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I gotta say, I really enjoyed that demo! The music is top notch as expected of a When They Cry title, the music perfectly fits the sequences and Miyao is already a very likable protagonist. I like how much personality he already has.

The biggest plot twist so far is that Miyao is actually male and not female, I was 100% expecting him to be a girl based on his design for like a year so I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he's a guy properly lmao

Also, Jayden and Miyao seem to have quite a bit of chemistry and subtext, they're very close and Jayden seems to be crushing on Miyao. Jayden and Miyao's dynamic actually reminds me a lot of Ange and Amakusa from Umineko.

I like how the prologue set up these gauntlets as harmful things that have caused multiple young lives to be lost, and shows how the company behind it is full of propaganda and lies and in the very next scene we get a sequence about how fun, exhilarating and cool these gauntlets are. It does a very good job of contrasting and showing two different sides of the situation and I'm very interested to see where it goes.

The little frog mascot is immensely entertaining already, I like him.

The budget seems greatly upped for this compared to Umineko, there are quite a few bursts of animation here and there. I love the sprites as well, they're so expressive.

The worldbuilding and futuristic setting is also super interesting, I can't wait to see how it's developed when the game comes out.