She Was Swallowed By The Sun

I haven't played this game, nor do I plan to to be entirely honest. I don't think I'll ever be emotionally prepared enough to face this. It clearly is a masterpiece based on the comments, art available just on this page, and even the mere concept has me slightly giddy.

Congratulations on the story.

Although I know I would be unable to really get past the cannibalism and gore, and as a result don't plan on playing it like I said earlier, you have earned a follow for the mere entry of this VN. I hope to you continue creating VNs, and that maybe one in the future will a bit less graphic in terms of blood so that I can more fully appreciate it.

You have no idea how many times I've gone through itch.io, Sorted down the tags to Adult, Yuri, and Visual Novel, found She Was Swallowed by the Sun, thought about trying the game, then ultimately deciding it wasn't for me due to the horror and gore elements. I know it's something special, but I know myself to be kinda squeamish.

I know I'm rambling, but I just can't express it enough that I can tell I'm missing out on something, something powerful, so I struggle to stop writing about that. I want to experience this, but I'm too scared. This comment is a testament to my indecision, and is further a testament to the pull this game has on my heart WITHOUT EVEN DOWNLOADING IT.

I guess I've gotta stop somewhere... so I'll leave it at this. Snek, you've caught my attention. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for more from you, and wish you the best.

- Phoenix 

I really enjoyed this game. The world building was very interesting. The idea of building shrines out of drug objects, calling the sun. Very interesting. I enjoy the characters as well. Reading through, I wasn't sure if the story would follow through with One's death and the eventual suncalling. I'm very glad it did. Thank you for sharing.

Me & my girlfriend decided to read through this together (I voiced One, she voiced Anhedonia), spending about 2 hours a night over the last week playing through. This was the greatest experience of my life, and I'm not exaggerating. Every little part of this game was targeted at us, and that made the story hit so fucking hard, especially at the end.

This game is a work of art. It's the most real feeling relationship I've seen, Anhedonia is the best written trans character of all time; her and One's dynamic is so heart-warming despite everything, and when it all breaks, I've never had a piece of fiction destroy me like it.

Also the sex is hot, and really well written. (I've had experience being mutilated by a hot t-girl so I loved it)

im horrible at writing comments but this is one of the novels that really stuck with me <3 the story writing and soundtrack are so damn good, along with the art as well!! ty for this masterpiece

Magnificent, in both senses of the word. I don't particularly find guro arousing (more of a blunt force gal myself), I pay immense respect to how you wrote these scenes. When the thing (not going to spoil) happened to Anhedonia I almost cried. The clericants were hateable and terrifying at the same time. The ending did really hurt, but there really was no other way the story could conclude. The thing that struck me the most was how both characters were able to push through their pain. It sounds unimaginable, but somehow they succeeded. I'm glad they did.

God. It hurts!!! Augh!!!

That was fucking amazing. Your writing is devastating and cute and funny and gutwrenching. The art is amazing and the selection of music is wonderful. 

<3

we are truly living in a new age of english-language shortform guro hallelujah!!

I absolutely adored this VN, the writing is immaculate and I was gripped from the very start - I also loved the chemistry between Anhedonia and One (even when they got freaky) and I felt like I empathised deeply with the struggles they went through.

The music and artwork is stellar and beautifully tied everything together, especially during the heavily emotional scenes, which made it all that more impactful. 

Thank you for this wonderful experience!!

I've been playing this game in short bursts whenever I had the time, during work breaks or after dinner, for the past few days and every time I sat down to do it I was so excited. I already knew I'd enjoy this considering your entry for the previous yuri game jam was one of my favorites. And treading similar ground of self-sacrifice and unfathomable acts of love, which is a theme that definitely doesn't get explored enough, at least not like this.

First off, I thought the length served the story well. You're really good at telling tales like these in short bursts, in little scenes, and it's a way of writing I'm very particular to, it's one of my favorites. And you use it so well. There are so many scenes in this, so many of them full of fear and melancholy, some full of grief, and a couple full of a gut-churning horror that was the hardest part to get through, but worth it. But anyway, the amount of time I spent with these characters made the ending hurt so bad, which I'm sure was intentional so great work.

Especially the sex scenes, which were fantastic and probably more vital than any other kind in the game.

I also adore the way you portray self-sacrifice in this and your other works. I feel like in these types of games there's usually a lack of... idk, angry, spiteful positivism? There's usually well-earned pain and apathy and anger, but I like it when you have characters who do something about it. As someone from a place full of stories like this one,  stories where people gave up not only themselves but everything they loved to deal a near-killing blow on fascism and on the state, this feels so refreshing.

Because that's often how it is in reality. Self-sacrifice often isn't this off-the-cuff heroic moment of bravery, it's sitting down and eating and fucking and doing everything with the people you love, while all of you know full well that the good you're attempting to do might (or will) kill you. And needing to find peace in that, because the goal is more important, and all you can do is believe that your love will endure after you're gone.

There were many stand-out scenes in this. Anhedonia visiting the lake where they had that date, One's death in her arms, the little bursts of black as time flew while Anhedonia was deep in her grief... It's all so good. This is so well-made, I really admire it.

And of course, I can't not praise blood's art and the whole messy, jpeg artifact-y art direction of this, which is really inspired.

You wrote something so good, something that shows your growth as a writer IMO, and I'm so glad I got to read it. I can't wait to read your other submission for this jam tomorrow.

so beautiful and painful. i loved it.