The Knight of Thistledown

A gentle gem of a game from the kindly knight to the slow meditative soundtrack. The knight's face was well animated and expressive; really liked the b&w aesthetic as well, made it really stand out from the pack visually. And from one writer to another, your dialogue was charming, original, and wonderfully bittersweet. Thank you for your hard work, effort, time, and creativity. You should be very proud of your amazing work :)

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ending 3 was my favorite, frederick is a sweetheart! 

Frederick was such a sweet character, I freakin' adored him! (I would give him the world. He deserves so much)
And the two good endings were lovely. I even got a bit emotional over them 😅

The story was really cool overall, actually. I loved the twist with the player character! It was fun kind of exploring the different outcomes and whether they start to regain their memories or not. 
Also, the art style really suited the whole setting. The black and white illustrations were all beautiful.

I look forward to seeing more of your solo stuff in the future!

SO CUUUUTTTEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! I absolutely love the reveal at the end!!!! AAHH what a delightful twist!!!

I love Frederick and would die for him. The game's overall style was impeccable. The sketchy, pencil (maybe charcoal?) art style WAS AMAZING! It's always a treat to see this kind of style in games.

I loved that even though the game's color palette was black and white (for the most part), Frederick popped out against the dark, ominous dungeon background.

The music was also fantastic too, excellent job in choosing the music! Each track matched up with the scene's perfectly. My favorite HAS to be "Slow Motion." It's gentle and slow. Aside from me being an absolute sucker for slow songs with strings + piano involved, the track really encompassed the warm yet somber atmosphere the game had going for it. Frederick's would look at you warmly and without judgement, meanwhile the player, may have had other intentions and could easily eat him invoking that somber tone I mentioned earlier; invoking a sense of guilt.

Anyway, enough rambling! Fantastic job. I'm looking forward to playing more games from you!

This was really sweet!! Love the vibes of the art, Frederick is a perfect little meow meow, and the "twist" of the story actually really justified a lot of things I typically don't enjoy about 2nd person narration!

Great job!!

This was such a beautiful story, I really loved this and the way you wrote the characters!

I absolutely love this game! I was completely captivated by the entire story. It is such a short and sweet story and I think I cried from all the heartwarming interactions. Amazing work!

WOW I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL

I'll start off with the art and writing. I absolutely loved the use of the black and white aesthetic - it was so subtly eerie and yet warm and nostalgic at the same time (I really think it played so nicely with the two "moods" of the game). The rough "charcoal"-like art looked SO nice. Frederick's sprite was absolutely adorable, especially his expressions, and the CGs were beautifully done. The writing was very well-done, with a fairytale-like quality to the delivery, and the way that certain twists and turns were hidden by the narration was REALLY brilliant in a way that I wasn't expecting.

===SPOILERS===

I really love how, over the course of the story, there are little hints dropped as to the MC's true identity, without being entirely clear until the very end. The way the MC is shocked that Frederick treats them normally, how he gives them normal food. Something that I didn't realize until my second playthrough is that, indeed, the MC also doesn't really "speak" - instead, most of what they communicate to Frederick can be conveyed through nods and shakes of the head. I can honestly say that while I was suspecting that the MC was a monster of some kind, the fact that they were a DRAGON makes so much sense, and is such a sweet concept for a game - the knight comes to rescue the dragon. There's a good variety of endings here, and I like how Frederick can either stay with you or leave with you - either offering you comfort in your lair or showing you freedom. Throughout the entire game, Frederick is a complete sweetheart, and it was painful eating him...(and casting the next "knight" in silhouette, not showing his face, was a very clever move - showing that the MC has completely lost their humanity). 

This was such a well-done game, absolutely brilliantly conceived and executed. I am shocked that this was your first solo game, rose!!! You did such a great job, I had so much fun with it!

So cute 😭

Frederick was such a cinnamon roll! <3

The writing style was utterly gorgeous, and it had a lot of mood and feeling in it! (:

I also adored the greyscale artwork, and the way you presented everything in the story flow.

Additionally, the way you wrote the character interactions and inner monologues was very realistic.

Also, I left a bit of a longer review with more feedback, if that's all right. I honestly can't wait to see more solo work by you, since this work contained such a poignant and lovely story~!