just binged play this game and omg I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!! I can't wait for the next update/full release. LITERALLY KILLED ME FOR ME TO REJECT SAGE UGHH
We're so glad to hear that!!! πππ π«‘ We'll hopefully deliver on completion soon-ish! Definitely getting the UI updates, expressions, and sound up to par soon -- and CGs over time haha.
LOL!!! He is definitely a sweetheart... π but you had to do it...!!! For the ending!!! LOL
TOTALLY didn't get all the ending in like 3 hours...
Also i totally didnt name yasha sage as a joke. it was so confusing that his name was sage after that, but honestly hilarious. i also loved the responses, i love when visual novels have goofy responses, especially in the time loop trope. honestly dont even know what im saying right now, im totally tired but it was so worth it to play this game. (when i first heard sage's voice i was like.. wait a damn minute. and yasha's voice actor was also so good??? i definitely need more games with luke avon)
LOL!!!! Didn't they totally kill it?!?! π₯ the VAs seriously slayed π₯π₯π₯ (seriously Luke Avon is super young, I had no idea. He's so good!!! Hoping to see him in many more games)
LOLOLOL I love that you renamed him Sage... I can imagine the confusion LMAO -- now you just need to name the MC Sage too LOL and you'll have the unholy trio of trolly names complete LOL
Thank you so so much for playing our game!!! πππππ Your comment is hilarious LOL and so glad you enjoyed!!! π₯
I played this game for around an hour or so getting all the endings I thought to get, and though I haven't gotten all of them, I can already say this is a 10/10 game with its design and it's characters.
The main character's life is dull and monotonous, and that helps keep a consistency over everything as they work the same job over and over again, and their little comments about things is rather nice in the flavor text that we do get about them in any life.
Both character designs of Yasha and Sage is fabulous, unique and I love them.
Admittedly I am a bit confused as to why Yasha has fangs when he's stated to be human- only a Soup dodger- but aside from that his design is completely delightful, and the wrapping of the string around his arm is obviously perfection, as I am sure you know <3
Yasha's personality, to me, is like a felt doll that's falling apart at the seams with stuffing coming out of it.
Like, you see the outer shell just fine, but all of it's inner parts are obviously on display from wear and time passage, ie his general craziness and his old-timey misogyny whenever the MC does anything to slightly inconvenience him.
(Also, I might have just done something to avoid it, but Yasha's never mentioned an event from 1850 in my games, so I feel like I'm missing a little something ;-;)
His voice acting is phenomenal, it goes so well with the way he was written, it may just be me but I think my favorite lines from him were him mentioning that we should be childhood friends in the next life, or the train one where he contemplates dying immediately to follow the player.
Death has no meaning to him, even if he is a poor player of the waiting game.
Honestly though, the star of the show is Sage for me.
I wouldn't say it if it wasn't 100 percent true for me, but I think Sage was the best part.
I usually come and stay for the Yanderes- and Yasha was compelling for sure- but my highlight was Sage.
From a person who you're not sure if you can trust, to a person you lean into completely to get away from the possibility of death, to a true trusted comrade, to a soulmate, the journey I had with Sage was something that took me completely off guard when I came in, but had me coming back for even more.
I came for Yasha, but Sage with his earnest desire and attempts to keep you safe and protect the MC, stole my heart.
I recognize his voice actor, and it was a beautiful choice for Sage, a soft, calm and stalwart voice that is completely worthy of the Guardian of the Amnesiac Soup.
He was written so well, and after the second life I was so excited to see him again, and when the option to become soulmates unlocked, I was completely thrilled.
Not pertaining to his relationship with the MC, but I find it so funny and cute that he goes out of his way to consume human-based media to the point he knows about time loop movies and 'single pringle'.
He deserves a big kiss right upon the star in his forehead. All of his expressions were delightful and I loved him.
Aside from the boys and the way they were designed and written, the artwork in this was just delightful all around, and I can't wait for the proper implementation of the CGs, I'll be playing all over again just for those.
The music was also phenomenal, and you all put such good effort and it was all such a delight.
Thank you again, this was all so wonderful, and I will definitely be following you for more!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful, heartfelt review of our game...! It really means so much to me and the team. (As the writer, I'm especially grateful...! ;-; I'm so glad Sage could capture your heart...! π π π π )
I agree that the Voice Actors completely killed it -- we had no idea we would get so much talent when we did our casting call...!
As a newbie gamemaker (long time hobbyist but never made anything worth publishing until now), I had no idea who they were -- I had honestly mainly picked Sage's VA because his voice had a great contrast with Yasha's (Luke Avon -- his audition was an instant cast!) ---- only afterward did I realize how incredibly lucky we were that Jason Hall (Sage's VA) had auditioned and graced our game with his voice...!
He's also the voice of V in Killer Chat (I had no idea -- but I gotta go play it now!!), and apparently he's on a ton of other games...! I don't know why he decided to audition but I will be eternally grateful. LOL.
I personally was definitely a Yasha girl until I got the Sage Voice lines and was chopping them up... That heartfelt British voice LOL ;-; killing me with wholesomeness and healing and reliability LOL. This game would definitely not be the same without the amazing voice talents!!!
(And amazing Music, BGs, and UI! Still need to implement the UI in full π -- CausticFish made amazing assets but I didn't have the time/ full coding knowledge to slot them in yet. Hopefully this weekend or the next, though!)
Thank you so so much again for your kind, thoughtful analysis and your enthusiasm!!!! π π π Comments like yours make this all worth it to us!!! β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ
Of course!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Thank you so much for playing!! ππππ
Spoiler β¬οΈ
It does have to be at least your 3rd "new" playthrough, so 1 playthrough after you have Agreed to the Plan in the previous playthrough -- once you've Agreed to the Plan and start a new playthrough, you'll be able to Romance Sage (and also not romance him -- which is End 10. You should definitely utilize the "skip" function to skip over anything you've already seen!)
The important thing is when he asks if you'll tether to him (and it shows the sketchy CG) you gotta say "I'm not sure"/No so that you don't get the romance ending!
Then assuming you've handled Yasha so that you get to the final confrontation, you would just stall and shout for Sage! π«‘
Thank you so much for playing!!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
To get Ending 10 -- Spoiler β¬οΈ
When Sage asks you if you'll tether to him, say No -- but go through it as you would if you were romancing him (so stall and shout for Sage) -- you'll get End 10! There are some voice lines! But perhaps not as sweet as End 11.
This is so fun! I can't figure out how to be able to end up with sage at the end DX. I love the multiple endings. I've gotten 1,3,4,6,7,8, and 9 so far.
Yaaaaay I'm glad you're enjoying!! And congrats on Ending 3 LOL! π₯ fellow flirt like me ayeeee I'm just kidding.
It's a little trolly but to get Sage:
SPOILER β¬οΈ
You need to play through a new game after Agreeing to the Plan in a previous playthrough. So this would have to be at least your 3rd "new" playthrough. But please do utilize the Skip function! It'll help you jump past all you already saw and get to the romance segments with Sage!
Hello! The game is incredibly fascinating and I am looking forward to seeing the complete version of it. I would like to point out that I got this error message when I selected the "Stall" option when Male Lead 1 (keeping name out for the sake of anyone reading this who hasn't played the game yet):
"While running game code: File "renpy/common/000window.rpy", line 132, in _window_auto_callback _window_show(auto=True) File "renpy/common/000window.rpy", line 451, in _window_show FileNotFoundError: [Errno 44] No such file or directory: '//game/audio/voice/sage huh....mp3' The game exited unexpectedly. More information may be available in the browser console or contained in the log."
OMG!!!! THANK YOU!!!! you're the bomb, thank you so much for finding this bug! I had run into it myself but it only happens occasionally so I had trouble finding it again -- wasn't sure where exactly it was. Will fix this in a minor update tonight!!! π«‘
You can continue playing by rolling back, saving, and then refreshing your browser web page - that should fix it temporarily and allow you to continue playing! (You may also have to load an older save or an auto save, very sorry again for this)
Thank you so much for finding this again and playing our game, and so sorry for the inconvenience!
This was a fun ride! I enjoyed going through the different endings, both good and bad... except for two. How do I get ending 3 and 5??!!
I do feel kinda bad for Yasha though. Yeah, he's a psycho now, but he tried so hard to protect his love bond, the thing most important above all else to him, and ended up destroying it instead. ):
Thanks for making this game! I look forward to seeing what you'll do in the future!
Aww, thank you!β€οΈ I do think despite everything Yasha is a pretty sympathetic character.
Thanks so much for the ending tips! Ending 3 is now my favorite, and I refuse to believe it's not the canon end. I love that they could both be happy and get what they want, and I especially love the idea that they spend eternity dodging soup and getting crazier togetherπ
There is! π it's a little hard to see with the current Main Menu art (sorry, that's on me -- didnt have time to clarify/pretty it up before the jam ended -- but it's first on my to-do list π«‘) -- but there's an "Endings" tab on the Main Menu once you finish the game once! β€οΈ
OMG!!!!!!!!! You would be the first person (besides our lovely playtester Tabasa)...!!!!!!!! So so so excited and honored to see anything you make!!!!!! πππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπππππ Thank you so much for that!!!! ;-; β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Lol!!! I can definitely give you some spoilers if needed! π«‘ thank you so much for playing!!! π
We'll look to release an endings guide with the next major update! There will probably be a couple small updates in between to fix issues before that -- but I can definitely set up a guide sooner if there's high demand! Thank you so much again! β€οΈ
Thank youuuuuu ππππππππππ you are the ultimate playtester badass developer and I can't wait for you to finish Day 2 of all the gorgeous girls!!!! π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
AAAAAA I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR ENDING 12 FOR AN HOUR!! I LOVE THIS GAME BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE FINAL ENDING AND I'M GOING CRAZY SOMEONE GIVE ME A CHEAT SHEET PLEASEEE!!
I feel so bad! Ending 12 isn't too hard to get but you might be disappointed LOL. It's another bad ending (but it does have voice lines! So glad you like the game β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ)
spoilerβ¬οΈ
Don't ignore Yasha, but do play normally/mixed playthrough/don't be too nice/suspicious - taking one of the routes that takes you to the final Yasha confrontation.
When see Sage at the convenience store, choose Not to comfort Sage. Don't talk to him privately/in your room (or just don't agree to the plan) and don't text Sage.
Then when Yasha comes to your house, don't strangle him or stay calm -- just run to the subway.
If you try to Push Yasha from there, because you didn't strangle him to weaken him... ;-; you get Ending 12 haha.
Here is the CG sketch for it BTW! It is not in the build yet, so you're the first to see! π
I FINALLY GOT ALL ENDINGS RAHHHH THAT WAS A FUN RIDE, 10/10 experience, even with the lack of cgs I found myself completely engaged in the story , very excited for the full version<3
Thank you so much for getting all the endings, despite the current in-progress state!!! π«‘β€οΈπ₯ We hope to add more/actually rendered CGs in a fast follow!
God, I've been having an absolutely delightful time with this game! The ending where you get to rename Yasha is really giving us too much power... I keep giggling because he's going around introducing himself as "Fucker" now. XD
Adore both him and Sage~ Will be looking forward to the full version. ^_^
LMFAO AHAHAHAHA omg π€£π€£π€£ I also totally renamed him Poop when I was testing on my phone and then forgot about it... π when I came back to test again I was like "oh god what have I done" LOL
So glad you enjoyed!!! β¨οΈπ Thank you so much for playing and leaving a comment!!! π
Just added...! (I think!) -- you may have to search for it by URL within the app (https://bigmamafatcat.itch.io/bound-by-fate-cursed-soulmates) since it doesn't pop up in the search bar-- but I believe it should be working now! (Mac/Windows/Android in just a moment π«‘ )
If it's still not working, please let me know and I'll look deeper into it! Thank you so much for bringing to our attention! β€οΈ
OMG!!!! I AM SO SORRY!!! We will get this fixed ASAP!!! π«‘π«‘π«‘
UPDATE: Fixed! Many apologies for any feelings of unpleasantness or discomfort that may have arisen from that! π Thank you so much for playing! β€οΈ
(Note -- you may have to refresh your browser page (or re-download) in order to see the changes go into effect. Thank you so much for pointing this out!!)
Transmasc who also got caught by this. I'll admit I almost put the game down after that, but I changed names to a femme OC's name instead of my own, and powered through. I'm glad I did, because there are a few mentions of pregnancy scattered throughout. Not just in relation to MC's past lives, but some for the current life too. Add onto that some very feminine body language, and to me, this story was clearly written from the perspective of a cis woman.
While the desire to appeal to a wider audience with gender ambiguity is noble, I think fixing MC's gender would probably be a better fit for the story you're telling here.
That being said, once I did change the name and shook off the misgendering ick, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I got all 12 endings in 22 cycles.
I am so sorry about that! And thank you so much for still giving us a chance despite the unpleasantness. That was really gracious of you -- and I will definitely take the feedback into account and look to clarify the gender in future releases if it's obvious that the player character is coded a certain way.
I was probably hoping it could pass since I personally consume a lot of fantasy BL content that includes some topics with children and pregnancy -- but a lot of that is also targeted at cis women as the consumer.
Thank you so much for powering through our game, and giving the feedback to us straight -- I really can't express enough how much it means to me that you still gave us a chance despite the ick. ππ
I've added mentions of pregnancy and childbirth to the warnings above, and I'll tread more carefully in future releases! Many apologies and thank you again.
hey, i really liked it the game! me personally read a lot of BL comics etc and some of them is in the universe of A/B/O, so the omega man in the comics can get pregnant and such, so i played thinking like that, in my playthrough and in my head the MC is a man that can get pregnant or is at least a trans men, so for me it was fine! thank you so much for the game, wishing you the best in life! <3
Thank you so much! >< β€οΈ I'm glad you were still able to play and enjoy! It was my first time really writing for a game, so I definitely learned a lot from your guys' comments π₯²π
I'll try to do a better job to make the gender truly ambiguous and/or just state the perspective next time.
Thank you so much for your sweet words! And I wish you the best in life too!!! β€οΈπβ€οΈβ€οΈ
I just got all of the endings (finally, it took me a second to figure the last few out lol), and let me just say this game was so fun and interesting! I thought it was going to be your usual short visual novel at first, but the story and the whole idea of the cycles repeating and the ending choices leading to different results depending on the small past actions were super unique and its clear there was so much time and effort put into this vn. I really love how the information you learned carried over in the different cycles, and it made me feel like I was actually in the time loop of the story lol. The fact that you guys were able to make such an intricate story in only 30 days is beyond me, you all did a fantastic job with this!
Thank you SO MUCH for playing through every route!!! There are definitely some incomplete/rough patches in the current build but we are so grateful you played to completion and left such a sweet comment!!! πβ€οΈ We really appreciate you taking the time to leave your thoughts!!! πβ¨οΈπ
this is quite a unique game and definitely adding to my favorites! And i am shocked this was just completed in 30 days ahhh! makes you want to play more after completing it one time! the game play and characters, everything honestly, is amazing. i love it!! keep up the good work for you guys ! :D
Thank you so much for playing!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Haha we're glad (and shocked) it was completed too! π We will be adding fixes/updates as time goes on, so we hope you play again at that time! π
So far I only got 7 endings, but omg so many variations! I love it! Can't wait to see this game progress even more. Yasha is so insane, but I love him. So far I haven't managed to get a truly good ending with him, but idk maybe I have to take a different route, but I kind of hope to get more "happy endings" with him in the future. Really enjoyed your game <3
Oh man!!! Thank you so much for wanting to romance Yasha!!! π’πβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
There is (what I believe to be) a good ending currently in the game (you can get there early on cough though there is another way)
BUT much of his good route is still in progress (maybe facial expression complete today??) because not many people tried/knew how to romance him in testing... π₯²
I havent quite finished all the endings yet but im pretty deep in the game and i absolutely love it!!! gotta say i lost it when we called yasha pookie in bed though i was giggling.
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just binged play this game and omg I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT!!! I can't wait for the next update/full release. LITERALLY KILLED ME FOR ME TO REJECT SAGE UGHH
We're so glad to hear that!!! πππ π«‘ We'll hopefully deliver on completion soon-ish! Definitely getting the UI updates, expressions, and sound up to par soon -- and CGs over time haha.
LOL!!! He is definitely a sweetheart... π but you had to do it...!!! For the ending!!! LOL
TOTALLY didn't get all the ending in like 3 hours...
Also i totally didnt name yasha sage as a joke. it was so confusing that his name was sage after that, but honestly hilarious. i also loved the responses, i love when visual novels have goofy responses, especially in the time loop trope. honestly dont even know what im saying right now, im totally tired but it was so worth it to play this game. (when i first heard sage's voice i was like.. wait a damn minute. and yasha's voice actor was also so good??? i definitely need more games with luke avon)
LOL!!!! Didn't they totally kill it?!?! π₯ the VAs seriously slayed π₯π₯π₯ (seriously Luke Avon is super young, I had no idea. He's so good!!! Hoping to see him in many more games)
LOLOLOL I love that you renamed him Sage... I can imagine the confusion LMAO -- now you just need to name the MC Sage too LOL and you'll have the unholy trio of trolly names complete LOL
Thank you so so much for playing our game!!! πππππ Your comment is hilarious LOL and so glad you enjoyed!!! π₯
even though my memory is shit, i managed to finish it(i got ending 3 on the second try) and maybe i cried a little when i accidentally killed Sage
i was playing this at 12pm and i was genuinely startled by Yasha's smile
do i think he is a maniac? yes, but a cute one
WOOT!!!! Re: that fast Ending 3 ayeeeee πππ hahahaha I feel closer to you π jkjk
NOOOOO I'm so sorry about Sage π He is definitely worth crying for, the voice actor (Jason Hall) is such a sweetheart π
Hopefully Yasha wasn't toooo scary! Ehehehe β€οΈ
Thank you so much for playing!!! πππ and Congrats on finishing!!!
I played this game for around an hour or so getting all the endings I thought to get, and though I haven't gotten all of them, I can already say this is a 10/10 game with its design and it's characters.
The main character's life is dull and monotonous, and that helps keep a consistency over everything as they work the same job over and over again, and their little comments about things is rather nice in the flavor text that we do get about them in any life.
Both character designs of Yasha and Sage is fabulous, unique and I love them.
Admittedly I am a bit confused as to why Yasha has fangs when he's stated to be human-
only a Soup dodger- but aside from that his design is completely delightful, and the wrapping of the string around his arm is obviously perfection, as I am sure you know <3Yasha's personality, to me, is like a felt doll that's falling apart at the seams with stuffing coming out of it.
Like, you see the outer shell just fine, but all of it's inner parts are obviously on display from wear and time passage, ie his general craziness and his old-timey misogyny whenever the MC does anything to slightly inconvenience him.
(Also, I might have just done something to avoid it, but Yasha's never mentioned an event from 1850 in my games, so I feel like I'm missing a little something ;-;)
His voice acting is phenomenal, it goes so well with the way he was written, it may just be me but I think my favorite lines from him were him mentioning that we should be childhood friends in the next life, or the train one where he contemplates dying immediately to follow the player.
Death has no meaning to him, even if he is a poor player of the waiting game.
Honestly though, the star of the show is Sage for me.
I wouldn't say it if it wasn't 100 percent true for me, but I think Sage was the best part.
I usually come and stay for the Yanderes- and Yasha was compelling for sure- but my highlight was Sage.
From a person who you're not sure if you can trust, to a person you lean into completely to get away from the possibility of death, to a true trusted comrade, to a soulmate, the journey I had with Sage was something that took me completely off guard when I came in, but had me coming back for even more.
I came for Yasha, but Sage with his earnest desire and attempts to keep you safe and protect the MC, stole my heart.
I recognize his voice actor, and it was a beautiful choice for Sage, a soft, calm and stalwart voice that is completely worthy of the Guardian of the Amnesiac Soup.
He was written so well, and after the second life I was so excited to see him again, and when the option to become soulmates unlocked, I was completely thrilled.
Not pertaining to his relationship with the MC, but I find it so funny and cute that he goes out of his way to consume human-based media to the point he knows about time loop movies and 'single pringle'.
He deserves a big kiss right upon the star in his forehead. All of his expressions were delightful and I loved him.
Aside from the boys and the way they were designed and written, the artwork in this was just delightful all around, and I can't wait for the proper implementation of the CGs, I'll be playing all over again just for those.
The music was also phenomenal, and you all put such good effort and it was all such a delight.
Thank you again, this was all so wonderful, and I will definitely be following you for more!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful, heartfelt review of our game...! It really means so much to me and the team. (As the writer, I'm especially grateful...! ;-; I'm so glad Sage could capture your heart...! π π π π )
I agree that the Voice Actors completely killed it -- we had no idea we would get so much talent when we did our casting call...!
As a newbie gamemaker (long time hobbyist but never made anything worth publishing until now), I had no idea who they were -- I had honestly mainly picked Sage's VA because his voice had a great contrast with Yasha's (Luke Avon -- his audition was an instant cast!) ---- only afterward did I realize how incredibly lucky we were that Jason Hall (Sage's VA) had auditioned and graced our game with his voice...!
He's also the voice of V in Killer Chat (I had no idea -- but I gotta go play it now!!), and apparently he's on a ton of other games...! I don't know why he decided to audition but I will be eternally grateful. LOL.
I personally was definitely a Yasha girl until I got the Sage Voice lines and was chopping them up... That heartfelt British voice LOL ;-; killing me with wholesomeness and healing and reliability LOL. This game would definitely not be the same without the amazing voice talents!!!
(And amazing Music, BGs, and UI! Still need to implement the UI in full π -- CausticFish made amazing assets but I didn't have the time/ full coding knowledge to slot them in yet. Hopefully this weekend or the next, though!)
Thank you so so much again for your kind, thoughtful analysis and your enthusiasm!!!! π π π Comments like yours make this all worth it to us!!! β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ β€οΈ
OMG this game is so cool I love the whole concept in this vn sm!! I am having some trouble with ending 9 if anyone can help!!
Of course!! Hehehe glad you're enjoying!!! β¨οΈ
SPOILER β¬οΈ
- don't romance/tether to Sage
- when presented with option to run or grab a weapon, grab anything that could be used as a weapon (strangle Yasha)
- push Yasha...!
It's revenge time maybe for you with this ending π hehe
I can't get ending 10 despite following what you commented early on π₯Ή. Can I get some help? thank you
Of course!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Thank you so much for playing!! ππππ
Spoiler β¬οΈ
It does have to be at least your 3rd "new" playthrough, so 1 playthrough after you have Agreed to the Plan in the previous playthrough -- once you've Agreed to the Plan and start a new playthrough, you'll be able to Romance Sage (and also not romance him -- which is End 10. You should definitely utilize the "skip" function to skip over anything you've already seen!)
The important thing is when he asks if you'll tether to him (and it shows the sketchy CG) you gotta say "I'm not sure"/No so that you don't get the romance ending!
Then assuming you've handled Yasha so that you get to the final confrontation, you would just stall and shout for Sage! π«‘
He will come save you but no romance!
Loved this game and I loved Yasha even though he's a freak <3 His va and expressions are lush, especially the scary ones!
I also love how replayable the game is- a wizard must have coded this! I got all the endings mwahahaha.
That is so so sweet of you to say!!! ππππππ and thank you SO MUCH for playing to completion!!! Woo!!! πππ
TOTALLY agree on Yasha's VA!! He's amazing (and also super young, what the heck!)
Here are 2 other games he's on, if you're addicted to his voice like I am! LOL
https://no-xiruo.itch.io/zodiac-paradigm
https://eeecee.itch.io/good-morning-morgan
Omggg I just found this game and I can't stop playing it! I love it! I just don't know how to get ending 10, how can get it? helpp
Thank you so much for playing!!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
To get Ending 10 -- Spoiler β¬οΈ
When Sage asks you if you'll tether to him, say No -- but go through it as you would if you were romancing him (so stall and shout for Sage) -- you'll get End 10! There are some voice lines! But perhaps not as sweet as End 11.
Thank you!!! I got it!
This is so fun! I can't figure out how to be able to end up with sage at the end DX. I love the multiple endings. I've gotten 1,3,4,6,7,8, and 9 so far.
Yaaaaay I'm glad you're enjoying!! And congrats on Ending 3 LOL! π₯ fellow flirt like me ayeeee I'm just kidding.
It's a little trolly but to get Sage:
SPOILER β¬οΈ
You need to play through a new game after Agreeing to the Plan in a previous playthrough. So this would have to be at least your 3rd "new" playthrough. But please do utilize the Skip function! It'll help you jump past all you already saw and get to the romance segments with Sage!
Hello! The game is incredibly fascinating and I am looking forward to seeing the complete version of it. I would like to point out that I got this error message when I selected the "Stall" option when Male Lead 1 (keeping name out for the sake of anyone reading this who hasn't played the game yet):
"While running game code:
File "renpy/common/000window.rpy", line 132, in _window_auto_callback
_window_show(auto=True)
File "renpy/common/000window.rpy", line 451, in _window_show
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 44] No such file or directory: '//game/audio/voice/sage huh....mp3'
The game exited unexpectedly.
More information may be available in the browser console or contained in the log."
This was on the web version of the game.
OMG!!!! THANK YOU!!!! you're the bomb, thank you so much for finding this bug! I had run into it myself but it only happens occasionally so I had trouble finding it again -- wasn't sure where exactly it was. Will fix this in a minor update tonight!!! π«‘
You can continue playing by rolling back, saving, and then refreshing your browser web page - that should fix it temporarily and allow you to continue playing! (You may also have to load an older save or an auto save, very sorry again for this)
Thank you so much for finding this again and playing our game, and so sorry for the inconvenience!
This was a fun ride! I enjoyed going through the different endings, both good and bad... except for two. How do I get ending 3 and 5??!!
I do feel kinda bad for Yasha though. Yeah, he's a psycho now, but he tried so hard to protect his love bond, the thing most important above all else to him, and ended up destroying it instead. ):
Thanks for making this game! I look forward to seeing what you'll do in the future!
OMG!!!! ππππππππππ Thank you so much.... you understand him.....!!! ππππππππππππ
All he needs is for his soulmate to understand (and love him back).... I'm so glad you picked up on that. And you definitely need Ending 3!!!
I'll add a spoiler below! β¬οΈ
Ending 3:At the very beginning, select:
"Excitement"
"omg, thank you!"
invite him to coffee (sorry this part is not facial expression complete yet π)
"oh no he's crazy"
"but he's hot"
(and don't meet privately/comfort/text sage)
This leads to Ending 3! (Still in dev T-T will update shortly though!)
The idea was to be very proactive and flirty but also aware of the danger -- so your personality mirrors Yasha's.
For ending 5, try not feeding yasha the potion and giving him a hug at the end!
Aww, thank you!β€οΈ I do think despite everything Yasha is a pretty sympathetic character.
Thanks so much for the ending tips! Ending 3 is now my favorite, and I refuse to believe it's not the canon end. I love that they could both be happy and get what they want, and I especially love the idea that they spend eternity dodging soup and getting crazier togetherπ
Yay!!! Same!! ππβ€οΈ Ending 3 is canon in my mind too LOL. They're criminals of the Underworld together π
The one thing this game needs is a place to check what endings you've already gotten
There is! π it's a little hard to see with the current Main Menu art (sorry, that's on me -- didnt have time to clarify/pretty it up before the jam ended -- but it's first on my to-do list π«‘) -- but there's an "Endings" tab on the Main Menu once you finish the game once! β€οΈ
Thank you so much for playing!!
Thank you so much!! I loved this game so much, this really helps! p.s. making fan art as we speak
OMG!!!!!!!!! You would be the first person (besides our lovely playtester Tabasa)...!!!!!!!! So so so excited and honored to see anything you make!!!!!! πππππβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈπππππ Thank you so much for that!!!! ;-; β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
I love this! I adore time loop games but I know it must be harder to make than just a linear visual novel. Great job!
Side note I can't get ending 6 or 7 for the life of me, could someone help me out v.v
Thank you so much for playing, and for your kind words!! β€οΈ π
Lol!!! πππ I can definitely hook you up with spoilers if needed π«‘
To give you a hint (spoiler) β¬οΈ
After feeding Yasha the potion, once you get to the final confrontation, I recommend trying the option you've tried before to get End 5!
AHH I NEED A ENDINGS GUIDE :"(
Lol!!! I can definitely give you some spoilers if needed! π«‘ thank you so much for playing!!! π
We'll look to release an endings guide with the next major update! There will probably be a couple small updates in between to fix issues before that -- but I can definitely set up a guide sooner if there's high demand! Thank you so much again! β€οΈ
can you give the the ending routes for 2 and 9 if you dont mind?
Of course!!!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ oh no, I kinda feel bad giving you 2 though π but here goes!!
SPOILER β¬οΈ
Ending 2 (a couple ways to get here but here is a surefire way)
- (never block or ignore Yasha)
- decide to ignore string for now
- um, hello
- sure (convenience w/ Yasha)
- eat it
- children sound lovely
- sure (he walks you home)
That should set your hidden "shy" stat high enough to get routed to ending 2/you being shy/timid
Then later when he's messaging you
- "........"
- "........Fine..."
(Or "cute sticker" and "yeah.....")
There will be warnings ππ it might be the most traumatic ending...
After Ending 2 you might look forward to getting Ending 9, which is much easier!
- don't romance/tether to Sage
- when presented with option to run or grab a weapon, grab anything that could be used as a weapon (strangle him)
- push Yasha off the platform...!
Hope you enjoy! Thank you so much for playing the game to completion!! πβ€οΈπ
I FINISHED IT THANK YOU I LOVE U AND UR GAME
We love you too!!!! π₯°ππ Thank you so much again for playing!!!! πππ (and congrats on finishing woot!!!)
BANGER JOB this is so well done I love this!!!!! So fun! Yasha SCARES me but ending 3 aint so bad :p love the MC in this!!!!!
Thank youuuuuu ππππππππππ you are the ultimate playtester badass developer and I can't wait for you to finish Day 2 of all the gorgeous girls!!!! π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
AAAAAA I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR ENDING 12 FOR AN HOUR!! I LOVE THIS GAME BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE FINAL ENDING AND I'M GOING CRAZY SOMEONE GIVE ME A CHEAT SHEET PLEASEEE!!
(Can definitely give you a cheat sheet or hint if you need!!
Thank you so much for playing!!!!! β€οΈπ₯ π )
plz I need a cheat sheet ;^; tysm
btw I love the game <3
I feel so bad! Ending 12 isn't too hard to get but you might be disappointed LOL. It's another bad ending (but it does have voice lines! So glad you like the game β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ)
spoilerβ¬οΈ
Don't ignore Yasha, but do play normally/mixed playthrough/don't be too nice/suspicious - taking one of the routes that takes you to the final Yasha confrontation.
When see Sage at the convenience store, choose Not to comfort Sage. Don't talk to him privately/in your room (or just don't agree to the plan) and don't text Sage.
Then when Yasha comes to your house, don't strangle him or stay calm -- just run to the subway.
If you try to Push Yasha from there, because you didn't strangle him to weaken him... ;-; you get Ending 12 haha.
Here is the CG sketch for it BTW! It is not in the build yet, so you're the first to see! π
Thank you so much for playing again!!!
I FINALLY GOT ALL ENDINGS RAHHHH THAT WAS A FUN RIDE, 10/10 experience, even with the lack of cgs I found myself completely engaged in the story , very excited for the full version<3
LOL!!! We are so glad you enjoyed it!!!!!
Thank you so much for getting all the endings, despite the current in-progress state!!! π«‘β€οΈπ₯ We hope to add more/actually rendered CGs in a fast follow!
God, I've been having an absolutely delightful time with this game! The ending where you get to rename Yasha is really giving us too much power... I keep giggling because he's going around introducing himself as "Fucker" now. XD
Adore both him and Sage~ Will be looking forward to the full version. ^_^
LMFAO AHAHAHAHA omg π€£π€£π€£ I also totally renamed him Poop when I was testing on my phone and then forgot about it... π when I came back to test again I was like "oh god what have I done" LOL
So glad you enjoyed!!! β¨οΈπ Thank you so much for playing and leaving a comment!!! π
Could you please add platform info to the downloads so itch app users can download the game? Thank youuuuuuuu
Just added...! (I think!) -- you may have to search for it by URL within the app (https://bigmamafatcat.itch.io/bound-by-fate-cursed-soulmates) since it doesn't pop up in the search bar-- but I believe it should be working now! (Mac/Windows/Android in just a moment π«‘ )
If it's still not working, please let me know and I'll look deeper into it! Thank you so much for bringing to our attention! β€οΈ
That was it! It's working now, thank you very much <3
Yaaay! :D We hope you enjoy! β€οΈ Thank you so much again for the comment (and for playing!!)!
It says gender ambiguous, but the guy called my character a lady :sob:
OMG!!!! I AM SO SORRY!!! We will get this fixed ASAP!!! π«‘π«‘π«‘
UPDATE: Fixed! Many apologies for any feelings of unpleasantness or discomfort that may have arisen from that! π
Thank you so much for playing! β€οΈ
(Note -- you may have to refresh your browser page (or re-download) in order to see the changes go into effect. Thank you so much for pointing this out!!)
Transmasc who also got caught by this. I'll admit I almost put the game down after that, but I changed names to a femme OC's name instead of my own, and powered through. I'm glad I did, because there are a few mentions of pregnancy scattered throughout. Not just in relation to MC's past lives, but some for the current life too. Add onto that some very feminine body language, and to me, this story was clearly written from the perspective of a cis woman.
While the desire to appeal to a wider audience with gender ambiguity is noble, I think fixing MC's gender would probably be a better fit for the story you're telling here.
That being said, once I did change the name and shook off the misgendering ick, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I got all 12 endings in 22 cycles.
I am so sorry about that! And thank you so much for still giving us a chance despite the unpleasantness. That was really gracious of you -- and I will definitely take the feedback into account and look to clarify the gender in future releases if it's obvious that the player character is coded a certain way.
I was probably hoping it could pass since I personally consume a lot of fantasy BL content that includes some topics with children and pregnancy -- but a lot of that is also targeted at cis women as the consumer.
Thank you so much for powering through our game, and giving the feedback to us straight -- I really can't express enough how much it means to me that you still gave us a chance despite the ick. ππ
I've added mentions of pregnancy and childbirth to the warnings above, and I'll tread more carefully in future releases! Many apologies and thank you again.
hey, i really liked it the game! me personally read a lot of BL comics etc and some of them is in the universe of A/B/O, so the omega man in the comics can get pregnant and such, so i played thinking like that, in my playthrough and in my head the MC is a man that can get pregnant or is at least a trans men, so for me it was fine! thank you so much for the game, wishing you the best in life! <3
Thank you so much! >< β€οΈ I'm glad you were still able to play and enjoy! It was my first time really writing for a game, so I definitely learned a lot from your guys' comments π₯²π
I'll try to do a better job to make the gender truly ambiguous and/or just state the perspective next time.
Thank you so much for your sweet words! And I wish you the best in life too!!! β€οΈπβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Thank you! :' )
I just got all of the endings (finally, it took me a second to figure the last few out lol), and let me just say this game was so fun and interesting! I thought it was going to be your usual short visual novel at first, but the story and the whole idea of the cycles repeating and the ending choices leading to different results depending on the small past actions were super unique and its clear there was so much time and effort put into this vn. I really love how the information you learned carried over in the different cycles, and it made me feel like I was actually in the time loop of the story lol. The fact that you guys were able to make such an intricate story in only 30 days is beyond me, you all did a fantastic job with this!
You're gonna make us cry ππβ€οΈπ₯
Thank you SO MUCH for playing through every route!!! There are definitely some incomplete/rough patches in the current build but we are so grateful you played to completion and left such a sweet comment!!! πβ€οΈ We really appreciate you taking the time to leave your thoughts!!! πβ¨οΈπ
please someone help I got every ending besides 9th As a perfectionist it hurts
LOL!!!! I can definitely hook you up with spoilers hehe π let me know if you get too stuck!! LOL
That's definitely quite a new spin to the yandere genre. Kinda started with the same hating the job shmick but actually went in a quite unique story!
Definitely enjoyed it :D
LOL!!! Phew, I'm glad we branched off into something unique enough for you to enjoy!! ππ Thank you so much for playing!!
this is quite a unique game and definitely adding to my favorites! And i am shocked this was just completed in 30 days ahhh! makes you want to play more after completing it one time! the game play and characters, everything honestly, is amazing. i love it!! keep up the good work for you guys ! :D
Thank you so much for playing!! β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ Haha we're glad (and shocked) it was completed too! π We will be adding fixes/updates as time goes on, so we hope you play again at that time! π
Yasha is so insane i can't lmao. Enjoyed it a lot, will definitely come back to try different endings, amazing work<3
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! π’β€οΈ So glad you enjoyed our crazy boi!!
So far I only got 7 endings, but omg so many variations! I love it! Can't wait to see this game progress even more. Yasha is so insane, but I love him. So far I haven't managed to get a truly good ending with him, but idk maybe I have to take a different route, but I kind of hope to get more "happy endings" with him in the future. Really enjoyed your game <3
Oh man!!! Thank you so much for wanting to romance Yasha!!! π’πβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
There is (what I believe to be) a good ending currently in the game (
you can get there early on cough though there is another way)BUT much of his good route is still in progress (maybe facial expression complete today??) because not many people tried/knew how to romance him in testing... π₯²
Why does everyone try to run away?!?
I havent quite finished all the endings yet but im pretty deep in the game and i absolutely love it!!! gotta say i lost it when we called yasha pookie in bed though i was giggling.
We're so glad you enjoyed it!!! That is the kindest praise we could hear!!! π’ππ