I played the Mac version, so I may not have gotten the full intended experience, but I had a good time anyway! I appreciate how extensive and thoughtful the naming mechanics were - it was fun having Angle refer to me by different nicknames and pronouns instead of just jamming my first name into various sentences, and I tried mixing things up as I played. It was a nice change of pace to play something so supportive and reassuring, and I'd say that the naming features were definitely successful (though I'll admit that the slow, deep remix of Nyan Cat added an uncanny tinge to the atmosphere). I like the idea of choosing how much food to put in the bowl and having to find the best petting spot, but I found Angle's telegraphs a little inconsistent and confusing. There didn't appear to be much of a reaction to my feeding and petting, so I was concerned that I just wasn't doing it correctly and tried a bunch of different things to see what might happen. Eventually I resolved to go with the flow, but if you do ever decide to flesh things out, that's where I'd start. I don't mean to harp on about that stuff though, you clearly focused on the naming system, and that effort definitely shows. Awesome job!
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I played the Mac version, so I may not have gotten the full intended experience, but I had a good time anyway! I appreciate how extensive and thoughtful the naming mechanics were - it was fun having Angle refer to me by different nicknames and pronouns instead of just jamming my first name into various sentences, and I tried mixing things up as I played. It was a nice change of pace to play something so supportive and reassuring, and I'd say that the naming features were definitely successful (though I'll admit that the slow, deep remix of Nyan Cat added an uncanny tinge to the atmosphere). I like the idea of choosing how much food to put in the bowl and having to find the best petting spot, but I found Angle's telegraphs a little inconsistent and confusing. There didn't appear to be much of a reaction to my feeding and petting, so I was concerned that I just wasn't doing it correctly and tried a bunch of different things to see what might happen. Eventually I resolved to go with the flow, but if you do ever decide to flesh things out, that's where I'd start. I don't mean to harp on about that stuff though, you clearly focused on the naming system, and that effort definitely shows. Awesome job!