postmortem

Hey everyone, it's me ALTRIAS, but you can also call me Aira. I'm writing this postmortem about 2-3 weeks after the release of di/aphragm para/digHm, which was...quite the mentally taxing experience to say the least. Right now, it's available and completely free to play. I'm very pleased with how everything came together. Brimbel, Varyel, mxMXRXSE, Merrick...everyone involved in this project did an outstanding job, really. When I first saw the news for the Toxic Yuri VN Jam, on bluesky, a part of me almost passed on the occasion. I was already occupied with completing the production for Rosebound, which had now doubled in size. However, I decided on a whim I wanted to. Here I am, present day. 

I have a very special announcement for Rosebound in the future that I believe people will find thrilling. Now then, back to di/para. This VN was difficult. I don't think I could write an eroge like this again. First and last time for sure. The six days it took me to write this were full of pain. What started out as a fun little project, became an extremely personal piece about healing from trauma. I truly hope you enjoyed what you read, because I doubt I'll be able to find the space to write something similar to di/para a second time. Of course, it won't be the last time you'll get heavily emotionally charged think-pieces, but drowning myself in Cyparisse's misery is only something I can imagine myself doing once in a blue moon. It was a good time. I love the denpa genre, and I loved the cast I was working with. Brimbel did an amazing job making everything feel alive in a setting that is [REDACTED], and the rest of the team above did a great job imbuing life into the setting. I would love to do another jam in the future. I hope you're excited for future titles! 

Considering everything currently going on with itch and other platforms, I will find a way for di/para to continue being available for you to read. I'll have more announcements on that soon!

Also, additionally, di/para will be receiving content updates in the future! An extra route, more CGs, and quality of life features such as a streamer mode will be added. Look forward to that!