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This is such a charming and fun game (for about an hour) that I'm sad to be posting this, but I cannot stress enough how much you should listen to the other reviewers and wait for this to go on sale.
It's definitely a cute, well-made game and I bought it because I really enjoyed the demo, but it really feels like there's about as much content in the whole $15 game as there was in the free demo. I almost wonder if there hadn't been so much in the demo, I wouldn't have expected more from the game, but I also probably wouldn't have bought the full version in the first place. Either way, there's absolutely no replay value. You can't even really go through old stories & swap characters around because most of them only have certain people they can fall in love with or kill. The demo almost felt more replayable, since it felt like there were alternate scenarios to unlock for more levels than there are in the complete version, but I would have to go back and compare to really be sure about that.
I realize that there are only so many levels they can make for a game like this, but I wonder if having some kind of unlockable sandbox-y mode where you could customize the panels and characters a little more freely would add a little replay value without requiring too many new assets. Overall, there was clearly a lot of love put into it, but the whole thing feels unfinished and on par with a free puzzle flash game, albeit with a very good artstyle. I would totally be willing to pay $5 for something like that but paying $15 definitely left me disappointed.