truly amazing game, heartwrenchingly beautiful from start to the very end! i love van so much (he's so pretty!!), the writing is really, really good and the music ties it all together perfectly! this game felt like a dream, and it really was an excellent take on the tried-and-true soulmates thing!!
ahhh thank you so much!!! i'm glad you liked our take on the soulmates trope <3 it was a lot of fun to write and play around with. so happy you enjoyed it ^^ thank you for playing!
OH. MY. GOD. This game touched all the strings in my heart 😭💖 I love it! It's just perfect. Also, the detail of the red string in the main menu to access the next story is beautiful and caught me by surprise.
hello i just found this i'm just here to say how much i love the poem at the beginning of this page, i find it ingenious and elegant, and how much gentleness i feel from the colors here and the screenshots thank you
thank you! i couldn't have done the poem without the help of some editor friends, but i'm very happy with the end result. so glad you also appreciate it as well as the aesthetics of the page! if you ended up playing the game, hope it was enjoyable <3
I’ve played it all, and I wanna play it again, i whished there was more, my favorite life was the enemies to lovers one, but I love all of them, thank you for creating this. I hope to get to meet my soulmate one day
thank you so much for playing!!! very funny to me you came to talk about how much you liked the game and after playing the rest you wanted more HAHA. so glad you liked it---i 100% believe you will meet your soulmate one day whether this life or the next <3
This game was so friggin sweet. I wont lie, i LOVE romance and i love the idea of soulmates across time. My only gripe is that IT WAS TO SHORT. I would of loved to play for another 5 hours but i understand TvT.
I love the story where yall were enemies to lovers. Just the right amount of spice from each character. Would of loved one where yall were married or something. Cant wait to see more games from this team if its made like this!
HAHA a couple of people have been feeling conflicted over it being the right amount and yet wanting to see more van. the reception and hearing people say they want more is always flattering though! since the game was initially made solely for otome jam, i always knew it would be a shorter one. we're happy that even with a short story, it made an impact on people and was enjoyable <3
maybe one day we'll release a dlc with extra short stories, but for now we are happy with the story as is :') thank you for playing and liking it!
ahh it was so incredibly beautiful, i cried so many times while playing it and i just know that it won't leave my mind for a while. i loved every life they've had together and i like to imagine what happened in other ones, that wasn't; shown in the game. immaculate work, i will definitely think of this game fondly, i'm looking forward to playing other Crescence Studio's works<3
thank you so much for playing!!! my favorite part of the game is probably how open it leaves things for players to imagine, so i'm really happy it had that effect on you <3 thank you again for the sweet review---hope to continue to meet your expectations for future works :')
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if you haven’t checked out the walkthrough yet, i’d recommend giving it a look here ! it will tell you how to continue the game to see more content that others are mentioning. i would tell you what to do directly but want to avoid giving spoilers in the game comments ><
if you only played through one life there is more content in the game! it’s not over until you’ve reached the fin screen. if you have only unlocked one cg, i would recommend clicking on an interactive feature on the main menu. there should be an animation to clue you in on what to click
if you got to the fin screen though, that is all the content lol!
This is SO BEAUTIFUL. I cannot say it enough. The music, the colors, the voice acting...everything. I loved getting to know Van! I also really love how after playing, it makes me speculate what I would be doing in another life, you know? Would I be me, would I not be, what would I like?
SNAKKIEZ THANK YOU <3333 i'm so happy you liked it! thank you for playing---i love the idea of alternate lives/universes so it was fun to play around with that in this game. glad it made other people reflect on it a bit too teehee ^^
I love this so much !! I love how the change in dialogue relied on what decisions you had made in 'previous lifetimes', it took me by surprise and I loved it so much. I'm still trying to get over the art style for this entire game, it's so beautiful and I highly recommend it <33
ahhh yes!! the parallel lines between lives was my personal favorite part of writing the script. i like to think of it as the thread that continues to flow between your lives. thank you for noticing and liking the game!! <3 ((and so glad you liked the art---i was quite proud of it for a 2 months cram LOL))
What a lovely, lovely game. Beautiful music, beautiful voice acting, beautiful art—it was all so good! Coming from someone who has complicated-tending-towards-negative feelings towards romantic soulmates as a trope, I fell completely in love with intertwine, and of course, with Van. It's not a new take, but I vastly prefer soulmate stories where the people tangled together in fate's web ultimately have to choose to be together despite whatever plans destiny has for them, so I was really pleased by the game's main mechanic. The red thread might've led us all to Van, but in the end it was our choice to stay and build a life together with him. (Except in that one ending, and the other lifetimes where Van says we rejected him, but hey, it's the thought that counts, right?)
Also, so sick and twisted of you to tie Van's hair back and not give us a CG of what it looks like down. I believe in Van's Rapunzel arc, I really do.
Also also, I think you did a pretty good job at keeping things gender neutral! It always feels a bit 😧😧 when games with a gender selectable MC mention things that make it clear that a feminine MC is canon, so the attention to detail here was really nice.
Also also also, I'm completely obsessed with the fact that in the final lifetime we see, Van initially shows up as Van before his title reverts to Handsome Stranger. Was that intentional?
Now it's for me to take a nap thinking about Van in preparation for replaying intertwine tomorrow. I'll be sticking around for your other games, so good luck on your game dev undertakings!
oh gosh thank you so much for the glowing review!! i totally get the "tending-towards-negative" feelings towards soulmates. it can feel very hit or miss depending on how it's done (which could probably be said about most tropes anyways LOL). i'm so glad you liked our take on it though. ironically enough, the third life (aka rejection life) was placed there so you could feel like you could choose to not be with van (and still live a fulfilling life) should you desire! many players have said rejecting him made them sad though LOL
happy to hear about the gender neutral aspect as well! i try to put in a good amount of effort to make sure it comes off that way, and i'm happy that piece was appreciated ^^ hope your replay was still filled with lots of love, and thank you so much for the support both on intertwine and future games! <33333
Aghhhhhh, this is exactly the sort of soft soulmate content I crave, I am going to feel warm fuzzies over this for days. Thank you Crescence for making this wonderful piece, you and your team did absolutely amazing work. <3
Van is absolutely swoon worthy. As if his face and beauty marks and tattoos weren't enough, he's got the cute banter and cheesy flirting down across lifetimes and I am SO weak for that, ugh my heart. (And voiced too!? Halp me I am just a cheesy romantic my heart was not prepared.) I really liked the different stories that were chosen, and thought the contrast between the first two lifetimes was especially fun. The elements that were repeated were also really interesting - they were clearly the same souls in each life, and the writing was so smooth and really nailed the nostalgic feeling. I am torn between wanting to see more lifetimes, and feeling like this game was perfect and wonderful as-is!
I absolutely love the use of the visual novel format as part of the story. I've been musing on a similar concept (for a game that will probably never see the light of day, hah), and it was so delightful to see this type of repeat feature implemented such a wonderful way. <3 On top of that, the GUI was absolutely wonderful with its soft colors and lovely graphics, and the OST was just perfect (I liked the use of vocals in one of the songs!)
I am so happy the developer embraced this impulse to work on this game, its an absolute delight and I enjoyed every moment of my time with it! I've been really looking forward to Alaris, and this was such a treat to play while its in development.
WAHH THIS IS SUCH A NICE COMMENT! <3 thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful review. i'm so glad you enjoyed so many different aspects of the game---it always means so much when players notice all the little things we work so hard on ^^ and for picking up on the details that repeat across lifetimes!!!! i was quite proud of that part hehe
thank you again for giving the game a chance and it's always such a delight to hear people coming from alaris. so grateful for your support!!
p.s. if you ever release your game, or just talk about the general idea, i'd love to hear it!
What a beautiful story, I loved every minute of it! I love things like this that explore different aspects of relationships or the what-ifs. I've just finished playing about 15 minutes ago and I feel like I just have to sit with it for awhile, lol.
this is a beautiful game and I fell in love with it all. I was seriously tearing up by the end. The art, story, music, voice acting -- everything was wonderful. Thank you so much for it!
haha a lot of ppl say that!! i’m flattered some of you feel that way <3 maybe one day we will give an extended version but for now the four lives is all we can give you :’)
beautiful game, amazing voice acting, osts are incredible, the story is so well-written and everything all at once, it made me cry a lot, thank you so much<3
Hey! I played the game and geez!! It certainly is the most romantic entry I have played so far from the otome jam. The game fully explores the concept of soulmates and of the "red string of love" in such a poetic fashion. Van's ability and the MC's synesthesia contributed to the poetry of the game: if anything, love expresses itself not only in our hearts, but in our senses. As someone hypersensitive, I really appreciated that!
Also, the fact that they would find each other and long for each other every lifetime was wonderful. Maybe there is something sad in pre-destination, but it was here tackled so gracefully that it felt extremely romantic, and it reminded me and, as a sucker for romantic stories, it was amazing. I felt like I was falling in love with Van myself everytime I played (which isn't an easy thing to do considering I don't usually self-insert in VNs), even during the second lifetime which isn't usually my cup of tea (not a huge fan of tsunderes)... But here, the team made it work like a charm.
Of course, special mentions to the art which was gorgeous, to the voice acting which, well, it is Max, so I'm not surprised it's excellent, but still worth underlining it, the music was perfect for this game and fitted Van and his relationship with MC perfectly, the GUI was AMAZING and I really liked the slight variations brought to the textbox for some scenes or CGs.
So, congrats to everyone involved, it was a stellar and hopelessly romantic entry I truly enjoyed!
P.S.: I was NOT expecting a mention of Raku in this game!! For God's sake, don't tell me HE, of all people, is my soulmate in every lifetime, I'd scream! (On a more serious note, the references to other entries were a cute nod: I caught Burning Red, Karamu and Keyframes and wondered if there were more?)
CHIM???? thank u for such a sweet and thoughtful review!!!! “love expresses itself not only in our hearts, but in our senses” is a beautiful line and i can not believe u r using it to refer to intertwine.
your praise is incredibly heart warming, especially considering how some aspects of the game could have fallen flat with you but seemed not to! thank you again for this lovely review—it brings such a smile to my face. and i’m sure the rest of the team appreciates it as well <3
p.s. LOL raku is someone who most likely had a very strong impact on u in a past life considering the synesthesia. whether u want to chalk that up to soulmates or something else entirely is up to ur own headcanon! also so glad u picked up on the references; i like to sneak those in there for funsies hehe! you got most of them. the only one ur missing is asher from project blue! ^^
omg i am so glad I waited until I had the time to do a full playthrough in one sitting!! I tried to avoid as many spoilers as possible so I could go in blind so when the first chapter ended I was like :)) what a lovely game and THEN THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTED AND I SCREAMED LMAO I love this game so much!!! The writing is so wonderful and all of the visuals, music & voice acting are incredibly well done! The overarching story is so lovely, there were so many times I just sat and screamed out loud bc it was so cute (esp when it would hint at things from other lifetimes) hahaha kicking my legs giggling screaming tysm for making such a wonderful game, what an incredible team!! I hope you are all very proud of what you have made ;v; <3
TYSM FOR THE NICE REVIEW!! kicking the legs, giggling, screaming is peak player reaction I'M GLAD I COULD GIVE IT 2 U. the fact u could avoid spoilers is super impressive given my social media presence HAHA but thank you again for playing and leaving such a sweet review!!!! so glad you enjoyed it wah!
and thank u for letting me know u got to the fin screen i didn't even have to ask u wow LOL. ALSO IMPRESSIVE!!! a true gamer!!!
Hehe just met photographer Van, now it's rival co-worker Van XD I really appreciate the effects of the whisper VA and the lovely purple UI aesthetic. Think maybe a bit of colour grading with the photo BGs would make the colours go together so well! Also thought the regular voiceovers were a bit fast, but maybe he's just a speedy talker hehe Can't wait to unlock more replay Vans!
Ahh I really like the quotes at the end and the painting + Van's creativity being shown in different replays! <3 I love the concept and how everything came together. Van named "Handsome stranger" one made me laugh and smile. I like his beauty marks too hehe
Only thing is wish the player character had more interests and creative pursuits of their own too, but I do appreciate the one where she lived her best life and thought back to him!
very true with the color grading---with everything else i had to get done/time constraints of the jam, i simply didn't have Time for more custom/edited BGs. but def something i can keep in mind for the future! <3
and yes we definitely took a self-insert mc route for the game, though it was moreso to let players feel like they could be van's soulmate no matter their personal interests/ pursuits. but i do completely understand the desire to want a more fleshed out mc!! glad you liked other components of the game though! thank you again for the comments ^^
It really is a beautiful piece! Everything else came together so cohesively, and totally understand about the self-insert / time constraints! Thanks for taking the time to reply <3
Yet another fictional man for me to be madly madly in love with. Love this so much! I did get all 6 CG's and, seriously, this art is fucking gorgeous. OST also fantastic, but I've loved everything I've heard from FaeField so not surprising. Oh, and the VA- yes, just so much yes.
Thank you so much for making this game and sharing it with us!
ahhh thank you so much!! CONGRATS FOR GETTING ALL SIX. i salute you!!! faefield were amazing to work with and i’m glad so many people have been enjoying their music <33
thank you for playing and leaving such a kind comment! makes it all worth it ^^
Ugh. this game is phenomenal. I just finished my first playthrough and discovered i am missing 2 of the cgs. I'm going to play again and attempt to try to get them all! I will have my venagence I can't. (my vengance is looking it up on youtube) anyway, this is an amazing game, and I'm so happy I found it :3.
if you’d ever like hints or a walkthrough, feel free to look at one of my most recent posts for the game (should be on the game page) but so glad you liked it enough to want to find everything! thank you for the sweet comment <3333
I have many comments, lots of them the usual; The visuals are stunning, the music is to die for, and the plot brings me so much joy, I played through it three times just to hear the VA and see the scenery.
But really my biggest joy was that it wasn't overwrought - Van was just Van, in every life. No old-timey Van, no oddly futuristic Van. Just.... Van. It felt a lot deeper without the stereotypical trappings to signal significant time passing. I definitely expected him to be more stubborn about getting together, but then, he knew better, I guess.
omg so many replays!!! so honored you liked it enough to play it that many times ^^ and yes i did tinker around with the idea of different eras and visuals for each lifetime but decided to go for a more grounded approach (partly bc of scope limitations tbh LOL) but i’m glad it still felt appealing in that way <3 definitely adds to the comfy vibes
as your soulmate i think he’ll always choose you eventually, though if you want to imagine it being a bit more of a struggle and stubborn, that’s always fair game for you to headcanon haha!
thank you for playing <3 also i salute your brooklyn icon <3 love infinite blue and the dev ^^
This was so romantic and lovely! I adore the concept of soulmates tbh and this was such a beautiful exploration. I can't help but want to see more of their lifetimes, like the one in the dream at the beginning. The first "loop" might be my favourite, but I adored the bickering in the second and of course the conclusion. the progression actually reminded me a lil of my own game adjskgh
Thank you for sharing this wonderful game, I'll be keeping an eye on your further projects!
haha a lot of people have been curious about the dream!! maybe one day i’ll explore more of the intertwine world but for now this is all i can supply you all with <3 so happy you enjoyed it!
i need to check out duskbound it looks so good!! i haven’t had the time q.w but when i get to it i’ll let you know i already know i’m going to like it! <3
WAAAHHH that was amazing !!! im way too attached to this LMFAO the concept of someone willing to fall in love and choose you in every lifetime is just so incredibly romantic to me and playing this made me feel so many emotions ,,
i really really love this so much words can't even describe it !! the art, van's voice, the writing, literally everything was perfect !! when the first life ended i was so shocked there was more that red string we had to click on was so cool i was in awe omg .. thank you so much for your hard work on this !! everyone on the team did amazing this will be living in my heart forever im gonna replay it so much SJDHFDJ van is so immensely loveable and being able to see all the dynamics and the different ways in which they met and fell in love made me so soft ,,, u portrayed what it means to be "soulmates" so well i will never forget this for as long as i live i think ＼(*T▽T*)／ thank u so much for this game made me feel sm warmth and happiness (੭ ˃̣̣̥ ω˂̣̣̥)੭ु⁾⁾
AHHH this is such a sweet comment!!! thank you so much for playing and enjoying!!!!! the fact you feel like it’ll stay with you for a while is so :’)))) makes me so happy to know how much you liked it and the experience ^^
really wanted to make something soft and sweet, so i’m glad it made you feel that way <33
I actually cried with the last live. And the song on the background too. It felt really wholesome and I really loved it.
(This has one sentence/question of the game, so please be aware when you read it):
There was a time on the game where it said: "You know" and the song "Intertwined Hearts" started saying "You know" too, I almost felt like the own characters: "Coincidence or fate?" <3
HAHA that actually is crazy! the reverse uno card of coincidence or fate :’) so glad you liked it <3 big fan of the ost. faefield productions r unbelievably talented!
The whole concept, UI (I love that sneaky red string that we have to click on lol), VAN <3, and the entire team (<3333) have my heart and made my day!! I finished this game the same day it was released and have not been able to get it out of my mind.
I've felt so many emotions within the span of the 1-2 hours that I've played (and I've also replayed it just because <33) but I can't express the amount of joy, bittersweetness, and warmth that fills my chest. And I felt so completely hollow and sad that it was over by the time I finished (in a good way!! I immediately went to YouTube just to listen to the soundtracks just to bask in the aftermath of it all. And I maaaay have replayed it. More than once).
I'll just probably be regurgitating the same thing if I keep writing, but seriously, thank you so much for bringing this to life. Everything is just so gorgeous, romantic and hopeful. Guess I'll just have to keep being a hopeless romantic a little while longer <3
AHH!! thank you for playing the day of release, replaying, and coming back here to leave such a sweet comment!!! so so so glad you enjoyed it and appreciated so many different aspects of the game (faefield productions completely deserve the support!)
so flattering and rewarding to know how much you enjoyed the game and how much it stayed with you <3 thank you for the support ^^
BEAUTIFULLY made game. Amazing writing, only COMPLETELY improved with the AMAZING voice acting. Had me feeling genuine feelings at moments, and that's a feat hard to achieve as an artist of any sort.
Now that's we're into spoiler category, some of the voice acted lines has me GIDDY. SCREAMING internally, even. Amazing voice acting work, maybe even inspiring as someone who hoped to maybe be a VA one day. Have to say, the whole mechanic of the menu screen had me confused the first time, I actually thought the game was over by the end of the first chapter; thank god I checked the comments!
thank you so much for playing the sweet comment!!! max did an amazing job as van’s va i have the utmost respect for him and his talent ^^
and yes the mechanic has been a fun little trick to see players experience haha! knew it would be a risk going into release but felt too much like it added to the story to take it away ^^
i am legit sobbing THIS WAS SOOOOO CUTE <3 i looved the cg's and the quotes at the end and basically everything . Thanks to everyone that worked on this chef d'oeuvre!!!
omg!!!! tysm for playing IM SO GLAD U ENJOYED IT AND THAT IT HIT U IN THAT WAY <33 thank u for appreciating all the little aspects we built into the game; it makes our work on the chef d’oeuvre worth it!! ^^
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truly amazing game, heartwrenchingly beautiful from start to the very end! i love van so much (he's so pretty!!), the writing is really, really good and the music ties it all together perfectly! this game felt like a dream, and it really was an excellent take on the tried-and-true soulmates thing!!
ahhh thank you so much!!! i'm glad you liked our take on the soulmates trope <3 it was a lot of fun to write and play around with. so happy you enjoyed it ^^ thank you for playing!
OH. MY. GOD. This game touched all the strings in my heart 😭💖 I love it! It's just perfect. Also, the detail of the red string in the main menu to access the next story is beautiful and caught me by surprise.
ahhh thank you!!!! and yes that’s one of my favorite little touches hehe ^^ went through a lot of trial and error to finally get to that result lol!
hello i just found this i'm just here to say how much i love the poem at the beginning of this page, i find it ingenious and elegant, and how much gentleness i feel from the colors here and the screenshots thank you
thank you! i couldn't have done the poem without the help of some editor friends, but i'm very happy with the end result. so glad you also appreciate it as well as the aesthetics of the page! if you ended up playing the game, hope it was enjoyable <3
i came here to say how much i loved this game but turns out there’s more??????? gotta go back right now
I’ve played it all, and I wanna play it again, i whished there was more, my favorite life was the enemies to lovers one, but I love all of them, thank you for creating this. I hope to get to meet my soulmate one day
thank you so much for playing!!! very funny to me you came to talk about how much you liked the game and after playing the rest you wanted more HAHA. so glad you liked it---i 100% believe you will meet your soulmate one day whether this life or the next <3
This game was so friggin sweet. I wont lie, i LOVE romance and i love the idea of soulmates across time. My only gripe is that IT WAS TO SHORT. I would of loved to play for another 5 hours but i understand TvT.
I love the story where yall were enemies to lovers. Just the right amount of spice from each character. Would of loved one where yall were married or something. Cant wait to see more games from this team if its made like this!
HAHA a couple of people have been feeling conflicted over it being the right amount and yet wanting to see more van. the reception and hearing people say they want more is always flattering though! since the game was initially made solely for otome jam, i always knew it would be a shorter one. we're happy that even with a short story, it made an impact on people and was enjoyable <3
maybe one day we'll release a dlc with extra short stories, but for now we are happy with the story as is :') thank you for playing and liking it!
ahh it was so incredibly beautiful, i cried so many times while playing it and i just know that it won't leave my mind for a while. i loved every life they've had together and i like to imagine what happened in other ones, that wasn't; shown in the game. immaculate work, i will definitely think of this game fondly, i'm looking forward to playing other Crescence Studio's works<3
thank you so much for playing!!! my favorite part of the game is probably how open it leaves things for players to imagine, so i'm really happy it had that effect on you <3 thank you again for the sweet review---hope to continue to meet your expectations for future works :')
This is breathtaking! Would you be interested in allowing us to port Intertwine to mobile and smart TV platforms? We can also help you apply for console distribution. (Yes, you retain all rights. For context, we - Halfspire - are a developer-focused game distribution company. If you want to discuss this privately, our contact details are on our Itch creator profile.)
is there like diffrent endings cuz i keep getting the same one and many in the comments are talking about diffrent ones.
if you haven’t checked out the walkthrough yet, i’d recommend giving it a look here ! it will tell you how to continue the game to see more content that others are mentioning. i would tell you what to do directly but want to avoid giving spoilers in the game comments ><
THANK YOU
wait is there gonna be more tho? does it really just end so shortly broooo i miss it already
if you only played through one life there is more content in the game! it’s not over until you’ve reached the fin screen. if you have only unlocked one cg, i would recommend clicking on an interactive feature on the main menu. there should be an animation to clue you in on what to click
if you got to the fin screen though, that is all the content lol!
omg this game is amazing, im in tears, itd be so good if someone made a character of Van in character ai and post the link here lol :,3
This is SO BEAUTIFUL. I cannot say it enough. The music, the colors, the voice acting...everything. I loved getting to know Van! I also really love how after playing, it makes me speculate what I would be doing in another life, you know? Would I be me, would I not be, what would I like?
Just...amazing.
SNAKKIEZ THANK YOU <3333 i'm so happy you liked it! thank you for playing---i love the idea of alternate lives/universes so it was fun to play around with that in this game. glad it made other people reflect on it a bit too teehee ^^
I love this so much !! I love how the change in dialogue relied on what decisions you had made in 'previous lifetimes', it took me by surprise and I loved it so much. I'm still trying to get over the art style for this entire game, it's so beautiful and I highly recommend it <33
ahhh yes!! the parallel lines between lives was my personal favorite part of writing the script. i like to think of it as the thread that continues to flow between your lives. thank you for noticing and liking the game!! <3 ((and so glad you liked the art---i was quite proud of it for a 2 months cram LOL))
What a lovely, lovely game. Beautiful music, beautiful voice acting, beautiful art—it was all so good! Coming from someone who has complicated-tending-towards-negative feelings towards romantic soulmates as a trope, I fell completely in love with intertwine, and of course, with Van. It's not a new take, but I vastly prefer soulmate stories where the people tangled together in fate's web ultimately have to choose to be together despite whatever plans destiny has for them, so I was really pleased by the game's main mechanic. The red thread might've led us all to Van, but in the end it was our choice to stay and build a life together with him. (Except in that one ending, and the other lifetimes where Van says we rejected him, but hey, it's the thought that counts, right?)
Also, so sick and twisted of you to tie Van's hair back and not give us a CG of what it looks like down. I believe in Van's Rapunzel arc, I really do.
Also also, I think you did a pretty good job at keeping things gender neutral! It always feels a bit 😧😧 when games with a gender selectable MC mention things that make it clear that a feminine MC is canon, so the attention to detail here was really nice.
Also also also, I'm completely obsessed with the fact that in the final lifetime we see, Van initially shows up as Van before his title reverts to Handsome Stranger. Was that intentional?
Now it's for me to take a nap thinking about Van in preparation for replaying intertwine tomorrow. I'll be sticking around for your other games, so good luck on your game dev undertakings!
oh gosh thank you so much for the glowing review!! i totally get the "tending-towards-negative" feelings towards soulmates. it can feel very hit or miss depending on how it's done (which could probably be said about most tropes anyways LOL). i'm so glad you liked our take on it though. ironically enough, the third life (aka rejection life) was placed there so you could feel like you could choose to not be with van (and still live a fulfilling life) should you desire! many players have said rejecting him made them sad though LOL
happy to hear about the gender neutral aspect as well! i try to put in a good amount of effort to make sure it comes off that way, and i'm happy that piece was appreciated ^^ hope your replay was still filled with lots of love, and thank you so much for the support both on intertwine and future games! <33333
Aghhhhhh, this is exactly the sort of soft soulmate content I crave, I am going to feel warm fuzzies over this for days. Thank you Crescence for making this wonderful piece, you and your team did absolutely amazing work. <3
Van is absolutely swoon worthy. As if his face and beauty marks and tattoos weren't enough, he's got the cute banter and cheesy flirting down across lifetimes and I am SO weak for that, ugh my heart. (And voiced too!? Halp me I am just a cheesy romantic my heart was not prepared.) I really liked the different stories that were chosen, and thought the contrast between the first two lifetimes was especially fun. The elements that were repeated were also really interesting - they were clearly the same souls in each life, and the writing was so smooth and really nailed the nostalgic feeling. I am torn between wanting to see more lifetimes, and feeling like this game was perfect and wonderful as-is!
I absolutely love the use of the visual novel format as part of the story. I've been musing on a similar concept (for a game that will probably never see the light of day, hah), and it was so delightful to see this type of repeat feature implemented such a wonderful way. <3 On top of that, the GUI was absolutely wonderful with its soft colors and lovely graphics, and the OST was just perfect (I liked the use of vocals in one of the songs!)
I am so happy the developer embraced this impulse to work on this game, its an absolute delight and I enjoyed every moment of my time with it! I've been really looking forward to Alaris, and this was such a treat to play while its in development.
WAHH THIS IS SUCH A NICE COMMENT! <3 thank you so much for the incredibly thoughtful review. i'm so glad you enjoyed so many different aspects of the game---it always means so much when players notice all the little things we work so hard on ^^ and for picking up on the details that repeat across lifetimes!!!! i was quite proud of that part hehe
thank you again for giving the game a chance and it's always such a delight to hear people coming from alaris. so grateful for your support!!
p.s. if you ever release your game, or just talk about the general idea, i'd love to hear it!
What a beautiful story, I loved every minute of it! I love things like this that explore different aspects of relationships or the what-ifs. I've just finished playing about 15 minutes ago and I feel like I just have to sit with it for awhile, lol.
Shout out to Faefield, their OSTs never miss!
ahh thank you so much!! so glad you enjoyed it and hope after sitting with it, you still enjoy the story and game haha!
and agreed!! faefield are unbelievably talented <3 ^^
this is a beautiful game and I fell in love with it all. I was seriously tearing up by the end. The art, story, music, voice acting -- everything was wonderful. Thank you so much for it!
ahhh thank you!!! so glad you liked it <3 thank you so much for playing ^^
wonderful game! Lovely story and concept, I wished it was longer! ❤️
haha a lot of ppl say that!! i’m flattered some of you feel that way <3 maybe one day we will give an extended version but for now the four lives is all we can give you :’)
just fell to my knees at a 7/11
U DIDNT EVEN FINISH IT U CANT FOOL ME
I WILL FALL AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR EVERY INSTANCE JUST YOU WATCH ME
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Live Laugh Love Van
LMFAOXKAKZK did u make an account just to post this i’m crying so hard
Yes I made an account just for this LMFAO
beautiful game, amazing voice acting, osts are incredible, the story is so well-written and everything all at once, it made me cry a lot, thank you so much<3
AAAA SO GLAD U LIKED IT <333333
Hey! I played the game and geez!! It certainly is the most romantic entry I have played so far from the otome jam. The game fully explores the concept of soulmates and of the "red string of love" in such a poetic fashion. Van's ability and the MC's synesthesia contributed to the poetry of the game: if anything, love expresses itself not only in our hearts, but in our senses. As someone hypersensitive, I really appreciated that!
Also, the fact that they would find each other and long for each other every lifetime was wonderful. Maybe there is something sad in pre-destination, but it was here tackled so gracefully that it felt extremely romantic, and it reminded me and, as a sucker for romantic stories, it was amazing. I felt like I was falling in love with Van myself everytime I played (which isn't an easy thing to do considering I don't usually self-insert in VNs), even during the second lifetime which isn't usually my cup of tea (not a huge fan of tsunderes)... But here, the team made it work like a charm.
Of course, special mentions to the art which was gorgeous, to the voice acting which, well, it is Max, so I'm not surprised it's excellent, but still worth underlining it, the music was perfect for this game and fitted Van and his relationship with MC perfectly, the GUI was AMAZING and I really liked the slight variations brought to the textbox for some scenes or CGs.
So, congrats to everyone involved, it was a stellar and hopelessly romantic entry I truly enjoyed!
P.S.: I was NOT expecting a mention of Raku in this game!! For God's sake, don't tell me HE, of all people, is my soulmate in every lifetime, I'd scream! (On a more serious note, the references to other entries were a cute nod: I caught Burning Red, Karamu and Keyframes and wondered if there were more?)
CHIM???? thank u for such a sweet and thoughtful review!!!! “love expresses itself not only in our hearts, but in our senses” is a beautiful line and i can not believe u r using it to refer to intertwine.
your praise is incredibly heart warming, especially considering how some aspects of the game could have fallen flat with you but seemed not to! thank you again for this lovely review—it brings such a smile to my face. and i’m sure the rest of the team appreciates it as well <3
p.s. LOL raku is someone who most likely had a very strong impact on u in a past life considering the synesthesia. whether u want to chalk that up to soulmates or something else entirely is up to ur own headcanon! also so glad u picked up on the references; i like to sneak those in there for funsies hehe! you got most of them. the only one ur missing is asher from project blue! ^^
omg i am so glad I waited until I had the time to do a full playthrough in one sitting!! I tried to avoid as many spoilers as possible so I could go in blind so when the first chapter ended I was like :)) what a lovely game and THEN THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTED AND I SCREAMED LMAO
I love this game so much!!! The writing is so wonderful and all of the visuals, music & voice acting are incredibly well done!
The overarching story is so lovely, there were so many times I just sat and screamed out loud bc it was so cute (esp when it would hint at things from other lifetimes) hahaha kicking my legs giggling screaming
tysm for making such a wonderful game, what an incredible team!! I hope you are all very proud of what you have made ;v; <3
(( and yes, I got all 6 CGs >:3c ))
GREMLIN <3333
TYSM FOR THE NICE REVIEW!! kicking the legs, giggling, screaming is peak player reaction I'M GLAD I COULD GIVE IT 2 U. the fact u could avoid spoilers is super impressive given my social media presence HAHA but thank you again for playing and leaving such a sweet review!!!! so glad you enjoyed it wah!
and thank u for letting me know u got to the fin screen i didn't even have to ask u wow LOL. ALSO IMPRESSIVE!!! a true gamer!!!Hehe just met photographer Van, now it's rival co-worker Van XD
I really appreciate the effects of the whisper VA and the lovely purple UI aesthetic. Think maybe a bit of colour grading with the photo BGs would make the colours go together so well! Also thought the regular voiceovers were a bit fast, but maybe he's just a speedy talker hehe
Can't wait to unlock more replay Vans!
Ahh I really like the quotes at the end and the painting + Van's creativity being shown in different replays! <3 I love the concept and how everything came together. Van named "Handsome stranger" one made me laugh and smile. I like his beauty marks too hehe
Only thing is wish the player character had more interests and creative pursuits of their own too, but I do appreciate the one where she lived her best life and thought back to him!
thank you for leaving such a thoughtful review!!
very true with the color grading---with everything else i had to get done/time constraints of the jam, i simply didn't have Time for more custom/edited BGs. but def something i can keep in mind for the future! <3
and yes we definitely took a self-insert mc route for the game, though it was moreso to let players feel like they could be van's soulmate no matter their personal interests/ pursuits. but i do completely understand the desire to want a more fleshed out mc!! glad you liked other components of the game though! thank you again for the comments ^^
It really is a beautiful piece! Everything else came together so cohesively, and totally understand about the self-insert / time constraints! Thanks for taking the time to reply <3
Yet another fictional man for me to be madly madly in love with. Love this so much! I did get all 6 CG's and, seriously, this art is fucking gorgeous. OST also fantastic, but I've loved everything I've heard from FaeField so not surprising. Oh, and the VA- yes, just so much yes.
Thank you so much for making this game and sharing it with us!
ahhh thank you so much!! CONGRATS FOR GETTING ALL SIX. i salute you!!! faefield were amazing to work with and i’m glad so many people have been enjoying their music <33
thank you for playing and leaving such a kind comment! makes it all worth it ^^
Ugh. this game is phenomenal. I just finished my first playthrough and discovered i am missing 2 of the cgs. I'm going to play again and attempt to try to get them all! I will have my venagence I can't. (my vengance is looking it up on youtube) anyway, this is an amazing game, and I'm so happy I found it :3.
if you’d ever like hints or a walkthrough, feel free to look at one of my most recent posts for the game (should be on the game page) but so glad you liked it enough to want to find everything! thank you for the sweet comment <3333
ok so u arent going to make thiem kiss
nvm i take this back. thank you creator for making this i screawmed
would just like to say this made me laugh so glad you enjoyed it gamer LMFAOxkla
I have many comments, lots of them the usual; The visuals are stunning, the music is to die for, and the plot brings me so much joy, I played through it three times just to hear the VA and see the scenery.
But really my biggest joy was that it wasn't overwrought - Van was just Van, in every life. No old-timey Van, no oddly futuristic Van. Just.... Van. It felt a lot deeper without the stereotypical trappings to signal significant time passing. I definitely expected him to be more stubborn about getting together, but then, he knew better, I guess.
Thanks for a lovely game.
omg so many replays!!! so honored you liked it enough to play it that many times ^^ and yes i did tinker around with the idea of different eras and visuals for each lifetime but decided to go for a more grounded approach (partly bc of scope limitations tbh LOL) but i’m glad it still felt appealing in that way <3 definitely adds to the comfy vibes
as your soulmate i think he’ll always choose you eventually, though if you want to imagine it being a bit more of a struggle and stubborn, that’s always fair game for you to headcanon haha!
thank you for playing <3 also i salute your brooklyn icon <3 love infinite blue and the dev ^^
oh my- this was some GOOD stuf
WE LIVE TO SUPPLY THE GUD STUF <3
This was so romantic and lovely! I adore the concept of soulmates tbh and this was such a beautiful exploration. I can't help but want to see more of their lifetimes, like the one in the dream at the beginning. The first "loop" might be my favourite, but I adored the bickering in the second and of course the conclusion.
the progression actually reminded me a lil of my own game adjskghThank you for sharing this wonderful game, I'll be keeping an eye on your further projects!
haha a lot of people have been curious about the dream!! maybe one day i’ll explore more of the intertwine world but for now this is all i can supply you all with <3 so happy you enjoyed it!
i need to check out duskbound it looks so good!! i haven’t had the time q.w but when i get to it i’ll let you know i already know i’m going to like it! <3
WAAAHHH that was amazing !!! im way too attached to this LMFAO the concept of someone willing to fall in love and choose you in every lifetime is just so incredibly romantic to me and playing this made me feel so many emotions ,,
i really really love this so much words can't even describe it !! the art, van's voice, the writing, literally everything was perfect !! when the first life ended i was so shocked there was more that red string we had to click on was so cool i was in awe omg .. thank you so much for your hard work on this !! everyone on the team did amazing this will be living in my heart forever im gonna replay it so much SJDHFDJ van is so immensely loveable and being able to see all the dynamics and the different ways in which they met and fell in love made me so soft ,,, u portrayed what it means to be "soulmates" so well i will never forget this for as long as i live i think ＼(*T▽T*)／ thank u so much for this game made me feel sm warmth and happiness (੭ ˃̣̣̥ ω˂̣̣̥)੭ु⁾⁾
AHHH this is such a sweet comment!!! thank you so much for playing and enjoying!!!!! the fact you feel like it’ll stay with you for a while is so :’)))) makes me so happy to know how much you liked it and the experience ^^
really wanted to make something soft and sweet, so i’m glad it made you feel that way <33
lovely ! had a great time playing, truly the game was wonderful, thanks you for creating such a nice storie, man i got invested emotionaly-
YAY so glad you had fun! and that is our goal, so glad you got to experience it that way <3
I actually cried with the last live. And the song on the background too. It felt really wholesome and I really loved it.
(This has one sentence/question of the game, so please be aware when you read it):
There was a time on the game where it said: "You know" and the song "Intertwined Hearts" started saying "You know" too, I almost felt like the own characters: "Coincidence or fate?" <3
HAHA that actually is crazy! the reverse uno card of coincidence or fate :’) so glad you liked it <3 big fan of the ost. faefield productions r unbelievably talented!
looks like you made it to the last iteration then yay!! thank you for playing <3
i enjoyed this so much like so much so much. i love this sm
!!!!! ahhh! thank u so much so much :’)
The whole concept, UI (I love that sneaky red string that we have to click on lol), VAN <3, and the entire team (<3333) have my heart and made my day!! I finished this game the same day it was released and have not been able to get it out of my mind.
I've felt so many emotions within the span of the 1-2 hours that I've played (and I've also replayed it just because <33) but I can't express the amount of joy, bittersweetness, and warmth that fills my chest. And I felt so completely hollow and sad that it was over by the time I finished (in a good way!! I immediately went to YouTube just to listen to the soundtracks just to bask in the aftermath of it all. And I maaaay have replayed it. More than once).
I'll just probably be regurgitating the same thing if I keep writing, but seriously, thank you so much for bringing this to life. Everything is just so gorgeous, romantic and hopeful. Guess I'll just have to keep being a hopeless romantic a little while longer <3
AHH!! thank you for playing the day of release, replaying, and coming back here to leave such a sweet comment!!! so so so glad you enjoyed it and appreciated so many different aspects of the game (faefield productions completely deserve the support!)
so flattering and rewarding to know how much you enjoyed the game and how much it stayed with you <3 thank you for the support ^^
BEAUTIFULLY made game. Amazing writing, only COMPLETELY improved with the AMAZING voice acting. Had me feeling genuine feelings at moments, and that's a feat hard to achieve as an artist of any sort.
Now that's we're into spoiler category, some of the voice acted lines has me GIDDY. SCREAMING internally, even. Amazing voice acting work, maybe even inspiring as someone who hoped to maybe be a VA one day. Have to say, the whole mechanic of the menu screen had me confused the first time, I actually thought the game was over by the end of the first chapter; thank god I checked the comments!
thank you so much for playing the sweet comment!!! max did an amazing job as van’s va i have the utmost respect for him and his talent ^^
and yes the mechanic has been a fun little trick to see players experience haha! knew it would be a risk going into release but felt too much like it added to the story to take it away ^^
i am legit sobbing THIS WAS SOOOOO CUTE <3 i looved the cg's and the quotes at the end and basically everything . Thanks to everyone that worked on this chef d'oeuvre!!!
omg!!!! tysm for playing IM SO GLAD U ENJOYED IT AND THAT IT HIT U IN THAT WAY <33 thank u for appreciating all the little aspects we built into the game; it makes our work on the chef d’oeuvre worth it!! ^^
gorgeous game. absolutely enjoyed this take on the red string of fate.
thank you! so glad you liked our little rendition <3 :’)
This is too adorable, i just cant- asdsadjasfjafsa
THANK YOUUuxakkzls <333
This is such a lovely game! I played a game about the red string of fate before, but this is even better than that one! Great job!
thank you so much! hopefully the multiple lives mechanic and animations weren’t too bad on the browser version <33 ^^
I didn't have any issues at all. Thank you for asking.