I got this super cute game back during the BLM sale and thought it was abandoned, it's so cool to know that there might eventually be an Act 3! Take all the time you need; I just thought I'd let you know I really enjoyed it.
I come back every couple months and play through the storylines again. What a fun game! Hope your team is happy and healthy :) Whether you finish the full game or not, know you have brought joy into at least one person's life!
Thank you so much, that really means a lot 💖 We are actually still working on the game and have been making more progress again recently! So we definitely still want to complete it. It's really encouraging to hear that you keep coming back to Brassica, and we hope you'll enjoy the next parts of the story as well when they are finally done!
I just played through the available acts and I'm really enjoying this! As soon as the princess was introduced I laughed because I had somewhat of an idea of where this was going. I love that she has agency in the story and isn't willing to settle for less than exactly what she wants and should have.
It took me a little to get a read on the main character - his botanical knowledge made me think he'd have more outdoorsy skills, but I guess since he's a prince, most of his knowledge comes from books, tutors, and botanical gardens. He seems like he's got a really good heart even if he's skittish and lacking in practical skills.
I love the theatrical presentation! I did prop-making for our theater group in high school and I'm reminded of the occasional funny prop or scenery failure, and how magical it is to see it all come together, regardless.
I'm looking forward to the next act, whenever it comes out. My sister and I have done some game development and the stuff we've done didn't require anywhere near as many assets or as much writing, but still takes time, so I get that it's not a quick process and can be hard to schedule. I hope you're able to work on it from a place of enjoying the art you're making and not stressing too much about deadlines.
I think my favorite part so far about this has been the narrator. It really gives life to the play concept. I'm looking forward to the rest of the Acts in the future!
Really cute romance game, with some really nice world building despite a fairly satirical setting! Pretty funny and relatable, though the MC choices are a bit too shrimpy for my liking (it's still alright and doesn't completely remove me from the experience.) I can't really write on the story due to spoilers, but ultimately I just want to say Act 2 opens up all the characters a lot better than Act 1, so even the unlikable characters start to gain some favor.
The whole plot is incredibly short at this point (I burned through it in 2 hours.) but more to come overtime and you can replay for different scenes, responses, and romance currently. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a nice breath of fresh air while sticking to a lot of commonplace troupes and genre favorites.
I really enjoyed it, and I'm hoping Act 3 is going to release soon... I'd had this on my to-play list for a while now and I'm both glad I did, and wishing I'd waited until there was more out!
Agreeing with everybody else that I'd love a poly-triad route.
A cute-looking game, I am curious if a full version is still in the works. I would rather play once the full version is out (I got this in last summer's BLM bundle). I'll be keeping my eye on this
in love with this game, all the characters (odes my favorite) and their interactions are very charming and the art is so pretty! cant wait to see how the story continues (also, idk if a polyamorous route is in the works but i would be so thrilled if it was an option :eye:)
I LOVE this visual novel. The art is adorable and the dialogue was informative yet interesting. It instantly pulled me in. One thing I did notice was a small typo - Act 2, when they're at the Limit, Ode says "what bandit what do that?" when I think you meant "what bandit would do that?" Anyways, I can't wait for the next Act!
I binged the first two acts and I'm super sad that I can't play the rest yet! The whole start of the game I just went "I hate these dorks" and now I'm like "I love these dorks" - I'm going for Hans though. I hope there will be a special ending you can get where it's a poly triad, because that could be kinda cute.
I binged the first two acts without realizing and am now eagerly awaiting the next! I love the fact that traditional fairy tale tropes are turned on their heads, and the addition of gayness is frankly right up my alley!
Some parts of this game seemed very cute, but due to the racist stereotypes it employs, I couldn't finish the first act. It's worse than one or two lines portraying prejudice held by characters in the game. The entire character of Ode is steeped in harmful black stereotypes. The black man in this game is portrayed as the biggest, the strongest, the hottest tempered, and the most ignorant. It doesn't matter if later on, we see that maybe he's not so bad. The whole foundation of this character is racist.
While explaining how the character came to be won't change or excuse any of the problems you pointed out, we would still like to say that most of the traits you mentioned were based on Bara tropes we wanted to subvert by also making Ode kindhearted and not overly masculine outside of physical traits. That this overlaps with him being black and in that way plays into harmful stereotypes was an oversight on our part that we unfortunately can't retroactively change and we are sorry about any discomfort this has caused.
His temper and ignorance appear more extreme when he is confronted by Hans and were never meant to be defining aspects of his character. Given how prominent they are in his introduction we definitely see now that there is a problem with his portrayal and we will do what we can to fix this.
We are in the process of rewriting parts of the first two Acts that unnecessarily reinforced these stereotypes and will do all we can to stay aware and avoid these kinds of problematic portrayals in future Acts and projects.
Obviously everyone is entitled to his/her opinion but as a black girl I think that Hans is a great character. He is sincere, passionate and kind. I love him
I really really can't wait for the next few Acts!! I'm hoping that the implied chance for polyamory is real because I don't know how I'd pick otherwise lol. I'm so curious about how the magic system here works, I'd definitely like to see more of it. Thanks for working so hard on this!
I purchased this as part of the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. I really liked the artwork and the story premise, and settled in to have a fun time.
Not long into the game, I realized that there is a casting of the darker-skinned character as an uncultured brute (according to another character), which is a terrible trope and one of the very caricatures of black people that the bundle was created to help change.
We're sorry that the game made you uncomfortable and fully understand your reasoning. The character in question is actually neither uncultured nor a brute but this is currently only made clear as the story progresses and you get to know him better.
We've discussed the matter and decided to rewrite the way prejudice is shown in the story to avoid reinforcing the trope and to better reflect the tone of the game we were aiming for. Harmful stereotypes are something we don't want to include in our games so leaving the remarks you mentioned unchallenged was not our intention and will be addressed with the next update.
whew...for a second there, i thought the game was being meta and forcing me to figure out how to advance to the next act. Love it!! I'm Ode/Saffron trash!!!
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I ended up getting this bundled into something I bought back in 2020 and just found it. I hope you guys still finish it someday! It'll be worth it.
Same! <3
I got this super cute game back during the BLM sale and thought it was abandoned, it's so cool to know that there might eventually be an Act 3! Take all the time you need; I just thought I'd let you know I really enjoyed it.
same here!!
This was lovely! Sappho and Cithara are my favorites<3 Looking forward to Act 3~
I bought this in the Games for Gaza bundle and absolutely loved it <3 Great work, looking forward to the next Act to be released :)
I come back every couple months and play through the storylines again. What a fun game! Hope your team is happy and healthy :) Whether you finish the full game or not, know you have brought joy into at least one person's life!
Thank you so much, that really means a lot 💖
We are actually still working on the game and have been making more progress again recently! So we definitely still want to complete it.
It's really encouraging to hear that you keep coming back to Brassica, and we hope you'll enjoy the next parts of the story as well when they are finally done!
Is there a way to customize the MC's name?
Hi! We wanted Saffron (the MC) to be a more defined character, so his name is not customizable
I am obsessed with this game! It's funny, heartwarming and very very gay. I really hope act 3 will come out soon.
I just played through the available acts and I'm really enjoying this! As soon as the princess was introduced I laughed because I had somewhat of an idea of where this was going. I love that she has agency in the story and isn't willing to settle for less than exactly what she wants and should have.
It took me a little to get a read on the main character - his botanical knowledge made me think he'd have more outdoorsy skills, but I guess since he's a prince, most of his knowledge comes from books, tutors, and botanical gardens. He seems like he's got a really good heart even if he's skittish and lacking in practical skills.
I love the theatrical presentation! I did prop-making for our theater group in high school and I'm reminded of the occasional funny prop or scenery failure, and how magical it is to see it all come together, regardless.
I'm looking forward to the next act, whenever it comes out. My sister and I have done some game development and the stuff we've done didn't require anywhere near as many assets or as much writing, but still takes time, so I get that it's not a quick process and can be hard to schedule. I hope you're able to work on it from a place of enjoying the art you're making and not stressing too much about deadlines.
I think my favorite part so far about this has been the narrator. It really gives life to the play concept. I'm looking forward to the rest of the Acts in the future!
Is there a poly route?
Hi! Right now there is no poly route, but we are considering the possibility of including one in the later Acts of the game 👀
Super cute, fun style, love how their outfits are kind of royal but also sports wear?? :D Look forward to the full version!
Really cute romance game, with some really nice world building despite a fairly satirical setting! Pretty funny and relatable, though the MC choices are a bit too shrimpy for my liking (it's still alright and doesn't completely remove me from the experience.) I can't really write on the story due to spoilers, but ultimately I just want to say Act 2 opens up all the characters a lot better than Act 1, so even the unlikable characters start to gain some favor.
The whole plot is incredibly short at this point (I burned through it in 2 hours.) but more to come overtime and you can replay for different scenes, responses, and romance currently. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a nice breath of fresh air while sticking to a lot of commonplace troupes and genre favorites.
I really enjoyed it, and I'm hoping Act 3 is going to release soon... I'd had this on my to-play list for a while now and I'm both glad I did, and wishing I'd waited until there was more out!
Agreeing with everybody else that I'd love a poly-triad route.
A cute-looking game, I am curious if a full version is still in the works. I would rather play once the full version is out (I got this in last summer's BLM bundle). I'll be keeping my eye on this
I can't wait for the next part to come out! I played when I bought the Bundle for Racial Equality and I'm still waiting on this, one computer later!
in love with this game, all the characters (odes my favorite) and their interactions are very charming and the art is so pretty! cant wait to see how the story continues (also, idk if a polyamorous route is in the works but i would be so thrilled if it was an option :eye:)
Man I can't wait for this game to be finished its so cute!
I LOVE this visual novel. The art is adorable and the dialogue was informative yet interesting. It instantly pulled me in. One thing I did notice was a small typo - Act 2, when they're at the Limit, Ode says "what bandit what do that?" when I think you meant "what bandit would do that?" Anyways, I can't wait for the next Act!
Really fun! Cute art and characters
I really enjoyed the game, please continue with the great work! The characters and art are so cute!
which character do we play :D
The protagonist is Prince Saffron! (the one with black hair and the golden/red outfit)
oh he cute!
gross
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I binged the first two acts and I'm super sad that I can't play the rest yet! The whole start of the game I just went "I hate these dorks" and now I'm like "I love these dorks" - I'm going for Hans though. I hope there will be a special ending you can get where it's a poly triad, because that could be kinda cute.
definitely what I'm hoping for!
I binged the first two acts without realizing and am now eagerly awaiting the next! I love the fact that traditional fairy tale tropes are turned on their heads, and the addition of gayness is frankly right up my alley!
Some parts of this game seemed very cute, but due to the racist stereotypes it employs, I couldn't finish the first act. It's worse than one or two lines portraying prejudice held by characters in the game. The entire character of Ode is steeped in harmful black stereotypes. The black man in this game is portrayed as the biggest, the strongest, the hottest tempered, and the most ignorant. It doesn't matter if later on, we see that maybe he's not so bad. The whole foundation of this character is racist.
While explaining how the character came to be won't change or excuse any of the problems you pointed out, we would still like to say that most of the traits you mentioned were based on Bara tropes we wanted to subvert by also making Ode kindhearted and not overly masculine outside of physical traits.
That this overlaps with him being black and in that way plays into harmful stereotypes was an oversight on our part that we unfortunately can't retroactively change and we are sorry about any discomfort this has caused.
His temper and ignorance appear more extreme when he is confronted by Hans and were never meant to be defining aspects of his character. Given how prominent they are in his introduction we definitely see now that there is a problem with his portrayal and we will do what we can to fix this.
We are in the process of rewriting parts of the first two Acts that unnecessarily reinforced these stereotypes and will do all we can to stay aware and avoid these kinds of problematic portrayals in future Acts and projects.
Thank you for the feedback.
Obviously everyone is entitled to his/her opinion but as a black girl I think that Hans is a great character. He is sincere, passionate and kind. I love him
I really really can't wait for the next few Acts!! I'm hoping that the implied chance for polyamory is real because I don't know how I'd pick otherwise lol. I'm so curious about how the magic system here works, I'd definitely like to see more of it. Thanks for working so hard on this!
I don't know what I expected when I clicked on "make it gayer," but I'm THRILLED that that might be an option!
It could always be gayer.
this game is so cute and i adore the art style and the characters so far and the first two acts were so good and i can't wait for the rest!
I purchased this as part of the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. I really liked the artwork and the story premise, and settled in to have a fun time.
Not long into the game, I realized that there is a casting of the darker-skinned character as an uncultured brute (according to another character), which is a terrible trope and one of the very caricatures of black people that the bundle was created to help change.
I can't continue to play this game.
We're sorry that the game made you uncomfortable and fully understand your reasoning. The character in question is actually neither uncultured nor a brute but this is currently only made clear as the story progresses and you get to know him better.
We've discussed the matter and decided to rewrite the way prejudice is shown in the story to avoid reinforcing the trope and to better reflect the tone of the game we were aiming for.
Harmful stereotypes are something we don't want to include in our games so leaving the remarks you mentioned unchallenged was not our intention and will be addressed with the next update.
Thank you for the feedback.
Thank you for your willingness to listen and change. I look forward to trying the game again after the next update.
whew...for a second there, i thought the game was being meta and forcing me to figure out how to advance to the next act. Love it!! I'm Ode/Saffron trash!!!
Right? They're just so cute together!
I love it!
Very cute! I liked the first two acts a lot!