I had so much fun playing this game! This is genuinely the first I went back to a game to get every ending possible, every award(?) possible because it was so interesting. Every route was fun to play and every ending was different, I just loved it. I usually get bored very easily so I only play games once but, to this day (~2 weeks after first dowloading it), I still come back to this. I highly recommend it because not only is the story fun and interersting, the art is also very pretty.
I just made an account here and had to say how much I love this game! I played it when it first came out and now I revisited it to do all the achievements and collect all CGs. Finally did it! :)
In my opinion, this game is the perfect example of meaningful choices that change the course of the story and affect which achievements/cgs you unlock. If only all visual novels were this good!
And of course, the art style and writing are amazing as well. I've also started reading the DOTU webcomic and I'm about to subscribe to your patreon for the books. I need all the content I can get about these guys (and about 10 sequels to this game wouldn't hurt either)! ;)
Thank you so much for this feedback, it absolutely made my day! And I'm super happy to hear you're interested in my other stories too. :D Feel free to poke me any time if you have questions about where to find what!
As a first-time Patreon user, it's definitely confusing trying to find stuff, but I figure I can just read the Devoted books from your DOTU website, right? I see all the chapters are neatly linked there.
Yeah, I'm due for an update to my websites and am trying to streamline things so they're easier to navigate - thanks for bearing with me in the meantime! And yes, you can reach all the current chapters through the website links. The simplest way is to scroll down to the "Read on Patreon" links. (The links to read on the website need you to link your Patreon account to the website.)
probably going to be my longest game review because this is just me ranting/fandoming alone jeez
Bob. Oh my god this game was absolutely a jewel to play ashdhhh
Firstly, the game. I had a lot of fun playing this! The characters had deep rooted personalities and the humor moments (yes I mean Belmont in the kitchen) always brought out a laugh. Also I noticed that there were a lot of sprites in this game. There were a lot of different postures and animations for the characters to express different emotions, which I deeply appreciate. It made the game more fun. Also the CGs are absolute beauties I still swoon over them Overall, to me it seems that you really enjoyed making this.
*slight spoilers ahead*
I first went for the "Let's cook together"route but now "I'm cooking" is my favorite route cause who can give up on an opportunity to see Belmont being the sweetest husband boyfriend and Pogo and Samsid kissing
*slight complaint ahead*
I've unlocked all achievements except for "perfect after-party" and is replaying the game for the thirtieth time now just for that.. send help pls ;-;
*questions about this game and talking about DOTU overall*
so, Bob, if you were trying to promote DOTU through this game, you have succeeded- I was so mesmerized with the characters (yes mostly Merritt and Belmont's relationship) that I began reading DOTU a few days ago and it's so good!! The background, story, pacing, drawings, wording and personalities?? I can't say anything bad about it.
I, sadly, cannot be a part of Patreon since I'm only a student, so I'm only feasting on the free comic parts (which ends at Chapter 4, p 88). So I was wondering whether you are planning on releasing more pages in public or not, and how many chapters you have planned. Will the comic be partially publicly released as the comic advances?
And about this game- You did mention that it was based on an AU- a future AU, something like a possible scenario set somewhere after the comic ended? Cause as someone who played this game first I was expecting some Belmont and Merritt moments and imagine my surprise when.. Merritt is actually a East Sphere solider atm.. and these two have more of a hate-hate relationship than I expected.. I just need a clarification whether I'm getting stuff right here.
And the fact that Merritt was the King in the game seems to be.. foreshadowing something... perhaps? 👀👀
anyway, that was everything XD sorry for rambling too much (its 3am here and i got a bit overboard i admit) good luck on everything and I hope we'll get more content about the good-looking blondie who is high-ranking-people-in-northern/eastern-sphere-sexual and his Queen of 3Bs
Aww, thank you so much for the in-depth reply, and I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the game! You're right, I had a ton of fun making it. :) A few answers to your questions:
(I'm putting the After-Party achievement hint at the end - spoiler warning)
1. Yes, we will have more public DOTU pages! I just finished chapter 4, and chapter 5 is starting in the next few months. The NSFW scenes will stay patrons-only, but I will eventually release most or all of the SFW parts publicly.
2. About the novel and comic and how they fit with CWB - I actually have a devlog post coming soon about this, but I'm out of town for a few days... Here's some info to start, though:
Devoted: Merritt's Story (novel series) takes place first, and it's the story that focuses on Merritt and Belmont's relationship. (Be prepared for some high angst and heavy stuff...) All the things Merritt says at the beginning of CWB about his and Belmont's cat-and-mouse game, getting caught in the end, the evil king, etc. IS Devoted: Merritt's Story. This is the one to read if you're looking for Merritt/Belmont. Unfortunately, it's a patrons-only story, but if you can ever swing it, it's just $2 for the 300,000 words that are already written, and folks can cancel any time. Books 1 and 2 are finished; book 3 is coming. The end of book 3 lines up with the start of Demon of the Underground, where Merritt becomes an East Sphere soldier.
Demon of the Underground (webcomic) takes place after Devoted and is *mostly* Pogo's journey. We get some background on Merritt, but since Belmont has only just been introduced in the comic, we don't have context about why he and Merritt aren't on good terms. It will eventually come out in the comic, but Devoted spells it out more clearly. DOTU is only about 1/3 complete, so there's a lot of story left to go!
Cooking with Belmont (game) is what I refer to as an AU or theoretical future for Merritt and Belmont, since Devoted and DOTU aren't finished yet, so we don't know what the future holds. :) I won't give spoilers, but I will say that this theoretical future is absolutely a possibility for the gang.
3. Perfect After-Party hint: SPOILER ALERT
This is the most challenging achievement! It's in the Cook Together route, and you have to achieve "Perfect Dinner Party" in the same play-through to trigger "Perfect After-Party." Some of the choices affect the way the food is prepared and some are more relationship-oriented. The relationship-oriented ones affect the "Perfect After-Party" achievement. Bigger hint: remember that Merritt and Belmont have an enemies-to-lovers relationship, and it's okay to give Belmont a hard time. ;)
Watch for a line in the cooking scenes where Belmont smiles and refers to "...later tonight" - then you know you got the after-party choices right.
Ooh, thanks for clarifying the storyline! I can't wait till I'm old enough to use patreon I NEED to know more about Merritt and Belmont's relationship agggg XD currently devouring the first eight chapters I have access to and they are beautiful.
Also, thanks for the tip it helped a LOT! I almost gave up but thanks to you I got all achievements and they were so worth it.
Ah, I'm so glad it helped! And congrats on getting all the achievements! \o/ And thanks for reading what's available of my other projects, I hope you keep enjoying them! <3
No, there's not. There are two non-explicit romantic/makeout scenes leading up to implied sex, then fade to black. The artbook (separate purchase) includes some R-rated adult illustrations, but no full nudity/penetration, etc.
I'm so glad to hear that! I'd really like to make another game with them. And if you're looking for something between now and then, I'll have a devlog post soon about the other (comic and novel) projects I have with these characters. :)
I really enjoyed the game. The character design is lovely, I like that you guys also put a motion to their actions. The BGM and BG are well-picked. I love the CG too, it was well-drawn. The plot is interesting, it might be short, but I love every branch of the story. I laughed a couple of times, especially their shocked reactions lololol and hehe those lines Belmont said *wink* The character personalities <3 love them too.
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I had so much fun playing this game! This is genuinely the first I went back to a game to get every ending possible, every award(?) possible because it was so interesting. Every route was fun to play and every ending was different, I just loved it. I usually get bored very easily so I only play games once but, to this day (~2 weeks after first dowloading it), I still come back to this. I highly recommend it because not only is the story fun and interersting, the art is also very pretty.
Anyways, all that just to say: I loved it
Omg this makes me so happy to hear!! <3 I appreciate this so much, and thank you for sharing about it!
I just made an account here and had to say how much I love this game! I played it when it first came out and now I revisited it to do all the achievements and collect all CGs. Finally did it! :)
In my opinion, this game is the perfect example of meaningful choices that change the course of the story and affect which achievements/cgs you unlock. If only all visual novels were this good!
And of course, the art style and writing are amazing as well. I've also started reading the DOTU webcomic and I'm about to subscribe to your patreon for the books. I need all the content I can get about these guys (and about 10 sequels to this game wouldn't hurt either)! ;)
Thank you so much for this feedback, it absolutely made my day! And I'm super happy to hear you're interested in my other stories too. :D Feel free to poke me any time if you have questions about where to find what!
Aw I'm glad! Thank you for the great content!
As a first-time Patreon user, it's definitely confusing trying to find stuff, but I figure I can just read the Devoted books from your DOTU website, right? I see all the chapters are neatly linked there.
Yeah, I'm due for an update to my websites and am trying to streamline things so they're easier to navigate - thanks for bearing with me in the meantime! And yes, you can reach all the current chapters through the website links. The simplest way is to scroll down to the "Read on Patreon" links. (The links to read on the website need you to link your Patreon account to the website.)
Absolutely amazing game! Now subscribed to your patreon so I can read more about these characters there. :)
Ooh, thank you so much for playing the game, and for pledging - and welcome to my Patreon! Feel free to poke me anytime if you have any questions! <3
Will do! :)
probably going to be my longest game review because this is just me ranting/fandoming alone jeezBob. Oh my god this game was absolutely a jewel to play ashdhhh
Firstly, the game. I had a lot of fun playing this! The characters had deep rooted personalities and the humor moments (yes I mean Belmont in the kitchen) always brought out a laugh. Also I noticed that there were a lot of sprites in this game. There were a lot of different postures and animations for the characters to express different emotions, which I deeply appreciate. It made the game more fun.
Also the CGs are absolute beauties I still swoon over themOverall, to me it seems that you really enjoyed making this.*slight spoilers ahead*
I first went for the "Let's cook together"route but now "I'm cooking" is my favorite route cause who can give up on an opportunity to see Belmont being the sweetest
husbandboyfriend and Pogo and Samsid kissing*slight complaint ahead*
I've unlocked all achievements except for "perfect after-party" and is replaying the game for the thirtieth time now just for that.. send help pls ;-;
*questions about this game and talking about DOTU overall*
so, Bob, if you were trying to promote DOTU through this game, you have succeeded- I was so mesmerized with the characters (yes mostly Merritt and Belmont's relationship) that I began reading DOTU a few days ago and it's so good!! The background, story, pacing, drawings, wording and personalities?? I can't say anything bad about it.
I, sadly, cannot be a part of Patreon since I'm only a student, so I'm only feasting on the free comic parts (which ends at Chapter 4, p 88). So I was wondering whether you are planning on releasing more pages in public or not, and how many chapters you have planned. Will the comic be partially publicly released as the comic advances?
And about this game- You did mention that it was based on an AU- a future AU, something like a possible scenario set somewhere after the comic ended? Cause
as someone who played this game firstI was expecting some Belmont and Merritt moments and imagine my surprise when.. Merritt is actually a East Sphere solider atm.. and these two have more of a hate-hate relationship than I expected.. I just need a clarification whether I'm getting stuff right here.And the fact that Merritt was the King in the game seems to be.. foreshadowing something... perhaps? 👀👀anyway, that was everything XD sorry for rambling too much (its 3am here and i got a bit overboard i admit) good luck on everything and I hope we'll get more content about the good-looking blondie who is high-ranking-people-in-northern/eastern-sphere-sexual and his Queen of 3Bs
Aww, thank you so much for the in-depth reply, and I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the game! You're right, I had a ton of fun making it. :) A few answers to your questions:
(I'm putting the After-Party achievement hint at the end - spoiler warning)
1. Yes, we will have more public DOTU pages! I just finished chapter 4, and chapter 5 is starting in the next few months. The NSFW scenes will stay patrons-only, but I will eventually release most or all of the SFW parts publicly.
2. About the novel and comic and how they fit with CWB - I actually have a devlog post coming soon about this, but I'm out of town for a few days... Here's some info to start, though:
Devoted: Merritt's Story (novel series) takes place first, and it's the story that focuses on Merritt and Belmont's relationship. (Be prepared for some high angst and heavy stuff...) All the things Merritt says at the beginning of CWB about his and Belmont's cat-and-mouse game, getting caught in the end, the evil king, etc. IS Devoted: Merritt's Story. This is the one to read if you're looking for Merritt/Belmont. Unfortunately, it's a patrons-only story, but if you can ever swing it, it's just $2 for the 300,000 words that are already written, and folks can cancel any time. Books 1 and 2 are finished; book 3 is coming. The end of book 3 lines up with the start of Demon of the Underground, where Merritt becomes an East Sphere soldier.
Demon of the Underground (webcomic) takes place after Devoted and is *mostly* Pogo's journey. We get some background on Merritt, but since Belmont has only just been introduced in the comic, we don't have context about why he and Merritt aren't on good terms. It will eventually come out in the comic, but Devoted spells it out more clearly. DOTU is only about 1/3 complete, so there's a lot of story left to go!
Cooking with Belmont (game) is what I refer to as an AU or theoretical future for Merritt and Belmont, since Devoted and DOTU aren't finished yet, so we don't know what the future holds. :) I won't give spoilers, but I will say that this theoretical future is absolutely a possibility for the gang.
3. Perfect After-Party hint: SPOILER ALERT
This is the most challenging achievement! It's in the Cook Together route, and you have to achieve "Perfect Dinner Party" in the same play-through to trigger "Perfect After-Party." Some of the choices affect the way the food is prepared and some are more relationship-oriented. The relationship-oriented ones affect the "Perfect After-Party" achievement. Bigger hint: remember that Merritt and Belmont have an enemies-to-lovers relationship, and it's okay to give Belmont a hard time. ;)
Watch for a line in the cooking scenes where Belmont smiles and refers to "...later tonight" - then you know you got the after-party choices right.Ooh, thanks for clarifying the storyline! I can't wait till I'm old enough to use patreon I NEED to know more about Merritt and Belmont's relationship agggg XD currently devouring the first eight chapters I have access to and they are beautiful.
Also, thanks for the tip it helped a LOT! I almost gave up but thanks to you I got all achievements and they were so worth it.
Good luck on your future projects Bob!
Ah, I'm so glad it helped! And congrats on getting all the achievements! \o/ And thanks for reading what's available of my other projects, I hope you keep enjoying them! <3
Is there explict sex?
No, there's not. There are two non-explicit romantic/makeout scenes leading up to implied sex, then fade to black. The artbook (separate purchase) includes some R-rated adult illustrations, but no full nudity/penetration, etc.
This game is wonderfully done. I love how it's playing out so far. 10/10
Oh, thank you so much for giving the game a try, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
You're welcome, keep up the good work. :)
I love this game so much that I hope to see another game with them
I'm so glad to hear that! I'd really like to make another game with them. And if you're looking for something between now and then, I'll have a devlog post soon about the other (comic and novel) projects I have with these characters. :)
I played this multiple times! The endings are all so different, and the details in each scene really make the game lovable and fun. Highly recommend!
Aww thank you so much, I really appreciate the comment! And I'm glad to hear you liked it! :D
I really enjoyed the game. The character design is lovely, I like that you guys also put a motion to their actions. The BGM and BG are well-picked. I love the CG too, it was well-drawn. The plot is interesting, it might be short, but I love every branch of the story. I laughed a couple of times, especially their shocked reactions lololol and hehe those lines Belmont said *wink* The character personalities <3 love them too.
That's great to hear, thank you! <3