Did the game in one go and it was SO fun! I like how easily accessible it is to go back to certain routes and get the endings. Cordelia was SO precious!! I was feeling for her the entire time and felt bad during certain parts but I'm really happy to see her overall development during the whole journey. The other characters were easily likeable too, in a sense that I liked them for the purpose they were created for. Story was easy to follow too! The overall worldbuilding is really intriguing, I'd love to hear more about the lore AND the rest of the cast's pasts too, as a little lore treat.
The designs were BEAUTIFUL!! Each of the characters were so memorable (yummy Acheus hehe) and the backgrounds felt so, SO cozy and fitting for the whole underwater coastal town lighthouse theme. The music choices per scene was superb as well. I felt relaxed mostly, then the tension scenes happened and the sound choice there was really great too.
Loved playing the game!! Would definitely love playing a second part, a prequel, or anything more from you guys. Good job to the team!
Thank you so much for all your thoughts and feelings about the game!! It really means a lot! I'm so glad the characters had an impact.
Some extra lore tidbits that weren't in the game! - Confirming now that Firth and Lutia both sailed on Silas's father's pirate ship. Firth had been working under the cruel but strong captain for a long time, and Lutia joined later paying them in jewels to take her on a voyage. Lutia seduced the captain to take on the curse of the bone knife so that she could get access to the sacred pearl, then later ran away with her true love, Firth.
- Both the pearl and the bone knife came from the body of the ancient god Nymphaea was trying to resurrect. The pearl was actually its solidified tear. Both were stolen by the royal family that initially came to slaughter the god.
- After Lutia disappeared, sometimes Nymphaea would sometimes let Firth get a glimpse of Nymphaea on shore. Because they had similar faces due to being twins, it ended up driving Firth insane a little bit.
- Silas had originally set off with his brother to find a cure for the curse. At a nearby island town his brother fully changed into a monster and had to be put down by the townsfolk. Silas stole a boat to escape, but unable to effectively sail it on his own, ended up shipwrecked where Cordelia then found him.
- A lot of the merfolk and humans in the area have remnants of the blood of the ancient god within them. The merfolk especially have a connection to its ancient rage and pain, and as it started to awaken, it began sickening them and changing them into extensions of its flesh (vaila)
- Achaeus's family used to be close to the royal family before Nymphaea's reign.
Fantastic story with great writing, music and art. I enjoyed it immensely. And it's about merfolk!! That alone would be a solid 11/10 for me. So glad that I managed to get a good ending for Cordelia on a first try, she deserves some happines... I will replay with different choices later, just wanted to express my appreciation for the team's work!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. And yes, before the jam I was thinking about how I wished there was more mermaid content out there, so I decided to be the change I wanted to see in the world.
Wow!! I just played through all the endings and that was spectacular! The main menu is gorgeous with the lighting animation, the music is so melancholic and sweet, with beautifully drawn backgrounds and sprites (love love the more unsettling expressions, especially Nymphaea’s), with a haunting tale to boot. I really found the world building and characters interesting. And I felt so bad for Cordelia! I really enjoyed the unreliable narrator aspect of the twists regarding her. She really was given an unfortunate hand of cards, but I’m glad she was able to find happiness in some of the endings :D This is a guilty pleasure but I also really liked how dark some of those endings got hahah, especially in ending 2!
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Oh, I loved this game so, so much! Such a charming little fairytale, with absolutely divine artwork. Truly a lovely, lovely story!
Thank you so much! It means a lot, and I’m happy you enjoyed playing it as we enjoyed making it!
Did the game in one go and it was SO fun! I like how easily accessible it is to go back to certain routes and get the endings. Cordelia was SO precious!! I was feeling for her the entire time and felt bad during certain parts but I'm really happy to see her overall development during the whole journey. The other characters were easily likeable too, in a sense that I liked them for the purpose they were created for. Story was easy to follow too! The overall worldbuilding is really intriguing, I'd love to hear more about the lore AND the rest of the cast's pasts too, as a little lore treat.
The designs were BEAUTIFUL!! Each of the characters were so memorable (yummy Acheus hehe) and the backgrounds felt so, SO cozy and fitting for the whole underwater coastal town lighthouse theme. The music choices per scene was superb as well. I felt relaxed mostly, then the tension scenes happened and the sound choice there was really great too.
Loved playing the game!! Would definitely love playing a second part, a prequel, or anything more from you guys. Good job to the team!
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Thank you so much for all your thoughts and feelings about the game!! It really means a lot! I'm so glad the characters had an impact.
Some extra lore tidbits that weren't in the game!
- Confirming now that Firth and Lutia both sailed on Silas's father's pirate ship. Firth had been working under the cruel but strong captain for a long time, and Lutia joined later paying them in jewels to take her on a voyage. Lutia seduced the captain to take on the curse of the bone knife so that she could get access to the sacred pearl, then later ran away with her true love, Firth.
- Both the pearl and the bone knife came from the body of the ancient god Nymphaea was trying to resurrect. The pearl was actually its solidified tear. Both were stolen by the royal family that initially came to slaughter the god.
- After Lutia disappeared, sometimes Nymphaea would sometimes let Firth get a glimpse of Nymphaea on shore. Because they had similar faces due to being twins, it ended up driving Firth insane a little bit.
- Silas had originally set off with his brother to find a cure for the curse. At a nearby island town his brother fully changed into a monster and had to be put down by the townsfolk. Silas stole a boat to escape, but unable to effectively sail it on his own, ended up shipwrecked where Cordelia then found him.
- A lot of the merfolk and humans in the area have remnants of the blood of the ancient god within them. The merfolk especially have a connection to its ancient rage and pain, and as it started to awaken, it began sickening them and changing them into extensions of its flesh (vaila)
- Achaeus's family used to be close to the royal family before Nymphaea's reign.
We need a romance ending with Acheus
**yeeted
sirens do only sing to other sirens if they hate them or love them ;)
we do hope to make the endings more in depth and add some cgs once life slows down a bit!
I NEED A KISS CG DAMN IT
CRYING
I shall try and convince Wispna :)
Fantastic story with great writing, music and art. I enjoyed it immensely. And it's about merfolk!! That alone would be a solid 11/10 for me. So glad that I managed to get a good ending for Cordelia on a first try, she deserves some happines... I will replay with different choices later, just wanted to express my appreciation for the team's work!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. And yes, before the jam I was thinking about how I wished there was more mermaid content out there, so I decided to be the change I wanted to see in the world.
Wow!! I just played through all the endings and that was spectacular! The main menu is gorgeous with the lighting animation, the music is so melancholic and sweet, with beautifully drawn backgrounds and sprites (love love the more unsettling expressions, especially Nymphaea’s), with a haunting tale to boot. I really found the world building and characters interesting. And I felt so bad for Cordelia! I really enjoyed the unreliable narrator aspect of the twists regarding her. She really was given an unfortunate hand of cards, but I’m glad she was able to find happiness in some of the endings :D This is a guilty pleasure but I also really liked how dark some of those endings got hahah, especially in ending 2!
The team did a fantastic job with this!
Aaaah thank you so much!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Ending 2 was also one of my favs, haha.
I really appreciate your kind words!