural nods here and there though.
she will be vietnamese in my heart.
I'd agree with that XD
I went to the kickstarter to try to back this amazing project and even registered there but I see no "Back this project" button O.o am I doing something wrong or there was a time limit and I missed it? Anyway, if I can contribute before let me know and if I can't I will be looking forward to buy the game when it releases it! The art, story, characters are amazing, congrats! Thank you for making this really well thought and executed visual novel! <3
Ah my apologies, the demo hasn't been updated after the beta to explain the Kickstarter has been over for about a month now. If you would like, I could probably add you into the backerkit once that is launched. Thank you for the kind words and support! Glad to hear you enjoyed it very much :) we hope to continue to do good work on the rest of the game.
haha no problem XD I was just wondering if I might be doing something wrong haha waaa you sure its ok to add me into de backerkit? I would love it <3 I am super excited to play the full VN! keep up the amazing work ^^
Sure if that's what you'd like :) I haven't done it before but was told it was possible. And thank you! ^_^I'll let you know when it's available.
Thank you! We're glad to hear you had a wonderful first impression of the game :D
1) I was hoping for a minimum of 50K words, but was recommended to aim for 70K if possible. I really don't know because it sorta depends on the characters... I have an outline but they never come out as expected as the characters sorta grow on me and interact in ways I don't always predict. I guess that's how organic I work with this title lol. So my current goal is to write as much as I can but avoid filler if possible ^_^; I'll probably cap at 100K if it miraculously gets there. My style tends to be screenplay mostly so it's a lot harder to go big.
2) Yes you're correct! I've attached a character card that I've had on our studio Twitter and Tumblr.
3) LOL I can't say without spoiling. It "is" and "isn't" as interesting as some people may imagine. It does relate to the lizards I mentioned earlier haha and science. This is my fault for being a biology major at heart.
Thank you again for all the questions! I'll discuss with the team what to do after the KS ends for contributions.
Lol good luck with #3 ;)
Honestly I'm not entirely sure... Not that I'm saying I'm super positive we'll make the 8.5K minimum but eh... it's possible. My dev friends that ran KS for their projects say mine looks like it's in decent shape, the lull of 3rd week is pretty rough to watch. We'll have a much better idea next week when everyone is in promotion mode. Worse case scenario, there's always the idea of delaying the game or cutting things out of the game. There will also be no physical goods and most of the digital goods will be nixed.
Thanks for the suggestion. Patreon is a lot of work so it needs to be a team discussion. I'll be sure to bring it up.
Extremely promising game with a unique premise and gorgeous art. Definitely one to keep an eye on!
Thank you always for the kind words ;) Must do our best to make the best lamia wifey for you lol.
Great Art with (as far as i can tell by the demo) complex characters. The setting feels very genuine and it all comes together nicely. Looking forward to this one
Aww thank you! We're glad to hear you enjoy the demo so much :D We'll do our best on the full game!
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I know this is Chinese theme game but... The MC outfit look like Ao Dai than Cheongsam, the hat look like Non La, and even MC name sound like Vietnamese name... And there is lotus which is Viet Nam national flower...
https://aikasacolle.tumblr.com/post/175509663263/mizuchi-%E7%99%BD%E8%9B%87%E5%B...
I just picked the lotus cause during my Buddhist sunday school, the temple's emblem was a lotus too.
Very good artstyle and interesting start for longer plot. I'm waiting for more
Thank you! Glad you like it :) hopefully the game will be made in a timely manner.
Im just about to download this demo and play! I'm already looking forward to seeing this game
Thank you! We hope you enjoy it!