Well if you need more information on the route my character got there. Diplomatic, Caring but Lawful, Sister over Pirates mentality. No Romance only Work. But i Did get a movie scene it may have been a chapter before or after that was like two pages.
Okay, it would really help me if you can tell me more specifically where that happened. No worries if you canāt, but there are definitely no 2-page chapters in DAWNFALL, and in fact they are all 10k+, so yeah something went wrong.
Iāll have to reinstall the app but Iāll let you know.
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Youāre a brilliant writer, thank you for contributing to what seems like a really exciting app 
I have to say that even though I went into this expecting romance I ended up on my own lol. Strangely, the relationship I enjoyed the most was with Aeon - some really heartwarming sibling moments in there!
My character ended up being bitter and distrustful of everyone; I think I ended up shutting everyone down and leaving them disappointed lol, but I just couldnāt imagine my character suddenly trusting any of them after being betrayed and then threatened. It was actually really sad now that I think about it haha. Thank you though, it was a fascinating story.
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Ahh thank you so much! Iām glad you enjoyed it, even if yeah, I know some of the plot turns werenāt for everyone. But I really am happy that Aeon and the family feels resonated with you - even though HC is obviously romance, I tried really hard to not punish a player for not romancing anyone (whether theyāre aromantic or not), and still make it a fun and fulfilling experience, and it sounds like I did that at least lol!
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Oh gosh, I finished Dawnfall I think about a week ago? But, only just now sort of rediscovering the forums so previously Iāve only gushed about it to my friends or just on twitter. Point is, I have been gushing about it a lot becauseā¦ Heck, I just absolutely adore this gameā¦ I loved all the characters and the writing is so greatā¦ The world building is absolutely wonderful and everything felt like I could see it so easily. It was super sweet and romantic and tbh I think Dawnfall ended up being like, one of my fav CoGs? Or, HCs, i guess ^^;
I donāt have much point aside from just gushing about it more to be honest!! But like I think this is more the place for it lol, to just get everything out of my system. I really love the idea of Heartās Choice and Dawnfall left a super super great impression as far as being the first one I played. I would just adore to see more like it, it hit such a special and perfect little vibe for me ^w^
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ā¦Youāre gonna make me cry with happy. ;_; Thank you so much. Iām so, so glad you liked it! <3
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I got a notif saying Heartās Choice games were on sales for valentines day, and this is the first Heartās Choice game Iāve played. But Iām starting to think this genre of game isnāt for my emotionally closed off ass.
[Mild spoiler warnings for the game, but also warnings you might want to hear when considering purchase]
The premise and lore is marvelous, and the game is very long ā a large quantity for the price. But āYou can choose to be monogamousā isā¦ techinically true, but more like, āAll the ROs are basically an existing policule and you can choose how ever many of them you personally want to be involved withā.
When the MC was introduced, they didnāt seem to have anyone close to them. Even their sister was distant. So to play as someone so lonely, I (or rather, my MC, henceforth referred to as āIā) felt a great sense of betrayal and depressing disappointment when I found out none of the people I thought I was close to were people I actually knew.
And the way Gwen, a powerful stranger who my supposed Circle was apparently lovers (platonic or romantic or otherwise) with, treated me upon first meeting was honestly traumatising. It set the tone for āTrust no one, you were always alone, donāt give them anything they will only hurt you with what they learn, hide your skin, these people love each other and will gang up on you if any one of them feels threatened by youā attitude.
So basically this same thing for me:
The only issue I have with the game is that it doesnāt allow for that subtlety. Itās either āIām immediately all on board with this and I love youā and all that mushy feels and verbal expression of affection that sets my teeth on edge (which is my own issue, so never mind that. Iām just too ātsundereā for this.), or āIām simply not interested in you/ Iām too aro for thisā. There is no āI feel a small sense of hope when you reach out to me that I donāt want to admit, but Iām still wary of this and I feel so overwhelmed and alone surrounded by strangers who know and love each otherā. Thereās absolutely no taking it slow. So shutting everything/everyone down and trying to enjoy the non-romance parts of the game is all you can do.
Itās a shame, really. I wish I couldāve enjoyed it more. Small dialogue choices like a second option for the same āIām glad you found each otherā, but instead of with āBecause I never felt particularly attracted to either of themā, with āIām saying this even though it hurts that I was always the one left out. Out of the loop, and out of the relationshipā. Or even just the single answer choice of āI need more timeā when proposed by all the ROs.
All in all, to me, a closed off demiromantic with bullying trauma, the game was overwhelmingly lonely.
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@RoAnnaSylver ā¦me & my OCs hope to see you writing more stories soon. 
Remy grins, as Riese nods & Rayvn smiles mysteriously.
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Ha, thank you. There might be something in the works. <3
Hey, I just really want to genuinely thank you for this feedback. Iām so sorry this was your experience, since itās pretty much the exact opposite feeling I meant to leave you with. Iām thinking hard about what to do here/how to make it better, and just wanted to let you know that your words are really appreciated. Again, Iām so sorry.
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So what was the point of asking the MCās sexuality when most of the ROās are non-binary? I chose women for my sexuality and there was only 1 female RO.
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The world building is fascinating, and there is a great balance of adventure and relationship building. Both the MCās sister and the pirate queen have genuine point and itās hard to choose between them. (Though I go for the queen many times. Sorry, sis! )
I really like the poly romance in the game. I love how natural it feels to develop relationship with everyone together. The romantic interest are all interesting and I love how they have a life outside MCās world and need to deal with their past (and find new hope and life.)
I mean, if you chose women only for your characterās sexuality, youād still have the opportunity to romance the non-binary ROs if you wanted (Iām pretty sure I had that option with Zenith). And otherwise, you can become their Heart Star. I chose only women, but I ended up romancing Gwen and Zenith, while being the Heart Stars for everyone else in the crew.
Strange question, but is there a way to leave the crew at the end? I chose the āI think we should split upā option but the only next choice was of where to go together.
Like a couple of others in this thread, my PC while understanding and respecting Zenith and Averisā choice not to trust her, she was very much heartbroken. There are a couple times where they clearly state that they never wouldāve told her. Zenith says he never wanted her to be dragged into this at all. I just wasnāt able to latch on to the āfound familyā of it all, because it feltā¦ almost inauthentic. My PC did anyway.
Here, I will absolutely praise this incredible work. The writing is engaging, world building was masterful and it tells a beautiful and very āhumanā story. It inspired such an emotional reaction in my cold, dead heart that I myself was heartbroken by the distrust.
The story is of course driven by the relationship of the ensemble cast, but allows PC to make plot driving decisions so she is not at all powerless (well done!) I think the most important decision was where PC would end up and I just wish Iād gotten to go live with Aeon. My highest Bond and Loyalty/Goals scores were with Aeon and Iād hoped to reunite with her and grow closer as sisters.
Donāt regret buying though, and Iām sure Iāll do a bunch more playthroughs.
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Itās probably super late for me to respond to this, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for articulating all this. Iāve tried over and over to get into the game since it came out, but I honestly never could because of exactly what you said. The fact that there was never even an option to express how devastating a betrayal of trust the beginning was bothered me. Either the MC had to be a-okay with everything or completely distrustful, and not even distrustful because āoh, these people I thought were my best friends have lied to me for years and arenāt at all who I thought they wereā but because of them being criminals.
And being dropped in as essentially a sixth wheel whoās made aware of everything not because their so-called āCircleā wanted and trusted them to know, but because there wasnāt any other option? I donāt know. It just didnāt feel like there could be a viable friendship after that, let alone a romance. If this had been addressedāif there had been the option to express how much of a heartbreaking violation that beginning reveal was and actually see the ROs do more than pay lip-service about their guiltāmaybe I would feel different. As it was, though, it just seemed like an exercise in loneliness and disappointment.
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I got a bit of a bug in Chapter 6 (I think itās 6). At the beginning of the chapter, it talks about how my character is finally getting used to the ship (or itās getting used to me). It then says that my thoughts kept drifting to one person in particular, and I could select between the members of the crew or Aeon. I selected Gwen, as thatās who I decided to romance, and the first paragraph on the next page said this:
āYou saw the look on her face when you revealed her trap to Aeon and foiled her plan. She was so furious you thought she might snap you in half right there, and she probably could have. But she didnāt. You can tell that her temper was barely held in check, but youāre still alive and here. You apparently still have some use to herāor maybe she just likes you.ā
The problem is, thatās not what actually happened. When I talked to Aeon, I gave her the fake coordinates, but subtly hinted to her that it was a trap, because I didnāt want to risk my sister getting hurt or lost in liminal space. Aeon understood me, or at least seemed to, and Gwen was really happy that I appeared to go along with her plan. She had no idea that I tipped Aeon off at all. The rest of the stuff on the page about my relationship with Gwen was all accurate. Itās just that first paragraph that doesnāt seem to reflect events properly.
I love this game!! Love the fact that we could romance all the characters all at once!! Love the poly!! I actually searched up polyamorous games, and they said this one is very poly! Not disappointed at all!! Thereās a lot of romance games that arenāt poly, so I usually search long and hard until I find one! And this definitely fit my expectations!! I love the triads and I love the Ghost Queen and I love all the characters!!
I love Averis!! Heās so cute and cautious and Birdy and cool and I love him and it was love at first sight. Iām not usually attracted to non-binary characters, but Zenith definitely wormed xier (?) way into my heart. Iām glad that theyāre into each other cause I ship them so hard. Iām also glad that theyāre into Astra (harpy alien me). Oz was adorable and I love him and I love that he loves Rune and I think I might pursue a v-poly with Oz and Rune (me being into Oz but platonic only with rune). And the Ghost Queen (whose name was adorable) is so cool!! Def my favorite pirate!! Iām still kinda suspicious of her though. Hope she doesnāt hate me!!
And Aeon, my sister. I chose not to hate her and thereās a lot of angst cause my mc is struggling between helping the Ghost Queen or helping Aeon. She (Astra) doesnāt want to hurt either of them, and would betray the other if it meant that they wouldnāt get hurt. Thatās kinda confusing though. What I meant was āAstra lied to Aeon that sheāll help her get the Ghost Queen so that she could escape and help the Ghost Queenā and āAstra refused to give Aeon the wrong coordinates cause she feared what might happen to her sisterā. Oh so very fun!! Anyways, I enjoyed this game 3000!! Thanks for making it!