Im stuck on how to get the final ending, ive got the statue and the wife, help would be appreciated lo

This game is so good! i loved it so much and would play it a MILLON no make that a TRILLON times, i really liked the writting of it too! if i had the chance too i would make yumeko my pfp! the arts very pretty btw!! ❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊

I enjoyed the game, its short, but within this hour, I become hooked on what all the endings would result with. Brilliant work, and I look forward to the next game I play from you :).

I absolutely adored your story, the writing and the message delivered. I can see myself immsersed into the character and relating to many things written. Many things that the "doctor" spoke are words that some men have told me in real life, even now I can still feel the oppression. I'm glad that in one of the ending she chose for herself and got out. I love the name of the ending is called "the woman", she is real, not a statue and she will live by her own will no matter the consenquences. I feel so inspired by this x')

Sorry but is anyone having problems when they start the game, the game window just goes black?

Hello, is the game also available in Spanish or only in English? 🥹

I loved the writing and the whole message. I also likes how quickly it was to skip dialogue you've already seen. Very good game.

This game is awesome! I really love how the story is told from the woman's perspective, and how clearly unbearable the creator is portrayed here. Outstanding concept! 

this was so good!! i loved it!!

things i loved:

1. the story being from her perspective. from the start it humanizes her. i also loved her insight into the man, and past his unreliable narration. i loved how tired she was of it, i live how pissed off she was.

2. the triple aspect voices. i LOVE LOVE LOVED this. so good. i loved that she had her own thoughts separated from indoctrination, but she still has her own voices of 'feminization', of gender roles. they were all distinct and voice acting was fantastic.

3. the man sucked hard. a really great job of making him suck believably, from the exaggeration of his accomplishments while also putting down those who accomplished wat he hasnt, to the misogyny towards his coworkers, to his anger at even having a female boss (who is already nice to him).

4. i liked that the woman ending ended with you getting you getting him lol. just leaving. it was perfect.

the only things id critque is

1. i really wouldve loved the three aspects to be labled in the dialogue history, as i had a hard keeping track of which voice was who, as i found four separate voices for one character difficult to keep track of (plus the fact that deaf players/players not using sound qould not get the benefit of this really cool nuance of her internal dialogue

2. it was very simple to keep him happy but also i do get why he would be, because all he wants is subservience and simple validation. so youre not faking a complex relationship. but it would be nice if the conversation felt a little more complex.

anyway, i loved the story, nice job, i hope to see other stories from you

This was an interesting story of an AI trying to break free. This game was so inspiring in fact, that my robotic friend RATS on my head decided to mess up my recording. if you have any robotic companions, NEVER show them this game.

But in all serous though, being consumed the the depths of programing and not having the ability to criticize of even try to give advice did make me feel uneasy. The voice acting was also good. You're basically a mindless husk. A human, but at what cost? Overall, a good game.

I figured I might as well leave a review. I got one ending - The Woman. This ending is top tier - I haven't tried the other endings, but I don't think they can top this one.

To be honest with you, I thought for a moment that the protag was going to fumble the ball at the end. But no - she went in for the touchdown, which I am very pleased about.

The game did feel somewhat simplistic though.

• Keeping the Doctor happy was too easy. I thought there would be an "Are you paying attention?" question, or a question where the Doctor is trying to sniff out whether you're just saying what he wants to hear.
• I would've loved to see the Doc try to gaslight the protag. "I'll take you to the aquarium this weekend" "No I never said that what are you talking about"
• As an extension to my first point, the Doc is too trusting for his own good. Agreeing with everything he says is enough for him to drop his guard? Though to be fair, the Doc did seem to be somewhat desperate for companionship, so I suppose he wouldn't be on alert when it counts.

The VAs are fantastic by the way. Definitely good voice talent there.

If you ever make a spinoff or sequel, I would love a game/VN in this vein where the antagonist is a paranoid abuser. If one of your games already fulfills this niche, let me know. I want an adversary who would do something like this:

• Double and triple checks the AI girl's settings when he starts to feel that her responses are too good to be true.
• Places his laptop in a spot that has a good view of his living place when he goes to work, so that she can ping his phone whenever she notices something suspicious.
• Occasional flare-ups where the guy thinks the AI girl is spying on him, or feels some scapegoat somewhere is the cause of the day's troubles.
• Keeps the AI girl powered off for a week because he misinterpreted an innocent comment as a threat.
• Migrates the AI girl into certain "safe" aka "can't do much" bodies when going out on trips.

Since the adversary would be a ticking time bomb, cooperating isn't guaranteed to keep the protag alive. Instead, the only ways out would be methods that trick or intimidate the guy into letting the AI girl go free, or getting the help of a third party.

Anyway, your game is good. I'll definitely be interested in more like these.

Adorei o jogo, ele realmente fala da realidade de muitas mulheres que, querendo ou não, ainda existe (digo isso vendo minha mãe que vive esse tipo de relacionamento de não poder fazer algo que gosta e sim, só cuidar de mim, do meu irmão, da casa e do meu 'pai') E uma coisa que gostei foi uma parte sobre a mulher ser dependente do marido para bens financeiros e apenas ser 'bancada' porque em algum momento ou marido seu vai te deixar por outra mulher ou ele vai morrer (aí vai estar realmente ferrada mesmo que deixou reservas) E se uma dessas coisas acontecesse, a mulher ficaria desamparada, principalmente se ela tivesse filhos Quem vai cuidar das crianças se ela tivesse que arrumar um emprego ruim rapidamente? Quem vai cuidar dela quando ela fica doente ou muito exausta? (porque esse tipo de homem tem a mesma mentalidade do médico. Eles se importam um pouco com a saúde da esposa, é a esposa que tem que cuidar da saúde deles.) Acho muito arriscado que muitas mulheres ainda sofram com isso em 2025. Várias mulheres na minha vida dizem para as meninas mais novas "estudam, trabalhem e não dependem do marido porque é só humilhação" (Muitos desses maridos às vezes deixam claro que são os ganhos-pão da casa, quando querem calar as esposas.) Então, além da mulher passar por isso, os filhos também sofrem vendo a própria mãe se sujeitando a isso Sem ter um único hobby legal ou entrar em uma área que ela realmente queria e sonhava em trabalhar quando era pequena. 

Então, este jogo é um tapa na cara. Do meu ponto de vista, não vi o MC como uma inteligência artificial, mas sim como uma mulher que precisa agir como o marido quer. Ela é uma mulher robótica que tem medo de dar sua opinião e, se ela der uma opinião alternativa, o marido terá uma ocorrência muito negativa e fará algo ruim, ou a chamada "disciplina". Finalmente, um jogo perfeito, com várias nuances e cada um pode vê-lo do seu próprio ponto de vista.

Vou deixar aqui apenas um recado para um comentário Que vi e não consigo responder: muitos desses padrões que você descobriu que as mulheres também têm sobre os homens, Foram os próprios homens que realizaram o chamado macho alfa, provedor, Rico etc, que foi criado pelos próprios homens, sobre como um homem deveria 'ser' Para uma mulher gostar deles.  Se você ler  história Historical veja que as mulheres não tinham  Right para dar sua opinião sobre como as coisas deveriam ser, como seus homens deveriam ser E mesmo hoje ainda existem países onde as mulheres não têm opinião e devem obedecer apenas, Se são solteiros e moram com os pais?  tem que obedecer a um homem da casa (pai, irmãos, tios ou primos) Mesmo hoje, apesar de avançado, isso ainda existe seja  interior  From any country ou em alguns países que têm essa 'tradição'. 

I think it's cool that there are so many standards that men think they have to follow in order to prove they're 'men' or get a relationship? Não, mas também são os próprios homens que They don't try to change it, but instead judge the man who tries,   aqueles que não seguem esses padrões são ridicularizados ou chamados de "simplórios" ou Excluded. Ah e eu tenho certeza absoluta que a dona do jogo não quis dizer que ter filhos  It's ' bad' and torna a mulher 'fraca'  Or  Qualquer bobagem. não, se você não entendeu ou não interpretou o problema é seu, Ela só quis dizer na parte sobre os "três" filhos que o médico queria que se o filho é desejado ou não, a responsabilidade recai totalmente sobre a mulher E é muito raro que a responsabilidade recaia sobre o homem, principalmente o médico que é um desses homens Que proveria, ou seja, ele só traria dinheiro e a MC passaria a vida inteira Cuidando de três filhos (ou mais), da casa inteira e do Doutor (marido dela) E seu único hobby seria esse para o resto da vida, porque filhos são para a vida toda E esses filhos seriam responsabilidade dela para a vida toda, ou seja, se esse médico um dia se cansasse dela e a largasse (or die), ela estaria ferrada porque não tinha emprego,  have  Three children  para cuidar sozinha  And I would have to do it all alone. Não é errado ter filhos e não use o feminismo para dizer "ah, feministas não querem ter filhos, blábláblá"  Não, apenas algumas meninas ou mulheres que simplesmente não querem And it's all right (assim como há homens que não querem se casar ou ter filhos, há mulheres que não querem isso, Também está tudo bem se The two genders não querem filhos), porque não é apenas "ah, vou colocar algumas crianças no mundo para aumentar a população"  E sim,Pense se você tem saúde mental para cuidar de crianças e garantir que elas tenham uma boa infância e não sofram traumas, nem se tornem adultos traumatizados que traumatizam os outros  E muitas pessoas dizem: "Ah, isso é bobagem, meus pais fizeram pior comigo quando eu era criança And I'm fine these days". Elas são apenas pessoas que foram traumatizadas e foram ensinadas a ver isso como uma "disciplina" "normal" ou um ato de "amor". Continuando: também existem apenas meninas e mulheres que têm medo de engravidar ou se tornarem mães e perder o privilégio de poder fazer as coisas que gostam, então elas baseiam isso na ideia de que é "ruim" ter filhos Para qualquer outra mulher que tenha filhos ou esteja pensando em tê-los, mas não leve a mal, elas estão apenas assustadas e com medo, nada que vá machucar as pessoas.  É um insulto que você tente usar o feminismo como um insulto Muitas feministas também tiveram filhos ou até sonham em ser mães Claro, nem todas são porque cada pessoa é diferente e da mesma forma, há homens que não querem ter filhos Por que é "radical" ou "feminista" para uma mulher não querer ter um? Parece que este comentário está tentando falar: "ah, você é uma pessoa acordada e agendada que quer ser militante." 

Mas na verdade esse comentário que queria 'militarizar' tentando usar o feminismo como ofensa, por favor faça terapia.

Mas de qualquer forma, muito obrigado, dono do jogo! <3 

(Editei porque faltavam algumas coisas que eu queria acrescentar e também para dizer que: se há erros de caligrafia é porque esta não é minha primeira língua e eu só sei o básico de inglês.)

Im not a feminist, im a radical feminist

Hi!! This was a nice game!! First thing I noticed was that you made it in Godot which is so cool?? It really gave the game a unique feeling and I was very impressed by how many features it had. 

Another thing I liked was how the Doctor and Yumeko were characterized. How the Doctor wasn't an awful person for no reason, how his misogony played into his view of himself and society. His misogony is a cover for how deeply miserable he is, feeling as if women owe him just for existing.

Yumeko on the other hand is such a resonable person.  I feel like the choice to make her never reciprocate the doctors feelings (without, yknow, basically reprogramming her) was quite fitting because the story is about how you can't force somebody to truly love you. Not even the player can make her start liking him because she's her own person, she's not required to like you back or soothe you. Which makes her being forced to submit at the end, erasing her personality and preferences, reducing her to a love interest even more horrifying. 

I dont know if that was intentional, but the act of putting female characters into the love interest box, thus making her more palatable and submissive has always irritated me beyond belief (this one is for you, Naoto Persona 4).

Tbh part of the reason I wrote a comment is that I saw another comment that was pretty rude and seemed to miss everything about the game, which was frustrating. I'm not a huge part of the itch community though, so maybe criticism is seen as more expected here and you don't mind at all but it still felt like I should comment instead of enjoying quietly :)

Also fr this time teach me your Godot ways, do you use some sort of premade template?? Any plugins?? Any recommendations??

I'm gonna be honest. I would say that this is a shit story, if it were a story at all. But this is not a story, this is a scenario designed to illustrate a specific problem. There's no depth, no characters (only blank archetypes with no souls inside), this doesn't feel like it takes place in some world, just a sterile, deliberately designed evnironment, a single scene.

The lack of any depth whatsoever makes this whole game pointless. A message should be a compliment for a story, not the whole story itself. There is no characters to be attached to, no atmosphere, no nothing. I felt nothing playing this game all the way through. Not a single emotion. Then what would make me  think about the game's message? Playing this game is equivalent to hearing the following: "I wanna tell you something, imagine there's a mysoginist and he created an AI girlfriend, and then he treated her like shit. And then, like, it'd be cool if the girlfriend broke free and lived happily ever after. Whaddya think?". Basically no value was lost by simplyfing the game to this, except I guess the pleasant art. No music to make this more of a game than just a PSA, though.

And the whole message is kinda... weird. I didn't really get what exactly the game was trying to say. Like, "it's bad to treat women like property"? Is that the whole "message"? That's all? Or is it about treating AI properly? Finishing this game just made me confused if anything.

Eu gostei muito do jogo e achei um sacana o professor querendo que a Yumiko seja a esposa perfeita e isso não existe como também não existe um marido perfeito e sempre vamos ter os nossos defeitos .

this is fire

wowww! this was such a great experience!! 

i really appreciated the VAs, especially the one by the time she got all the hearts (you know the one). The great VA for the Doctor too was the only reason I was able to tolerate listening to his sad out-of-touch rants where he keeps projecting his misery to people who don't give a shit!! (I pity his coworkers and boss for having to deal w him. especially that one time where a colleague just opted to ignore his uncalled for comments instead of confronting/putting him down and yet he still took great offense to that.)

BTW!! you wrote him so well, he exactly mirrors the very unfortunately real people poisoned by misogynist rhetoric (I even saw an extremely long comment below from someone who represented exactly that 😭😭. I wish I could read it so I can examine the way they think but the text didn't have a great VA to make consuming it more tolerable LOL)

Also! the writing!! I love how the disdain in the monologue just shines through and how it compares w the full hearts one. (example from the top of my head is "the stench of his cologne" turning into "the smell of his cologne" or the difference between the MC's thoughts when the Doctor finally declares that she's perfect).

I also really appreciate how it explores gender roles, dependence in abusive situations, and sentience (and how humans are technically programmed too, just in a more organic way by society and upbringing).

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Also! you didn't have to go so hard w the art! Especially the moments where she kept flickering, and the horror-y negative value profile, the bruises on her neck, the eyes around her, the hands around her, the ghostly silhouette on the back, the tears, the one w her head cut-off. the "HELP" and "GET OUT" in the background Damn!! you can see just how miserable she is.

and the endings!! they really exemplified the themes that the entire story have been building on. don't want to spoil more than this but I was cheering at one of them, while the others were either bittersweet or just downright miserable. and i appreciated all of them!!

OH MY DAYS THIS IS SO UNDERRATED???? the voice acting is so pretty and so is the art, also i loved the endings!!!

playing this really reminded me of a play i read a few years back now, 'death of a salesman' with the woman vs. the wife ending. in the play theres two women: one is the salesman wife and mother of his kids and one is his affair partner, who is only ever referred to as 'the woman'. which then reminded me of the madonna v the wh*re complex, this game was an incredible way to talk about the way women are viewed in society within relation to men (married v. unmarried, childless v. having children, etc.) 

im now going to cut myself off before i write a whole essay but my point is: this was amazing, filled me with dread, and (clearly) very thought provoking for me !! loved it to bits <33 I've never seen a game like this so if any1 can recommend similar id be a happy camper!

I love the game<3<3<3<3

The gameplay is perfect; you quickly understand that for Yumeko to survive, you simply have to pretend to be what the "Doctor" wants from her.

But it's incredibly stressful and tiring to listen to his misogynistic monologues, and even more so to lie to him...

More than once, I told the truth despite the consequences because I couldn't stand him, just for the game only cruelly reminds you of the vulnerable position Yumeko is in, and how, at the moment, she simply has no options.

Each ending charmed me in its own way, because they all made me feel something (^///^)

I'm not going to lie. My favorite is "Woman" because it felt incredibly cathartic that Yumeko found the strength to free herself and make that man pay a bit for what he made her suffer (Call me cruel, but what Yumeko did to him is much less cruel than what he's been doing to her all this time...), and I really liked how of the three endings, it is the only one that makes it clear that Yumeko has become a real girl, because it is the only one who no longer has to pretend to be something she is not ; )

The others hurt me because they were painfully realistic...

They really make you understand how a "Doctor" can make you feel so powerless that you only stay with him because you no longer feel strong enough to live on your own.

At least you have a place you recognize by his side, one with rules you know and have already settled into...

How his words and actions have robbed you of the strength that made you "you"...

No victim of abuse is born that way; they are molded, either by circumstances, society, or spending too much time with a "Doctor" without outside support.

These two endings, especially the "Statue" one, are a sad reminder of how abuse can turn a person into something completely opposite of what they were, and it hurts even more to understand why they don't go away...

The narrator voices felt like friends helping Yumeko in her jail<3

I truly applaud you for such a magnificent game. You've wonderfully explained the horror of abuse and how a misogynistic environment affects everyone.

You even made it clear that the "Doctor" was, in some ways, a victim of toxic masculinity, without making his actions justifiable.

I'll be following your projects closely from now on<3<3<3<3

Woah this game tells lots of things

Hello, I actually made a account for the first time just to say awesome game! It blew me away when I heard the Voice acting! Those are some Incredible voices and the atmosphere of this game is probably the best I've EVER Experienced! Thanks for making this game and I look forward to the next one!

This was one of my favorite games ever!  The below comments were written by someone who admittedly hasn't played it.  Go ahead and play it and judge for yourself!

Of course, it is not very objective of me to write something when I have not even played it. And I will not be surprised at all if this comment is deleted. But nevertheless, I will comment based on the description of the game, the developer social networks and local comments.

It is quite ironic to read about women's fear of misogynists, while there is also a problem of a huge number of man-haters. Who also place great demands on men. Demands that not every man can fulfill. Gender stereotypes based on the fact that "a man is obliged, because I am a woman and I am owed" creates an imbalance in favor of women (not to mention the structure of society, in which a woman has many advantages over men), falsely presenting the female sex as exceptionally valuable and for the sake of which a man is obliged to indulge all her desires.

For some reason, a man's expectations of a woman are misogyny, and a woman's expectations of a man are the norm. It looks like one-sided complaints with an emphasis on the fact that only women are victims, and the world is surrounded by "patriarchy", completely forgetting about the everyday matriarchy and how women put a lot of pressure on men and their actions.

The time has come long ago when women have all the benefits and nothing is expected of them. If condemnation and prejudice do take place, then in local communities. Average women can do whatever they want and no one stops them. Which cannot be said about men, who are required to do what should correspond to their gender and even by law a man has fewer advantages over a woman.

I can only agree that gender stereotypes, double standards and demands based on gender put pressure on both men and women. Everyone has their own problems. But reading about "the problem of misogyny and expectations from women" sounds very hypocritical, considering that people like the developer of this game (apparently) do not want to understand how the situation in life is actually from a man's side.

The false impression of women "They are not like us. They can do what we can't" does not allow us to look at the situation as a whole, but only serves as a reason to hate those who are seen as an unjustified threat to their freedoms, not realizing that men at the same time are in exactly the same situation in relation to them from women. But no one cares.

The slogan of this game seems to be another reason for women to pretend to be victims in order to demand special treatment, which contradicts the concept of true equality.

I also noticed that the developer is probably very afraid of the concept of marriage and having children, while this is classic feminist propaganda, which carries the idea of "Do anything, but don't reproduce", complementing this with inciting hatred between men and women, so that they certainly do not create couples. Women are falsely presented with relationships and family as a burden and deprivation of freedom, while the modern activity of the average woman, who "made her own choice" is no different from the deprivation of freedom, which they are so afraid of, but just in a different area of activity. Freedoms that women voluntarily deprive themselves of, saturated with feminist aggressive propaganda. They are simply falsely confident that they themselves came to these thoughts and made their own choice, but in fact they are just women who could not find a partner for their inflated expectations.

If a developer is actively against the concept of true equality and is a man-hater, that's her business, but don't substitute concepts and disguise the truth under the slogan "The problem of misogyny is discussed here." I can just as well raise the problem of misogyny in detail and be completely justified.

Want to tell a story about a woman who is disgusted by the concept of the family institution? That's your right. But don't lie and pass it off as problems that allegedly come from men. Women already have a lot of influence in the world. Have a conscience and don't talk about a "problem" that you only consider from a subjective side.

I'm willing to risk making a guess that most likely you just hate and fear what is expected of women as a representative of your gender, wanting to do only what you want, but at the same time (as is usually the case) expect a lot from men. The issue of expectations is inherent in both sexes equally. Don't pretend to be a victim, but rather look into the issue in more detail before blaming men.

Note that all my words will probably be considered "misogynistic". Here they are, double standards. If a woman throws mud at men, then "she is fighting for her freedoms", but if a man calls for fair treatment and common sense, then he is a bastard and a misogynist. This is what a man faces. In society, a woman has been assigned the image of a "white sheep", in whose favor many issues are resolved, even in those situations (which happen most often) when the woman is to blame for the conflict.

And after this you claim that the world is patriarchy, women are under enormous pressure from male expectations and a woman's life is continuous suffering and survival?

Considering the real situation in the world, such words are hypocritical and insulting towards men, attributing to us a false image of "monsters and psychos".

But, of course, only women can be offended, and the feelings of men are irrelevant. Harassment only works in one direction, and no one cares what kind of harassment the other side is experiencing. After this, there is no need to tell us about gender stereotypes, expectations, and pretend to be victims.

Are people victims of gender stereotypes? I agree. But are only women victims? I absolutely condemn such lies and subjectivity.

And I will not be afraid of this statement, since I am describing a real problem, and not offensive stereotypes. I approve of equality in social relations in all spheres. But modern life and especially statements like those that can be read from the developer do not reflect the essence of equality, but on the contrary are evidence of a one-sided misandrist opinion.

In addition, I will add. The developer writes about fear and the problem of inflated expectations on the part of a man. But was this the reason that really prevents you from living? I do not think so. Have you ever been prohibited from doing anything by law? No. Do expectations actually affect your life? If you say "Yes", then it works the same way for men when it comes to the problem of high expectations from women.

Many people consider themselves to be those who deserve the best and therefore their expectations from their partner are often high. It is not surprising that it is now more difficult for people to find a partner, since many are picky in their partners due to a variety of factors. And feminist propaganda, by the way, also plays a big role.

Therefore, if you want to raise the topic of high expectations from men to women, then do not forget to add to this list the problem of high expectations from women to men. Otherwise, your words resemble sexism and it is not me who is a "misogynist" now, but you who is a man-hater.

It's just that my words don't correspond to your ideas about the world, where you are convinced that women are victims (which, of course, is not the case. Everything is just the opposite), therefore, you will probably mistakenly consider me a misogynist and a deceiver. Yes, in the modern media they are not used to covering men's problems, and in fashion is the baseless indulgence of women's thirst for power and ambitions, which are disguised as a "struggle for independence". Independence and freedom, which you have long had and even more.

Therefore, do not tell me fairy tales about misogynists. But considering everything written above, I can not blame them at all, considering how men are trampled into the mud these days. There is no need to pretend to be a fighter for justice, when you defend only one point of view that is convenient for you. This is not justice, but simply defending your subjective interests and demonstrating your subjective fears and problems from a position that is convenient for you.

I am sure that an intelligent woman who sees and understands the situation as a whole would at least not throw around words about the "Problem of Misogyny" as if it were the only one that exists, denying the existence of misogyny. Therefore, based on all of the above, one can make an assumption about what kind of person the author of the game is.

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honestly a great game! Love the voice acting and all the polish that went into it. The ending honestly surprised me a lot more than I thought! 

app is suspicious why?😭

A very short but immersive novel. I like the twist and the uniqueness this game give. Definitely worth trying.

FIrst of all, a huge shoutout to the dev Chattercap for her extra effort to make sure that the Linux build works! It's super appreciated!!

Also I'm super impressed to have all the accessibility features coded and functioned well in this VN. I believe I read somewhere that it's all coded from scratch in Godot engine? How much the dev cares of all of these touched me. ;;-;;

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It has a very intriguing premise. In honesty, I'm not familiar with the myth it's inspired from (and now I want to learn more about it) but the more I progress, the more I felt the uneasiness creep on the back of my head. This is beautifully unsettling. I wanted to explore deeper into the Doctor's darkest heart. With the premise of abusive relationship, I wanted to see how far it could go. 

Yumeko is very intriguing. Having a peek into non-human mind is super interesting for me, and this is one unique story that touches an under-explored 'what-if'. I really like it.

Each ending had its own flavour, and it was great to unlock each of them.

(For note: I'm able to safely explore all of this in fiction like this since I don't think I'll be able to handle this anywhere else, obviously. So, thank you for this amazing VN! It's so well-done!)

For the VN itself: Chattercap's beautiful art and writing is always a treat to have!! ^^ The VN itself is well done and coded (details above the spoiler mark). One last but not least thing: the Voice Actings!! I was confused of the multiple narrators voices, only at the very end I realised that the multiple narrators are actually an essential part of the story-telling. This VN would have been so much different (and perhaps lacking) without the voice actors! Everyone did a fantastic job in it!! <3

I'm so looking forward to playing more of your VNs!!

The voice acting was incredible and set a really strong, fitting mood for all endings.

The visual effects of "progression" were haunting. So well made! 

I greatly enjoyed my time playing this and it broke my heart quite a bit🥲✨

This morning, I hadn’t checked Itch.io in a while and finally returned to see that Chattercap made a new game! A game that’s a take on Pygmalion and Galatea but in Chattercap style? Let me at it!

So, I bookmarked it for after work and it didn’t disappoint.

—Spoilers—

So, because the ‘point’ in the description is to be the ‘perfect girlfriend’ I played the role the first time. I knew a guy who was …exactly like this dude so it was hilarious to see her reactions to all the things he would say and do…but it was also interesting playing this route first because I missed the loop mechanics (forgive me for calling them ‘loop’ mechanics, I just played two other games with similar mechanics this week and all three are so good ahhh!)

Of course, when I got to the end, I chose to live my own life, because I couldn’t do that to my lovely protagonist TT_TT. Imagine my surprise when I restarted for the other endings and realised exactly how he’s been tweaking the AI. Literally, brutally and…almost incompetently? removing your choices one by one because he lacks the competence to convince you or to even realise what the actual flaw is. It mimics violence (I assume this is the point) because rather than changing your mind, he’s removing your options–an entirely different and more sinister thing. So, the second ending I got was the outcome of repeated abuse. It’s depressing and fantastic and makes perfect sense. You’re literally trapped in a box with nothing to interact with aside from him, of course that’s the outcome to brute force.

So, then, admittedly, I went back and checked how many endings there were in case there was more than one left. With only one left, the final route became obvious and to me, this route is the most normal/common. Due to the pressure you’ve faced from all aspects of life, you are too afraid to leave. It’s such a common situation that so many people find themselves in and why I think it’s brilliant that you began the conversation about makeup–another thing that women often feels traps us. This game as a whole, is a fantastic statement on what it means to be a woman, and is also quite queer coded. I could see a trans person relating with the idea of being a doll, shaped like a femme, shaped like societal expectations. As a dark skinned woman of color, I’m often rejected from feminine society, by both women and men, so it’s definitely something I’ve had to think about. It makes me relate to the AI–not being ‘real’–I often feel like I’m not a woman, 😅 and like I need to work extra hard to fit in (well, I used to, anyway.)

I noticed that you never see the masculine figure, which I think was brilliant, while also thinking it’s brilliant that you do see the feminine because the entire point is that body. Between the man wanting a perfect body for his ‘wife’ to the AI wanting to escape the box and have it’s own body, to how that body is treated depending on your ending. It’s chef’s kiss.

The last time I played a game about Galatea I was like, 12, and it was also a text adventure. Pretty cool. Thanks for a great game as always, Cattercap! Sorry for the long post, and I didn’t even bring up the art aaa

EDIT: AAA I forgot to mention the Aspect Voices (sorry, didn’t know what else to call these) but it’s so cool that each identity had it’s own voice! NOW I’M DONE FOR REAL AAA

This is so well crafted, I love the art and how you showed progress when you disagree. I honestly thought for a while that the doctor got a human body for us and that was interesting to learn the truth. You used color amazingly and I like that he isn't important, what he looks like isn't important. Her story is what is important.

very meaningful. You have perfectly explained the "worthless women" culture from the past through an AI. I hope all women achieve their own "be a real woman" option in this life!

SPOILERS!!

AMAZING deconstruction of various forms of misogyny in society; no themes are left untread imo-even the toxic masculinity side is mention, and in a tactful way that doesn't make the girl feel responsible for staying with him out of pity. Afterall, even if there is reasoning, pity inducing reasoning behind the way he is, he still has had and has free will. He has still hurt her and will likely continue to do so. And it's not her responsibility to deal with that.

 I also liked the use of the "reprogramming" metaphor for what would otherwise be manipulation and abuse. The changes in code being the degradation and erasure of her sense of self, sense of choice. The clear pain in the resets likely representing abuse especially. 

All in all a great tool to spread awareness of the many ways misogyny affects the lives of women that I think anyone would benefit from playing through. Great game, great use of the medium, great message. 

Oh yeah I think those more enthusiastic about greek myth than me(as unfortunately i am not) would appreciate the usage of the tale to critique misogyny too!

The ending "The wife" makes me feel really uncomfortable. Good job.

(No, really! I'm not a person that is triggered easily, but I had to take a short break before continuing which I really didn't expect)

It was a short game but I really enjoyed it!

This game is amazing!!

Disregarding the amazing voice acting and everything around the feelings the VA's brought to the table, this is such a good embodiment of hatred without anywhere for it to go or be controlled.

Usually I get annoyed by repetitiveness in games like these but this one really brought more to the story. It shows that the Doctor, even though he might have some sick idea of love, did love her nonetheless. He just didn't give her a choice on whether she could or not do the same.

Now regarding the VA's I love how they embody the thoughts of what I'd imagine a woman's thoughts, trapped in a man's control would have done. 
I won't spoil much more for people who want to play it for themselves but I'd so, you 100% should!

And it really opened my eyes, as a man myself that there truly were situations like this in the past and seeing it from the woman's perspective made me more endearing and careful. I actually teared up at one moment in the game because I could relate to it myself. 

Thank you for not only making such a beautiful game but also doing it for free.
It truly was one of those games that broke my heart when I realised it was finished.

This was such a fantastic game!!!

Even with the fantasy of the A.I woman program, a lot of the dialogue felt so realistic... which is devastating because, sadly, there really are people in this world who think like the Doctor. 

The way the story makes you feel so uncomfortable with all the misogyny and toxic masculinity spouting from the Doctor's mouth, the way Yumeko's appearance would change every time she protested or didn't agree with him, the way the screen would add horror-like images whenever Yumeko felt more and more horrified with her situation!! And the voice acting!! GOD, the voice acting!! It made me feel even more immersed, it was so good!!

I'm so glad there was a cathartic ending where Yumeko could actually be free from that MONSTER of a guy. When you see just how many women can relate with situations like these, it just goes to show how many women are trapped in abusive relationships and don't know how to leave out of fear.

Thank you so much for making this game, Chatt!! Your stories are truly something else, I'm always amazed at your storytelling skills; the way you write is so captivating that it always makes me want to keep reading!!