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Aye, that would help a lot...

Ah, swell!

Oh thank goodness

While I haven't seen much yet, I can safely say this: after deliberately hopping into one of the secret areas at the start, it certainly doesn't seem to be exactly the same. There's actually something new here...

But yeah, we can't expect this to suddenly start playing like a Banjo Kazooie game or anything, as much as I'd love to see some collectathon elements fully realized here 😅

Say, does it support a PS4 Dualshock? I only see the buttons from the Xbox layout, so I'm a bit unsure here.

IT'S OUT!

...and on browser? Uh, odd move, but alright. It does prevent decompilations from prying schnozes, at least. I uh, I hope it's compatible with a PS4 controller actually... And goddammit, why is the text in this whole page so dark with a pitch black background, I can barely see what I'm writin-

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Yeah, I myself didn't think the voices were AI, but apparently more people are saying it, so I dunno. Also, my opinions on the image in this website being AI generated only to the older image they used. Marc55 down here actually posted it in one of his comments, he also agreed that at least the background was indeed AI.

Yeah, that's the thing, he really doesn't look like the kinda guy that would use AI, hence why I found it really freaking odd that it seemed like he did! Sorry for not replying to you quicker, I didn't have the image on me anyways, but regardless, I'm glad I wasn't crazy with my assumptions here, it really all came down to the background; and I'm even more glad that it was changed into a much better image with, well, actual art lol. Maybe it was just a temporary placeholder, which is understandable I s'ppose.

Yeah, I can see where you're coming from BUT WHO CARES, this is looking noice! Better than the previous image, that's fer sure, and we have a concrete date now!

Well, it's mostly the hills. I look at them, I see the trees/bushes on them.... and then I find so many weird seams and divisions, I'm not even sure what I'm looking at anymore. And then, because of that, other things start looking weird to me too, like the Crow's wing and bandages, and the clouds. 

Really? The voices didn't seem AI there...

...but are you talking about the promotional video about the plushies?

What's the name of the video exactly? And on what channel? Just wanna make sure I hear it too, and that I'm not thinking about the wrong video.

There's a new video? And they also use an AI voice in there too? Ok, I mean... why? I'm not gonna be the one to say how easy or hard it is to find a VA or ask someone to do some art for a project, since I never did that... but the guys behind Catastrophe Crow must have some sort of resources, right? Unless it's some meta thing related to the plot, I really don't see the reason to use AI in promotional material. If anything, it's gonna hurt the project even more.

Man, this is taking a while...

Say, is this game compatible with controllers?

I'm honestly really excited to hear about this! In fact, I'm excited to hear back from you in general!

Oh my God! I played this during quarantine! So it's actually gonna become a lot bigger?? Hell yeah!

Say, I'm curious... with the west side of Rosswood Park being teased to be even more dangerous, do you think we can expect a sequel?

Oh wow... oh wait, the image is AI generated. I swear, I didn't notice at first... mostly cus you don't expect these sorta projects to rely on mid practices like that.

Edit: BUH!!! The image is new! Only now I noticed it! It used to be this really simple image of the Crow with the hills and sky behind... but now it's beautiful! Holy heck, forget what I said, it was not about this here current image!

Ok, so... for some reason, my Z key is the left Alt, and my X key is the X, C, V, B and N keys. And the Number Pad 0 key. Haven't found the arrow keys yet

Hey, uh, I tried to play the game right now, and... none of the keys work. I can't choose anything on the main menu, or select... nothing. On the title screen, all I can do is toggle the fullscreen. Any idea what may be the issue?

Uh... my arrow keys simply don't work. Like, nothing works, I can't select an option or anything. All I can do is toggle fullscreen. Anyone knows what's the problem?

It's weird I didn't comment anything here yet... I've played the game a few months ago, and I loved it. It was a really enjoyable ride that felt like one last field trip to that one place you've always wanted to visit... that is gonna be closed forever the next day. So you feel like you gotta make the most of it. Some areas felt like their own cities, towns and communities, they really made the place feel lived in, and it was also really good to see the other cat friends on most areas you visited, it really nails the feel of a field trip. I really enjoyed it! 

Superfly! I can't wait to see what you folks'll have in store for the game! 

As far as I can tell, that chest doesn't do anything.

Sadly, the only thing that seems to work is if you restart the game and push these switches on your first visit. It's kinda annoying, but it ain't too bad.

Personally, I just wished we kept our companions when we reach the main ending. They gave some life to the world, they were like, our roomies, y'know?

I still think the way this trilogy of games is linked is absolutely clever. Remarkable job!

Well, if you fall off of the Labyrinth and land on the lakes down below, you'll find a door that leads to a place called... the Sunken Court or Drowned Court, something like that. It seems to be an area where many masked homunculi live, they even have many popes to worship, and in one of the last rooms, you can find it, past the area with the craddle. At least, that's how I think it was called - I didn't get to fight it when I opened its sarchophagus, as I was thrusted out of bounds immediatly. Sadly, you can't repeat the fight either, so I hope I didn't miss any crazy items or so.

Ok, so... how exactly do you get into that Waters Below area legitimately? I was pushed outside the map when I was about to fight the First Homunculus I think, and I then landed there.

I've been playing the game, and... wow. It's been really fun so far! Visited many places, did a lot, it's been a really fun and weird and sometimes disturbing time! Even tho I never played Crypt Worlds, which folks say is easier to get into, I honestly thought it was pretty smooth goin'! 

Also, uh, something I just wanted to check up... where did you get the audio for the Cowboys and Archeologists? I'm just asking 'cus, I could be wrong, but... it's literally a sentence in my home language! It's Portuguese, maybe with some accent from the south, Alentejo maybe! "Nunca mais vem... solinho", it's this, right?

Man, this truly is the game of all time. But in all honesty, it's very fascinating! A lotta weird stuff, weird items that don't seem particularly useful, at least to someone who doesn't know the game's mechanics inside out, and there doesn't seem to be a particular objective... but I'm very ok with that! It's kinda fun to just see how far I can go without dying or screwing myself over, experimenting with the resources and tools you can find around!

Oh, so the game used to have the battery mechanic from the original? Well, to be fair, what kinda flashlight runs out on a few hours (or less) of a single night?

Hey, I played a bit of your game a while ago! Love the art, every location I've visited so far is very unique, and I found it to be a rather vast network of multiple links to other worlds! Usually one world leads to one or two more, but the Pumpkin Village had a lotta passageways! Very neat stuff!

I have yet to play much more of the game, it's like folks usually say, "so much to do, so much to see", but I'll be sure to check it all out! I dunno if you're planning on adding more content or an ending or so, but either way, fantastic job so far!

Yeah, same thing. From what I've heard, you oughta do these on a fresh new playthrough, on your first attempt of a world. Only then will it work. 

Hmm, that's weird... I assume you unzipped it properly, so that can't be the issue either... 

Hey, so, if you don't mind me asking, I'll leave the questions with spoilers here.

1) Who's the Harlequin? Is he the Clown from the story of the Yellow World? Did he kill the Ghost Kid?

2) Are we only supposed to be able to activate the secret switches on our first playthrough of the level? Because that seems to be the case... except for the Yellow World, for some reason. 

Really enjoyed the ARG with the links tho, very clever!

3) Uh, why do all the other characters disappear when we talk to the creator? I feel like it would've been nice if they were there still to keep us company. But, oh well. 

I may be wrong, but I feel like they're the steps you take in order to find these links or something. Like, you turn right after reading the first link, and select that painting, that sorta stuff.

Edit: just checked, yeah, they're exactly that. The final video is a guide on how to find the switches. Kinda sucks you'll have to find most a them on your first playthrough for it to work.

Are you clicking on the shortcut or the .exe file itself?