Aww I'm sorry to hear that 😢 yeah, I looked it up and unfortunately the game engine that I use just doesn't support versions of OpenGL older than 3.3 - I would need to use a version of the game engine that's quite a bit older to be compatible. Sorry for the trouble, and thank you for checking the game out!
kalie reminds me of kel from omori! he's such a cute puppy boy that can cheer anyone up!
btw I still not finished the game so I dont know what will happen
but Geist act so close to my brain would say. tbh this kind of people annoy me so much! I already have multiple voice in my brain and dobt need a British dude judging my liike how my brain do all the time..
dam.. I think this dude is the definition of "Imma get on your nerves because I can"
KEL that's high praise, kel is such a sweetheart 🥹💕 and honestly that's so true 😩 although ngl I would prefer if one of the voices in my head talked to me in a nice British accent...
Aww thank you so much 🥹💦 I've been a bit insecure about my art lately so that's so nice to hear! Thank you for playing!
what?? your art are like.. sooo goood!! like.. I just want to pat pat you if you said that! don't listen to your Geist! he's lying! your art are super cool and adorable at the same time. and you make a lot of games too! how can someone draw them all with such good quality and so smooth animations!? you are really talented and I refused to say otherwise. you can't change my mind either
like.. like.. I love how you draw the little boy in kamu , I haven't play them yet but I absolutely adore the lil guy.
also.. you are like Kel. like a sweetheart! not the donut girl btw
did I type too much? well.. I just feels like I want to pampered you with adorations! ^^
AWW thank you 🥹 you're too sweet!! He's much quieter now but my Geist does appear sometimes 😫 he won't leave no matter how many times I tell him to *sigh* your compliments really brightened my day though, thank you!! I'M LIKE KEL, that's so kind of you to say 😭😭 Thank you for taking the time to comment, and I hope you have a great day/night too! ☺️
ugh this looks so good! I'm so mad I can't play it because im on mac- no matter what I do, even when I use the itch.io app It says the app quit unexpectately or that its damaged.
Are you on Monterey? Unfortunately the game doesn't work on Monterey for some reason (and unfortunately I don't have a Monterey device to test 🥲)...other than that, have you tried opening the game through the official itch app? That can fix some of the issues.
Ah, I think it's because I am on monterey. Oh well, thank you for your help anyway, I appreciate it. I've really enjoyed your other games so Im sure this is just as good!
This hits me on such a personal level... with the anxiety & thoughts. It actually brought me to tears... This was so well done. You capture everything perfectly. Keep up the good work!
hii I like the game so far but there's an issue with it, it doesn't continue no matter what I do after the game says "I'm looking forward to Monday" i've tried everything but none of it it worked so far i'm on windows btw
Oh, strange! It's possible that the files were corrupted; you also need to click a few times at that point to progress. You might want to try redownloading the game + deleting the save file and starting fresh (you can do that by navigating to the settings and choosing "Delete save").
If that doesn't work, I've uploaded a save file here for you that continues starting from that line:
And put the file there; make sure to overwrite the previous file and don't change the filename. The name is len with they/them pronouns; I hope that's okay! The player has 2 KP in this file, so you can access both endings using it; if you need any help consult the guide linked in the devlogs!
Navigate to "This PC," and then navigate through the folders as I described, starting with your C drive (each new folder is separated by "\". You may have to enable hidden folders to access the AppData folder (Google in order to do this). When you find the MINDMINDMIND folder, drop the file in there and overwrite the current save.
so i've did exactly that and the file is in the game but when i try to load it my screen goes black,i even tapped on continue but my screen went black again
A bit of a tangent comment, but I wanted to say how much I loved the game. It took me a while to find out what Geist really was doing lurking around, but as I played some more I realized what he is supposed to actually mean. Once finding out, it made me realize too how long it took me to realize I have anxiety like this and how bad it can get at times. It's nice having someone like Kalei in your life to help you fight away your own Geist. I love the way the game was written and the words that were to describe somethings did catch me off guard here and there. I wish we were able to have some more content with Kalei, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy our moments talking about a silly dog movie <3
Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment! I was kind of wondering whether people would "get" what Geist was about; I think that some people got it right away, but I am glad when it doesn't hit players for a while, haha! It mimics how long it can take you to recognize the "bad thoughts" for what they are. And I completely agree, having supportive and non-judgmental friends is so important! 😭
You're TOO KIND gosh! And you wanted more time with Kalei dfgfdg I'm so flattered! Thank you again for playing and taking the time to comment 🥹
geist a completely crazy bastard and i love him for that, he managed to make me to give him the bird multiple times. managed get all the scenes and the two endings were a reflectance of the two male love interests.
AWW, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! 🥹 I really wanted to make this story accessible to all players this time, and I'm happy it was well-received - I'd like to do it more in the future! Thank you for playing! 😊
the amount of curses I yelled at Geist through the game that i am still playing is crazy. hes live the negative thoughts of someone. but so far, the only thing or person keeping me away from throwing out my computer out the window is kalei! hes such a sweetie honestly and he looks adorable with his hair out!
my honest reaction when Geist talks: "shut the fuck up" "how about you go d1e in a hole" "oh my gosh, shut up" "AEEAAEAEAEHGHGHGHHGHGHGHGH" "kyskyskyskyskyskyskys"
The sheer RAGE in this tweets and the way they get progressively angrier and angrier 😂 excellent 👌 thankfully Kalei is here to prevent us from completely going off the rails...(thank you for playing!! 🤭)
i loved this game so much. the characters and voice actors are amazing. obsessed and in love with Kalei. as an adult scooby-doo obsessed fan with social anxiety myself, this game spoke to me. the art style and dialogues were well written. so glad I found your page, I'll be sure to check out the rest of your games and can't wait for more of your stories!
Thank you so much for dropping this game for us! <3
Aww, thank you so much!! The voice actors did SUCH a fantastic job (and 😂 I am GLAD that you picked up that Detective Dog was based on Scooby Doo- with a noir twist of course, haha!) Your comments are too kind 🥹 My games are all pretty different, but I hope you enjoy them!
Thank you again for playing and taking the time to tell me your thoughts! 🥹
This game is so amazing??? As someone who has struggled with social anxiety and slowly healing I really appreciate the really well written potrayal of it! I don't normally leave reviews but this has had such a profound impact on me! Also Kalei is adorable?!?!?!?!?
But yes, THANK YOU for this game! It's so well written and everything about it is just beautiful! ∞/10!!!! :D
GOSH INFINITY/10, that's so kind 😭💕 I'm really glad that it resonated with you 🥹 and that I did the topic justice! AND I'M SO HONORED YOU TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE A REVIEW when you normally don't😭😭
Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to tell me your thoughts 🥹 💕 It means so much!
This is so unfair, it's terrible (is it tho?) enough that he's SO FUCKING FINE- HIM PULLING UP WITH THAT VOICE (bye i couldn't stop giggling and punching any unfortunate plushie nearby whenever he spoke). Geist makes me bitter but I can't help but be attracted to him. I literally have to remind myself consistently that bro's a red flag. Ngl, there are moments where I literally shouted at the screen because of him and let out loud annoyed groans. Idk why but I thought of an obnoxious parrot or peacock while he was speaking at some point of my gameplay (i ended up laughing at my own stupid thought)
I laughed so much whenever the blond (unfortunately very attractive) peacock was proven wrong. At some angle, I do see where he's coming from but nevertheless, it's still wrong.
KALEI. Oh my god, he's so Golden Retriever coded I can't. The moment we started talking to him, I wanted to grab him and aggressively pet him (i don't wanna sound like a harasser or anything he's just cute okay ;-;) He's quite comforting too, and I'd love to be close to him or people like him :33
The program was really smooth. I enjoyed the designs of the BGs, characters, and even the animation of text boxes and such. I LOVED the fact that you could see the character's animated reactions while speaking to us. I loved the backgrounds, they're pretty (ik they're just regular places but I still can't help but appreciate your work, Chattercap.)
Oh, I also wanted to thank you, Chattercap. I have multiple friends who have social anxiety. Although I've learned and do my best to understand and help them with the situations that they face, there are still some aspects that I don't understand. According to them, it's quite an accurate depiction of what they face every day. I think, I understand them better because of this game. :))
Sorry for rambling tho, I just got invested in every detail of the game! This is amazing work, I hope to play more of your games in the future! The VAs who worked with you also did fantastic ^^
DFGFDGDFGDFD A PARROT OR A PEACOCK, I almost choked on my water 😂😂😂 the analogies fit him SO well, I don't know why I didn't think of that! I am glad that you simultaneously attracted and enraged by him, that was indeed the intended reaction 🙏 (though I have to give MOST of the credit to his VA, who really made him so much more likeable than he had any right to be...)
And aww I'm glad that you liked Kalei! You wanted to pet him 😂😂 I won't lie, he'd probably like that...(I do want a friend like Kalei too 🥺)
Thank you for all of the compliments on the gameplay! It's always really helpful to receive feedback from players about stuff like this. AHHHH you liked the animated reactions 🥺 it was worth the effort! And aww, I'm glad that you liked the backgrounds too! I usually handpaint them so I wasn't sure how they would turn out, so I'm happy to hear they came out well!
AWW THAT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR, that the game could help you understand your friends better 🥺 and that it was accurate to their experience!
And NO thank you for leaving such a thoughtful and kind review 😭 comments like this really make my day! Thank you again for playing! ❤️
I was thrown for loop for how the game unfolded itself but ohh the sweet moments in between opening up to Kalei and wondering about Geist's intentions. It made me recount moments in my university life and still that dreading voice trying to reach me.
Great selection of voice actors, the 2D was beautiful to see, I am getting the art book as well.
I really relished in confronting Geist, I just had relief for the MC and how the endings played out the changes bit by bit.
AHHH thank you so much for playing (and for getting the artbook, gosh) and taking the time to record a playthrough 🥹 I'm bookmarking it to watch later, but the editing in the first few minutes is SO good (it would make such a good game trailer! 😂 your delivery of the MC's lines is haunting!) And aww, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that it resonated with you (and hopefully that voice is quieter now, even if it's not gone for good)! And I'm so happy to hear that the endings were satisfying; I imagine that the game itself might be stressful for some, so I hope that the conclusion does at least leave a sense of empowerment/satisfaction!
Thank you again, you're too kind! 🥹 I really appreciate it; this comment really made my day!
Later note, LOVED the art book. I'm really enjoying reading the progress, the concept art pieces plus the reality of making background art is jarring in an impressive way.
How lighting changes the feel of a scene and how it displays the view for the player as well.
I just had to build up the phrase (Is it okay..I'm a mess) it hit me in a thoughtful wonder in how I could visually present the questioning and isolation.
AHHHH GOSH you bought and read the artbook 😭😭😭 I'm so touched, thank you! Haha, when I was putting it together (and moreso for other artbooks that I'm preparing), I looked at the "base colors" vs "rendered" stages and thought, "This is really giving me 'draw the rest of the owl'" 😂
GOSH the buildup was SO excellently done! It really hammered home how horrific and isolating those final lines were 🥹 Thank you again for doing such a fantastic edit and showing me!
It was pretty slow at first, and I honestly almost gave up on it, but after about 45 minutes of gameplay it really picks up! The art and voice acting is outstanding, and the themes of the game are really reassuring. It's the kind of game you could write an analysis about for a freestyle English assingment.
FGJJHGG You kept at it for 45 minutes 😂 thank you for giving it so much of your time! It's definitely a difficult game to describe, I'd say "slice of life if it was only stress???" is probably accurate 🤣 Thank you for the kind words 🥹💕 "the kind of game you could write an analysis about for English" - no one has ever said anything like that to me before, I'm very flattered 😫 thank you again for playing! ☺️
I am usually do not like that much some dating games neither I get to identify with them, but with this one I get how the MC feels and I hated Geist guts too, but I was sad because he just wanted to help, in a really bad way, but the intention is good.
Too I loved Kalei! so kind, caring, attentive, in other green flags. He is such a cutie! And it made me to fall in love with the game with the meaning of it. Just a work of art.
Thank you so much for giving MindMindMind a try even though it's not typically in your wheelhouse! 🥹 I'm so touched and glad you enjoyed it LOL Geist just needs to learn that maybe not helping is the best way to help...and I'm so happy you liked Kalei! 🥹 A WORK OF ART, you're too kind 😭 Thank you again for taking the time to play and comment!
ilove both geist and kalei!! KALEIIII hes such an adorable mf,,, he gives off golden retriever vibes hhahaha (pls i need a kalei rn, where to buy one??) hes such a green flag!! AHHH loves movies too?? sign me up RNN
geist tho.. hes lovely but i want to punch him sometimes,, a sick and twisted love he has the mc, i get his intentions but sometimes its fun to punch a brit in the face :3 - this is a joke for legal reasons,, pls dont go punching random brits tyyyy<3 (or do, its great if its a certain mf called geist)
THANK YOUUU, I'm glad that you liked them both 🤭 man same, I really want a kalei that will listen to me ramble about all of my nerdy hobbies 😂 I really did want kalei to be a super "green flag" kinda guy to contrast with how toxic Geist is LOL
And that was EXACTLY what I wanted with Geist - that sick twisted love...with good intentions and horrible results! Honestly yes, punching brits called Geist is perfectly legal 🙏 his fault for having a German name while being British...
Thank you again for playing and taking the time to comment! 🥹
I'm still in the process of playing and recording my playthrough but I have to say right now that your writing is amazing!! I don't think a character has ever made me more ACTUALLY mad and then another character just melts my heart!! It's almost comical how quickly I go from slightly simping for Geist to googling the phone number for the ghostbusters! And your art is beautiful, Kalei's smile could stop natural disasters!♥
I really am enjoying this story and hope you'll like the video (and how salty I get) when it's done. This is an excellent game that I'm sure will resonate with a lot of people!!
AHHHHHH thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave this comment!! 🥹💕 GOSH the writing, I'm flattered!! And 🤣 I'll send you the number of a good exorcist 🙏 and your comments about the art are too kind!
I'm looking forward to the video!! I'm glad you're enjoying 🤭 Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts!
I just finished playing MindMindMind and maaan, Chatter, you are such an inspiration! All the hard work you put into this project is just astounding; the amazing and sheer amount of artwork, the writing, multiple endings, choices AND the GUI - mmmhh-hm! Top-Notch, 10/10, legendary.
To get all of this done within the limited timeframe of a month?! In this quality?! It's no wonder why this project is getting its deserved attention and feedback!
I'm so proud of you! Thank you so much for delivering this masterpiece and making it for us! ♥️
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To get the most important question out of the way: I'm #TeamGeist ALL THE WAY. - I love my men toxic and unbearably insufferable (Teehee, yes I'm down bad.)
ANYWAYS, back to the story; I really love and appreciate the writing and especially the topic: social anxiety and mental illnesses. The dealing of topics, personifying the negative thoughts that come with social anxiety and various mental illnesses; the personification in form of Geist, clinging to us like a desperate lover, stalking narcissist, who thinks he knows what's best for you, whispering your worst fears in your ears (teehee, stop Geist, that tickles uwu).
And then the introduction of Kalei, the soft sweetheart, who grounds you and helps you getting out of your shell, showing you a world beyond what Geist tries to picture for you.
I especially love the ending in Kalei's rout (he has two btw - didn't know that until Butter pointed that out to me; WHERE ARE GEIST'S TWO ENDINGS, HUH CHATTER?!?!? I WON'T STAND FOR THIS INJUSTICE!) because it isn't like "Oh Geist and with him all my negative thoughts disappeared; happily ever after." but a realistic portrayal that he still lingers around, still trying to seduce you with his fear inducing whispers, trying to drag you into your past patterns - that it just isn't as bad anymore. I really love this depiction of such a realistic character portrayal and development.
All in all, thank you so so much for bringing this amazing experience to us and especially thank you for bringing Geist to me. He is very delicious indeed.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PLAY and leaving such a thoughtful comment, Anna 😭 DGFDGD YOU'RE TOO SWEET, I'd be tempted to hit you with the "no u" uno reverse card but I'll restrain myself... I definitely think that I'm getting more into the "swing" of things with making VNs so hopefully the production of my future games goes as smoothly as this one (okay, this is probably false, but I can dream...)
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Of course you would be a Geist simp...but I AM GLAD THAT YOU LIKED THE CONCEPT! I did think that using a "toxic relationship" (particularly with a yandere) would be a good way to explore this topic in an engaging way 😂 though I hope there weren't too many people hoodwinked by the promise of a sexy British yandere... (describing Geist as a desperate lover and narcissist is VERY apt)
WELL it was honestly because Geist's ending is only romantic, he doesn't even give you the option to be "friends"...you get a marriage end or NOTHING. And I'm glad!! I did want the ending to feel cathartic, but at the same time not "magically fixed" - since real life isn't as clean as that; things don't end up in neatly tied bows at the end.
Thank you again for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it 😭 And you can have Geist, he's all yours 😂
TLDR: THIS GAME IS AMAZING AND U ALL SHOULD 1000000% CHECK IT OUT WAYYYY TOO ACCURATE AND RELATABLE AND BRILLIANT
OK IM BACK AFTER PLAYING BOTH ENDINGS AND OH MY GOD I'M ACTUALLY CRYING THIS WAS SO AMAZING I'VE NEVER FELT SO SEEN BEFORE THE WAY YOU PORTRAYED SOCIAL ANXIETY AND EVERY ASPECT OF IT FROM IT JUST SUDDENLY APPEARING ONE DAY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE CRIPPING SELF LOATHING AND SELF DOUBTS AND WORRIES AND FEARS. EVERYTHING IS JUST. UGH, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS IK I MAY SOUND A BIT OVERLY EXCITED AND SO SORRY FOR THE ESSAY BUT IDC CUZ I DON'T SEE SOCIAL ANXIETY BEING PORTRAYED VERY OFTEN IN MEDIA, AND WHEN IT IS HALF THE TIME IT NEVER TO THE POINT WHERE IT LEAVES ME SPEECHLESS LIKE THIS. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE WAY U PORTRAYED SOCIAL ANXIETY/GEIST IN THIS SORT OF ABUSIVE TOXIC RELATIONSHIP BC ITS SO TRUE JUST WITHOUT ANOTHER PERSON. I ALSO ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY INTERACTION THAT THE MC HAD WITH EVERYONE ESPECIALLY WHEN (SPOILER WARNING)
THEY CONFRONTED GEIST AB EVERYTHING IN THAT SCENE WAS JUST AMAZING SAME WITH THE ENDING CREDIT (?) PART IN KALEI'S ENDING SEEING THE MC BEING ABLE TO GET BETTER AND HAVE THE CRIPPING ANXIETY GRADUALLY GO AWAY WAS JUST. JDGFHGJFDG NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS GAME JUST FILLED ME WITH A LOT OF HOPE SINCE I'VE NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING SLIGHTLY BETTER MYSELF, NOT ALOT THE SOCIAL ANXIETY IS DEF STILL THERE, BUT STILL IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY KNOWING THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE FREE OF ALL THIS SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THIS IS OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY NEW ALL TIME FAV GAMES AND A NEW HYPERFIXATION U ARE AMAZING FOR MAKING THIS I MOST DEF HAVE TO PLAY UR OTHER GAMES AND I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT OTHER ONES U MAKE IN THE FUTURE! <33333
DFGDFGDSFDSF I'M SPEECHLESS THANK YOU FOR LEAVING THIS SWEET (AND INCREDIBLY ENTHUSIASTIC) COMMENT??? AND NOOOO DON'T BE SORRY I ABSOLUTELY LOVE READING ESSAYS!
I'm really touched that you found this so relatable 😭😭😭 When I was scripting I was quite worried since I based it so heavily on my own past experience - "What if everyone just finds the MC annoying?? What if they can't relate??" So to hear that it touched you so deeply and made you feel seen means SO MUCH to me, you really have no idea 😭 And while I didn't feel this way so much when I was developing, after release I was wondering "Oh no, I hope this isn't just a stressful/triggering game for people..." since I do know that the depiction of anxiety goes quite hard (as opposed to simply being shy/awkward). So dfgdfgdfgfgd I'm just tearing up knowing that it gave you hope and was empowering, I'm so happy to hear that!! I'm so glad to hear that you're getting better!!! It's a process - and not always a smooth one, but I'm rooting for you!!! 🥹❤️
DGFGHFFGHF ALL OF MY GAMES ARE QUITE DIFFERENT SO FAR DFGDFGD But I try to make them all interesting/enjoyable!! I hope you have fun! Thank you again for playing and leaving your thoughts 😭😭😭 They're truly so motivating!!!
Ofc no problem, I'm so happy to hear that my comment and many others are making your day bc I truly mean every word of it!! I'm genuinely really really impressed by all this game has to offer, from the BG art/effects and character design to the amazing voice acting to the subtle but brilliant animation details, especially considering that you're solo dev. I also really appreciate the support, you're right the process is nowhere near smooth or quick, but it's progress nonetheless. Btw the way I got way too invested in Detective Dog's lore if only it was an actual series/show irl 😭 also the Dog plushies in the BG stole my heart, forget ab Geist or Kalei Dog is my bbg now <333
OK I HAVENT ACTUALLY PLAYED THIS GAME YET BUT WHEN I SAW IT I THOUGHT IT LOOKED GOOD AND JUST THOUGHT ID SAVE IT FOR LATER BUT WHEN I TELL U I SQUEALED WHEN I SAW THAT THIS GAME FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ANXIETY I SWEAR IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER AS SOMEONE WHO STRUGGLE ALOT WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE U (/p obvi) I AM GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME AS SOON AS I CAN
I really loved this! I love the concept of personifying your inner demons and think it was executed really well here. The performances were brilliant as well, I got chills almost every time Geist spoke haha.
AHH I'M VERY HONORED, thank you so much for taking the time to play! I was proud of this concept, although admittedly it turned out a lot softer in the end than I expected! (I was thinking it would be more horror...I was very wrong...) and YES, both of them did fantastic! I really wanted VA for this one for Geist in particular, and Shaun just knocked it out of the park with the performance!
Thank you again for playing and leaving such a kind comment 🥹
This was so cute!!! Also I had to snicker pretty hard at Geist reading The Bell Jar. HE WOULD, WOULDN'T HE?
Loved the art and the animations in this one! The message about fighting against about your inner demons (or inner blonde british boy-s) was very sweet and I especially liked how in the end (SPOILER) it didn't go completely away.
OHHH HEIDEN, thank you so much for playing and taking the time to leave your thoughts!! AND YOU CAUGHT IT, I believe that you're the first one who noticed/was familiar with "The Bell Jar" (or at least the first person who's told me, haha!) Aww I'm glad; this was a pretty personal story for me so I'm happy that it's resonated with so many people.
Thank you again for your sweet comment, I really appreciate it 🥹
This was great! I really like what a good dude Kalei is because I think it's kind of necessary for him to be a walking green flag for this particular story.
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Him being the one to inform you that you've probably been having panic attacks this entire time, as well as being able to help manage them (and of course my immediate reaction was, okay, who does he know who has panic attacks--so it was a good touch to get into that.) really works in the games favor with such a limited cast.
I also really like Geist. I think you can tell he actually does care about you, but his way of caring about you is toxic bordering on malicious. That's why I love the bit where you call him out like 'It seems like YOU'RE the one who hates me.' It's also why I like that, in the 'good' endings, he keeps judging you but in a slightly less toxic way. Worrying about your lack of exercise, or how much TV you're watching without doing other things. At the same time, I enjoy the bad ending where you clearly are having a depressive episode without realising it.
It also kind of gave me vibes of that one brain parasite game.
Overall, I think the game was well done, I would have liked more endings (I got three, I think that's probably it since there were approximately two answers per question and one about friendship or romance.) just because I always like moar ending, but it's not because I felt the story was incomplete.
The ArtBook is also cute, and I appreciated having the artistic intent for Geist in there.
Lastly, as this is my second game of yours that I'm playing (I plan to play the other one this weekend, if I have time!) I want to say that I appreciate your use of language in all of your stories! It's cool.
AHHHHH thank you so much for playing and taking the time to comment 🥹 and for even buying the artbook, gosh! (You're too kind 😭) I'm really flattered that you played multiple games of mine! I hope you enjoy the last one! And thank you so much for the comment on the writing fghfh they're really encouraging to hear!
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Yes, it was very important that Kalei was just a walking ball of sunshine, haha! (To emphasize that it wasn't that social interactions themselves were scary - but just the MC's reactions to them.) And I'm glad that you liked the handling of the panic attack episode - that was a part I was worried about, since it is a fairly sensitive topic!
And haha, you really hit the nail on the head with Geist! And I think that you're also the first person who caught (or at least told me) that the MC is having a depressive episode during his ending! I did end up enjoying writing Geist's ending myself, although it's clearly not as empowering as Kalei's 🤔 it's a satisfying conclusion to me, although it is a sad one (and ohh, Parasite in Love! I still need to play that~)
Ohh yes! You got all of them! In future games I do want to incorporate more endings/more complex branching for sure (I've gone relatively simple in my games so far), but alas fghgfhf I need to practice writing those! I'm glad that the story didn't feel incomplete despite the simplistic structure, though.
Anxiety is just like having a toxic relationship with yourself fr 💀💀✨
Eyyo! Finally got to the game! Feeling quite burnt out, so decided to get some rest and here I am! I came out hella inspired instead! MMM is so good, I don't even know where to start, seriously 🥳✨💞
First of all, I really love how simple yet effective the story is! Through show don't tell alone, you know that Geist is a manifestation of the MC's self-doubt, but... Is he really? He is an LI and all! Who's to say! I like the ambiguity of his existence, which is about the only thing that keeps him save from my "fck you" punches and yandere bug sprays 😇✨ Lol, JK! I do like that in Kalei's route Geist undergoes development too, just as the MC does! That's a really nice attention to detail of how anxiety doesn't really go away, but it does get better. I've been in both sides of the routes, so yeh, safe to say you portrayed anxiety perfectly 🥰🤲🏻✨
As for the art! It's real nice to the eye and everything has this artsy charm to it, which I enjoy~ And I finally saw what the animation fuss is all about! Def neat 😁👌🏻💞 I also love the contrast of Geist's coldness and Kalei's warmth in the gallery. Love that detail 👀✨
For me, the highlight of this VN is def Kalei. I've survived an especially messy toxic relationship and it really took me a long while to heal, so Geist really doesn't appeal to me and his bullshit just plinks off me like harmless bullets, lol. But I enjoyed giving him the finger and smirking fck yous at him as I focus on the precious that is Kalei 😌🤲🏻✨💞💞 Kept awing at his smiles, like gawd! How can he be so cute?! It's illegal 😩💞💞
But yeah, really enjoyed it overall! Great job, Chatter! Big inspo fr 🥳✨💞 Tbh, I am going through self-doubts myself too lately, so yeah, Kalei's route is def a much needed oasis to experience 🥰🥰
Anyways! Probably won't happen, but I'd really like to see more Kalei! A guy can dream 😁💞
AHHHHH L., THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PLAY! Haha I was honestly expecting this to be a fairly stressful experience for people, but I found a lot of them commented saying it was comforting/inspiring instead, so I'm really glad that it helped you get over your burnout a bit!
Haha, I didn't want to tell people how to interpret the story, so I did leave Geist's existence a bit ambiguous! To me he's a bit of both, his own character and a metaphor. And WAIT did you not end up using your yandere bug sprays after all??? NOOOO!!! And aww thank you so much, I wrote this pretty heavily based on my own experience dfgdf so I'm glad that a lot of people have said that it was accurate to their experience as well!
Aww thank you!! And you got it exactly right, I wanted Geist to appear very "cold" and almost alien while Kalei is very warm and grounded - I'm glad this came across!
AHHH KALEI IS MY FAVORITE TOO, I'm glad you liked him!! Let us push Geist to the side and appreciate him...
Thank you again for taking the time to play and leave such a thoughtful comment!! I'm glad that it could be a bit of comfort to you~ hopefully things get better soon! (Alas I've gone back to the yandere side LOL it's more Karamu for the time being...)
i already wrote a review but i wanted to come here and say once again how much I enjoyed this game, and how I'm looking forward to any other projects that you create in the future!!!
AHHH I READ YOUR REVIEW, thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so honored that you would say that about my game 🥺 I'm so glad that you had fun, and thank you again for taking the time to comment!
I really want to play the game ! But for some reason when I downloaded the PC version the text is completely obscured so I can't see anything. Is there anything I could do to fix it ???? thank u sm ur game looks super interesting and I'm uber excited to play it when I fix the issue
Oh gosh, I'm sorry you're having that problem (this is the first time I've heard of this!) After doing some research it seems like a compatibility problem between the engine and certain integrated Intel graphics cards. Some more info here:
One proposed solution is to switch from "Best Battery Life"to "Best Performance" in your "Power and sleep" settings, as well to make sure that your graphics driver is updated. I hope that fixes it, but it seems to be a general engine problem; I'll update the game if/when Godot issues a fix for it, but unfortunately I don't have any other suggestions...
Ugh this was so good!! I love Kalei and his puppy energy. And this felt so personal, some words Geist used were,,,stingy but it hits so close to home, you did an impeccable job with his remarks!
ALSO i have to talk about his design, my man sure is gaslight monologuer, but he is handsome. very handsome. also the animation?? like their subtle expression changes? chef's kiss!!
another thing i liked a lot is the UI! i loved the glitchy hover effects, and the eye necklace on Geist and the top right kept me on my toes lol. Also detective dog plushie. I love him. I worship him.
This was a super cool game, and seeing it come to life was very epic! Everyone did such a great job! Thank you for your hard work >< -A
AHHH YOU PLAYED IT, thank you 😭 and you took the time to leave such a sweet comment, I'm incredibly touched!! Geist's remarks were pretty heavily based on my own experience, so they're personal/relatable for others 🥹 And DFGDFG I'm glad that he's handsome, I did want to make him charming! I was very proud of the detective dog plushie~
Thank you very much for playing and leaving your thoughts dfgfdgdf I appreciate it so much!! 😭😭
Thank you so much for this amazing game! As many people here already said - it really hit me right at mah feels because al my life I have struggle with little "Geist" in my head too and its only been recently when I started to "tune" out all negative self talk I can have with mysef. Also that part about being quiet and not kmwoiung what to say when conversations dies down was really really relatable and its not something many of any people can understand about me so I am glad I am not alone at having moments like this. Idk it makes me reassured about myself and really people like us really need someone as good hearted as Kalei lol (or maybe I am projecting too much here)- Also I am all for niche interests I could have whole hour long conservations with my online friend about my fav anime or movie or even game we both like but irl there are rarely people who would understand that which also doesnt help with my self confidence in general. Eithe way nce again thank you so much for all your work on this game - theme, characters, VAs - everything is amazing and i cant wait to see what you come up with next.
AHH THANK YOU for leaving such a sweet comment! I'm very lucky to have so many people who took the time to leave their thoughts dgdf I'm really flabbergasted, honestly! 🥺 I'm very glad; I wrote this pretty heavily based on my own past experience, so I'm so happy that other people have "Geists" of their own and found it relatable. Tuning out the negative self talk is a struggle 💪 but we can do it! Truly we all need a pocket Kalei 😂 and haha, I can definitely relate - it's really hard to find someone you really "click" with, particularly IRL. It's always so heartwarming when you do find someone you can talk with so deeply 🥺 Thank you again for taking the time to play and comment, I really enjoyed reading it!
(My review and personal thoughts contain SPOILERS! Please play the game before reading. TY!)
Review of the game in general: When I first read the description, I assumed that Geist would truly be a creepy stalker love interest and Kalei would be there to be the green flag option. I'm really happy and I LOVE your interpretation on this, using this medium and genre to tackle about mental health especially the negative thoughts in our heads which Geist embodies. I really like how the game started and introduce who Geist truly is to the player and what this game is truly about. Kalei is truly adorable and I'm glad he's not just this happy-go-lucky character that is there to help MC and make them feel "better" but he's a fleshed out character and there is a history or reason as to why does the things he does like how he likes Detective Dog, not just because the developer decided to give him the same interests as the MC for the sake of the story but because he, as we find out through the story, watches a lot of films and deeply thinks and appreciates the movies he watches and also the scene where he comforted the MC, he has someone he knows who experiences panic attacks and learned how to help them. In short, I adore Kalei, the writing, and theme (I talk more about the theme in my personal thoughts below)!! The art and animation of the 2 LIs is chef's kiss and It's great to see these different takes on the UI of visual novels now! I also LOVE the voice actors and admire their talent and effort on voicing the characters, they really brought them to life! I'm really excited to see more from you and I'll be sure to check out your other games! Thank you so much for your hard work!
Personal thoughts: This one felt targeted and too close to home for me especially before playing this game I was out with my friends and just got home and everything Geist said is what I am EXACTLY thinking to myself right now and unfortunately my current state of is similar to how Geist's ending goes. For me, I honestly never thought of Geist's words (those kind of thoughts) in a negative light until now, I thought I was just lazy, trying to not burden others, and protecting myself. Playing this gave me a new perspective that I've been denying to realize and made me finally see through the mist of "I'm just saving myself the trouble" that I've put around those kind of thoughts and see it for what it truly is and how it's affecting me and my relationship with others. I've lost opportunities and friendships due to this and what the MC said when they confronted Geist really stuck with me, that even though it might not work out with Kalei. We'll just move on, find new friends, no matter what happens the world and our life will go on. These days I've been realizing that it's better to just think about things you can control rather than worrying about the future and trying to grasp at the strings of things that are out of your control like what other people think about you or the success and failure in life. The only thing you can really control is your decisions that lead to those outcomes.
(Sorry if this is kind of long, messy, and too much, I just really wanted to share my thoughts and praise the developer and everyone who worked on this for their hard work. Also this game resonated with me and I cried far too much just to go on with my day and not leave a review. Thank you for reading and stay safe always!)
😭😭😭 Thank you for playing and taking the time to leave such a long and thoughtful comments, there are tears in my eyes reading this!
I do feel like I hoodwink people a bit with the marketing 😂 but hey, if that's what it takes to trick people into playing a game about mental health...jokes aside, I didn't want to explicitly "tell" people what Geist is or what the game is about, since I do want people to be able to play through the lens of their own life experience! So I'm really glad that I've gotten so many players who undestood it, took the time to play, and found it relatable, I'm very lucky 🥹 I do find something very charming and scary about yanderes, and I thought this was the perfect game for one - truly a toxic "love" story. I'm glad you liked Kalei dfgdf while he is there to be a "connection" for the player, I did want to make him fleshed out with his own interests and worries of his own - so I'm happy that came across! And YES the voice actors did such a fantastic job! I was so lucky to work with them! Haha, all of my games are quite different dfgdg but I do hope you enjoy them!
(Personal talk)
🥹 Thank you for taking the time to write about your personal experience; it means a lot to know how close the game hit for you. I used to be in a similar situation, and I missed out on a lot because of it...at the time, Geist was comforting - I truly thought that I was "happy." It's only now that I've gotten some distance that I realize how truly scary my line of thinking was. And you're completely right; sometimes you'll lose friendships and get hurt, sometimes things won't work out - and that's okay. One step at a time 🙏 I tell myself this often too!
(No no, it was perfect, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review! I'm truly tearing up 😭 I'm so happy it resonated with you so much!)
Even though I insulted Geist the whole time I was playing, I weirdly didn't actually hate him. It's because without him the MC wouldn't make good decisions, like without him, MC wouldn't think about what they might get themself into. But at the same time, he does need to chill. I nearly cried. I hate him but love him. I realized that only once he said to look up at the sky, when MC was crying. It's not like he was all bad, he cares, just doesn't show it very nicely. Also, funnily, I kept trying to give him pointers of how to actually get to me. Because he barely did damage to my mental health. I would say something like, "If you really want to hurt me, wait until I have a good day and when a small inconvenience happens, ATTACK ME FULL FORCE!" Not saying that what he said didn't hurt, I defiantly kept yelling at him to shut up because what he said was too real.
Anyways, I also love Kalei, I loved how he stuck up for MC and made them feel happy. His childish attitude made me feel calm. When he first showed up, my immediate thought was how he was like the sun. And when he showed up during the party scene (which actually made me feel shakey cause I understood how scary that feels) I felt so relieved.
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave such a thoughtful comment! 🥹 When I was first concepting this project, I was originally envisioning a much more horrific game, with Geist being a much more villainous antagonist (I even played with the idea of giving him an eldritch form to communicate how horrible he was). But as I was writing the script I realized that you were right - he's hateable and loveable at the same time. He crushes your self-esteem and tries to make you feel worthless - but at the same time his words ARE tinged with that persistent affection for you, that belief that what he's doing is in your best interest. I'm really glad that he roused such conflicting feelings in you; I definitely know that he did that to me, haha!
And AWW I'm glad that you felt that way about Kalei! "Sunshine" was 100% the vibe that I wanted to give with him (his color scheme is actually based on a "sun and sky" theme!) We all need a Kalei...
Thank you again for playing and leaving the kind review 😭 I'm very glad you enjoyed it!!
Oh no, that's very strange - I wonder if the game files got corrupted somehow? Could you try deleting and reinstalling it, then starting a new game and skipping to the point (as opposed to continuing the same game file?) If that doesnt work let me know and I can give you a save file that continues from this point (if you are on Windows)!
Just tried that but 😔 It is still stuck on that text. If it's not much of a problem, could you give me a safe file? ( I am on Windows but I've never tried this kind of thing so...)
And put the file there; make sure to overwrite the previous file and don't change the filename. The name is Otaku with they/them pronouns; I hope that's okay! The player has 2 KP in this file, so you can access both endings using it; if you need any help consult the guide linked in the devlogs!
(Edit: I think you've had a chance to download the file if you need, so I've deleted this to clean up my drive!)
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I'm curious and wanna play but sadly my potato laptop can't handle the game :(
Aww I'm sorry to hear that 😢 yeah, I looked it up and unfortunately the game engine that I use just doesn't support versions of OpenGL older than 3.3 - I would need to use a version of the game engine that's quite a bit older to be compatible. Sorry for the trouble, and thank you for checking the game out!
kalie reminds me of kel from omori! he's such a cute puppy boy that can cheer anyone up!
btw I still not finished the game so I dont know what will happen
but Geist act so close to my brain would say. tbh this kind of people annoy me so much! I already have multiple voice in my brain and dobt need a British dude judging my liike how my brain do all the time..
dam.. I think this dude is the definition of "Imma get on your nerves because I can"
good game tho. I love the arts!
KEL that's high praise, kel is such a sweetheart 🥹💕 and honestly that's so true 😩 although ngl I would prefer if one of the voices in my head talked to me in a nice British accent...
Aww thank you so much 🥹💦 I've been a bit insecure about my art lately so that's so nice to hear! Thank you for playing!
what?? your art are like.. sooo goood!! like.. I just want to pat pat you if you said that! don't listen to your Geist! he's lying! your art are super cool and adorable at the same time. and you make a lot of games too! how can someone draw them all with such good quality and so smooth animations!? you are really talented and I refused to say otherwise. you can't change my mind either
like.. like.. I love how you draw the little boy in kamu , I haven't play them yet but I absolutely adore the lil guy.
also.. you are like Kel. like a sweetheart! not the donut girl btw
did I type too much? well.. I just feels like I want to pampered you with adorations! ^^
online hug from me okay? have a good day/night!
AWW thank you 🥹 you're too sweet!! He's much quieter now but my Geist does appear sometimes 😫 he won't leave no matter how many times I tell him to *sigh* your compliments really brightened my day though, thank you!! I'M LIKE KEL, that's so kind of you to say 😭😭 Thank you for taking the time to comment, and I hope you have a great day/night too! ☺️
ugh this looks so good! I'm so mad I can't play it because im on mac- no matter what I do, even when I use the itch.io app It says the app quit unexpectately or that its damaged.
Are you on Monterey? Unfortunately the game doesn't work on Monterey for some reason (and unfortunately I don't have a Monterey device to test 🥲)...other than that, have you tried opening the game through the official itch app? That can fix some of the issues.
Ah, I think it's because I am on monterey. Oh well, thank you for your help anyway, I appreciate it. I've really enjoyed your other games so Im sure this is just as good!
Haven't played the game but I bet the MC is the biggest hater of British people
🤣 Honestly, I wouldnt blame them...
This hits me on such a personal level... with the anxiety & thoughts. It actually brought me to tears... This was so well done. You capture everything perfectly. Keep up the good work!
Aww 🥹💦💦 You were brought to tears, I'm so touched, gosh! Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to leave a comment, you're too kind 💕
hii I like the game so far but there's an issue with it, it doesn't continue no matter what I do after the game says "I'm looking forward to Monday" i've tried everything but none of it it worked so far i'm on windows btw
Oh, strange! It's possible that the files were corrupted; you also need to click a few times at that point to progress. You might want to try redownloading the game + deleting the save file and starting fresh (you can do that by navigating to the settings and choosing "Delete save").
If that doesn't work, I've uploaded a save file here for you that continues starting from that line:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rmEwSGqvL9Y9ViD1dL2MSF_N2osqnzZL/view?usp=shari...
What you're going to want to do is go to
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Chattercap\MINDMINDMIND
And put the file there; make sure to overwrite the previous file and don't change the filename. The name is len with they/them pronouns; I hope that's okay! The player has 2 KP in this file, so you can access both endings using it; if you need any help consult the guide linked in the devlogs!
i've downloaded the file but i don't know how to do the rest i didn't get it
Navigate to "This PC," and then navigate through the folders as I described, starting with your C drive (each new folder is separated by "\". You may have to enable hidden folders to access the AppData folder (Google in order to do this). When you find the MINDMINDMIND folder, drop the file in there and overwrite the current save.
so i've did exactly that and the file is in the game but when i try to load it my screen goes black,i even tapped on continue but my screen went black again
Very strange, try this one? I've tried loading it and it works for me.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewheBr7Cj2eZbr6bJckzbisCYzg7c7xc/view?usp=shari...
A bit of a tangent comment, but I wanted to say how much I loved the game. It took me a while to find out what Geist really was doing lurking around, but as I played some more I realized what he is supposed to actually mean. Once finding out, it made me realize too how long it took me to realize I have anxiety like this and how bad it can get at times. It's nice having someone like Kalei in your life to help you fight away your own Geist. I love the way the game was written and the words that were to describe somethings did catch me off guard here and there. I wish we were able to have some more content with Kalei, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy our moments talking about a silly dog movie <3
Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment! I was kind of wondering whether people would "get" what Geist was about; I think that some people got it right away, but I am glad when it doesn't hit players for a while, haha! It mimics how long it can take you to recognize the "bad thoughts" for what they are. And I completely agree, having supportive and non-judgmental friends is so important! 😭
You're TOO KIND gosh! And you wanted more time with Kalei dfgfdg I'm so flattered! Thank you again for playing and taking the time to comment 🥹
Kalei is literally an angel sent by heaven he's so cute, I LOVED HIS ENDING SM.
AN ANGEL SENT BY HEAVEN KDJGKFL Aww I'm so glad 😭💕💦 thank you for playing!!
This was such a good game! Thank you so much for making it!
Aww thank you so much for taking the time to leave such kind words! I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! 😊
geist a completely crazy bastard and i love him for that, he managed to make me to give him the bird multiple times. managed get all the scenes and the two endings were a reflectance of the two male love interests.
simple, but good. 8/10
🤣🤣 He deserves much more than the bird! Thank you for taking the time to play! ☺️
Kalei is super awesome to the point where I don't even want to see Geist's ending
I HONESTLY DON'T BLAME YOU, let's say Geist's ending can be bad for your mental health...(thank you for playing!)
A game where i can be a boy that romances boys, and has a good story?
That isn't a gross yaoi or bl? (despite the tags saying otherwise)
Bye bye debilitating gender dysphoria, Hello heart flutters~
AWW, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it! 🥹 I really wanted to make this story accessible to all players this time, and I'm happy it was well-received - I'd like to do it more in the future! Thank you for playing! 😊
omg I loved this and the message :))) so well done! kalei is so cute haha
Aww thank you so much 🥹 I'm glad you enjoyed, thank you for playing! 🤭
i am at the concert thingy, and i already hate Geist. You know its a good game when you hate the bad guy in the story.
the amount of curses I yelled at Geist through the game that i am still playing is crazy. hes live the negative thoughts of someone. but so far, the only thing or person keeping me away from throwing out my computer out the window is kalei! hes such a sweetie honestly and he looks adorable with his hair out!
my honest reaction when Geist talks: "shut the fuck up" "how about you go d1e in a hole" "oh my gosh, shut up" "AEEAAEAEAEHGHGHGHHGHGHGHGH" "kyskyskyskyskyskyskys"
The sheer RAGE in this tweets and the way they get progressively angrier and angrier 😂 excellent 👌 thankfully Kalei is here to prevent us from completely going off the rails...(thank you for playing!! 🤭)
i just finished this game and it was absolutely amazing!!! thank you for dropping this game for us!! chefs kiss !!
i loved this game so much. the characters and voice actors are amazing. obsessed and in love with Kalei. as an adult scooby-doo obsessed fan with social anxiety myself, this game spoke to me. the art style and dialogues were well written. so glad I found your page, I'll be sure to check out the rest of your games and can't wait for more of your stories!
Thank you so much for dropping this game for us! <3
Aww, thank you so much!! The voice actors did SUCH a fantastic job (and 😂 I am GLAD that you picked up that Detective Dog was based on Scooby Doo- with a noir twist of course, haha!) Your comments are too kind 🥹 My games are all pretty different, but I hope you enjoy them!
Thank you again for playing and taking the time to tell me your thoughts! 🥹
This game is so amazing??? As someone who has struggled with social anxiety and slowly healing I really appreciate the really well written potrayal of it! I don't normally leave reviews but this has had such a profound impact on me! Also Kalei is adorable?!?!?!?!?
But yes, THANK YOU for this game! It's so well written and everything about it is just beautiful! ∞/10!!!! :D
GOSH INFINITY/10, that's so kind 😭💕 I'm really glad that it resonated with you 🥹 and that I did the topic justice! AND I'M SO HONORED YOU TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE A REVIEW when you normally don't😭😭
Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to tell me your thoughts 🥹 💕 It means so much!
This is so unfair, it's terrible (is it tho?) enough that he's SO FUCKING FINE- HIM PULLING UP WITH THAT VOICE (bye i couldn't stop giggling and punching any unfortunate plushie nearby whenever he spoke). Geist makes me bitter but I can't help but be attracted to him. I literally have to remind myself consistently that bro's a red flag. Ngl, there are moments where I literally shouted at the screen because of him and let out loud annoyed groans. Idk why but I thought of an obnoxious parrot or peacock while he was speaking at some point of my gameplay (i ended up laughing at my own stupid thought)
I laughed so much whenever the blond (unfortunately very attractive) peacock was proven wrong. At some angle, I do see where he's coming from but nevertheless, it's still wrong.
KALEI. Oh my god, he's so Golden Retriever coded I can't. The moment we started talking to him, I wanted to grab him and aggressively pet him (i don't wanna sound like a harasser or anything he's just cute okay ;-;) He's quite comforting too, and I'd love to be close to him or people like him :33
The program was really smooth. I enjoyed the designs of the BGs, characters, and even the animation of text boxes and such. I LOVED the fact that you could see the character's animated reactions while speaking to us. I loved the backgrounds, they're pretty (ik they're just regular places but I still can't help but appreciate your work, Chattercap.)
Oh, I also wanted to thank you, Chattercap. I have multiple friends who have social anxiety. Although I've learned and do my best to understand and help them with the situations that they face, there are still some aspects that I don't understand. According to them, it's quite an accurate depiction of what they face every day. I think, I understand them better because of this game. :))
Sorry for rambling tho, I just got invested in every detail of the game! This is amazing work, I hope to play more of your games in the future! The VAs who worked with you also did fantastic ^^
DFGFDGDFGDFD A PARROT OR A PEACOCK, I almost choked on my water 😂😂😂 the analogies fit him SO well, I don't know why I didn't think of that! I am glad that you simultaneously attracted and enraged by him, that was indeed the intended reaction 🙏 (though I have to give MOST of the credit to his VA, who really made him so much more likeable than he had any right to be...)
And aww I'm glad that you liked Kalei! You wanted to pet him 😂😂 I won't lie, he'd probably like that...(I do want a friend like Kalei too 🥺)
Thank you for all of the compliments on the gameplay! It's always really helpful to receive feedback from players about stuff like this. AHHHH you liked the animated reactions 🥺 it was worth the effort! And aww, I'm glad that you liked the backgrounds too! I usually handpaint them so I wasn't sure how they would turn out, so I'm happy to hear they came out well!
AWW THAT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR, that the game could help you understand your friends better 🥺 and that it was accurate to their experience!
And NO thank you for leaving such a thoughtful and kind review 😭 comments like this really make my day! Thank you again for playing! ❤️
I was thrown for loop for how the game unfolded itself but ohh the sweet moments in between opening up to Kalei and wondering about Geist's intentions. It made me recount moments in my university life and still that dreading voice trying to reach me.
Great selection of voice actors, the 2D was beautiful to see, I am getting the art book as well.
I really relished in confronting Geist, I just had relief for the MC and how the endings played out the changes bit by bit.
AHHH thank you so much for playing (and for getting the artbook, gosh) and taking the time to record a playthrough 🥹 I'm bookmarking it to watch later, but the editing in the first few minutes is SO good (it would make such a good game trailer! 😂 your delivery of the MC's lines is haunting!) And aww, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that it resonated with you (and hopefully that voice is quieter now, even if it's not gone for good)! And I'm so happy to hear that the endings were satisfying; I imagine that the game itself might be stressful for some, so I hope that the conclusion does at least leave a sense of empowerment/satisfaction!
Thank you again, you're too kind! 🥹 I really appreciate it; this comment really made my day!
Later note, LOVED the art book. I'm really enjoying reading the progress, the concept art pieces plus the reality of making background art is jarring in an impressive way.
How lighting changes the feel of a scene and how it displays the view for the player as well.
I just had to build up the phrase (Is it okay..I'm a mess) it hit me in a thoughtful wonder in how I could visually present the questioning and isolation.
AHHHH GOSH you bought and read the artbook 😭😭😭 I'm so touched, thank you! Haha, when I was putting it together (and moreso for other artbooks that I'm preparing), I looked at the "base colors" vs "rendered" stages and thought, "This is really giving me 'draw the rest of the owl'" 😂
GOSH the buildup was SO excellently done! It really hammered home how horrific and isolating those final lines were 🥹 Thank you again for doing such a fantastic edit and showing me!
It was pretty slow at first, and I honestly almost gave up on it, but after about 45 minutes of gameplay it really picks up! The art and voice acting is outstanding, and the themes of the game are really reassuring. It's the kind of game you could write an analysis about for a freestyle English assingment.
FGJJHGG You kept at it for 45 minutes 😂 thank you for giving it so much of your time! It's definitely a difficult game to describe, I'd say "slice of life if it was only stress???" is probably accurate 🤣 Thank you for the kind words 🥹💕 "the kind of game you could write an analysis about for English" - no one has ever said anything like that to me before, I'm very flattered 😫 thank you again for playing! ☺️
Aw of course! If I have another project before graduation, I might just do it on this hehe
FHJKJGFFF I would be honored 😭
I am usually do not like that much some dating games neither I get to identify with them, but with this one I get how the MC feels and I hated Geist guts too, but I was sad because he just wanted to help, in a really bad way, but the intention is good.
Too I loved Kalei! so kind, caring, attentive, in other green flags. He is such a cutie! And it made me to fall in love with the game with the meaning of it. Just a work of art.
Thank you so much for giving MindMindMind a try even though it's not typically in your wheelhouse! 🥹 I'm so touched and glad you enjoyed it LOL Geist just needs to learn that maybe not helping is the best way to help...and I'm so happy you liked Kalei! 🥹 A WORK OF ART, you're too kind 😭 Thank you again for taking the time to play and comment!
ilove both geist and kalei!! KALEIIII hes such an adorable mf,,, he gives off golden retriever vibes hhahaha (pls i need a kalei rn, where to buy one??) hes such a green flag!! AHHH loves movies too?? sign me up RNN
geist tho.. hes lovely but i want to punch him sometimes,, a sick and twisted love he has the mc, i get his intentions but sometimes its fun to punch a brit in the face :3 - this is a joke for legal reasons,, pls dont go punching random brits tyyyy<3 (or do, its great if its a certain mf called geist)
THANK YOUUU, I'm glad that you liked them both 🤭 man same, I really want a kalei that will listen to me ramble about all of my nerdy hobbies 😂 I really did want kalei to be a super "green flag" kinda guy to contrast with how toxic Geist is LOL
And that was EXACTLY what I wanted with Geist - that sick twisted love...with good intentions and horrible results! Honestly yes, punching brits called Geist is perfectly legal 🙏 his fault for having a German name while being British...
Thank you again for playing and taking the time to comment! 🥹
I'm still in the process of playing and recording my playthrough but I have to say right now that your writing is amazing!! I don't think a character has ever made me more ACTUALLY mad and then another character just melts my heart!! It's almost comical how quickly I go from slightly simping for Geist to googling the phone number for the ghostbusters! And your art is beautiful, Kalei's smile could stop natural disasters!♥
I really am enjoying this story and hope you'll like the video (and how salty I get) when it's done. This is an excellent game that I'm sure will resonate with a lot of people!!
AHHHHHH thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave this comment!! 🥹💕 GOSH the writing, I'm flattered!! And 🤣 I'll send you the number of a good exorcist 🙏 and your comments about the art are too kind!
I'm looking forward to the video!! I'm glad you're enjoying 🤭 Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts!
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I just finished playing MindMindMind and maaan, Chatter, you are such an inspiration! All the hard work you put into this project is just astounding; the amazing and sheer amount of artwork, the writing, multiple endings, choices AND the GUI - mmmhh-hm!
Top-Notch, 10/10, legendary.
To get all of this done within the limited timeframe of a month?! In this quality?! It's no wonder why this project is getting its deserved attention and feedback!
I'm so proud of you! Thank you so much for delivering this masterpiece and making it for us! ♥️
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To get the most important question out of the way: I'm #TeamGeist ALL THE WAY. - I love my men toxic and unbearably insufferable (Teehee, yes I'm down bad.)
ANYWAYS, back to the story; I really love and appreciate the writing and especially the topic: social anxiety and mental illnesses. The dealing of topics, personifying the negative thoughts that come with social anxiety and various mental illnesses; the personification in form of Geist, clinging to us like a desperate lover, stalking narcissist, who thinks he knows what's best for you, whispering your worst fears in your ears (teehee, stop Geist, that tickles uwu).
And then the introduction of Kalei, the soft sweetheart, who grounds you and helps you getting out of your shell, showing you a world beyond what Geist tries to picture for you.
I especially love the ending in Kalei's rout (he has two btw - didn't know that until Butter pointed that out to me; WHERE ARE GEIST'S TWO ENDINGS, HUH CHATTER?!?!? I WON'T STAND FOR THIS INJUSTICE!) because it isn't like "Oh Geist and with him all my negative thoughts disappeared; happily ever after." but a realistic portrayal that he still lingers around, still trying to seduce you with his fear inducing whispers, trying to drag you into your past patterns - that it just isn't as bad anymore. I really love this depiction of such a realistic character portrayal and development.
All in all, thank you so so much for bringing this amazing experience to us and especially thank you for bringing Geist to me. He is very delicious indeed.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PLAY and leaving such a thoughtful comment, Anna 😭 DGFDGD YOU'RE TOO SWEET, I'd be tempted to hit you with the "no u" uno reverse card but I'll restrain myself... I definitely think that I'm getting more into the "swing" of things with making VNs so hopefully the production of my future games goes as smoothly as this one (okay, this is probably false, but I can dream...)
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Of course you would be a Geist simp...but I AM GLAD THAT YOU LIKED THE CONCEPT! I did think that using a "toxic relationship" (particularly with a yandere) would be a good way to explore this topic in an engaging way 😂 though I hope there weren't too many people hoodwinked by the promise of a sexy British yandere... (describing Geist as a desperate lover and narcissist is VERY apt)
WELL it was honestly because Geist's ending is only romantic, he doesn't even give you the option to be "friends"...you get a marriage end or NOTHING. And I'm glad!! I did want the ending to feel cathartic, but at the same time not "magically fixed" - since real life isn't as clean as that; things don't end up in neatly tied bows at the end.
Thank you again for playing and I'm glad you enjoyed it 😭 And you can have Geist, he's all yours 😂
TLDR: THIS GAME IS AMAZING AND U ALL SHOULD 1000000% CHECK IT OUT WAYYYY TOO ACCURATE AND RELATABLE AND BRILLIANT
OK IM BACK AFTER PLAYING BOTH ENDINGS AND OH MY GOD I'M ACTUALLY CRYING THIS WAS SO AMAZING I'VE NEVER FELT SO SEEN BEFORE THE WAY YOU PORTRAYED SOCIAL ANXIETY AND EVERY ASPECT OF IT FROM IT JUST SUDDENLY APPEARING ONE DAY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO THE CRIPPING SELF LOATHING AND SELF DOUBTS AND WORRIES AND FEARS. EVERYTHING IS JUST. UGH, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS IK I MAY SOUND A BIT OVERLY EXCITED AND SO SORRY FOR THE ESSAY BUT IDC CUZ I DON'T SEE SOCIAL ANXIETY BEING PORTRAYED VERY OFTEN IN MEDIA, AND WHEN IT IS HALF THE TIME IT NEVER TO THE POINT WHERE IT LEAVES ME SPEECHLESS LIKE THIS. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE WAY U PORTRAYED SOCIAL ANXIETY/GEIST IN THIS SORT OF ABUSIVE TOXIC RELATIONSHIP BC ITS SO TRUE JUST WITHOUT ANOTHER PERSON. I ALSO ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY INTERACTION THAT THE MC HAD WITH EVERYONE ESPECIALLY WHEN (SPOILER WARNING)
THEY CONFRONTED GEIST AB EVERYTHING IN THAT SCENE WAS JUST AMAZING SAME WITH THE ENDING CREDIT (?) PART IN KALEI'S ENDING SEEING THE MC BEING ABLE TO GET BETTER AND HAVE THE CRIPPING ANXIETY GRADUALLY GO AWAY WAS JUST. JDGFHGJFDG NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS GAME JUST FILLED ME WITH A LOT OF HOPE SINCE I'VE NOTICED THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING SLIGHTLY BETTER MYSELF, NOT ALOT THE SOCIAL ANXIETY IS DEF STILL THERE, BUT STILL IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY KNOWING THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE FREE OF ALL THIS SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS THIS IS OFFICIALLY ONE OF MY NEW ALL TIME FAV GAMES AND A NEW HYPERFIXATION U ARE AMAZING FOR MAKING THIS I MOST DEF HAVE TO PLAY UR OTHER GAMES AND I CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT OTHER ONES U MAKE IN THE FUTURE! <33333
DFGDFGDSFDSF I'M SPEECHLESS THANK YOU FOR LEAVING THIS SWEET (AND INCREDIBLY ENTHUSIASTIC) COMMENT??? AND NOOOO DON'T BE SORRY I ABSOLUTELY LOVE READING ESSAYS!
I'm really touched that you found this so relatable 😭😭😭 When I was scripting I was quite worried since I based it so heavily on my own past experience - "What if everyone just finds the MC annoying?? What if they can't relate??" So to hear that it touched you so deeply and made you feel seen means SO MUCH to me, you really have no idea 😭 And while I didn't feel this way so much when I was developing, after release I was wondering "Oh no, I hope this isn't just a stressful/triggering game for people..." since I do know that the depiction of anxiety goes quite hard (as opposed to simply being shy/awkward). So dfgdfgdfgfgd I'm just tearing up knowing that it gave you hope and was empowering, I'm so happy to hear that!! I'm so glad to hear that you're getting better!!! It's a process - and not always a smooth one, but I'm rooting for you!!! 🥹❤️
DGFGHFFGHF ALL OF MY GAMES ARE QUITE DIFFERENT SO FAR DFGDFGD But I try to make them all interesting/enjoyable!! I hope you have fun! Thank you again for playing and leaving your thoughts 😭😭😭 They're truly so motivating!!!
Ofc no problem, I'm so happy to hear that my comment and many others are making your day bc I truly mean every word of it!! I'm genuinely really really impressed by all this game has to offer, from the BG art/effects and character design to the amazing voice acting to the subtle but brilliant animation details, especially considering that you're solo dev. I also really appreciate the support, you're right the process is nowhere near smooth or quick, but it's progress nonetheless. Btw the way I got way too invested in Detective Dog's lore if only it was an actual series/show irl 😭 also the Dog plushies in the BG stole my heart, forget ab Geist or Kalei Dog is my bbg now <333
OK I HAVENT ACTUALLY PLAYED THIS GAME YET BUT WHEN I SAW IT I THOUGHT IT LOOKED GOOD AND JUST THOUGHT ID SAVE IT FOR LATER BUT WHEN I TELL U I SQUEALED WHEN I SAW THAT THIS GAME FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ANXIETY I SWEAR IVE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER AS SOMEONE WHO STRUGGLE ALOT WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE U (/p obvi) I AM GOING TO PLAY THIS GAME AS SOON AS I CAN
LDKFFJDK I'M SO GLAD THEN, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!!! 😫💕💦
I really loved this! I love the concept of personifying your inner demons and think it was executed really well here. The performances were brilliant as well, I got chills almost every time Geist spoke haha.
Incredible job, thank you for making this!
AHH I'M VERY HONORED, thank you so much for taking the time to play! I was proud of this concept, although admittedly it turned out a lot softer in the end than I expected! (I was thinking it would be more horror...I was very wrong...) and YES, both of them did fantastic! I really wanted VA for this one for Geist in particular, and Shaun just knocked it out of the park with the performance!
Thank you again for playing and leaving such a kind comment 🥹
This was so cute!!! Also I had to snicker pretty hard at Geist reading The Bell Jar. HE WOULD, WOULDN'T HE?
Loved the art and the animations in this one! The message about fighting against about your inner demons (or inner blonde british boy-s) was very sweet and I especially liked how in the end (SPOILER) it didn't go completely away.
Thank you so much for making this!!! :D
OHHH HEIDEN, thank you so much for playing and taking the time to leave your thoughts!! AND YOU CAUGHT IT, I believe that you're the first one who noticed/was familiar with "The Bell Jar" (or at least the first person who's told me, haha!) Aww I'm glad; this was a pretty personal story for me so I'm happy that it's resonated with so many people.
Thank you again for your sweet comment, I really appreciate it 🥹
This was great! I really like what a good dude Kalei is because I think it's kind of necessary for him to be a walking green flag for this particular story.
Spoilers
Him being the one to inform you that you've probably been having panic attacks this entire time, as well as being able to help manage them (and of course my immediate reaction was, okay, who does he know who has panic attacks--so it was a good touch to get into that.) really works in the games favor with such a limited cast.
I also really like Geist. I think you can tell he actually does care about you, but his way of caring about you is toxic bordering on malicious. That's why I love the bit where you call him out like 'It seems like YOU'RE the one who hates me.' It's also why I like that, in the 'good' endings, he keeps judging you but in a slightly less toxic way. Worrying about your lack of exercise, or how much TV you're watching without doing other things. At the same time, I enjoy the bad ending where you clearly are having a depressive episode without realising it.
It also kind of gave me vibes of that one brain parasite game.
Overall, I think the game was well done, I would have liked more endings (I got three, I think that's probably it since there were approximately two answers per question and one about friendship or romance.) just because I always like moar ending, but it's not because I felt the story was incomplete.
The ArtBook is also cute, and I appreciated having the artistic intent for Geist in there.
Lastly, as this is my second game of yours that I'm playing (I plan to play the other one this weekend, if I have time!) I want to say that I appreciate your use of language in all of your stories! It's cool.
AHHHHH thank you so much for playing and taking the time to comment 🥹 and for even buying the artbook, gosh! (You're too kind 😭) I'm really flattered that you played multiple games of mine! I hope you enjoy the last one! And thank you so much for the comment on the writing fghfh they're really encouraging to hear!
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Yes, it was very important that Kalei was just a walking ball of sunshine, haha! (To emphasize that it wasn't that social interactions themselves were scary - but just the MC's reactions to them.) And I'm glad that you liked the handling of the panic attack episode - that was a part I was worried about, since it is a fairly sensitive topic!
And haha, you really hit the nail on the head with Geist! And I think that you're also the first person who caught (or at least told me) that the MC is having a depressive episode during his ending! I did end up enjoying writing Geist's ending myself, although it's clearly not as empowering as Kalei's 🤔 it's a satisfying conclusion to me, although it is a sad one (and ohh, Parasite in Love! I still need to play that~)
Ohh yes! You got all of them! In future games I do want to incorporate more endings/more complex branching for sure (I've gone relatively simple in my games so far), but alas fghgfhf I need to practice writing those! I'm glad that the story didn't feel incomplete despite the simplistic structure, though.
Thank you again 😭😭😭
Raise your hand if you like being insulted for just existing? 🙋🏿♀️
(Just to be clear this only applies to fiction not in real life.
............✋✋✋ (I'm sorry to say....)
(LMAO THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITION)
Anxiety is just like having a toxic relationship with yourself fr 💀💀✨
Eyyo! Finally got to the game! Feeling quite burnt out, so decided to get some rest and here I am! I came out hella inspired instead! MMM is so good, I don't even know where to start, seriously 🥳✨💞
First of all, I really love how simple yet effective the story is! Through show don't tell alone, you know that Geist is a manifestation of the MC's self-doubt, but... Is he really? He is an LI and all! Who's to say! I like the ambiguity of his existence, which is about the only thing that keeps him save from my "fck you" punches and yandere bug sprays 😇✨ Lol, JK! I do like that in Kalei's route Geist undergoes development too, just as the MC does! That's a really nice attention to detail of how anxiety doesn't really go away, but it does get better. I've been in both sides of the routes, so yeh, safe to say you portrayed anxiety perfectly 🥰🤲🏻✨
As for the art! It's real nice to the eye and everything has this artsy charm to it, which I enjoy~ And I finally saw what the animation fuss is all about! Def neat 😁👌🏻💞 I also love the contrast of Geist's coldness and Kalei's warmth in the gallery. Love that detail 👀✨
For me, the highlight of this VN is def Kalei. I've survived an especially messy toxic relationship and it really took me a long while to heal, so Geist really doesn't appeal to me and his bullshit just plinks off me like harmless bullets, lol. But I enjoyed giving him the finger and smirking fck yous at him as I focus on the precious that is Kalei 😌🤲🏻✨💞💞 Kept awing at his smiles, like gawd! How can he be so cute?! It's illegal 😩💞💞
But yeah, really enjoyed it overall! Great job, Chatter! Big inspo fr 🥳✨💞 Tbh, I am going through self-doubts myself too lately, so yeah, Kalei's route is def a much needed oasis to experience 🥰🥰
Anyways! Probably won't happen, but I'd really like to see more Kalei! A guy can dream 😁💞
AHHHHH L., THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO PLAY! Haha I was honestly expecting this to be a fairly stressful experience for people, but I found a lot of them commented saying it was comforting/inspiring instead, so I'm really glad that it helped you get over your burnout a bit!
Haha, I didn't want to tell people how to interpret the story, so I did leave Geist's existence a bit ambiguous! To me he's a bit of both, his own character and a metaphor. And WAIT did you not end up using your yandere bug sprays after all??? NOOOO!!! And aww thank you so much, I wrote this pretty heavily based on my own experience dfgdf so I'm glad that a lot of people have said that it was accurate to their experience as well!
Aww thank you!! And you got it exactly right, I wanted Geist to appear very "cold" and almost alien while Kalei is very warm and grounded - I'm glad this came across!
AHHH KALEI IS MY FAVORITE TOO, I'm glad you liked him!! Let us push Geist to the side and appreciate him...
Thank you again for taking the time to play and leave such a thoughtful comment!! I'm glad that it could be a bit of comfort to you~ hopefully things get better soon! (Alas I've gone back to the yandere side LOL it's more Karamu for the time being...)
i already wrote a review but i wanted to come here and say once again how much I enjoyed this game, and how I'm looking forward to any other projects that you create in the future!!!
AHHH I READ YOUR REVIEW, thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so honored that you would say that about my game 🥺 I'm so glad that you had fun, and thank you again for taking the time to comment!
HI!!!
I really want to play the game ! But for some reason when I downloaded the PC version the text is completely obscured so I can't see anything. Is
there anything I could do to fix it ???? thank u sm ur game looks super interesting and I'm uber excited to play it when I fix the issue
Oh gosh, I'm sorry you're having that problem (this is the first time I've heard of this!) After doing some research it seems like a compatibility problem between the engine and certain integrated Intel graphics cards. Some more info here:
https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/79955
One proposed solution is to switch from "Best Battery Life"to "Best Performance" in your "Power and sleep" settings, as well to make sure that your graphics driver is updated. I hope that fixes it, but it seems to be a general engine problem; I'll update the game if/when Godot issues a fix for it, but unfortunately I don't have any other suggestions...
Ugh this was so good!! I love Kalei and his puppy energy. And this felt so personal, some words Geist used were,,,stingy but it hits so close to home, you did an impeccable job with his remarks!
ALSO i have to talk about his design, my man sure is gaslight monologuer, but he is handsome. very handsome. also the animation?? like their subtle expression changes? chef's kiss!!
another thing i liked a lot is the UI! i loved the glitchy hover effects, and the eye necklace on Geist and the top right kept me on my toes lol. Also detective dog plushie. I love him. I worship him.
This was a super cool game, and seeing it come to life was very epic! Everyone did such a great job! Thank you for your hard work >< -A
AHHH YOU PLAYED IT, thank you 😭 and you took the time to leave such a sweet comment, I'm incredibly touched!! Geist's remarks were pretty heavily based on my own experience, so they're personal/relatable for others 🥹 And DFGDFG I'm glad that he's handsome, I did want to make him charming! I was very proud of the detective dog plushie~
Thank you very much for playing and leaving your thoughts dfgfdgdf I appreciate it so much!! 😭😭
Ohh thank you very much for taking the time to play! I'm looking forward to watching it! :)
Man, anxEYEty really sucks.
LMAO this pun 😂 brilliant! It really does...
Thank you so much for this amazing game! As many people here already said - it really hit me right at mah feels because al my life I have struggle with little "Geist" in my head too and its only been recently when I started to "tune" out all negative self talk I can have with mysef. Also that part about being quiet and not kmwoiung what to say when conversations dies down was really really relatable and its not something many of any people can understand about me so I am glad I am not alone at having moments like this. Idk it makes me reassured about myself and really people like us really need someone as good hearted as Kalei lol (or maybe I am projecting too much here)- Also I am all for niche interests I could have whole hour long conservations with my online friend about my fav anime or movie or even game we both like but irl there are rarely people who would understand that which also doesnt help with my self confidence in general. Eithe way nce again thank you so much for all your work on this game - theme, characters, VAs - everything is amazing and i cant wait to see what you come up with next.
AHH THANK YOU for leaving such a sweet comment! I'm very lucky to have so many people who took the time to leave their thoughts dgdf I'm really flabbergasted, honestly! 🥺 I'm very glad; I wrote this pretty heavily based on my own past experience, so I'm so happy that other people have "Geists" of their own and found it relatable. Tuning out the negative self talk is a struggle 💪 but we can do it! Truly we all need a pocket Kalei 😂 and haha, I can definitely relate - it's really hard to find someone you really "click" with, particularly IRL. It's always so heartwarming when you do find someone you can talk with so deeply 🥺 Thank you again for taking the time to play and comment, I really enjoyed reading it!
(My review and personal thoughts contain SPOILERS! Please play the game before reading. TY!)
Review of the game in general:
When I first read the description, I assumed that Geist would truly be a creepy stalker love interest and Kalei would be there to be the green flag option. I'm really happy and I LOVE your interpretation on this, using this medium and genre to tackle about mental health especially the negative thoughts in our heads which Geist embodies. I really like how the game started and introduce who Geist truly is to the player and what this game is truly about. Kalei is truly adorable and I'm glad he's not just this happy-go-lucky character that is there to help MC and make them feel "better" but he's a fleshed out character and there is a history or reason as to why does the things he does like how he likes Detective Dog, not just because the developer decided to give him the same interests as the MC for the sake of the story but because he, as we find out through the story, watches a lot of films and deeply thinks and appreciates the movies he watches and also the scene where he comforted the MC, he has someone he knows who experiences panic attacks and learned how to help them. In short, I adore Kalei, the writing, and theme (I talk more about the theme in my personal thoughts below)!! The art and animation of the 2 LIs is chef's kiss and It's great to see these different takes on the UI of visual novels now! I also LOVE the voice actors and admire their talent and effort on voicing the characters, they really brought them to life! I'm really excited to see more from you and I'll be sure to check out your other games! Thank you so much for your hard work!
Personal thoughts:
This one felt targeted and too close to home for me especially before playing this game I was out with my friends and just got home and everything Geist said is what I am EXACTLY thinking to myself right now and unfortunately my current state of is similar to how Geist's ending goes. For me, I honestly never thought of Geist's words (those kind of thoughts) in a negative light until now, I thought I was just lazy, trying to not burden others, and protecting myself. Playing this gave me a new perspective that I've been denying to realize and made me finally see through the mist of "I'm just saving myself the trouble" that I've put around those kind of thoughts and see it for what it truly is and how it's affecting me and my relationship with others. I've lost opportunities and friendships due to this and what the MC said when they confronted Geist really stuck with me, that even though it might not work out with Kalei. We'll just move on, find new friends, no matter what happens the world and our life will go on. These days I've been realizing that it's better to just think about things you can control rather than worrying about the future and trying to grasp at the strings of things that are out of your control like what other people think about you or the success and failure in life. The only thing you can really control is your decisions that lead to those outcomes.
(Sorry if this is kind of long, messy, and too much, I just really wanted to share my thoughts and praise the developer and everyone who worked on this for their hard work. Also this game resonated with me and I cried far too much just to go on with my day and not leave a review. Thank you for reading and stay safe always!)
😭😭😭 Thank you for playing and taking the time to leave such a long and thoughtful comments, there are tears in my eyes reading this!
I do feel like I hoodwink people a bit with the marketing 😂 but hey, if that's what it takes to trick people into playing a game about mental health...jokes aside, I didn't want to explicitly "tell" people what Geist is or what the game is about, since I do want people to be able to play through the lens of their own life experience! So I'm really glad that I've gotten so many players who undestood it, took the time to play, and found it relatable, I'm very lucky 🥹 I do find something very charming and scary about yanderes, and I thought this was the perfect game for one - truly a toxic "love" story. I'm glad you liked Kalei dfgdf while he is there to be a "connection" for the player, I did want to make him fleshed out with his own interests and worries of his own - so I'm happy that came across! And YES the voice actors did such a fantastic job! I was so lucky to work with them! Haha, all of my games are quite different dfgdg but I do hope you enjoy them!
(Personal talk)
🥹 Thank you for taking the time to write about your personal experience; it means a lot to know how close the game hit for you. I used to be in a similar situation, and I missed out on a lot because of it...at the time, Geist was comforting - I truly thought that I was "happy." It's only now that I've gotten some distance that I realize how truly scary my line of thinking was. And you're completely right; sometimes you'll lose friendships and get hurt, sometimes things won't work out - and that's okay. One step at a time 🙏 I tell myself this often too!
(No no, it was perfect, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review! I'm truly tearing up 😭 I'm so happy it resonated with you so much!)
Even though I insulted Geist the whole time I was playing, I weirdly didn't actually hate him. It's because without him the MC wouldn't make good decisions, like without him, MC wouldn't think about what they might get themself into. But at the same time, he does need to chill. I nearly cried. I hate him but love him. I realized that only once he said to look up at the sky, when MC was crying. It's not like he was all bad, he cares, just doesn't show it very nicely. Also, funnily, I kept trying to give him pointers of how to actually get to me. Because he barely did damage to my mental health. I would say something like, "If you really want to hurt me, wait until I have a good day and when a small inconvenience happens, ATTACK ME FULL FORCE!" Not saying that what he said didn't hurt, I defiantly kept yelling at him to shut up because what he said was too real.
Anyways, I also love Kalei, I loved how he stuck up for MC and made them feel happy. His childish attitude made me feel calm. When he first showed up, my immediate thought was how he was like the sun. And when he showed up during the party scene (which actually made me feel shakey cause I understood how scary that feels) I felt so relieved.
SO yeah I really liked this :3
Thank you so much for taking the time to play and leave such a thoughtful comment! 🥹 When I was first concepting this project, I was originally envisioning a much more horrific game, with Geist being a much more villainous antagonist (I even played with the idea of giving him an eldritch form to communicate how horrible he was). But as I was writing the script I realized that you were right - he's hateable and loveable at the same time. He crushes your self-esteem and tries to make you feel worthless - but at the same time his words ARE tinged with that persistent affection for you, that belief that what he's doing is in your best interest. I'm really glad that he roused such conflicting feelings in you; I definitely know that he did that to me, haha!
And AWW I'm glad that you felt that way about Kalei! "Sunshine" was 100% the vibe that I wanted to give with him (his color scheme is actually based on a "sun and sky" theme!) We all need a Kalei...
Thank you again for playing and leaving the kind review 😭 I'm very glad you enjoyed it!!
this game is ridiculously good, thank you for putting the time and effort into doing it alone!
Thank you so much for playing and for taking the time to leave such a kind comment 🥹💕 I'm glad you enjoyed!
Heyy sorry for bothering you but the game gets stuck on here
i tried to delete and start the game again but it didnt work. What should I do?
Oh no, that's very strange - I wonder if the game files got corrupted somehow? Could you try deleting and reinstalling it, then starting a new game and skipping to the point (as opposed to continuing the same game file?) If that doesnt work let me know and I can give you a save file that continues from this point (if you are on Windows)!
Just tried that but 😔 It is still stuck on that text. If it's not much of a problem, could you give me a safe file? ( I am on Windows but I've never tried this kind of thing so...)
Of course! I've uploaded a file here for you:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rO9u32LI8HXgyXgXBw-9kQ2UyKjghEQy/view?usp=shari...
What you're going to want to do is go to
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Chattercap\MINDMINDMIND
And put the file there; make sure to overwrite the previous file and don't change the filename. The name is Otaku with they/them pronouns; I hope that's okay! The player has 2 KP in this file, so you can access both endings using it; if you need any help consult the guide linked in the devlogs!
(Edit: I think you've had a chance to download the file if you need, so I've deleted this to clean up my drive!)