I wanna love this game, I really do. I always wanted an Otome RPG where you raise your stats not only for unlocking new routes but for battle. It's just a tiny detail, a tiny nitpick; MC is definitely a Otome Mc... I get frustrated playing as her.
I'ma suggest a new choice after 1 full play through. Like second round MC get a sort of 'body remember' kind of thing, that could influence her action and lead to a better ending/outcome of events.
God I was raging; Like no shit Kiel would get hurt, you are in a military and are currently INCOMPETENT! Stop, properly assess the situation. Ignore the stranger, fuvking scream throw shit at the fuvker. Being able to pass for Ciel isn't the main priority, it's fuvking surviving. Early on we got the some keywords used to describe Ciel, use them as a guideline for our demeanor and shut up. The more you speak the more you reveal. Ironically, worrying about being persecuted as a body snatcher increases your chances of getting hunted as one. Even in the world of magic, getting knocked out(even comatose) a change of personality isn't that eye raising. It's a sudden influx of foreign knowledge and values. I get I'm not playing as me, I am playing Ciel but god if I get isekaied for anything it should be this
Like I had to stop and close the game to take a walk(touch grass) because my blood pressure was rising. I like the art. I wanna bully Altair and Kiel. And the brother? I kinda want steal that guy's crush and show him the true potential of a problem child. I'll still keep an eye on this game, I will definitely play the full release.
Hi, thank you for playing Stand by me! We're glad it was an engaging playthrough, even if you found Ciel's actions a little frustrating, which is totally understandable. Our concept for the game is that of an isekai world where the main character wouldn't have memories of the person whose body they were inhabiting, and this is so that the player will have a greater chance to explore the world around them with fresh eyes just as the main character is doing! Plus our character concept for Ciel was to be less of a girl-boss mastermind as often seen in other stories (even though we love girlbosses). Instead, we wanted her to be a relatable, naive, and out of her depth, which allows her to make incorrect but realistic choices.... in addition to getting misled by Altair haha. And in a way I (the writer) feel like it was somewhat a reflection of what may happen to me if I was Ciel - being easily coerced into going with the flow (and joining a military mission oops). But we get that this kind of main character may not appeal to everyone and definitely, an MC that was more cunning may have been able to find her way out of these sticky situations.
This is also the very beginning of her isekai journey, so we hope to show you her character development throughout the game. Thank you for your kind comment about the art and we hope you will enjoy the future installments (with more Kiel and Altair to come!)
Oh- I think I'm stuck during the activity to explore the place. I think I checked out everything in the shopping district and the castle, but it doesn't seem to register in the quest menu. I hope there will be a guide out soon, I must be missing something...
Thank you! I missed the toy shop and when I revisited the library, I triggered the event to talk to Caius so I was able to proceed, I didn't notice he was there the first time I went to the library haha
No problem at all! We've noticed that some people have had trouble with these parts, so we will look into making some indicators to make everything clearer for you guys!
Appreciate your feedback and hope you're enjoying the game so far <3
Okay so like... if I wrote a (very silly) fanfic... asdfghjkl is it too early to start posting fics for a game that isn't out yet??? It's just, I had a VISION... (The vision was Ciel finding King Caius x the Heretic RPF written by a Caius fangirl)
I gave it a read and I found it so interesting! I actually never even thought about the possibility of fangirls shipping Caius with the Idrinian leader, but now that you mention it, makes SO MUCH SENSE. Of course they would be into the darkness of spurned romance and forbidden love???
It was so refreshing to read our characters written from the POV of someone else, so really, thank you so much! Keep them fanfics coming <3 HAHA
a solid demo so far, really marvelous and proud to see this slowly grew and built into what it is with what how much efforts powered through from that old demo i had played and have been following the progress since! (also still the same loyal Caius’ and Rigel’s fan, love me some eyepatch animen, the library bonding events spoiled me good hehhe despite ahem, my own suspicions/reservations about him). this brings me back… the battle sequence pumped me up too esp with Mabel, so excited for the White Raven Day and possibly date(s)/dance with some my favs! it felt like fun immersion in those isekai fantasy-themed world but through controlling the heroine herself, on a distinctive, different fresh take of the trope!
some bugs i found so far were;
the occurrence of status bar appearing out of menu, just need to try once or few times reopen-closing the status from menu to make them disappear due to how another status bar could appear in turn.
encountered this upon saving through options that still had the dialogue box
and another one on interation with Caius in library.
this broken dialogue portrait of Ciel
triggering unsuitable dialogue of the knights when alone on the day of training with Mabel
some other were just need polishing passability on objects (like those in briefing room, church, the stores, + how Ciel phased through her door like this while with Mabel after talking with Rigel)
an OG player :”) thank you so much for giving our new demo a play! We appreciate your loyalty so so much and we’re super glad that you liked the new scenes that this demo had to offer~ We’re especially happy to see that you liked Caius and Rigel, who were given more opportunities to shine in the new demo ^^ it makes us feel fulfilled that the new scenes have fulfilled their purpose, haha.
im so curious about what your suspicions about Rigel are, would love to hear your theories heheh. We will neither confirm nor deny anything though~ we will work hard to bring you guys a great White Raven Day patch and your feedback really means the world to us!!
also we really appreciate the compilation of all the bug fixes which we will definitely get to fixing in the next installment. The screenshots are super helpful as well, and we definitely will take all feedback into account to purge all the bugs !!!!!!
Thank you once again for your lovely and long review, and we are ecstatic that you enjoyed the game ~
I thiiiink I played the og demo, but honestly it's been long enough that I can't quite remember... What I do know is that I've been following your twitter for years in anticipation of this game and I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW DEMO IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL. I can only imagine how amazing the full release will be.
My favorite so far is probably Rigel, but I don't know for sure, because Caius is right up there too (lol at the NPC praying to be reincarnated as a noble and marry His Majesty... sorry buddy that's MY plotline. Although maybe I should be worried about the fanclub lol... Ikki Amnesia Memories flashbacks...). I like Kiel, although I think I might just want to earn his respect more than I want to kiss him, necessarily (so sorry about the grievous injuries, friend. I promise I am resetting for EVERY stat point I can get my hands on). Altair is... interesting, but also frustrating. I'm curious about him, but I also want to make him stop being Like That. Anyway, can't wait to see how I feel about everyone in the full release! I'm especially interested in Mr. "Heretic" over there... Ngl, kinda thinking "down with Desideria!!!" which... MIGHT be a problem if I'm trying to romance its king, but... Haha, well, I'm sure it will all work out eventually~ The worldbuilding in this game has really got me in its grip already.
I also just want to take a moment to praise Ciel's design, because she's SO cute. I, um, may have looked into the mirror a couple more times than was strictly required. Tbh a lot of times my enjoyment of otome games really comes down to how I feel about the MC, so I'm happy to say that I'm loving this one so far. I just have ONE question... and it's kind of ridiculous, but... How EXACTLY do you pronounce "Ciel Rozenbleu"? I studied French in high school, so I've been pronouncing it with French pronunciation rules lol... "Syel Ro-zen-bleuh" but... Then I thought it could maybe be more Anglicanized? "Seel Ro-zen-blue"? And the thing is, I don't normally care if I'm pronouncing fantasy characters' names 100% right or not, but specifically because this is an isekai... It kind of matters, doesn't it? I mean, imagine you're trying to introduce yourself as the person whose body you're inhabiting but then you say their name wrong... I'm getting executed for being full of Evil or whatever for sure 😭😭😭
Omg an OG demo player!! (It has been ages…) Thank you for playing our new demo and we’re so happy it was fun <3 Rigel is also my (the writer’s) favourite, I’m glad to see him get some love TT Kind older men are my weak spot frfr
The way you kind of hit A TON of the points we had in mind for the characters is kind of insane… but I will not spoil more xD. Unfortunately Dante wasn’t featured much in this demo, but he will have a small appearance in the last chapter of the common route (White Raven Day), which we’re aiming to get out by the end of the year! And Caius will make a big appearance too then, so look forward!!
It’s pretty interesting that you brought up the pronunciation of Ciel’s surname, we hadn’t considered a French pronunciation before :0 So far we’ve been pronouncing it as “Seel Ro-zen-blue”, but hey, anything goes in a fantasy world, right? It wouldn’t be a stretch for the fancy nobles to opt for a more elegant sounding French version for sure. But yeah, it would be super embarrassing if Ciel got found out by everyone just because she pronounced her surname wrong TTT
Thank you again for the long and detailed comment, it means a lot <3
Cute graphics (big fan of all things pink as well) - maps were lovely and not confusing to get around! From what I currently know about the LIs... ALL of them seem really interesting to me, so it's already hard to pick a favorite (and that's high praise considering how it usually goes for me.) Ciel is also adorable and well-written (her in-game sprite is sooo cute btw.) I enjoy the contrast between real-Ciel and our-version of Ciel.
The story/game overall is very engaging and fun, I adore the writing and the characters so much already. I normally do not comment/review, but I had to log in and write this to give big praise to the team. I feel like most games drown you in a lot of story/heaviness all at once, or are way too light/lackluster. This game is a perfect middle-ground that leaves you wanting more.
It's just overall a very refreshing game. The only negative is now having to wait to play the full release :c
But seriously, thank you for making such a lovely lovely game. Everyone should download now and try it out, you won't regret it.
Also, big props to reminding us to save before battle scenes or else I wouldn't know to or I would completely forget to each time!
We’re really glad you enjoyed playing!! Thank you so much for the long & sweet review <33 (It really means a lot to us devs <3)It’s reassuring to hear that you found the pacing good, because that was something we tried to improve for this demo!And that you enjoyed playing as Ciel (even though she’s a little bit stupid when compared to old!ciel ;;) I’m glad you enjoyed all of the LIs - did you manage to pick a favourite in the end? XD
We’re currently working on our kickstarter campaign which will be out on 10 may, after which we’re aiming to get the last arc of common route out by the end of the year, and then start working on and releasing the routes in batches. It might take a while for the full game to come out, but hopefully if we release it bit by bit it won’t be too long of a wait!
I feel like Kiel’s head is too large compared to the rest of his body, don’t you think? Especially when you compare his portrait to the other characters.
Still looks kind of jarring in my opinion, and I think it would look better if you shrunk his head. His head would be small too, if his body size is supposed to be small.
somehow found myself here from Heart a la Mode and... omg it's Altair who made a cameo there!! can't wait for the demo to drop, this looks really good. good luck and I hope you enjoy the development process <3
Ahhh Im reminded of this game again. I was going through the demos I played 2 years ago and OML I remembered how I LOVED this one!! Cant wait for more updates <3
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I wanna love this game, I really do. I always wanted an Otome RPG where you raise your stats not only for unlocking new routes but for battle. It's just a tiny detail, a tiny nitpick; MC is definitely a Otome Mc... I get frustrated playing as her.
I'ma suggest a new choice after 1 full play through. Like second round MC get a sort of 'body remember' kind of thing, that could influence her action and lead to a better ending/outcome of events.
God I was raging; Like no shit Kiel would get hurt, you are in a military and are currently INCOMPETENT! Stop, properly assess the situation. Ignore the stranger, fuvking scream throw shit at the fuvker. Being able to pass for Ciel isn't the main priority, it's fuvking surviving. Early on we got the some keywords used to describe Ciel, use them as a guideline for our demeanor and shut up. The more you speak the more you reveal. Ironically, worrying about being persecuted as a body snatcher increases your chances of getting hunted as one. Even in the world of magic, getting knocked out(even comatose) a change of personality isn't that eye raising. It's a sudden influx of foreign knowledge and values. I get I'm not playing as me, I am playing Ciel but god if I get isekaied for anything it should be this
Like I had to stop and close the game to take a walk(touch grass) because my blood pressure was rising. I like the art. I wanna bully Altair and Kiel. And the brother? I kinda want steal that guy's crush and show him the true potential of a problem child.
I'll still keep an eye on this game, I will definitely play the full release.
Hi, thank you for playing Stand by me! We're glad it was an engaging playthrough, even if you found Ciel's actions a little frustrating, which is totally understandable. Our concept for the game is that of an isekai world where the main character wouldn't have memories of the person whose body they were inhabiting, and this is so that the player will have a greater chance to explore the world around them with fresh eyes just as the main character is doing! Plus our character concept for Ciel was to be less of a girl-boss mastermind as often seen in other stories (even though we love girlbosses). Instead, we wanted her to be a relatable, naive, and out of her depth, which allows her to make incorrect but realistic choices.... in addition to getting misled by Altair haha. And in a way I (the writer) feel like it was somewhat a reflection of what may happen to me if I was Ciel - being easily coerced into going with the flow (and joining a military mission oops). But we get that this kind of main character may not appeal to everyone and definitely, an MC that was more cunning may have been able to find her way out of these sticky situations.
This is also the very beginning of her isekai journey, so we hope to show you her character development throughout the game. Thank you for your kind comment about the art and we hope you will enjoy the future installments (with more Kiel and Altair to come!)
Waaaa I didn't know this got a new demo I've been lowkey waiting for updates without knowing. I can't wait for the potential full game release :D
Omg an original player, thank you for your long time support! I'm glad that you finally found us then <3
We are working hard toward the full game release, so do wait for us and try the demo in the meantime if you'd like ^^
Oh- I think I'm stuck during the activity to explore the place. I think I checked out everything in the shopping district and the castle, but it doesn't seem to register in the quest menu. I hope there will be a guide out soon, I must be missing something...
Hi Eifie, thanks for reaching out!
here are some things you might’ve missed that you can try:
Castle:
- have you been to the library? It’s up the stairs on the top right!
Shopping district
-dark alleyway fortune teller
-entering every shop (the doors can be entered, there should be a bakery, toy shop, and flower&dress shop)
do let me know if this solves your problem, if not we’re happy to help out more! We’ll try to release a guide soon to make it easier for you guys 💕🥰
Thank you! I missed the toy shop and when I revisited the library, I triggered the event to talk to Caius so I was able to proceed, I didn't notice he was there the first time I went to the library haha
No problem at all! We've noticed that some people have had trouble with these parts, so we will look into making some indicators to make everything clearer for you guys!
Appreciate your feedback and hope you're enjoying the game so far <3
Okay so like... if I wrote a (very silly) fanfic... asdfghjkl is it too early to start posting fics for a game that isn't out yet??? It's just, I had a VISION... (The vision was Ciel finding King Caius x the Heretic RPF written by a Caius fangirl)
omg YES PLEASE??? AND DROP THE LINK HERE TOO WE LOVE TO SEE IT <3 TYSM FOR WRITING A FIC ABT OUR GAME IT MEANS SO MUCH???
Here you go <3
https://archiveofourown.org/works/65397073
I gave it a read and I found it so interesting! I actually never even thought about the possibility of fangirls shipping Caius with the Idrinian leader, but now that you mention it, makes SO MUCH SENSE. Of course they would be into the darkness of spurned romance and forbidden love???
It was so refreshing to read our characters written from the POV of someone else, so really, thank you so much! Keep them fanfics coming <3 HAHA
a solid demo so far, really marvelous and proud to see this slowly grew and built into what it is with what how much efforts powered through from that old demo i had played and have been following the progress since! (also still the same loyal Caius’ and Rigel’s fan, love me some eyepatch animen, the library bonding events spoiled me good hehhe despite ahem, my own suspicions/reservations about him). this brings me back… the battle sequence pumped me up too esp with Mabel, so excited for the White Raven Day and possibly date(s)/dance with some my favs! it felt like fun immersion in those isekai fantasy-themed world but through controlling the heroine herself, on a distinctive, different fresh take of the trope!
some bugs i found so far were;
the occurrence of status bar appearing out of menu, just need to try once or few times reopen-closing the status from menu to make them disappear due to how another status bar could appear in turn.
encountered this upon saving through options that still had the dialogue box
and another one on interation with Caius in library.
this broken dialogue portrait of Ciel
triggering unsuitable dialogue of the knights when alone on the day of training with Mabel
some other were just need polishing passability on objects (like those in briefing room, church, the stores, + how Ciel phased through her door like this while with Mabel after talking with Rigel)
an OG player :”) thank you so much for giving our new demo a play! We appreciate your loyalty so so much and we’re super glad that you liked the new scenes that this demo had to offer~ We’re especially happy to see that you liked Caius and Rigel, who were given more opportunities to shine in the new demo ^^ it makes us feel fulfilled that the new scenes have fulfilled their purpose, haha.
im so curious about what your suspicions about Rigel are, would love to hear your theories heheh. We will neither confirm nor deny anything though~ we will work hard to bring you guys a great White Raven Day patch and your feedback really means the world to us!!
also we really appreciate the compilation of all the bug fixes which we will definitely get to fixing in the next installment. The screenshots are super helpful as well, and we definitely will take all feedback into account to purge all the bugs !!!!!!
Thank you once again for your lovely and long review, and we are ecstatic that you enjoyed the game ~
ts so peak bro
hehe thank you for the praise… we will strive to reach new peaks for future expansions :0)
I thiiiink I played the og demo, but honestly it's been long enough that I can't quite remember... What I do know is that I've been following your twitter for years in anticipation of this game and I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW DEMO IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL. I can only imagine how amazing the full release will be.
My favorite so far is probably Rigel, but I don't know for sure, because Caius is right up there too (lol at the NPC praying to be reincarnated as a noble and marry His Majesty... sorry buddy that's MY plotline. Although maybe I should be worried about the fanclub lol... Ikki Amnesia Memories flashbacks...). I like Kiel, although I think I might just want to earn his respect more than I want to kiss him, necessarily (so sorry about the grievous injuries, friend. I promise I am resetting for EVERY stat point I can get my hands on). Altair is... interesting, but also frustrating. I'm curious about him, but I also want to make him stop being Like That. Anyway, can't wait to see how I feel about everyone in the full release! I'm especially interested in Mr. "Heretic" over there... Ngl, kinda thinking "down with Desideria!!!" which... MIGHT be a problem if I'm trying to romance its king, but... Haha, well, I'm sure it will all work out eventually~ The worldbuilding in this game has really got me in its grip already.
I also just want to take a moment to praise Ciel's design, because she's SO cute. I, um, may have looked into the mirror a couple more times than was strictly required. Tbh a lot of times my enjoyment of otome games really comes down to how I feel about the MC, so I'm happy to say that I'm loving this one so far. I just have ONE question... and it's kind of ridiculous, but... How EXACTLY do you pronounce "Ciel Rozenbleu"? I studied French in high school, so I've been pronouncing it with French pronunciation rules lol... "Syel Ro-zen-bleuh" but... Then I thought it could maybe be more Anglicanized? "Seel Ro-zen-blue"? And the thing is, I don't normally care if I'm pronouncing fantasy characters' names 100% right or not, but specifically because this is an isekai... It kind of matters, doesn't it? I mean, imagine you're trying to introduce yourself as the person whose body you're inhabiting but then you say their name wrong... I'm getting executed for being full of Evil or whatever for sure 😭😭😭
Omg an OG demo player!! (It has been ages…) Thank you for playing our new demo and we’re so happy it was fun <3 Rigel is also my (the writer’s) favourite, I’m glad to see him get some love TT Kind older men are my weak spot frfr
The way you kind of hit A TON of the points we had in mind for the characters is kind of insane… but I will not spoil more xD. Unfortunately Dante wasn’t featured much in this demo, but he will have a small appearance in the last chapter of the common route (White Raven Day), which we’re aiming to get out by the end of the year! And Caius will make a big appearance too then, so look forward!!
It’s pretty interesting that you brought up the pronunciation of Ciel’s surname, we hadn’t considered a French pronunciation before :0 So far we’ve been pronouncing it as “Seel Ro-zen-blue”, but hey, anything goes in a fantasy world, right? It wouldn’t be a stretch for the fancy nobles to opt for a more elegant sounding French version for sure. But yeah, it would be super embarrassing if Ciel got found out by everyone just because she pronounced her surname wrong TTT
Thank you again for the long and detailed comment, it means a lot <3
5/5 - I can't wait for the full-game release.
Cute graphics (big fan of all things pink as well) - maps were lovely and not confusing to get around! From what I currently know about the LIs... ALL of them seem really interesting to me, so it's already hard to pick a favorite (and that's high praise considering how it usually goes for me.) Ciel is also adorable and well-written (her in-game sprite is sooo cute btw.) I enjoy the contrast between real-Ciel and our-version of Ciel.
The story/game overall is very engaging and fun, I adore the writing and the characters so much already. I normally do not comment/review, but I had to log in and write this to give big praise to the team. I feel like most games drown you in a lot of story/heaviness all at once, or are way too light/lackluster. This game is a perfect middle-ground that leaves you wanting more.
It's just overall a very refreshing game. The only negative is now having to wait to play the full release :c
But seriously, thank you for making such a lovely lovely game. Everyone should download now and try it out, you won't regret it.
Also, big props to reminding us to save before battle scenes or else I wouldn't know to or I would completely forget to each time!
We’re really glad you enjoyed playing!! Thank you so much for the long & sweet review <33 (It really means a lot to us devs <3) It’s reassuring to hear that you found the pacing good, because that was something we tried to improve for this demo! And that you enjoyed playing as Ciel (even though she’s a little bit stupid when compared to old!ciel ;;) I’m glad you enjoyed all of the LIs - did you manage to pick a favourite in the end? XD
We’re currently working on our kickstarter campaign which will be out on 10 may, after which we’re aiming to get the last arc of common route out by the end of the year, and then start working on and releasing the routes in batches. It might take a while for the full game to come out, but hopefully if we release it bit by bit it won’t be too long of a wait!
You deserve all the praise and more! Yall did such a great job!!!
...and I think if I had to choose just one... currently... I'd probably join the Caius fanclub :3
and no worries ~ I will be patiently waiting!
I feel like Kiel’s head is too large compared to the rest of his body, don’t you think? Especially when you compare his portrait to the other characters.
His body is angled sideways which is why his shoulder width may look smaller! He's supposed to be a little smaller than the other LIs too ;;
Still looks kind of jarring in my opinion, and I think it would look better if you shrunk his head. His head would be small too, if his body size is supposed to be small.
i like game
Thank you so much for trying it out <3 we really appreciate the support~
somehow found myself here from Heart a la Mode and... omg it's Altair who made a cameo there!! can't wait for the demo to drop, this looks really good. good luck and I hope you enjoy the development process <3
sorry for the late reply, we must have missed this! Thank you so much for your support!
It took me a while to rediscover this. I knew I remembered an indie Isekai JRPG and YES. I'm so delighted! Good luck with development!
thank you so much~
Ahhh Im reminded of this game again. I was going through the demos I played 2 years ago and OML I remembered how I LOVED this one!! Cant wait for more updates <3
thanks a lot! We’re happy you liked the initial demo, stay tuned for more~
Good to see you back. I thought this promising RPG + Ototme hybrid was on hiatus, but you guys came back! Yay!
yay!! Glad you remember us <3
im so excited for this omg ! i've been on an otome/rpg hybrid kick lately so i cant wait for this to come out and gain much more traction!
thank you so much !! We will work hard to bring our game to you!!
I'm so very happy to see this coming back! I played and loved the first demo and I can't wait to see how the new one has changed since then.
thank you so much for your interest!! We look forward to showing you all what we made too!
Where's the demo? I don't see a download.
hi! This is a prerelease page for people to save the game, as requested by some of our players ^^ the demo will be released later on when it’s ready.