Love Zilas and I'm all for creators encouraging engagement on projects, but it is frustrating considering that it feels like the creators don't really know their audience and how to set reasonable goals? Error 143 has had much more attention drawn to it and the itch.io ratings still don't meet half of what this game is asking for. Just a bummer to feel like there's not going to be anymore content for this project.
this game really shows a big reality for influencers who have gone or going through this. its so depressing, bc I knew, that as soon as he read that comment everything was gonna go to hell. anyways, I enjoyed it a lot and I feel so depressed over the ending I got.
[SPOILER MENTIONED] Also read the warnings before you play, it's on you if you get surprised.
I understand that people were shocked (but like read the warnings bro it literally says suicide), but I thought this was very well done. An idol, streamer, celebrity has a lot of pressure on them and a lot of haters. When the pressure become too much, sometimes they rather die then deal with it. People are hating because this wasn't a happy story. With THOUSANDS of people hating on you, it fucks up the mental so much. I got the ending where he hangs himself and I understand why he does. So I really don't get why people are freaking out so much. I will say, it was kind of abrupt, but that has to do with this being a short game and having time skips. He's not caseoh, he can't joke around about all the insults. His mental isn't strong enough for it. I don't think people realize that this happens in real life more often then you'd think and it's terrible.
I didn't go back to get the other two endings so I can't comment on those. I just hope people will read this and realize that t
Guys the reason on why you randomly stab Zilas is cuz it was supposed to happened.He actually died in the blizzard and sold his soul to the a kind of devil (one of the reason why theres was a random cat on his lap). But according to the deal, he had only a week to live, which explains why he wanted to get 1m, show "you" to everyone and propose to you. He also gave his soul because he realized that he did not care about the fame or many, but cared about wanting to spend time with "you", as his partner. It's one of the reason on why he said "Its not your fault...I can explain" + thats why you get no happy endings. Because of the deal, he knew he was about to die soon weither he liked it or not.
Did the dev post that on twitter or tiktok or something, or is that just a theory? Because according to hints in game and others in the comments, the cat isn't just a demon, but apparently Ryuk from Death Note? I'm a little rusty on the series, but I don't think that was how things worked.
If you are right, then the question remains WHY the hanging and murder? Zilas could've just dropped dead when his heart stopped or our character could have found him frozen like he should have been originally, which imo would have been more poetic and less gross than the route the dev did take with the endings.
its not a theory but it was mentionned in the game (lil reminder that theres 2 endings). althought,Idk how to answer the 2 last parts. idk if the cat is supposed to be ryuk from death note and if theres a specific reason on why zilas just didnt randomly die. but if i had to give u an answer, ig its prob how the cats "business" works. the death of someone is probably supposed to happen because of something (like the hate zilas got which lead him to suicide according to one of the endings).
Decent enough game for the most part, botched by the poorly executed endings. The incredibly abrupt tone change gave me whiplash, and I read all the trigger warnings. Subverting the expectations of your audience is not the same as a cleverly written plot twist, and typically isn’t received well for a reason.
For my reviews, this was a really nice game and has a good touch in it,including the arts, the styles, sounds, voice-acting, and I absolutely love Zilas. But why the endings gotta be so harsh?, I mean I kind of expected it when I read the description details but still, the ending got me caught-off guard and literally punching my pillow, like why not do a better ending.. that doesn't contain suicide, gore, violenece and etc. Even the twist got me.. Zilas had been dead before the stream even started.... this is such a cute and very depressing yet heart-warming game, based in one of the endings where the cat told the truth.. I really feel bad for Zilas, I hope the creator can give another chance for Zilas.
despite all the negative comments I've read, I still think it is a wonderful game. Love the art, the symbolism to real life situations involving online communities and LOVE ZILAS! Keep working hard girl! <3
Не считаю что использование шокирующего контента что-то плохое, но соглашусь со мнение большинства: все это не имеет никаких предпосылок поэтому оставляет просто в недоумении. Было бы отлично если бы взяли бы хотя бы часть игры до начала булинга мгг и дальше развили каким-то адекватным способом. Хотя бы выделив на подводку к шок контенту какое-то время, чтобы игрок мог начать что-то такое подозревать.
I don't know if you have adressed the critism, but please read those who are criticising your game and do something about it. Encouraging your younger fans who looks up to you to bot reviews to make your character come back to life is weird. Using s#icide to bait ratings,to use as a cheap gimmick.. I hope you take other people who has criticised you before me well and do better to improve.
Absolute waste of time game. Had potential and a likeable character as well as likeable concept but failed miserably at providing any sort of satisfaction even after a day was completed. Either ending made absolutely no sense and was only a cheap horror gag, if even. I hope this game is rage bait and not actual content because I pray for your future game developing career if this is the best you can come up with. And it surely isn't, developer has made another amazing dating sim that actually touches upon dark concepts in actual meaning without being complete boredom and garbage. I'm not one to make hate comments but this game needs some serious work and revision if it's actually intended to be enjoyable.
I don't know... I read the content warnings and don't have any particular triggers surrounding suicide and it was still awful. One minute the game is happy, then suddenly it shows him kill himself. With no warning or foreshadowing in the story leading up to it, it's not only bad writing, but jarring and disturbing.
That’s how I feel about this too. I can handle dark topics and horror movies but this was presented in such a terrible fashion as this game was shown as something more comfy.
I played this when it DIDN’T have trigger warnings and didn’t come off as horror. Trigger warnings need to be shown up front. Even when I see any type of talk about this game, people don’t say it’s horror, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. When I got to the end of the suicide ending I was pissed because it wasted my time. Like, I’m still mad whenever I come across anything related to this game.
The other person was passive aggressive af. “I’m sorry you feel that way…” Well how about you learn what a real apology is, please and thank you.
Since you asked, when you say “I’m sorry” in both of your comments that phrase comes off as being used as a buffer for wanting to say something condescending and passive aggressive. The tone in your comments still try to make them out to be as if they are in the wrong to be upset and an “apology” doesn’t automatically debuff that.
So if you want to apologize with sentiments along “I’m sorry you feel that way,” don’t, because that is a non-apology. An apology comes from recognizing WHY someone is upset, acknowledging something upsetting did happen without putting the other person down, and not trying to come off as mean-spirited about it.
Even in your comment to me, there is still the tone of trying to absolve responsibility for the tone and words used because you “don’t know what it’s like” and claim ignorance. I suggest reading through the other reviews without any intention to criticize the words of dissatisfaction from others or defend the game and try to see it from their perspective and even replace those triggers with something else that upsets you to see if you can relate. If you want to still play the “I don’t get it” card, that’s something you need to work on yourself, not some random person on itch should be teaching you.
I can understand that you have a different opinion than me and I'm sorry if my initial response offended you in any way. You deserve a much better apology than the one I previously provided, which was very inconsiderate and condescending. Your opinion is completely valid and I respect what you think about the game. When I first responded to you, I was rather insensitive and didn't think much about what kind of effect the sudden display of suicide would have on other people because I am not affected by it much, and because I believed that a trigger warning would be enough. However, I recognize that not everyone responds the same way I do about trigger warnings, and that there wasn't even a trigger warning for some people who played the game before I did. When I try to think about what it might be like for you, the way you describe it to be bad writing, jarring and disturbing, I can see the flaws in the story that I didn't notice or unintentionally ignored in my first playthrough. I appreciate you responding to me with your thoughts on the game and giving me another perspective that I otherwise wouldn't have imagined.
Mmm... i didn't like it. The story moved way too fast and the endings came out of nowhere without warning or foreshadowing. I usually like horror but they were uncomfortably brutal for no reason.
I actually shed a tear at that one ending, just thinking of the aftermath is sad. But other than that, wonderful art, voice, smooth animation, and good story.👍
ending made me so confused honestly its pretty wholesome i love the concept and teh gameplay and stuff but the ending doesnt make any sense in my opinion?? huh???????????? please tell me this is a demo im gonna scream.
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im so sorry zilas
Love Zilas and I'm all for creators encouraging engagement on projects, but it is frustrating considering that it feels like the creators don't really know their audience and how to set reasonable goals? Error 143 has had much more attention drawn to it and the itch.io ratings still don't meet half of what this game is asking for. Just a bummer to feel like there's not going to be anymore content for this project.
WWWWWWHAT!? LITERALLY WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED??
WHY DO WE KILL HIM AT THE END??
(SPOILERS!!!!)
this game really shows a big reality for influencers who have gone or going through this. its so depressing, bc I knew, that as soon as he read that comment everything was gonna go to hell. anyways, I enjoyed it a lot and I feel so depressed over the ending I got.
[SPOILER MENTIONED] Also read the warnings before you play, it's on you if you get surprised.
I understand that people were shocked (but like read the warnings bro it literally says suicide), but I thought this was very well done. An idol, streamer, celebrity has a lot of pressure on them and a lot of haters. When the pressure become too much, sometimes they rather die then deal with it. People are hating because this wasn't a happy story. With THOUSANDS of people hating on you, it fucks up the mental so much. I got the ending where he hangs himself and I understand why he does. So I really don't get why people are freaking out so much. I will say, it was kind of abrupt, but that has to do with this being a short game and having time skips. He's not caseoh, he can't joke around about all the insults. His mental isn't strong enough for it. I don't think people realize that this happens in real life more often then you'd think and it's terrible.
I didn't go back to get the other two endings so I can't comment on those. I just hope people will read this and realize that t
that was unexpected-
SPOILER.
Guys the reason on why you randomly stab Zilas is cuz it was supposed to happened.He actually died in the blizzard and sold his soul to the a kind of devil (one of the reason why theres was a random cat on his lap). But according to the deal, he had only a week to live, which explains why he wanted to get 1m, show "you" to everyone and propose to you. He also gave his soul because he realized that he did not care about the fame or many, but cared about wanting to spend time with "you", as his partner. It's one of the reason on why he said "Its not your fault...I can explain" + thats why you get no happy endings. Because of the deal, he knew he was about to die soon weither he liked it or not.
(im not very good at explaining but ye)
Spoiler
Did the dev post that on twitter or tiktok or something, or is that just a theory? Because according to hints in game and others in the comments, the cat isn't just a demon, but apparently Ryuk from Death Note? I'm a little rusty on the series, but I don't think that was how things worked.
If you are right, then the question remains WHY the hanging and murder? Zilas could've just dropped dead when his heart stopped or our character could have found him frozen like he should have been originally, which imo would have been more poetic and less gross than the route the dev did take with the endings.
SPOILER
its not a theory but it was mentionned in the game (lil reminder that theres 2 endings). althought,Idk how to answer the 2 last parts. idk if the cat is supposed to be ryuk from death note and if theres a specific reason on why zilas just didnt randomly die. but if i had to give u an answer, ig its prob how the cats "business" works. the death of someone is probably supposed to happen because of something (like the hate zilas got which lead him to suicide according to one of the endings).
Decent enough game for the most part, botched by the poorly executed endings. The incredibly abrupt tone change gave me whiplash, and I read all the trigger warnings. Subverting the expectations of your audience is not the same as a cleverly written plot twist, and typically isn’t received well for a reason.
YOOO? WHAT A TWISTTT!!, *sob sob*
SPOILER::::
For my reviews, this was a really nice game and has a good touch in it,including the arts, the styles, sounds, voice-acting, and I absolutely love Zilas. But why the endings gotta be so harsh?, I mean I kind of expected it when I read the description details but still, the ending got me caught-off guard and literally punching my pillow, like why not do a better ending.. that doesn't contain
suicide, gore, violeneceand etc. Even the twist got me.. Zilas had been dead before the stream even started.... this is such a cute and very depressing yet heart-warming game, based in one of the endings where the cat told the truth.. I really feel bad for Zilas, I hope the creator can give another chance for Zilas.the comments are scaring me... the game looks so good why does it have only bad endings according to the commments? :(
i'll try it and maybe modify my comment but the warnings are.. um interesting.
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT ENDING???????????
despite all the negative comments I've read, I still think it is a wonderful game. Love the art, the symbolism to real life situations involving online communities and LOVE ZILAS! Keep working hard girl! <3
I don’t want to kill him😭
I WASNT EXPECTING THAT TO HQPPEN:sob:
What did I just play...
im sorry but wtf....
This was more of a personal problem, but I really didn't like Zilas. I didn't finish the game because of it.
well I d-don't like you ether!
Please someoneone help me I can't typing my name on that game😭😭
Вау, автор использует такие грязные приемы для продвижения. Даже не знаю восхищаться этому или презирать их за это.
Не считаю что использование шокирующего контента что-то плохое, но соглашусь со мнение большинства: все это не имеет никаких предпосылок поэтому оставляет просто в недоумении. Было бы отлично если бы взяли бы хотя бы часть игры до начала булинга мгг и дальше развили каким-то адекватным способом. Хотя бы выделив на подводку к шок контенту какое-то время, чтобы игрок мог начать что-то такое подозревать.
I don't know if you have adressed the critism, but please read those who are criticising your game and do something about it. Encouraging your younger fans who looks up to you to bot reviews to make your character come back to life is weird. Using s#icide to bait ratings,to use as a cheap gimmick.. I hope you take other people who has criticised you before me well and do better to improve.
Absolute waste of time game. Had potential and a likeable character as well as likeable concept but failed miserably at providing any sort of satisfaction even after a day was completed. Either ending made absolutely no sense and was only a cheap horror gag, if even. I hope this game is rage bait and not actual content because I pray for your future game developing career if this is the best you can come up with. And it surely isn't, developer has made another amazing dating sim that actually touches upon dark concepts in actual meaning without being complete boredom and garbage. I'm not one to make hate comments but this game needs some serious work and revision if it's actually intended to be enjoyable.
I don't know... I read the content warnings and don't have any particular triggers surrounding suicide and it was still awful. One minute the game is happy, then suddenly it shows him kill himself. With no warning or foreshadowing in the story leading up to it, it's not only bad writing, but jarring and disturbing.
That’s how I feel about this too. I can handle dark topics and horror movies but this was presented in such a terrible fashion as this game was shown as something more comfy.
I played this when it DIDN’T have trigger warnings and didn’t come off as horror. Trigger warnings need to be shown up front. Even when I see any type of talk about this game, people don’t say it’s horror, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. When I got to the end of the suicide ending I was pissed because it wasted my time. Like, I’m still mad whenever I come across anything related to this game.
The other person was passive aggressive af. “I’m sorry you feel that way…” Well how about you learn what a real apology is, please and thank you.
Since you asked, when you say “I’m sorry” in both of your comments that phrase comes off as being used as a buffer for wanting to say something condescending and passive aggressive. The tone in your comments still try to make them out to be as if they are in the wrong to be upset and an “apology” doesn’t automatically debuff that.
So if you want to apologize with sentiments along “I’m sorry you feel that way,” don’t, because that is a non-apology. An apology comes from recognizing WHY someone is upset, acknowledging something upsetting did happen without putting the other person down, and not trying to come off as mean-spirited about it.
Even in your comment to me, there is still the tone of trying to absolve responsibility for the tone and words used because you “don’t know what it’s like” and claim ignorance. I suggest reading through the other reviews without any intention to criticize the words of dissatisfaction from others or defend the game and try to see it from their perspective and even replace those triggers with something else that upsets you to see if you can relate. If you want to still play the “I don’t get it” card, that’s something you need to work on yourself, not some random person on itch should be teaching you.
Hello!
I can understand that you have a different opinion than me and I'm sorry if my initial response offended you in any way. You deserve a much better apology than the one I previously provided, which was very inconsiderate and condescending. Your opinion is completely valid and I respect what you think about the game. When I first responded to you, I was rather insensitive and didn't think much about what kind of effect the sudden display of suicide would have on other people because I am not affected by it much, and because I believed that a trigger warning would be enough. However, I recognize that not everyone responds the same way I do about trigger warnings, and that there wasn't even a trigger warning for some people who played the game before I did. When I try to think about what it might be like for you, the way you describe it to be bad writing, jarring and disturbing, I can see the flaws in the story that I didn't notice or unintentionally ignored in my first playthrough. I appreciate you responding to me with your thoughts on the game and giving me another perspective that I otherwise wouldn't have imagined.
Someone PLEASE tell me there is a good ending
As of now, no. There's only bad endings and unless you want a good ending, you have to rate the game (it's just rate bait).
What the heck Jenny!!??
I only played it once...
Help i can’t type my name😭
Samee😭
IM CRYING WHAT WAS THAT FOR?? ☹️
Mmm... i didn't like it. The story moved way too fast and the endings came out of nowhere without warning or foreshadowing. I usually like horror but they were uncomfortably brutal for no reason.
I actually shed a tear at that one ending, just thinking of the aftermath is sad. But other than that, wonderful art, voice, smooth animation, and good story.👍
Really cool game!! I hope it does well so that we can fulfill the cat's wishes :') (being vague on purpose in order not to give spoilers XD)
Thank you for making this game!
GOD WHAT
WHAT
what the fuck. i was NOT expecting that. poor baby :c
WHAT THE FUCK NO?!?!??!?!!! i am going to start TWEAKING AND SOBBING
Sobbed while watching lionel play this game😞
what.the.heck he pulled a sayori at the end and I’m genuinely tweaking right now
please for me i wasnt even surprised when sayori did it but when he did i literally stopped breathing TT
is the game downloadable?
nvm i dont even wanna know if it is downloadable, this game ruined my life never playing it again😚
BRO WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
my jaw DROPPED at the ending.. what??
ending made me so confused honestly its pretty wholesome i love the concept and teh gameplay and stuff but the ending doesnt make any sense in my opinion?? huh???????????? please tell me this is a demo im gonna scream.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT AT ALL