I just have to say -- I'm BROKEN. I'm SOBBING. This was sO. FUCKING. GOOD. I found myself utterly immersed within the world you created; it felt so vast, and the journey sucked me in at every turn. Every moment Ran and MC hit trouble, I was on the ropes, wondering -- OMG, how are they going to get out of this?!
The story was excellent and compelling, with amazing twists and turns at every plot point; I LOVED the music you used throughout the game (such a nice variety of pieces); the multiple points for romance throughout the story (and being able decide when and where you wanted to be with Ran) was such a great touch; BROWN CHARACTERS. BROWN CHARACTERS AND A FANTASY SETTING TACKLING REAL ISSUES AND NOT GLOSSING OVER THE HORROR OF IT -- BEAUTIFUL. MAGNIFICENT. I'M HERE FOR IT. I NEED BROWN CHARACTERS AND FANTASY LIKE I NEED A I R, so thank you for delivering creating a diverse cast for players to lose themselves within!
I'M...IN...SHAMBLES. Thank you for such a WONDERFUL game. Like legit, I need to get an alert system going so that I know when the other routes open up, but idk how anything could top Ran's amazing story and sweet ending.
Hi! I bought and downloaded this game but when I run it, there are crucial parts of the GUI are missing. The text box is missing from the game and when I open the settings page, it's empty underneath the text, bgm (the entire left side of the page) etc. I can't select whether to change the skip settings and the window/fullscreen settings (the right side of the settings page) etc. I also noticed when I hover over buttons such as the ones on the start screen, they don't light up. Then when I try to quit, there is no 'yes' or 'no' button to click so I'm stuck in the game until I force close it with task manager. I've re-downloaded the zip file and did not experience any error unzipping the file. I've also played the demo with no problems. Any idea what happened??
Hey! Well, that's a very strange error. It almost seems like some things are not extracting? As a starting point, I'd suggest seeing if your anti-virus software is interfering. If not, then perhaps trying a different program for unzipping.
If the problem persists, please email me at sonnet009@gmail.com with screenshots of the issues described below and how the extracted folder looks, and we'll go from there.
Normally I never review a game, that being stated, something has compelled me to write a short review for this game. First I will start off with the cons that I found while playing the game. The first one I'll note (and this could be a pro for some) was that it was super easy to achieve the 'Sweet' ending, basically just don't be a douche. The second con I noticed was that although there are many choices it didn't seem to affect the story in the long run (for example if I chose choices which made the MC have a more volatile nature or if I decided I wanted to wait instead of getting 'handsy' the first time, but then the second time I was roaring to go, I wish this would have affected future dialogue a little more). Moving onto the pros. The first pro that I want to address is that the background, CGs, and sprites are beautifully drawn. The second pro is that the story and the characters are spectacular. So much so that I found myself tearing up at parts, having to stop to prepare myself for the next scene or giggling openly at the characters antics. This coupled with all the small choices the games gives you made it feel almost completely immersive and was disappointed that I had reached the end when I wanted continue learning about this horrifying, yet wonderful place. In conclusion the story was completely compelling and I felt that the characters really made a connection with each other. No spoilers, but after searching through the creators tumblr page(http://sonnet009games.tumblr.com) I found that there will be five character routes in total that will be sold separately or when complete will have them all together "the extra epilogues will l be available in the full game, but if you buy each route separately and can show proof of purchase, [they'll] happily gift you the collection for free," so that is something to look forward to. I'm not sure if it has tried but hope that it reaches more people and gets sold on places like Steam (I know that I would vote for it).
In short:
PROS: Gives the choice of either M or T rating Gorgeous art Compelling Story Relatable and loveable Characters Good length
CONS: Few Endings Easy Choices (could be considered a Pro) Most choices don't seem to affect long run gameplay
Thank you for this review! You made some fair points, and I'm delighted that you found the game immersive and compelling.
To address your comment regarding Steam, that is certainly a platform I will be interested in using for the complete version of Wilder, when that time arrives.
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I just have to say -- I'm BROKEN. I'm SOBBING. This was sO. FUCKING. GOOD. I found myself utterly immersed within the world you created; it felt so vast, and the journey sucked me in at every turn. Every moment Ran and MC hit trouble, I was on the ropes, wondering -- OMG, how are they going to get out of this?!
The story was excellent and compelling, with amazing twists and turns at every plot point; I LOVED the music you used throughout the game (such a nice variety of pieces); the multiple points for romance throughout the story (and being able decide when and where you wanted to be with Ran) was such a great touch; BROWN CHARACTERS. BROWN CHARACTERS AND A FANTASY SETTING TACKLING REAL ISSUES AND NOT GLOSSING OVER THE HORROR OF IT -- BEAUTIFUL. MAGNIFICENT. I'M HERE FOR IT. I NEED BROWN CHARACTERS AND FANTASY LIKE I NEED A I R, so thank you for delivering creating a diverse cast for players to lose themselves within!
I'M...IN...SHAMBLES. Thank you for such a WONDERFUL game. Like legit, I need to get an alert system going so that I know when the other routes open up, but idk how anything could top Ran's amazing story and sweet ending.
Oh, wow, thank you! It's the most I could ask for, as a writer, that the story could touch you like that.
Hi, is there an ingame gallery? I've seen the button in demo version, but it doesn't seem to appear in Ran's story one.
There isn't a gallery in the individual routes. However, there will be a gallery available in the complete version of Wilder.
Hi! I bought and downloaded this game but when I run it, there are crucial parts of the GUI are missing. The text box is missing from the game and when I open the settings page, it's empty underneath the text, bgm (the entire left side of the page) etc. I can't select whether to change the skip settings and the window/fullscreen settings (the right side of the settings page) etc. I also noticed when I hover over buttons such as the ones on the start screen, they don't light up. Then when I try to quit, there is no 'yes' or 'no' button to click so I'm stuck in the game until I force close it with task manager. I've re-downloaded the zip file and did not experience any error unzipping the file. I've also played the demo with no problems. Any idea what happened??
Hey! Well, that's a very strange error. It almost seems like some things are not extracting? As a starting point, I'd suggest seeing if your anti-virus software is interfering. If not, then perhaps trying a different program for unzipping.
If the problem persists, please email me at sonnet009@gmail.com with screenshots of the issues described below and how the extracted folder looks, and we'll go from there.
Normally I never review a game, that being stated, something has compelled me to write a short review for this game. First I will start off with the cons that I found while playing the game. The first one I'll note (and this could be a pro for some) was that it was super easy to achieve the 'Sweet' ending, basically just don't be a douche. The second con I noticed was that although there are many choices it didn't seem to affect the story in the long run (for example if I chose choices which made the MC have a more volatile nature or if I decided I wanted to wait instead of getting 'handsy' the first time, but then the second time I was roaring to go, I wish this would have affected future dialogue a little more). Moving onto the pros. The first pro that I want to address is that the background, CGs, and sprites are beautifully drawn. The second pro is that the story and the characters are spectacular. So much so that I found myself tearing up at parts, having to stop to prepare myself for the next scene or giggling openly at the characters antics. This coupled with all the small choices the games gives you made it feel almost completely immersive and was disappointed that I had reached the end when I wanted continue learning about this horrifying, yet wonderful place. In conclusion the story was completely compelling and I felt that the characters really made a connection with each other. No spoilers, but after searching through the creators tumblr page(http://sonnet009games.tumblr.com) I found that there will be five character routes in total that will be sold separately or when complete will have them all together "the extra epilogues will l be available in the full game, but if you buy each route separately and can show proof of purchase, [they'll] happily gift you the collection for free," so that is something to look forward to. I'm not sure if it has tried but hope that it reaches more people and gets sold on places like Steam (I know that I would vote for it).
In short:
PROS:
Gives the choice of either M or T rating
Gorgeous art
Compelling Story
Relatable and loveable Characters
Good length
CONS:
Few Endings
Easy Choices (could be considered a Pro)
Most choices don't seem to affect long run gameplay
Thank you for this review! You made some fair points, and I'm delighted that you found the game immersive and compelling.
To address your comment regarding Steam, that is certainly a platform I will be interested in using for the complete version of Wilder, when that time arrives.
Hi, I was wondering how many endings there are?
Two endings. Sweet and Bitter.
Hello! I wonder - how long is whole game? :)
Hi! Ran's Story has a play time of approx. 3 hours.
Cool! How to contact you by email about it? I think I got an interesting offer for you :)