The game is very beautiful, the story is wonderful, and the events were fun and interesting, And the end of the story was... well, a little sad, it was amazing game, thank you.
Really enjoy the simple setup for the tension, choices and characters.
Sorry, I know a lot of people ask for the song names but, could you tell me what the name of the one that plays on the piano when you decide to go to the forest with anya? It's such a good song, I'd like to learn to play it.
confused about the timeline. This is before a happiness story because Zero is a null, yet after the main branch got reset because Goodbye Time Traveler is referenced and GTT refereces the timeline reset. When does this happen? Around happiness 2?
Chronologically "Null" happens between the events of Happiness 2 and A Happiness Story.
But CC doesn't go through games chronologically. She goes by order of release so to her Null happened after Goodbye time traveler and A happiness Story.
As for you the player you can just follow the playing order on my creator page https://fouzi94.itch.io/
And you'll be fine.
Thank you for playing the series . I appreciate it
,,Is ThIs A JoJo ReFeReNcE??!" But no seriously, what an adventure! This was my first visual novel game and it didn't disappoint. The characters, their fates and story's was incredibly well made. The description and pictures of the murders were truly shaking. And the writing was (in my opinion) perfectly executed. I haven't played the other games (and somehow managed to get the right answer at the end) but if they are all like this, it's going to be amazing! Thank you for your effort! <3
I can't say bravo to this game i can only say thank you for making this game. I cried at the end. Made me realize that i myself will never get a happy end. But don't blame yourself for bringing that to my attention. I already knew that. I will never get a girlfriend and lay in a field of flowers with her. Not that im a simp for Anime girls. Just sayin' i'll probably never get a girlfriend and i'll die alone. So that's my opinion on this game. Peace
Death games have specific rules and often the game stays limited to those rules but it's not realistic . If you wake up with no memories in a mansion and find yourself in a death game it will be naive to think that all your companions don't have hidden motives .
For example Anya could kill you because of a memory she regains especially if she regained a memory about how you are the reason for the timeline imbalance ( according to Destiny lie) also Anya could kill you and go back to the mansion and claim you died by accident or that Zero killed you.
Who would the other believe more a psycho Null trapping them inside a death game or an innocent looking girl.
When it comes down to a realistic death game expect to die and be killed in all unexpected illogical ways and don't take the game rules as relegious text .
After all CC was hiding a secret motive all along and so did Ressato.
i can see why ppl liked this game in particular and it was a nice breath of fresh air seeing cc as the main heroine instead of carmine 10/10 ngl cc reminds me of monika from ddlc or aoi from you, me and her a love story
i was wondering why gnosia sounded familiar and then i realised i was waiting for this game to come out and apparently it has been out for almost a year. it made so much sense how u were able to use music from the game
Yes "Gnosia" is amazing. If it weren't for it I would have never made "Null".
It did the whole "Time loop" thing perfectly and Setsu is best girl of all time .
The only negative thing in "Gnosia" is the lack of more story and in depth dialogue since "Gnosia" isn't a typical visual novel.
So I tried to make "Null" a mix between "Gnosia" ( with the time loops) and "Raging loop" ( with the deep lore) and finally added the usual "Happiness" touch when it came to making the character interactions as realistic and raw as possible and making a bittersweet ending.
Can't disagree there. Lol. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya was absolutely fantastic.
I'm currently reading through Mirall's Mansion as I type this. I can't help but agree that Cecelia is best girl. Carmine and Mirall are both great, well-written characters, but CC, her actions and her backstory... it's all just so endearing! I hope that she's present in more stories!
I haven't played any of the other games (yet), but this story just... blew my mind. Now I'm DYING to know what happened to CC. I clicked this game because I was bored, but I was hooked instantly. I would rate it 35/10. It's that good.
Daaaaaaamn... that ending left me SPEECHLESS. Like bro i was just hella bored and i clicked at this game outta curiosity and HOLY i was hooked. Bro you don't realize how much I enjoyed this game if I was to rate it I would give it a 20 outta 10.
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I was upset that I didn't play the previous versions and didn't remember or guess who CC was like you could've told me that it woul'd be better for me to play the other games first... I feel betrayed 😔 and could anyone give me the games timeline?
I would have assumed CC stands for “Custom Content” as she is a custom content in the game which is not meant to be there by the developers. In Sims 4 this term is used for user-created content, which has kind of the same meaning.
But “Creative Cloud” is also not a bad guess. No matter what it means, I love that it probably has a deeper meaning and I love every second where CC is talking directly to me, especially since I played the game “CC : The Girl Who Chants Love At The Edge Of Time”
So you are saying it means something else? Then my only other guess is “Custom Character”. Does one of the other games provide hints about the true meaning?
So for my first ending, I think I got the true ending first. Soo, whos the fella host that said I dont need to play previous games to understand what was going on? I feel my head going blank.... Kinda feels empty when the mcs are part of entirely another setting. Definitely got me curious though. Aside that though, the character arts were insane when it shows up. I appreciate the slice of life moments too. Thanks for the game!
After some play i got hooked in by the actual game, the story was very good, i loved it, the ending almost made me cry(i suppress my emotions, don't ask, also i swear i never felt that way to a game ending), felt sad specially about how some of them ended.
I played all your other games just after finishing this one, and i'm very impressed, also got some context of the "cheater" thing i think lol.
Only thing i felt bad was that my choices didn't matter at all(didn't make a big impact sometimes, that could not prevent some things, remind me of Deltarune lol), opposite to your other games. But still i give you a 9.4/10
The other "goodbye time traveler" game, made me cry at the ending, i won't talk about the other games here to not spoiler.
Now I'm looking forward for any game you upload, you gained my respect and a follower.
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Also left me wanting more of this story, if CC will ever return, or if she was completely deleted(i wish there is hope for her). Also sadly after playing all the other games i learned tsundere Carmine>>>>CC, i also based my personality in MC and kinda like redheads now/s
Thank you for the thorough review. The thing I enjoy most about making games besides writing about ''Time travel'' is hearing from you the one playing them. Yeah playing any of the past games should explain why a certain girl calls you ''a cheater''
You bring up a good point regarding the choices. The original plan for this game was to make every choice have a very major impact but midway I quickly abandoned this idea because it's unrealistic ( If you are trapped in a death game unless you take a leadership position your words will only hold so much weight in the voting) and because of what you discover at the end of the game you can never play '' the leader position''. Still, I did try to make the choices hold some effect and I hope it showed.
I'm currently working on a new game that takes place after both ''Goodbye time traveler'' and '' Null''. It has a large cast of characters so who knows who could show up. I have been working on it since maybe June and it should be finished in a week or so.
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Haha regarding the last *spoiler* part Carmine just has the advantage of being in more games than CC . My take on the ''best girl'' is a tie between Mirall and CC. But then again I can't be objective in this matter so my opinion is irrelevant lol.
Yeah you have a point too i think, they were in a loop and if they could change something in each reset then Zero would have not returned their memories i guess, also that the MC(or idk if his name is ben afleck or alex according to the other games) likes to take an "observer" position rather than being a leader or having an important role most of the time.
I liked the Carmine-MC relationship in the other games(not counting "butterfly" game lol, but still i think she was forced to do those things) so there my bias toward Carmine, and they had its funny moments, if i saw development in CC-MC(but i think CC talks to the player, ddlc vibes) i would say it's a tie between those relationships.
I like Mirall, but idk, i feel sometimes that MC would only use Carmine so Mirall is born, or he is just "dense" as Carmine said. Also mainly focused on the MC romantic interests, but loved their Father and daughter relationship
Also I liked a redhead girl in high school(natural tho), at some point we were getting close but i didn't try or do anything then, now she is in another country, and Carmine did remember me her *sob. Now i know i'm into redheads completely lol.
****Major spoilers to every game in the series including this one****
Oddly though the new game I'm working on has a part where the MC's real name is finally addressed. The |MC x Carmine |in ''Butterfly'' is my personal favorite, lol I'm kidding but I find the idea of someone going from seeing their relationship in ''Happiness 1'' to immediately ''Butterfly'' super hilarious lol.
Yes, CC has no romantic interest in MC (whether it's Happiness MC, Goodbye Time traveler MC or butterfly) the only attachment she sometimes has for the MC is because she sees him as an extension to the player.
Happiness MC and Carmine's relationship is very complicated. The MC's life was one big hole, if Mirall didn't show up he would have either ended his life ( like what he tried in ''A Happiness Story'') or ended up like the ''Butterfly''. Mirall is the sole reason for the MC's continuous survival. So he's completely attached if not a bit too obsessed with her.
In the Web Novel I wrote years ago the MC does show some interest in Carmine way before Mirall showed up But Carmine's cold behavior and her inability to express herself makes the two of them always distanced. Carmine stubbornly waits for the MC to remember her from their first year in high school while she forces him to stay in her club and the MC just wants to live his pathetic observer life thinking Carmine is just a sadistic demon forcing him to stay for no reason.
When Mirall shows up, the MC realizes that the only way Mirall can be born in the future is for him to fall in love and marry Carmine so he no longer knows if he's with Carmine because he has feelings for her or because he wants Mirall to be born or both.
In certain scenes like the ending of '', Happiness 1'' and ''Happiness 2''he confesses to himself and Carmine that he loves her but once the adrenaline rush wears off and regular life returns he finds himself once again questioning if he truly loves her or he was just swapped by the moment.
I realize I spoke too much about the MC x Carmine relationship but it's because it was very important for me to create a ''realistic romance''. I consider writing romance the hardest thing in fiction. decades of novels and games have overused the concept of Love and made it near impossible to write about it without coming out as cliché or cheesy. At first when I made ''Happiness 1'' I was convinced that I will not add any romance but it was impossible due to the story so I would always stop when doing a romance scene and pay extra attention to how it's portrayed and try to make it as realistic as possible.
|The goodbye time traveler MC x Carmine| is not yet explored and should be in future games.
|The Butterfly MC x Carmine| is a parasite-Host relationship. That Carmine was never forced by Isaac, she just attracted and lashes on the strongest alpha man she sees. At first, it was Isaac but after gaining his new powers the butterfly became the new alpha male to her and her new host. Meanwhile, the butterfly just wanted a family. he lost his parents and he just wanted a chance to have a new one so he accepted Carmine's confession and accepted being her new host. It's a very messed up relationship but it's very realistic too because I've seen people in this kind of relationship before.
I really enjoyed this visual novel! At first I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not, but the story drew me in and before I knew it I'd gone through the whole thing! It's well written and kept me intrigued the whole time. When it got to a certain choice I actually went and played your other visual novels to see what they all had, and I'm glad I did! Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff! :D
God I loved this game. Took me a decent 6 hours due to distractions but I loved it. I got two endings not sure if theres more but I got the two. What I loved most about the game was the loops part and how you could remember everything after each loop. I was a bit afraid though after CC lost her memory but it turned out well. Im not going to lie I actually liked CC too.
The ending made me cry though- >~< dont judge. I have a decent idea who CC is but I could be very well wrong. Given by how the game acts and there's death it reminds me a lot about DDLC which I had a felling at first but when I got to the end I think my suspicions were proven true. Devs I think you know what I'm talking about at this point on who I think CC is. I just wanna know if my suspicions are true or not. Either way I still love CC. Glitch or not
I'm glad you enjoyed the game and understood the true meaning of the story. As for CC, I'm not super sure what you mean exactly and so to avoid me spoiling things for others here I would suggest you check out a game in the series called " CC: The Girl Who Chants Love at the edge of time ". here is the link for it : https://fouzi94.itch.io/cc-the-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-edge-of-time
It's a very short game dedicated only to CC and her origins/identity.
CC also appears in other games like "Goodbye Time Traveler" but just as a side character for obvious reasons.
Haha, DDLC is amazing, and "YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story" ( the game that inspired DDLC) is much, much better in my opinion and I recommend it to everyone reading this as long they don't mind erotic content. As for CC, she is her own separate character.
1) Erotic content is what got me to this site in the first place so I dont mind. 2) I didn't even know about that game thanks for the heads up. And 3) Gatcha I'll give you my feed back on the Two games CC is in once I get to and finnish them
Overall, despite the grammar in Act 3 becoming more hastily done Zero & Cecelia's names got swapped like twice in narration dialogue, this was very nice.
I definitely found the irony in CC's identity --of which I won't spoil for those reading-- amusing, I honestly want to check out your other projects to just get more context, especially if the NULL and the WAR are subjects that have been alluded to before.
Otherwise Fouzi, you have truly made something special, this shit could fucking be a standalone manga, with of course the twist being that every book on the surface is completely unconnected, but after reading, they combine into a cohesive narrative.
You are indeed on my radar, and I don't regret sacrificing 2 hours of my life to your product.
TL;DR: Game good, makes you think, good twist, definitely works better with context from the previous games... presumably.
Thank you for telling me about the Zero/CC dialogue mistake. I didn't notice it before. I have now fixed and patched the game.
If you are interested in "Nulls" and the "Upcoming war" then I would recommend " "A Happiness Story" and "Goodbye Time Traveler". The former actually takes place after the events of this game and the latter is mainly what triggered the "War" in the first place.
As for CC, she is present in "Goodbye Time traveler" and in her short spinoff game "CC: the girl who chants love at the edge of time". She is also present in other games in the series but it's more like cameos.
I've played through the whole game and there is definitely something interesting going on here. The fluffy beginning and project page make the game appear a bit amateurish but it improves after 5-10 minutes.
On the surface the game seems like a Danganronpa / Zero Escape clone but playing further it seems to have an element of Re:Zero in the mix. The cast is intriguing and despite there being a conflict in art style they are likable and diverse.
The jump scares are honestly very effective for what they are; the timing is really good and I dread to think what they would look like if they were more than a PNG.
Punctuation mistakes are consistent throughout the game but weirdly it gives the game a cute identity. The choices are meaningful and allow you to play as yourself for the most apart (again impressive.)
The game has a few pacing issues but it is fun. I think this game in particular could benefit from some good voice-acting, even if it was just some toned beeps.
The ending was a bit confusing but maybe it makes more sense if you play your other games. Well done
Thank you for this thorough review. I especially agree with your point about page design. This page really needs a better design. I need to get on it.
Also, as much as I love Zero escape ( Virtue's Last Reward is my fav) and Danganronpa ( the second one was cool) , "Null" is actually inspired by two major games: Raging loop and Gnosia. I encourage anyone reading this to check them out especially "Gnosia", that game is severely underrated.
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The game is very beautiful, the story is wonderful, and the events were fun and interesting, And the end of the story was... well, a little sad, it was amazing game, thank you.
im intrigued
why dont you put this game on steam ?
Really enjoy the simple setup for the tension, choices and characters.
Sorry, I know a lot of people ask for the song names but, could you tell me what the name of the one that plays on the piano when you decide to go to the forest with anya? It's such a good song, I'd like to learn to play it.
i- wow.. to be honest this game was hella fun and interesting, i love games like this they never tend to bore me :)
confused about the timeline. This is before a happiness story because Zero is a null, yet after the main branch got reset because Goodbye Time Traveler is referenced and GTT refereces the timeline reset. When does this happen? Around happiness 2?
Chronologically "Null" happens between the events of Happiness 2 and A Happiness Story.
But CC doesn't go through games chronologically. She goes by order of release so to her Null happened after Goodbye time traveler and A happiness Story.
As for you the player you can just follow the playing order on my creator page https://fouzi94.itch.io/
And you'll be fine.
Thank you for playing the series . I appreciate it
Hey I'm playing this game for my twitch stream right now and wanted to say this game is awesome so far, one of the best visual novels I've played
Write your twitch channel i wanna see haha
screaming_weasel762 , sorry i didnt check this for a while but ill probably stream it tomorrow too
I followed your twitch channel:
https://m.twitch.tv/screaming_weasel762/home.
Hope everyone seeing this comment will do the same.
thank you so much!
,,Is ThIs A JoJo ReFeReNcE??!"
But no seriously, what an adventure! This was my first visual novel game and it didn't disappoint. The characters, their fates and story's was incredibly well made. The description and pictures of the murders were truly shaking. And the writing was (in my opinion) perfectly executed. I haven't played the other games (and somehow managed to get the right answer at the end) but if they are all like this, it's going to be amazing! Thank you for your effort! <3
PS: Is the last song up anywhere?
Thank you for enjoying the game.
"Null" is definitely the most popular game in the series
Wow you answer quick lol. I can't wait what the others have in store! Also thanks for the link :)
I can't say bravo to this game i can only say thank you for making this game. I cried at the end. Made me realize that i myself will never get a happy end. But don't blame yourself for bringing that to my attention. I already knew that. I will never get a girlfriend and lay in a field of flowers with her. Not that im a simp for Anime girls. Just sayin' i'll probably never get a girlfriend and i'll die alone. So that's my opinion on this game. Peace
Cheer up buddy...the best is yet to come.
C.C and Zero...Code Geass reference
CC yes . Zero no ( she is a Zero escape reference and a foreshadowing regarding "Null" ending)
Why did C.C gooooooo :(
It's not worth for Anya to kill you outside because everyone in the mansion would immediately suspect her of being the killer, as she returns alone.
Unless she kills you for other reasons beside Zero's game
? explain pls
Death games have specific rules and often the game stays limited to those rules but it's not realistic . If you wake up with no memories in a mansion and find yourself in a death game it will be naive to think that all your companions don't have hidden motives .
For example Anya could kill you because of a memory she regains especially if she regained a memory about how you are the reason for the timeline imbalance ( according to Destiny lie) also Anya could kill you and go back to the mansion and claim you died by accident or that Zero killed you.
Who would the other believe more a psycho Null trapping them inside a death game or an innocent looking girl.
When it comes down to a realistic death game expect to die and be killed in all unexpected illogical ways and don't take the game rules as relegious text .
After all CC was hiding a secret motive all along and so did Ressato.
i can see why ppl liked this game in particular and it was a nice breath of fresh air seeing cc as the main heroine instead of carmine 10/10 ngl cc reminds me of monika from ddlc or aoi from you, me and her a love story
CC is actually inspired by " Setsu" from the game "Gnosia" but Aoi definitely had an influence minus the NTR stuff lol
i was wondering why gnosia sounded familiar and then i realised i was waiting for this game to come out and apparently it has been out for almost a year. it made so much sense how u were able to use music from the game
Yes "Gnosia" is amazing. If it weren't for it I would have never made "Null".
It did the whole "Time loop" thing perfectly and Setsu is best girl of all time .
The only negative thing in "Gnosia" is the lack of more story and in depth dialogue since "Gnosia" isn't a typical visual novel.
So I tried to make "Null" a mix between "Gnosia" ( with the time loops) and "Raging loop" ( with the deep lore) and finally added the usual "Happiness" touch when it came to making the character interactions as realistic and raw as possible and making a bittersweet ending.
interesting behind the scenes development info
To be honest, when I first saw Cecelia, I actually thought she was inspired by Yuki Nagato!
She's a great character though! You did a wonderful job bringing her to life!
I must now go and play "CC : The Girl Who Chants Love At The Edge Of Time"! (Null was the first game of your that I played!)
Yuki is best of girl of the Hauruhi....i can seem how Yuki and CC are similar but it wasnt intentional lol
Can't disagree there. Lol. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya was absolutely fantastic.
I'm currently reading through Mirall's Mansion as I type this. I can't help but agree that Cecelia is best girl. Carmine and Mirall are both great, well-written characters, but CC, her actions and her backstory... it's all just so endearing! I hope that she's present in more stories!
i hope so too lol
hey, fouzi. great game. just curious: what game engine did you use to make this game? thanks.
tyranobuilder
Dang, this one is hella good
What's the murder song? Great game!
that's a greaaaaaaat game! [speaking like 0 haha
anyway, i've played this game thru all over and it's soo fucking damned sad to find the words written last
really take my breath away
btw for those who have not played this here is a clue:
null=amounting to nothing
among us?
sus?
AMOGUS
MOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SIBLING SAID AMOGUS AGAINNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sussy bussy yussy
i swear like every i read the word among us the vine boom sound effect plays in my head
glad to know I'm not the only one ruined by thi
Sus
SUS
i have only few words to describe this game that is
I LOVE THIS GAME!
5 STARS！！！
Wow this game is so good. I instantly got hooked. 5 stars!
Does this game have any horror scenes/content?
It had some horror(but not really "jumpscares" if that's what you mean) and a few gore scenes
I haven't played any of the other games (yet), but this story just... blew my mind. Now I'm DYING to know what happened to CC. I clicked this game because I was bored, but I was hooked instantly. I would rate it 35/10. It's that good.
Daaaaaaamn... that ending left me SPEECHLESS. Like bro i was just hella bored and i clicked at this game outta curiosity and HOLY i was hooked. Bro you don't realize how much I enjoyed this game if I was to rate it I would give it a 20 outta 10.
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I was upset that I didn't play the previous versions and didn't remember or guess who CC was like you could've told me that it woul'd be better for me to play the other games first... I feel betrayed 😔 and could anyone give me the games timeline?
the correct order to play the other games in the serie is here : https://fouzi94.itch.io/
Thank you pal and keep it up 🙂👍
C.C? Zero? Yup, I'm seeing something here.
don't tell me cc=creative cloud
lmao
I would have assumed CC stands for “Custom Content” as she is a custom content in the game which is not meant to be there by the developers. In Sims 4 this term is used for user-created content, which has kind of the same meaning.
But “Creative Cloud” is also not a bad guess. No matter what it means, I love that it probably has a deeper meaning and I love every second where CC is talking directly to me, especially since I played the game “CC : The Girl Who Chants Love At The Edge Of Time”
Great theories. "Custom content" is the closest one to the truth.
So you are saying it means something else? Then my only other guess is “Custom Character”. Does one of the other games provide hints about the true meaning?
How many endings are there? I have the main one I think and I got two others.
3 endings
Oh I'm done with the game then. It was such a blast! loved it.
is the ending with the person #not identified the true ending? eager to know
The true ending is the one with the song playing
kinda cried
So for my first ending, I think I got the true ending first. Soo, whos the fella host that said I dont need to play previous games to understand what was going on? I feel my head going blank.... Kinda feels empty when the mcs are part of entirely another setting. Definitely got me curious though.
Aside that though, the character arts were insane when it shows up. I appreciate the slice of life moments too. Thanks for the game!
haha, you shouldn't have trusted a guy standing in a little girl's room.
bro these game too good i love cc 😏 but for real keep it up
thank you
np
*smh in arab*
Omg it's awesome I'm so playing this again also I have a question can I play It on twitch if not I understand
of course you can play it where ever you want
What is song in start
Bro OMGGGG, this game was good
Isaacc was my favorite charactar in the first bit, then he called me a sissy and i hated him,
I miss CC tho, :(
Ngl the ending kinda had a Doki Doki ending, with CC not being remembered
Yo fouzi finally so many new game you upload i hope i can play all the game
haha, have fun with the new games.
Pain.
Utter pain lol
Damn, that ending hit harder than my dad's belt
Lol
Is there any nsfw scenes in this? also are you planning an Android version?
At first clicked on it because of "Adult" tag
After some play i got hooked in by the actual game, the story was very good, i loved it, the ending almost made me cry(
i suppress my emotions, don't ask,also i swear i never felt that way to a game ending), felt sad specially about how some of them ended.I played all your other games just after finishing this one, and i'm very impressed, also got some context of the "cheater" thing i think lol.
Only thing i felt bad was that my choices didn't matter at all(didn't make a big impact sometimes, that could not prevent some things, remind me of Deltarune lol), opposite to your other games. But still i give you a 9.4/10
The other "goodbye time traveler" game, made me cry at the ending, i won't talk about the other games here to not spoiler.
Now I'm looking forward for any game you upload, you gained my respect and a follower.
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Also left me wanting more of this story, if CC will ever return, or if she was completely deleted(i wish there is hope for her). Also sadly after playing all the other games i learned tsundere Carmine>>>>CC, i also based my personality in MC and kinda like redheads now/sThank you for the thorough review. The thing I enjoy most about making games besides writing about ''Time travel'' is hearing from you the one playing them. Yeah playing any of the past games should explain why a certain girl calls you ''a cheater''
You bring up a good point regarding the choices. The original plan for this game was to make every choice have a very major impact but midway I quickly abandoned this idea because it's unrealistic ( If you are trapped in a death game unless you take a leadership position your words will only hold so much weight in the voting) and because of what you discover at the end of the game you can never play '' the leader position''. Still, I did try to make the choices hold some effect and I hope it showed.
I'm currently working on a new game that takes place after both ''Goodbye time traveler'' and '' Null''. It has a large cast of characters so who knows who could show up. I have been working on it since maybe June and it should be finished in a week or so.
***Minor Spoilers***
Haha regarding the last *spoiler* part Carmine just has the advantage of being in more games than CC . My take on the ''best girl'' is a tie between Mirall and CC. But then again I can't be objective in this matter so my opinion is irrelevant lol.
Ps: Redheads are severely underrated.
(More spoilers for other ppl)
Yeah you have a point too i think, they were in a loop and if they could change something in each reset then Zero would have not returned their memories i guess, also that the MC(or idk if his name is ben afleck or alex according to the other games)likes to take an "observer" position rather than being a leader or having an important role most of the time.I liked the Carmine-MC relationship in the other games(
not counting "butterfly" game lol, but still i think she was forced to do those things) so there my bias toward Carmine, and they had its funny moments, if i saw development in CC-MC(but i think CC talks to the player, ddlc vibes) i would say it's a tie between those relationships.I like Mirall, but idk, i feel sometimes that MC would only use Carmine so Mirall is born, or he is just "dense" as Carmine said. Also mainly focused on the MC romantic interests, but loved their Father and daughter relationshipAlso I liked a redhead girl in high school(natural tho), at some point we were getting close but i didn't try or do anything then, now she is in another country,
and Carmine did remember me her *sob. Now i know i'm into redheads completely lol.****Major spoilers to every game in the series including this one****
Oddly though the new game I'm working on has a part where the MC's real name is finally addressed. The |MC x Carmine |in ''Butterfly'' is my personal favorite, lol I'm kidding but I find the idea of someone going from seeing their relationship in ''Happiness 1'' to immediately ''Butterfly'' super hilarious lol.
Yes, CC has no romantic interest in MC (whether it's Happiness MC, Goodbye Time traveler MC or butterfly) the only attachment she sometimes has for the MC is because she sees him as an extension to the player.
Happiness MC and Carmine's relationship is very complicated. The MC's life was one big hole, if Mirall didn't show up he would have either ended his life ( like what he tried in ''A Happiness Story'') or ended up like the ''Butterfly''. Mirall is the sole reason for the MC's continuous survival. So he's completely attached if not a bit too obsessed with her.
In the Web Novel I wrote years ago the MC does show some interest in Carmine way before Mirall showed up But Carmine's cold behavior and her inability to express herself makes the two of them always distanced. Carmine stubbornly waits for the MC to remember her from their first year in high school while she forces him to stay in her club and the MC just wants to live his pathetic observer life thinking Carmine is just a sadistic demon forcing him to stay for no reason.
When Mirall shows up, the MC realizes that the only way Mirall can be born in the future is for him to fall in love and marry Carmine so he no longer knows if he's with Carmine because he has feelings for her or because he wants Mirall to be born or both.
In certain scenes like the ending of '', Happiness 1'' and ''Happiness 2''he confesses to himself and Carmine that he loves her but once the adrenaline rush wears off and regular life returns he finds himself once again questioning if he truly loves her or he was just swapped by the moment.
I realize I spoke too much about the MC x Carmine relationship but it's because it was very important for me to create a ''realistic romance''. I consider writing romance the hardest thing in fiction. decades of novels and games have overused the concept of Love and made it near impossible to write about it without coming out as cliché or cheesy. At first when I made ''Happiness 1'' I was convinced that I will not add any romance but it was impossible due to the story so I would always stop when doing a romance scene and pay extra attention to how it's portrayed and try to make it as realistic as possible.
|The goodbye time traveler MC x Carmine| is not yet explored and should be in future games.
|The Butterfly MC x Carmine| is a parasite-Host relationship. That Carmine was never forced by Isaac, she just attracted and lashes on the strongest alpha man she sees. At first, it was Isaac but after gaining his new powers the butterfly became the new alpha male to her and her new host. Meanwhile, the butterfly just wanted a family. he lost his parents and he just wanted a chance to have a new one so he accepted Carmine's confession and accepted being her new host. It's a very messed up relationship but it's very realistic too because I've seen people in this kind of relationship before.
I really enjoyed this visual novel! At first I wasn't sure if I'd like it or not, but the story drew me in and before I knew it I'd gone through the whole thing! It's well written and kept me intrigued the whole time. When it got to a certain choice I actually went and played your other visual novels to see what they all had, and I'm glad I did! Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff! :D
I have an idea what "choice" that was haha. thank you for the kind words and I hope you enjoy future games as much.
glad I can play it on the screen id download it if it was for Mac. you've made alot of games good on you!
God I loved this game. Took me a decent 6 hours due to distractions but I loved it. I got two endings not sure if theres more but I got the two. What I loved most about the game was the loops part and how you could remember everything after each loop. I was a bit afraid though after CC lost her memory but it turned out well. Im not going to lie I actually liked CC too.
The ending made me cry though- >~< dont judge. I have a decent idea who CC is but I could be very well wrong. Given by how the game acts and there's death it reminds me a lot about DDLC which I had a felling at first but when I got to the end I think my suspicions were proven true. Devs I think you know what I'm talking about at this point on who I think CC is. I just wanna know if my suspicions are true or not. Either way I still love CC. Glitch or not
I'm glad you enjoyed the game and understood the true meaning of the story. As for CC, I'm not super sure what you mean exactly and so to avoid me spoiling things for others here I would suggest you check out a game in the series called " CC: The Girl Who Chants Love at the edge of time ". here is the link for it : https://fouzi94.itch.io/cc-the-girl-who-chants-love-at-the-edge-of-time
It's a very short game dedicated only to CC and her origins/identity.
CC also appears in other games like "Goodbye Time Traveler" but just as a side character for obvious reasons.
Ahh okay. See now I have to play these games for more CC content. I thought she was Monika from Doki Doki literature club
Haha, DDLC is amazing, and "YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story" ( the game that inspired DDLC) is much, much better in my opinion and I recommend it to everyone reading this as long they don't mind erotic content. As for CC, she is her own separate character.
1) Erotic content is what got me to this site in the first place so I dont mind. 2) I didn't even know about that game thanks for the heads up. And 3) Gatcha I'll give you my feed back on the Two games CC is in once I get to and finnish them
So, that was a trip...
Overall, despite the grammar in Act 3 becoming more hastily done Zero & Cecelia's names got swapped like twice in narration dialogue, this was very nice.
I definitely found the irony in CC's identity --of which I won't spoil for those reading-- amusing, I honestly want to check out your other projects to just get more context, especially if the NULL and the WAR are subjects that have been alluded to before.
Otherwise Fouzi, you have truly made something special, this shit could fucking be a standalone manga, with of course the twist being that every book on the surface is completely unconnected, but after reading, they combine into a cohesive narrative.
You are indeed on my radar, and I don't regret sacrificing 2 hours of my life to your product.
TL;DR: Game good, makes you think, good twist, definitely works better with context from the previous games... presumably.
Thank you for telling me about the Zero/CC dialogue mistake. I didn't notice it before. I have now fixed and patched the game.
If you are interested in "Nulls" and the "Upcoming war" then I would recommend " "A Happiness Story" and "Goodbye Time Traveler". The former actually takes place after the events of this game and the latter is mainly what triggered the "War" in the first place.
As for CC, she is present in "Goodbye Time traveler" and in her short spinoff game "CC: the girl who chants love at the edge of time". She is also present in other games in the series but it's more like cameos.
I've played through the whole game and there is definitely something interesting going on here. The fluffy beginning and project page make the game appear a bit amateurish but it improves after 5-10 minutes.
On the surface the game seems like a Danganronpa / Zero Escape clone but playing further it seems to have an element of Re:Zero in the mix. The cast is intriguing and despite there being a conflict in art style they are likable and diverse.
The jump scares are honestly very effective for what they are; the timing is really good and I dread to think what they would look like if they were more than a PNG.
Punctuation mistakes are consistent throughout the game but weirdly it gives the game a cute identity. The choices are meaningful and allow you to play as yourself for the most apart (again impressive.)
The game has a few pacing issues but it is fun. I think this game in particular could benefit from some good voice-acting, even if it was just some toned beeps.
The ending was a bit confusing but maybe it makes more sense if you play your other games. Well done
Thank you for this thorough review. I especially agree with your point about page design. This page really needs a better design. I need to get on it.
Also, as much as I love Zero escape ( Virtue's Last Reward is my fav) and Danganronpa ( the second one was cool) , "Null" is actually inspired by two major games: Raging loop and Gnosia. I encourage anyone reading this to check them out especially "Gnosia", that game is severely underrated.