The first time Skitz pinned me down I actually laughed. Not because it was funny, but because I didn't expect the game to just... take control like that. You're clicking through dialogue, managing resources, trying to figure out why the Humana race needs reviving, and suddenly there's a tentacle creature with a voice clip that sounds way too good for an alpha build. The sync on those mating scenes is busted half the time, but when it works? Jesus.

I spent forty minutes in the Encyclopedia. Not exploring, not bonding, just reading. The reconstructed version in v2.11 has these little knowledge entries that hint at mechanics the game hasn't even implemented yet. Bonding is the only way to breed Skitz and Red Lion right now, which feels like a tease because the world map literally appears and then the build just ends. You see territories, you see resource spots randomly generated, and then nothing. Blue balls of the strategic variety.

The vocal phrases during exploration caught me off guard. Short little moans and gasps when you discover something. I had my volume up because I forgot what kind of game this was, and my neighbor definitely heard something through the wall. The Flash sync issues they "optimized" still stutter on certain animations, especially group scenes where multiple tentacles are involved. But there's this one moment with Lilith where the audio lines up perfectly and the rough sex tag suddenly makes complete sense. You're not just clicking a button, you're watching something that feels genuinely aggressive.

I wish the Intelligence system being "enabled without condition" meant something more than it does. It's just there, a stat that doesn't do anything yet. Like half the features in this build. The Resources system works, spots generate, you collect things, but to what end? The world map shows up and the game stops. I wanted to conquer something. Instead I got really familiar with the Diary section and nine mating scenes that mostly work. Red Lion's scene doesn't even have voice sync yet. Why include it then? The Encyclopedia mentions breeding combinations that aren't possible in this version. It's like reading a menu at a restaurant that hasn't opened.