God-Cursed: Demo

This was so very enjoyable. There are so many things I could gush about, that this comment could be the equal of Das Kapital. But I absolutely must go over a few of my favorites.

The Characters are amazing, of course quality characters are the quickest way to my heart. Everybody has there own distinct personalities and unique relationship with the MC. I love to see their interactions with them, or in my case her. Her fathers are delightful, and I could really feel the love they had for her, and it was easy for me to see the love she has for them. Their dynamic as a family is cheerful and familiar without being tropy. I honestly can't wait to get back and introduce them to all my new friends. One of the things that really hit me with them is how they reacted to the MCs episodes caused by the cursed. It just felt so real. As a child I had some serious illness, so that hit me and hit me hard with how I just kind of knew everything they were going through because I had seen it in my real life.

The Twinflowers are so lovable, especially Lakota. My characters are never hetro women and rarely bi or pan. Yet I couldn't help want him to be a LI. Though I did get the satisfaction of playing out that my MC and Lakota both had a crush on Willow, but she was more secretive about it because she was so unsure about forming more intimate bonds. It also hit me hard as him starting a family of his own meant he didn't have as much time to spend with my MC. That felt very real as well.  Oswin was very fun to get to know as well. As I set of in, chapter three I think, I was complete invested in reestablishing the MCs friendship with him. He was never going to be a RO I would seriously consider. He is not his brother obviously. But I did feel deeply saddened when I thought our friendship was gone and when I was greatly relieved when he wanted to save our friendship just like my MC. And of course there are the twins. I do love them and really want to see more of them. And did take a minute, but I about tipped over my chair when I realized that, "Gods, they literally named their children after flowers." They are one of those people.

The companions are great two. I love how each of them have their own secret that I am excited to learn about. Zhan was quickly my favorite and found her way into my heart. Duri and Rune have their charms and I would love to find out how those Romances are like, but Zhan is just so adorable. Her secret it one is one I'm most excited to find out about. Also as of right now, I'm beside my self with worry for her. And lastly but definitely not least we have Champagne, the she-wolf and bestest girl. I love her and if any thing bad should happen to her I would surely die. Please do not let anything bad happen to them. or if you do at least give a John Wick route. 

The las thing is how please the god of destruction isn't portrayed as irredeemable evil and cruel. I never see that and am so happy somebody else realizes that death and destruction are a natural part of life and how you can this.

This has quickly made its place into one of my very favorite IFs of all time. Maybe it is simply your writing style that tickles my brain just right, but I could not stop reading and was loath to put it down when I had to sleep. Watching MC grow up; have good times, bad times, great times, absolutely AWFUL times; all the number of choices and paths and branches; the sense of community I FELT from their family and friends and hometown...I was absolutely bowled over by this one and utterly adored the experience.

Folks thinking of playing this one, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do. It is such a full experience even though it is not done yet (as of the time of writing this comment), and I do not think you will regret it. It is a wonderful story with charming, compelling characters to match. While at the time of writing this comment I believe I am an Oswin girlie, every single LI is an absolute joy to befriend and learn more about.

Additionally, another thought occurred to me; another commenter, Mannsio, really summed it up by saying that this IF does an amazing job of instilling hope and joy but also frustration and helplessness and I 100% agree. But what I think really sets God Cursed apart is how even so, even despite how many choices are taken away from the MC (and by extension the player), you are still given so many choices to make (hence my comment about paths and branching).

Yes, there were times I felt MC's hopelessness and frustration, but never once in a way that made me want to stop reading (which can happen sometimes if I feel like things are just Simply Constantly Happening to the MC And Nothing You Do Matters). I find that God Cursed hits that sweet spot where yeah, awful things will happen to MC; these are inevitable. But you are given a wealth of choices that provide flavor but also substance! Sustenance! It's just so goddamn good!

ahem ahem anyways. This is one I'm going to be looking out for a LOT in the future ♡(ŐωŐ人)

he's only been here for 5 seconds and aster is already my favorite T_T idk there's just something so oddly... nostalgic? about his character. i can't name any specific one, but the whole "mysterious, charming, masked savior with ulterior motives" thing he's got going on reminds me so much of those types of MLs in shojo manga i read growing up and AHHHHH it just tugs on the heartstrings of 8 year old me >_< i can't wait to learn more about him (and the curse) as time goes on, and it's so fun to watch a character who's only looking out for their own self interest and seems to always have their guard up eventually become vulnerable and selfless later on hehe

What a vaild excuse for my MC to be on their villain arc (Definitely not me trying to be evil as possible with every IF i come across...)

why did this actually make me wanna cry (currently on chapter 3) I miss Kip and Dov so much AUGHHH

Edit: at first I was overwhelmed by the amount of people to pick from but my go to are definitely Z or O or even D I love them sm omg

another edit: also do we basically indirectly kiss Oisein when feeding him?? AHH it’s so cutee

I kinda, never had this type ofbmixed feelings for any IF I played, frustration and hope? For me it always was either I drop it and dont like, or like and stick till the end, waiting eagerly for updates. But rn I swear Id rip the hair on my head, god f- damn. This helplessness I get, cuz, almost always, you can feel that soon enough you'll unlock some sort of thing, like hidden power or anything, it gets with to me after playing so many similar in setting games, but somehow, in this one, its just unbearable, I feel helpless, as if its actually me being cursed, seeing people so much stronger and definitely, were they cursed, they'd resolve it so much easier than me, and these comparisons, fuckkkk, I cant, I never felt so utterly pressed to find an answer, fearing being helpless and weak till the end, it just can't sit with me, making me so frustrated and somehow... even if it feels bad, there is some belive that this is temporary, that brings me back to the game again and again. Questions that always avoid being answered or mentioned, sudden bursts of hope that go away just as quickly. This all makes it to me, a game that is like one of a kind, completely unique compared to many others I played. The funniest thing, I can't say I love it, cuz its like a bad addiction, makes me feel worse yet yearn for more. 

Definutely one of a kind for me.

Is there a way to make it easier to play on mobile? For some reason the save screen only goes until the save to disk. I couldn’t load my save file from my disk because the screen wouldn’t move lower

This IF still feels like coming home and warm trickling honey for me so I'll re-read it as many times as I can. 🥹

Are we able to have 2 lovers?

Oh god, I am in love with this. The writing is so strong, evocative and colorful. The player character feels like an actual person, not just a blank slate to bounce interaction off of- and the rest of the characters are so fun! Lively and so wonderfully presented. I adore that there is an option to be friends with and also sleep with Zahn, it's an avenue of fluidity with love and friendship and sex that I greatly appreciate, because I don't see it often in IF or VNs! I find it hard not to give love to every character, they're all so endearing. Truly this work makes me want to curl up next to a fire while I read it- comforting, intense, and absolutely delicious. Thank you Lunan for sharing this work on itch.io! Beautiful beautiful beautiful story so far.

I loved this! I always enjoy a good read, and to be frank I'm loving all of the characters immensely. I wish you good luck in this endeavor, I could always use another good story!