You ever play something that looks like it was coded in a weekend by someone who just discovered porn and ren'py at the same time? This is that. The fonts are wonky, the backgrounds look like clipart from 2006, and there's this one transition effect that flickers so bad I thought my monitor was dying. Burdoc's sprite is literally just a recolor of Malik. I noticed that on day 4 and couldn't unsee it.

The poly stuff though, that's where it gets interesting. Tomai has two best friends and the game actually lets you pursue both without making it a whole drama about jealousy. There's this scene where you're all lying in the grass after archery practice (archery? yeah, don't ask) and the tension builds so naturally, the way Malik's hand finds your thigh while Burdoc is talking about stars or whatever. Next thing you know, clothes are half-off and Tomai's mouth is busy while someone's grinding against his ass. The writing gets surprisingly hot when it stops trying to be funny, which is rare because the jokes never land. Like, never. Painful dialogue choices abound. But the sex scenes? The three way in the storage shed had me forgetting about the ugly UI entirely. One moment you're groaning at a pun, the next you're reading about Malik's cock pressing into Tomai while Burdoc watches, touching himself, then joining in. The come shots are described with this oddly poetic intensity that doesn't match anything else in the game.

The father route is weird. Not in a creepy way, just... why is he an option? The Lady character has almost no personality but her scenes are the filthiest, which says something. I wish there was more actual relationship development with Malik since his backstory gets hinted at but never resolved. Probably intentional, since it's about a festival deadline. Still annoying. Game crashed when I tried to reject everyone on day 12. Reloaded, chose Burdoc, got a surprisingly sweet ending with explicit morning-after content that felt earned. The coming of age tags make sense now. Don't know if I'd call it relaxing though, the timer mechanic stressed me out. Missed the festival entirely on my first run because I was too busy doing side content that turned out to be just repetitive grinding. No reward for it either. Classic.