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Thank you for the awesome comment, Dave! I’m really glad Bad Faith could resonate with you in this way. It makes me really happy to hear.

Do take the time to rest afterwards, though - it’s not an easy story to digest. 😭

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Bad Faith is definitely in my top ten visual novels! I was so intrigued and fascinated by the demo when it first came out. I don't normally read a lot of novels due to my short attention span, but this story held my attention throughout the whole story.

The build-up to the climax had me on the edge of my seat, and I was internally screaming for Magda to run away the whole time. I love the way you wrote Magda's intrusive thoughts, as I find them to be very accurate to when I had them. Although I know a lot of people may disagree, it makes me happy that you didn't shy away from the details. It was raw and genuine. I never read content warnings for my media because nothing really shocks or bothers me, so I was surprised that the story went that far into the details of Magda's thoughts. 

Every character was written so realistically. I feel like I truly understood the motivation and reasons behind every character. No one felt comically evil, so my immersion never broke. I just love morally corrupt characters that don't make me cringe haha

I will say though, after the big climax, my enjoyment of the story did decrease. I wasn't really sure where the story was going to go after that whole ordeal, but there was a part of me worried it was going to change into a revenge story. And then it turned into a revenge story. And then it ended after Magda got her revenge. I feel... unsatisfied. Perhaps I'm just not good at analyzing stories, but I'm not sure what the moral of the story is. What message is the story pushing? Reading your thoughts at the end makes me think that this was created mainly as a personal piece to vent. I've never experienced something like being shamed in front of my whole community, so maybe this game wasn't for me. Idk, I just feel like nothing was resolved in the end. 

Of course, I don't regret playing this. I will be coming back to play this over and over because of how good the execution was. The mysteries were still intriguing, and the art slapped. I hope you plan to make more visual novels!

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Thanks so much for the incredible comment! I’m glad you enjoyed Bad Faith as much as you did - and I’m glad it held your attention throughout the entire story. I’m happy that you felt that way about the entire cast too - I wanted every character to have understandable motivations behind their actions - not just the more sympathetic ones like Magda and Nils.

SPOILER ZONE 

I’ll probably talk about the ending more when I write my postmortem of Bad Faith - but the unsatisfying nature of it was definitely a choice on my part. I did want it to be a revenge story - but one that gradually became less and less cathartic the more Magda (as Lilia) sat and stewed with what she was doing to the people who hurt her in the past (specifically, people who weren’t as involved in her bullying within the Haven - such as Grace and Maria). In essence, the lack of closure and ends being tied up was intentional.

I’m happy you still came away liking the VN though, and I hope to make many more in future! Thank you for playing it. :>

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Quick question - is it alright if I use part of your review for future promotional materials? :>

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Yes, go ahead!

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I never play visual novels, never go into a game so blind, and I’ve also never written a review in my life!

This game kind of consumed my day yesterday after I started playing for a while. The art is really wonderful, it’s a combination of the drawn art style and hazy backgrounds to make it feel something dreamlike. I love the character designs, especially funny secret character. It’s cool how sometimes images appear as comic panels in action moments, and turn to panning around a full drawn image in an intimate/intense moment. I also just think the way the interface is laid out is good. Love the use of the background music and sound effects in this (especially when scary stuff happens), the atmosphere it provides in combination of the art and writing just paints scenes in my mind so well. It felt like a movie, like I ate while playing, when I typically watch stuff when doing so wahaha 

It’s really well written, the inner thoughts are very real to me, like Magda’s way of slowly reassuring herself or going down paths of overthinking different things is so realistic. I also didn’t expect to be changing perspectives to different characters but it works well. The sadness of each situation and the difficult relationships these characters have really hit me. Totally on board with the plummet into horror, like I love the feeling of dread it gave me when the situation felt inescapable. This is just a tragic story that I couldn’t do anything about but witness. I was like.. “omg girl no way what happened next!!” in the beginning to being like “girl what the fuck” in the end. 

I’ve thought a lot about my feelings on the story, I stayed up to finish it yesterday and couldn’t sleep because I was thinking too much about it. I’m actually very very conflicted about some things near the ending. So, SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS BELOW.

Not getting into my problems yet but I wanna say here in spoiler zone that I absolutely love the way that Magda and Nils are mirrors of each other, sharing similar circumstances and feelings. I’m a sucker for human/non-human fusion I Gasped when that happened, AWESOME design. Though I have a feeling Nils might’ve waited for Magda’s darkest moment to truly get her to understand how they felt this whole time, maybe they were actually about to die themselves, preserving their energy for that moment, maybe that is my game theory lol

I love horror and gore, and as I said I was totally on board, though it lost me when it started to get excessive past the the filmed torture and cannibalism. “Is this being genuine?” I thought “is this necessary? I get it.” at some point. That when it all ended I was like Aight… I totally understand that it makes sense thematically, this is what happens if you were to actually act on your intrusive thoughts and violent impulses. The cannibalism too, I don’t have a problem with depictions of it in fiction it very much makes sense as well as direct revenge for feeding off an angel. I just think there should’ve been a content warning for it in the document, also for eye trauma too.

Maybe the ending just wasn’t for me I don’t know, I didn’t feel a catharsis at all from Lilia’s revenge. In my perfect world they escaped and left the others to live with the fear that would bring. Or exposed the Haven’s secrets to the rest. This isn’t that story though that’s a fanfiction idea hehe. I do understand its ending, it’s a tragedy thru and thru. It’s very sad that Magda would’ve had to die if she didn’t give into otherworldly violence. It’s sad that she became more condescending and violent than her abusers. It must be scary to become someone else entirely, to hurt someone and enjoy it. When they fly off after all that I was like oh she is going never escape her abuse or trauma, it’s become half of her. I hope they go have a nice ice cream cone and watch Movie…

I can’t articulate my thoughts good but I think the way it presents itself as so real and earnest for most of it, that when it starts to linger too much on the over the top torture it completely fizzled out my immersion and had me questioning it. All this might say more about me than the story but it’s hard to view objectively or as someone else. And despite my feelings on it, it does very well as a horror story. It’s the best at making you feel hopeless and full of dread, and especially feel for the characters. Also I’m just glad my fav chars survived waha. It’s something that’s going to stick with me, and is the only thing to make me have to share my thoughts in review form. It’s worth a lot for making you think so much about it. You’re an amazing writer and artist Mado for real.

Moral of the story….DONT fuck around with the bad thoughts or else you WILL find out!!!!! 

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Thank you for the incredible comment, Slither! I read through it all last night and I was thinking about how best to reply to such an intricate, well-thought out analysis of my game. I really appreciate comments like these. ;w;

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I'm really glad you caught the parallels between Magda and Nils! I did intentionally make them foils to each other. And you're generally right on why Nils decided to visit Magda again. There definitely is an element of "Now you know what I went through." to it. 

With the gore and stuff, I definitely agree I should've added content warnings for those specific moments of eye trauma and cannibalism. Initially, I thought that warning for general blood and gore would've been a good catch-all for those moments in the game, but I guess they're too specific to just be described as that. Regardless, I've now added them to the spoiler-filled version of the content warning list - so people know exactly what they're getting into.  

As for the ending... I'll probably talk about the intricacies of it in my eventual post-mortem of Bad Faith - but to make a long statement short, yeah - it definitely wasn't intended to be cathartic. Your statement on Magda being forced to give into violence, and becoming worse than her abusers was very powerful. I got teary reading it.

Overall, I'm really glad you enjoyed Bad Faith as much as you did - and I appreciate your critiques as well. Really, really good stuff here.  Again, thank you so much!!

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I’m happy for you for making and finishing a story so emotional and thought provoking as this. It’s a unique thing and whatever you create I look forward to. But also, have a break!!!!

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I finished this last night, the story completely gripped me so I had to play it until the very end!

First of all, congratulations on making this. It's hard to make a game by yourself, but it clearly is a labor of love. Everything is so polished and unique. It's a joy to see how cohesive the whole game is. I loved the speechbubbles! I've never seen them before, and they added so much.

The story is fantastic. I was with Magda 100%, I even yelled at the screen a few times so she'd run away or not trust someone. The tension was superb, I was on my edge of my seat at the second assembly. Adored Nils, what a brilliant character! I hope the two end up happy together despite it all.

I didn't expect to go relive my school days - I had a similar time at school (though not as badly as poor Magda, poor pet). So the ending was cathartic in a way I wasn't expecting, the messiness and thrill of revenge Magda goes through is something my teen self would've loved.

Bad Faith is something I'll come back to again, the emotions and story are so tight. Here's to your continued success! can't wait to see what's next : )

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Thank you so much! I'm really happy you enjoyed Bad Faith as much as you did. ;w;

I'm glad you liked Magda as a protag. Nils was one of my favorite characters to write too: I love them so much...

I hope to write more visual novels after this one - so this makes me really optimistic about the future! Again, thank you so much!

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I have... so many feelings about this. I don't think it's even possible for me to say them all. This is such a raw, sincere and striking story. The third act shook me to my core. It felt so quick and messy and cathartic and tragic and emotional while still being part of the cohesive whole that is this visual novel. It felt so honest in its depiction of what close to complete ostracization can bring people to do.

This is in no way comprehensive, but I'll perhaps come back to explain my thoughts in more detail once they're clearer in my head. 

Thank you for giving us this experience.

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Thank you so much for reading Bad Faith. I really appreciate that it resonated with you so much, particularly the third act. While writing, that act was definitely the big story peak for me too...

I'd love to hear your fuller thoughts on the game - I'll be waiting patiently! ˆˆ

Quick question - is it alright if I use part of your review for future promotional materials? :>

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I wanna give you a big, hearty congratulations on your release!! I don’t have the funds right now but when I do I’m gonna play to my heart’s content and probably give a more proper review, maybe? Anyway congrats!!

Thank you so much!

And don’t worry - take all the time you need. ^^

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Hello!! i love this game so much!!! <3  but is this game going to be paid after it's all finished??

Thank you - I’m glad you enjoyed it!

And yes - Bad Faith’s full version will be a paid experience.

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when will it be available?

January 5th, 2022!

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This is absolutely amazing so far, and I really enjoyed it! All the little details in the art and story and the stuff like accessibility options were so nice!

Thank you so much! Glad you like the accessibility options too. ^^

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I enjoyed this so much...too much god i love this game!!!

Thank you!! I hope you enjoy the full release too! ^^

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the demo for this game was absolutely amazing!! from the artstyle to the backgrounds to the sound effects, all of it really blew me away! i really love how there are different accessibility options to make it more inclusive as well.  

the story so far is very intriguing and im curious to find out more about magda's and the others backstories. also glad to see the palms on grace's hands. a lot of artists overlook that little detail in darker skin tones and im glad it was added in!

im not sure if this was intentional or not, but when i did finish the demo and was brought back to the menu, there were black rectangles over the 'start' and 'help' buttons although hovering over them quickly fixed it. kinda spooky but it definitely added to the atmosphere of the game!

i can also proudly say after playing that i am officially a magda kin. shes so amazing and girlboss and so relatable and im not saying i kin her only because she gives off wlw vibes and i may or may not also be in love with maria.

in any case, this a a beautifully designed demo and im very much looking forward to the full release of this game!

Thanks so much for enjoying the DEMO! I hope you enjoy the full release as well when it comes out. :>

I’m really happy you got a lot out of Bad Faith so far (and thank you for noticing Grace’s little detail too *u*). You’ll definitely be seeing a lot of development from Magda in the full release.

Also this is the first I’ve heard of the black rectangles issue - is it alright if you could show me a screenshot?

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hi, i really insterested with these Art style in the game, and i really enjoyed this story and this game, keep it up and thanks you for demo

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the demo!

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Hello ! I just want to say that I actually really enjoyed playing the demo, I really wanted it to continue when I reached the end, haha. I really like the art, I think it looks really nice, the expressions of the characters are one of my favourite part ! I can't wait to play the full release and to finally learn what the heck is happening (and see more cool art, of course >:-)) I hope the full release will go well for you and that the beta testing phase will go smoothly !

P.S : It also cool to have such accessibility options ! I also really like the fact that it's an interesting story with LGBT romance, it's everything I wanted !
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Thanks for playing - I’m really happy you enjoyed the demo (as well as the central romance and accessibility options)!

I hope you enjoy the full release too!

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Omg the BETA is finally out, congrats!, I've followed the development from the very beggining! :))

Thank you!! I'm really excited to beta test this. :3c

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The demo was amazing! :D I absolutely love the idea of the game and the art is so awesome!!

Thank you!!

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Hello author! If possible, on your next update, could you please update Renpy to the most recent version? 7.4.10 works on my machine but the 7.4.5 version you're using doesn't, unfortunately. :(


That said, this looks really cute and I'm excited to see the finished work!

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Thank you for letting me know about this issue! I will do so before I release the final build!

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do you know when the full version is gonna be released? this game is looking gorgeous!!! nice work!

I’m currently working very hard on the full version as we speak! I can’t give any exact dates for release yet, but I’m trying to work towards the end of this year as my release goal. We’ll see, though…

Very glad you like the game’s presentation otherwise!

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I can't wait for the full game, I'm so interested in the story:D 

Thank you so much!! Very glad you like the demo. :>

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Holy crap, the demo was awesome. I can't wait to see and download the final product!

Thank you!

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holy frick this is so good, i cant believe this is just the demo

Very glad you like it so far! I hope I can make the final release just as good. :>

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Oh, wow. This demo was... so damn good. It had me on the edge of my seat by the end of it. I can't wait to see where the story goes from here! Amazing work!!

Thank you!! Very glad you enjoyed it! :>

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THIS LOOKS SO GOOD, I'M DOWNLOADING IT

Thank you!! I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it. :>

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this game was amazing !! i can't wait for the full version, great job on this :D

Thank you for playing and enjoying the DEMO! ^^

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oigan, ¿es normal que abra el programa y se ponga todo en blanco y no quiera iniciarse o cerrar, y que la única forma sea en administración de tareas?

No lo creo... No creo que nadie haya encontrado este problema antes... (Lo siento, utilicé la traducción automática.)

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I wasn't sure exactly what I expected at first, or where this would go, but I was rather surprised (in a good way)! The demo was amazing and your writing style and restraint/expression with your art is really good. I cannot wait to see the full product, and I'll be purchasing it when it's done!

Thank you so much! I’m very glad you enjoyed the DEMO! 

I’ll be working hard on the full release. :>

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OH MY GOSH, THIS WAS SO AMAZING!! I had so much fun reading this aloud!! I was going to make 2 parts, both 30 min each but I was so into it I forgot,

 and now my throat hurts... 🤣

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!😁👍

Thank you so much!! Glad you had fun with the DEMO!

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I really should be thanking you again for the fun I had.😁 I wish your project the best of luck, 

so,

Good Luck!!😆

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loved this game. the writing style was really appealing and the art and plot was engrossing. can't wait for the full version!

Thank you!!

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Loved the story so far, and the speech bubbles were a very nice touch. The soundtrack is so good! Can't wait for the final game to come out!

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Thank you so much!! ^^ I'm very glad you enjoy the VN so far.

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this demo was so fun to play! I loved that it had the option to go back a step in the text since i sometimes click too fast and miss what theyre saying. also the way that the characters spoke was cool too! i havent seen dialouge  presented in speachbbbles before.

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Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed those little touches to the UI in the DEMO. :>

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I LOVE THE GAME SO FAR IM SO EXCITED FOR THE FINAL RELEASE!!!!!

Thank you!!! I'm working hard on developing it! ^^

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I am SO excited to see the full version, count on it 100% I'll be one of the first to own it, the art, the writing, the storyline so far? I'm SEVERLY invested.

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Very glad you like what you see so far! I hope you enjoy the full release. :>

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I! Love this! I've never felt such a strong need to comment on someone's work before, this really is an amazing game! I can't wait to see your progress towards finishing and releasing this! Hopefully I'll have enough money scraped together to get the full product.

I'll keep from playing the demo again so that once the finished product is released, it'll be as if I was playing it for the first time all over again, but know that I love this game and where it's headed! I can't wait for more!

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Thank you so much! I'm very happy you like what you see so far. :>

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:OOO amazing demo! so excited for the full release!!

Thank you!!

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why is this giving me the promised neverland vibes?

Maybe it's the isolated community vibes...

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shit it is....

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when is the full game released and will it be free? (Sorry I'm new and don't know if you've answered this or have no answer!)

The full release date is as of yet unannounced!

When the time comes close to releasing the VN, I'll make an announcement in this game's devlog page. 

The full game will not be free though. ^^;

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The story is very interesting so far and the art is pretty! the game freezes a bit sometimes but that's probably because im currently using my old pc, cant wait for the full release!

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the VN so far.

Bad Faith was developed with a newer version of Ren'Py - so it may affect older systems... I may have to look into that more with the final release. ^^;

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THIS VN GAME IS GOLD LIKED IT

Thank you!!

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This story is awesome so far, it's not often i find a cult story so this should be good.

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Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the DEMO. :>

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You're welcome, it's really cool so far and very well written. I'm excited for the rest of it to come out.

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i'm loving the story so far!! looking forward to the full game.

Thank you! I look forward to developing the full game too. :>

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Very awesome story. Can't wait to see the rest of the story. 

Thank you!! I look forward to releasing the full game eventually. :>

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Amazing demo! So excited for the full game! :)

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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

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