Hallow Masquerade

Um, will there be a mac version? The game sounds so good but I have a mac T-T

Hihi, I love playing visual novel like games, so I decided to check this one out! I like the designs and how conveniently a bat with an invite shown up.  Very cute and to the point, also like the explanation on why we would go to the party.

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Upon arriving and meeting the first character, I must say, the dialogue and actions are a bit difficult to tell apart. I can't quite understand when it is the character (ours or theirs) is speaking unless the VA pops up, then I'm like "Oh, they're speaking now- okok, cool."

I feel like, maybe if the difference was more apparent it'd work a lot better, maybe like more emphasis, bolding, italicizing, or more usage of quotations on dialogue, or things like- 'sure,' to highlight inner dialogue rather than spoken, or if sarcasm is being used. Another easy way could be putting inner thoughts, rather than spoken outwardly in parenthesis, it's a clear indicator. Sorry if this isn't a big deal, I just have small issues with the identifiers here, is all. This practically was my only real critique. I'd like to play more and see all the options, however it's really hard to get through it with being confused on the usage of the ", as well as when they aren't there (again, this is my only real form of criticism).  I hope this makes sense- 

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As for everything else, I do still enjoy the setup, the backgrounds too they don't distract me or make the cast feel out of place. I also like their designs and masks feeling different which is always enjoyable to see! Everyone stood out in their own ways.  I also like how there's a skip option in case you messed up- you can always just start over and get to the preferred part. I'd also like to say, like Grey. They seem cool and neat, and with that all being said- I'd be interested in playing more or hearing more updates for this or other projects in the future! <33

New Save System! 

Is... Broken? 

You cannot remove the Saves from the Screen making you Restart the Game Fully, it won't track player Input.

Can't wait for the full game! All of the five characters are captivating in their own way, I don't know who to choose to dance the night away.

This is super promising so far, love the art and music! Looking forward to playing more and getting to know a certain death of the party a little better c:

I normally don't play demos/unfinished projects, haven't played one in about a decade, so it kind of stunned me to see this was not finished while I was playing and just getting immersed into the story. Just a PSA that this is just a demo to anyone reading since there's no mention of this in the synopsis whatsoever, and the status of this game on here says "released". Really beautiful game design with intrigue and characters that I can tell have a lot of depth, but... demos make me disappointed more than they actually make me excited for the game; I end up seeing the game as something that'll probably never be completed, so I don't bother getting hype or looking into it. Which is exactly why I don't play them anymore. I just wished you guys gave people a heads up about the status. I will add this to my list of hundreds of other games not yet finished but may be finished one day.  That being said, it does seem very interesting and clearly a lot of work was put into this game.

P.s: a save/load function would work wonders in the full project.

I love the characters, the art is amazing, the music is amazing, the writing is amazing! The only bad thing about this is that there isnt more lol

I love it! The art is amazing and I'm  alredy in love with the characters, omg

I'm really excited to play more of it

possibly a thing you can fix?

It displays and runs fine on mobile browsers until you need to enter text. nothing I do can seem to prompt the keyboard to pop up and can't proceed without a name. 

Howdy! Here to report a few helpful things~

 Though, reading at the comments here, admitedly it's similar to what myuninny was already saying. First, that the [player] input doesn't always work. I thought it was me that pressed the wrong thing, but later Grey addressed me in my chosen name. Meaning all previous times, the [PLAYER] tag appearance has to be a problem with the code.

Second: Same as myuhinny, I also found it strage that when the text says a character dropped their mask, the sprite doesn't change. This happened speaking to Grey too. Like with wereworlf girl (Greer? Oh yes, of course I know she's a wereperson. Not my first rodeo~), his sprite remains the same during most of the conversation, with the mask on, but it then happens even after being described as beautiful. It does eventually come off and sprites variations come up, but it feels a bit off.

Also, I don't know if an actual thing or I'm too dumb but, after I pressed the log button, I couldn't find the way to close that window. (The html version)

Lastly, "I have a map of the castle and can tell you exactly why their finest treasure is."  I think the "why" is a typo? It should be "where", right?

But enough with the picky commentary. I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed and dig how charming this game is. I especially love the character designs in this. I had a hard time chosing a favorite, and that's saying something.

Even though every character is surprisingly nice and the prologue devoid of any upfront conflict (I seem to have chosen all the right choices, nice~), the story left me with a lot of anxious tense feelings. Maybe because I can see where this is going and how every route seems like it's going towards incompatible paths (or maybe I shouldn't have said yes to the pirate? lol)

Speaking off. "Scourge of the Camarilla"--Waaait, a masquerade... I already can see the influence of Vampire the Masquerade in this lol. Some of the plot was easy to figure out. Werewolf girl is obviously werewolf girl.

Plotwise, if I am to give feedback, it would be that the game has a bit too much text. It's a pity this is just the prologue demo and I was thinking, if you could keep things more to the point, then you get more time to fleshen out the characters and events for the actual plot.

The MC does come off a bit dumb, but this could be a problem with overexposure. Again, less text could make things better.

It also reads as too convenient to me that the MC just happens to be a star enthusiast out of the blue. Maybe that should come up in the text earlier on.

And lastly... Greer's talk is too hard to figure out XD To be brutally honest, it made me want to not talk to her any more.

Kudos for the game! And sorry for the long rambly post. Looking fowards to the finished thing!

Seems pretty good though I started ignoring what Greer was saying as I stopped trying to figure out what they were trying to say as many of their lines I just couldn't understand. I also saw two mistakes in the browser version. 

One when you are asked what your name is by Greer and you enter a name and tell them your name she says her name is playername instead of the name I chose. 

Two when it says that Ali removes her mask she doesn't actually remove her mask at all. Not sure if there are other mistakes with the other characters or not with the browser version as I wasn't really interested in the male characters.