This game is AMAZING! You can really tell that the author put a lot of effort and heart into creating it, as the characters, setting, plot, and music are all thoughtfully crafted and have so much depth! I loved watching the story unfold, and the developing romance between the main character and the male lead was so captivating. Now that I’ve finished, I wish I could erase my memory just to experience the journey all over again. The story kept me on my toes, and I found myself squealing during the romance scenes. I can't wait for the DLCs to be released, and I’m excited to support all of the author’s future work. If you're on the fence about buying it, trust me, this game is absolutely worth it!
(Spoilers below) This game gave a whole new meaning to the word bittersweet in the best way possible 100% recommend
I started reading at eleven pm thinking I would check it out for a few minutes and stopped reading at 9:30 am the next morning after having ugly cried twice.
I was expecting a fun couple hour otome with time travel shenanigans and instead i got one of the most genuinely heartbreaking and beautiful VNs i've ever read ?? My god, this was so well done, so well paced, i can't believe how much this got to me. The progression of Vu Huyen and Mai's relationship was so sweet, so believable, I was so invested I felt like I experienced all the highs and lows right along with Mai.
The second we heard about the first princess to be betrayed I was like oh god he's gonna betray her so hard isn't he and then i just...forgot ? I was so wrapped up in the story that I assumed it was about the portrait thing. I guessed that Mai staying in the past was never an option, and in the end she would meet the "modern" version of him after a sad last day together. I was so sure I knew what the ending was going to be that the reveal was a huge gut punch, and I was genuinely stunned gobsmacked bamboozled. I heard once that a good plot twist isn't one you didn't see coming but one you *really* should have seen coming and this was just a masterpiece in that.
Oh Vu Huyen, I don't think I've ever been more conflicted about a character before. A huge theme of WMME is whether the joy of being with someone is worth the potential pain. I think the visceral discomfort of the ending is that we spend the whole game building up to their relationship, being convinced over and over again of it's sincerity and the betrayal makes you think it must all have been an act but eventually you come to the conclusion that people who love you can still hurt you and that sucks man 🙂
I love Mai and her character development; despite how heartbreaking the end was and how understandably conflicted she is (me too girl), their love and her time in the past was still a good thing in that it was a catalyst for her growing so much as a person, and learning to let others in. (I loved the progression of her friendship with Dao and Lan!). Anyway yeah, phew, gonna take a while to recover emotionally from this one. 10/10
This game was AMAZING. It was so beautifully written and painfully tragic. I cried several times playing this. Also the second part of the game was totally unexpected, but I absolutely loved learning more about the story.
Will there be a DLC? Because I loved Vu Huyen, but Thanh Tung really had me swerving lanes lol. Also him in Part 2, I WILL PAY YOU EVERYTHING FOR MORE OF THAT. And maybe some priest content, if you're feeling generous lol. But even if there is no additional content, thank you so much for giving us such a wonderful game, I enjoyed it so much!
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Is there a walkthrough for this game? I want to unlock all of the endings and scenarios please.
I just realized we have a guide on Steam but not here. I'll post it in this comment below:
To unlock all 3 special scenes, you need at least 2 play throughs
Fist time: To unlock Duy Khanh and Lan scenes
To unlock Duy Khanh scene, experience all bad endings
Bad endings:
Chapter 3: Punish him
Chapter 8: Deny caligraphy request
Chapter 11: Accept proposal
Chapter 12: Start a war
Chapter 14: Seize him
Chapter 18: Refuse offer
Chapter 19: Order the court to ignore issue
To unlock Lan scene
Chapter 22:
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Say no to the date
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Observe him bath
Second time: To unlock Minh Quang scene
Chap 1: Follow him
Chapter 16: Join him to the streets
Chapter 22: Agree to go on date
Woah thank you so much! The game is awesome and I have already replayed 2 times. Hope the other LIs will get their DLCs soon!
Thank you so much for playing and your kind comment!! I'm so excited to launch the upcoming DLCS too!
Will there be a gallery option in the future from where we can see the CGs or will the game show only the food and scenarios as extras?
Unfortunately, that feature is not in our road map :(
This game is AMAZING! You can really tell that the author put a lot of effort and heart into creating it, as the characters, setting, plot, and music are all thoughtfully crafted and have so much depth! I loved watching the story unfold, and the developing romance between the main character and the male lead was so captivating. Now that I’ve finished, I wish I could erase my memory just to experience the journey all over again. The story kept me on my toes, and I found myself squealing during the romance scenes. I can't wait for the DLCs to be released, and I’m excited to support all of the author’s future work. If you're on the fence about buying it, trust me, this game is absolutely worth it!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the story! Thank you for spending time playing and leaving feedback. I hope you'll like the upcoming DLCs too!
(Spoilers below) This game gave a whole new meaning to the word bittersweet in the best way possible 100% recommend
I started reading at eleven pm thinking I would check it out for a few minutes and stopped reading at 9:30 am the next morning after having ugly cried twice.
I was expecting a fun couple hour otome with time travel shenanigans and instead i got one of the most genuinely heartbreaking and beautiful VNs i've ever read ?? My god, this was so well done, so well paced, i can't believe how much this got to me. The progression of Vu Huyen and Mai's relationship was so sweet, so believable, I was so invested I felt like I experienced all the highs and lows right along with Mai.
The second we heard about the first princess to be betrayed I was like oh god he's gonna betray her so hard isn't he and then i just...forgot ? I was so wrapped up in the story that I assumed it was about the portrait thing. I guessed that Mai staying in the past was never an option, and in the end she would meet the "modern" version of him after a sad last day together. I was so sure I knew what the ending was going to be that the reveal was a huge gut punch, and I was genuinely stunned gobsmacked bamboozled. I heard once that a good plot twist isn't one you didn't see coming but one you *really* should have seen coming and this was just a masterpiece in that.
Oh Vu Huyen, I don't think I've ever been more conflicted about a character before. A huge theme of WMME is whether the joy of being with someone is worth the potential pain. I think the visceral discomfort of the ending is that we spend the whole game building up to their relationship, being convinced over and over again of it's sincerity and the betrayal makes you think it must all have been an act but eventually you come to the conclusion that people who love you can still hurt you and that sucks man 🙂
I love Mai and her character development; despite how heartbreaking the end was and how understandably conflicted she is (me too girl), their love and her time in the past was still a good thing in that it was a catalyst for her growing so much as a person, and learning to let others in. (I loved the progression of her friendship with Dao and Lan!). Anyway yeah, phew, gonna take a while to recover emotionally from this one. 10/10
This game was AMAZING. It was so beautifully written and painfully tragic. I cried several times playing this. Also the second part of the game was totally unexpected, but I absolutely loved learning more about the story.
Will there be a DLC? Because I loved Vu Huyen, but Thanh Tung really had me swerving lanes lol. Also him in Part 2, I WILL PAY YOU EVERYTHING FOR MORE OF THAT. And maybe some priest content, if you're feeling generous lol. But even if there is no additional content, thank you so much for giving us such a wonderful game, I enjoyed it so much!
I'm happy you enjoyed the game! We're still planning for the DLC but yes, there will be romancable options for some characters! :)