New Ver. Nusantara: Legend of The Winged Ones

Finish this game & somehow i still want more of it. It's just that attaching for me""

1, It's quite hard to choose, between Mitra and Reksa. Mitra has an easy-going personality and it led me to navigate his route/ending quite easily(It only had a good ending lmfao) while reksa was quite painful to play. But it was worth it, he is just that cute and the way he open up to us after some months even thou we're from different tribe. It was hard for me to get rama's good ending so i had to find a guide.. I'm not that fond into dudes who keeps his feelings, never choose to find his own happyness & etcs.. but the way he protects, looks out for tamara is the sweetest thing i was into about him.

2. Yes I do, I was attracted by it's design. It reminded me of a game before that gives off old age vibes with folklores n such stuff. The design was the second thing along with the characters 100%.

3. The Art was the best element in this game for sure, the music was absolute pleasant to my ears that i forgot i was still at the main menu. Idk if u got rid of the design of "Load/Save/Exit" when i saw the basic "Preferences, save, load, exit, main menu" n yk it was not matching with the scenery.

4. It's something i would like to consider in a game: CGs for Side Characters. Extra dialogue choices and stuff with them to get to know more about their backstories. Especially with Chief Sukma & Silva or Purba(He quite peek my interest.) or flashbacks on how the scene goes when the komodo and avians were in war. Anywys love this game, it's forever my favorite.

1. The guy I liked the most would have to be Mitra because he seemed like the most understanding character from the other two playthroughs. 

2. I play A LOT of visual novels because of the storytelling and how the reader can see how much thought and effort were put behind every choice, ending, and scene that goes into the story. What made me choose Nusantara was the cover but also me wanting to try something new and different from my usual reads. 

3. I would say the music and the art were very well done. I just kind of wish there were a few more in-depth scenes of background characters and their stories, or even when our character left to go home, I would have liked to see how that affected the guys.

4. Nope only thing I have to say is thank you for your hard work and please don't overwork yourself!

PLS, INI LUCU BANGET!!! I LOVE IT TOO MUCH, I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS GAME NON-STOP. SOMEONE TAKE MY LAPTOP AWAY!!! Great job btw dear developer!! I can't wait for your next project!! And please do tell me if you already publish a game other than this, I will gladly play it!!

Amazing game even though it felt so short! I honestly would love to see a sequel at some point that expands even more lore between the two races and the return of the love interests at some point! Who knows? Maybe we might get a "small" surprise later on if it gets to that point? I'm curious to see what more you could expand on this, as well as your other game (I haven't played it so bear with me. I'm just a stickler for games like this XD). Honestly I was kind of expecting some of the storylines to not interact or intersect so much since it brought some confusion (I never visited Rama once and still managed to trigger some events that made little sense with the komodo's love choice). I'm assuming that has more than likely approved though so I'm not one to judge too bad on that. Coding can be quite a challenge when it comes to such formulas in multiple choices and how all of it interacts depending on what choices you've made to unlock certain scenarios that require a certain "checkpoint" that can require more coding. Still amazing work though!

I love this game and all three LI in it

It's hard to choose a favorite but Reksa might be my favorite, his bad end really had me in my feelings and I enjoy his kind of character (don't get me wrong though, I love all the LIs but something about guys with black hair haha, shame we don't see more of Reksa's hair down, a sight to see) 

I do play a lot of otome vns, I chose to play this one because it was diferent to me and I enjoyed the artwork.

I think the best element to me was the storyline, artwork and the characters.

How come the endgame didn't come with a pair of wings for Tamara?/hj lmao, this game seriously made me crave for a avian fl haha. The song during the credits was effy to me, I couldn't understand the words, I kind of wish that on Rama's good route his sprite actually showed he took off his earring and Mitra's sprite was messy on some expressions, there was smudges past the lines and there were a fefw errors in spelling if I remember correctly-

just want to say that I'm so glad I find this game and play it! It's sooooo good and I like it sooooo much! Currently I just finished Mitra's happy ending and I love it. Also this game gives me some insights about your culture and it's great. Thank you for creating such an amazing game!

idk why but my fav ending is Rama's bad ending :'( it make me feel something

Hello sweetchiel!

(I am unsure how to get a hold of you personally so am writing this here, hopefully that is okay? 🙏)

I noticed that there was someone using the intro music soundtrack (which I love by the way,) while looking up to see what it was called, (It has been a while.)

I wondered if they had permission to use the music as their own, or if sweetchiel knew they had it? (Or, could it be- that they were/are part of the group creating it? O.O) Anyway, I found them both in Amazon music and YouTube, and looks fairly recent. 

I am unsure if they had uploaded it to tick tock yet since I didn't bother to check (I do not have tick tock,) though it looks like like they, themselves, do have tick tock. 

Hopefully this is just a false alarm, and they are not actually planning on getting money for the music. (A thought that came to me, could get more exposure?)

Though I am unsure, it is curious to see they did not credit anyone. Which I was surprised on, and otherwise I would have left alone if they had,.....BUTTT, they did not =\

Either way, I wanted to let sweetchiel know in case anything happens, (since I noticed that there was no mention of the creditors) and credited as their own with just a few added beats =/ if that makes sense? One cannot be too cautious.

Name: cj icyy 

Brand: blooket freestyle beat.

Places: YouTube, Amazon music 

Thanks for creating, and Happy summer break!

- D

Ps. I'm still waiting for that update on the phone x.x no pressure lmao just really giddy since I got the notice!

Hi babes, I actually played this game back in 2016 so with the upcoming release of Bermuda I decided to play this again after many years.. since it's basically what made me obsessed over otome, right after mystic messenger anyways during my replay I noticed that Rama died during mitra's route and Idk if I succeeded in saving him and still staying on mitra's route back in 2016 or if that was just an illusion and if it's actually possible to still save him and stay on mitra's route how do I do it ? 😭😭😭

Hello friend! just found "Nusantara: Legend of the Winged ones" and dang... You got me hooked with all the boys I couldnt even pick a favorite- I love them all- 

(But i am most conflicted with Rama.. I cant pick to either cry because I care for him or Punch him in the face for doing what he did-.. I went from "Ohh.. Im gonna probably play this guy's route last" and avoided him like a plague to "F-.... I fell for him... I fell hard' and its even funnier because I almost accidentally get his route instead of Mitra when first play the game! lol I love him tho very much- I might've gotten a soft spot for him when playing Mitra's route because I immediately played Rama's route when I finished Mitra's... and guess you can say I fell for him more-.. still feel like I wanna punch him tho for doing what he did in his route and what he did in the other route. Man gave me a heart attack and I definitely cried both in sadness and anger at him when I found out what happen to him in The other two's route.)

I love it so much! Definitely another one of my favorite!! At first I was also hesitant.. but The name 'Nusantara' caught my attention- what can I say... Im an Indonesian- trying it out was bound to happen :'D and man I ended up staying up till 3(?) 4(?) AM to finish both Mitra's and Rama's route and later the day played Reksa's route!.. (Love the story and the characters!! definitely touched my heart the moment I got to know them more)

Tho I havent finished it due to some error:'D I was following the guide for Reksa and there was no option for the good ending and pressing above or bellow the other option didnt work either. I havent re-download it yet to see if that can fix the bug! Hopefully it does- tho I was a bit sad(ge-ing) that I'll lose my other route's progress.. but I guess its a good excuse to replay the game? wkwk 

Anyways! Thank you for making the game!! I love it so much :D cant wait to see/play your other games and works!

P.S : I've sent this in your Tumblr but idk if you still use it.. so I just decided to send it here! lol

(oh also! Update lol : It seems I couldnt fix the bug.. :'D and I dont have the heart to see Reksa in the Bad Ending, so I've decided that I'll just leave Reksa's story alone :'3 to save myself and the other characters of the pain-  I love him to much to do that bro..)

I recently played Nusantara: Legend of the Winged Ones for the first time and I think I'll still be thinking about it for a while, I'm quite impressed by it.

I was a bit uncertain at the beginning, and this resulted in me completing Mitra's good ending. Although one of the good endings, this left me very aggrieved at Rama's ambiguous suicide since he had become my favourite character. So I tried another playthrough and made it to Rama's dark bad ending, which I stopped at and then retraced before reaching the Good Ending late at night, satisfied by the "Finally!" confirmation message.

I don't really have any serious criticism of this game, other then some english mistakes(I don't know if this is just something I notice though); but since the whole game is so polished, involves so much writing and since I suspect English isn't your only language, any impact this has on how I see the game is negligible. As a whole I just have to congratulate you and also offer some gratitude, Rama is probably in the short list of my all-time favourite characters.

There is one last thing though, I often just think of how music might fit any particular character (I'm raised around this since my family are all classical musicians/teachers). With Rama I've come up with Variation 13 from Elgar's Enigma Variations, a piece that starts whimsical and takes a very dark, brooding turn partway through. "Enigma" in it's title is no accident either, the Enigma variations were intended to point to some mystery but nobody knows for sure what that was(fitting since Rama's story involves discovering his mysterious past and character). Supposedly this particular variation was also inspired by a woman in Elgar's life(each of the variations was dedicated to somebody he knew, himself, or his dog), and even this creates an interesting parallel.
I do recommend all of the Enigma variations anyway, they're great to listen to and some of the most influential music.

Every year i keep coming and re-downloading this game. Your games are litterally amazing i still think about it even after all these years! Can't wait for your new game to come out T-T

help cant get reksa good ending i didnt get the option of giving the pink crystal

I played this on my old laptop a few years ago and since then I've gotten a new mac (monterey 12.6.1) I am unable to open the application. I checked this game on steam (and since its paid I can't get it) but steams says that it isn't available for 10.15 catalina or above. 

Is there a way for this game to be allowed on more recent devices? I wanted to replay this game since I really miss the story line. I hope this could be fixed!

Well, well, well.. I finished this game. I was left a little conflicted after finishing all the routes in the novel and wanted to type out my thoughts. There were things that I enjoyed; things that I didn’t enjoy. While my review might slant more positive than negative, I will also be discussing the stuff that peeved me a little. I'm going to be covering as much as a I can.

*Spoiler Warning*

Routes:

• Now for the 3 male leads in the game – I’m going to be starting with Mitra. His route was the most light-hearted one from the three. He’s arguably the healthiest LI for the MC. His route follows a more traditionally romantic one. I found it to be a tad lackluster in terms of story and thrills, as well as Mitra being somewhat one-dimensional in personality. On the other hand, his route was the most complete from beginning to finish. If you like a light, more fluffy and feel-good route, this one is for you.

• Onto Reska.. his route was my favorite. His route was the perfect blend of angst, steaminess, story, thrills and edge. It just felt really well-balanced and included everything I tend to like/look for in a route. I thoroughly enjoyed their character development. In my honest opinion, it felt the most authentic from the 3. I appreciated how they’d reach common ground and learn to trust each other more, in spite of their differences. I was fond of the fact that even with very minimal conversation at the start, you’d get to witness how their trust would deepen; how Reska would gradually soften to the MC (in his own way) – changing his demeanor with less growling or cold stares. No longer getting on edge or defensive when being approached/touched and having his wounds redressed; signaling him becoming more comfortable and less wary of her presence. The gradual shift felt fairly natural; neither rushed or slow. While I loved his protective side when it came to the MC, and occasional gentleness – I absolutely lived for his low growls and sensual purrs during the more intimate scenes. And the licking and neck nuzzling – aahh… so good. His wild, animalistic side at times was just too hot. Finally wrapping up my fangirling for this character – my favorite part about him was his perseverance. Despite comparatively having a weaker physique to the other Komodos, he encompassed a strong fighting spirit. Even if his success wasn’t secured and he was physically outmatched, he still would not back down – giving everything that he’s got. Not letting past failures get to him, but rather using it as fuel to get better – either to prove himself to his father and tribe, or protect what is his – Tamara. To me, I see that as admirable. If you want an angsty, steamy route with a lovable tsun, then this is for you.

• Last but not least, Rama. His route was the most lore-heavy, emotional, and least romantic. In Rama’s, we get more insight, not only into who he is, but into Loma’s history and dark secret. It touches on trauma, lost loved ones, and how those things can change a person. As I mentioned, this route isn’t as focused on romance, as it being more focused on healing deep-seated wounds, forgiveness, moving on in life and finding happiness. While, I did enjoy this route, it was clear that throughout it, Rama still harbored intense feelings for Ayu and hated himself for what he failed to do to save her. He also had a difficult time trusting himself – believing himself to be a dangerous person who can pose harm to others. And to add to that, he didn’t easily trust others; convinced that they had nefarious intentions. For the reasons cited, it’s why you can sense this invisible wall he’s established between himself and the MC. He does become closer to her, but that distance is never fully breached. Even on his good end, where their intimacy seems to have increased a bit more – it’s taken 2 years after their prior time together for Rama to finally move past his feelings for Ayu. To be honest, I don’t blame him. He’s gone through a huge deal of pain and it’s obvious how it’s seriously messed him up; leaving him mentally scarred from it all. Deep scars and trauma isn’t something you can swiftly move past. It can take years to heal, and some people never get over it. Nevertheless, their lack of closeness, and the persistent barrier positioned between the two main leads for chiefly the entirety of the story did lessen the enjoyment of this route an adequate amount for me. All in all, if you prefer a more dark, story-focused, emotional route, involving helping a broken LI get through their internal demons whilst they hide behind a playful mask to the public, with limited romance, then this is for you.

Story and writing: 

I think that the writing came off as a bit childish during some moments. In certain scenes, this would negatively reflect on the characters by them every so often talking and behaving in rather juvenile ways, even in grave situations; making it hard for me to take these situations seriously sometimes and creating a more comedic effect instead.

Moreover, for the story, you do have to suspend disbelief a tiny bit. There are some parts that left me questioning about it or that didn’t make sense to me.

One example of this is how Tamara is sent to go back in time to somehow restore peace between the Avians and Komodos; saving humans from extinction. Because, as is revealed, humans were descended from Avians. But here’s the part that’s inconsistent with the rest. If Tamara needs to go back in time to save humans from extinction, then why does she and other humans exist in the future, before she goes back in time? Wouldn’t that mean that peace was restored between the Avians and Komodos, and that the Avians survived long enough for humans to have descended from them, as well as successfully multiply? I mean, somewhere else they do specifically mention they are Tamara’s ancestors. So, am I led to believe that these ancestors who are descendants from the Avians - went extinct, instead of all humans? Then why do they earlier mention about saving humans from extinction? They never do clarify this, and I consider it this game’s biggest plot hole.

Another thing that seemed unrealistic or that didn’t make that much sense to me either was how Tamara became fluent in the language in a matter of 4-5 days. Like how? Especially when she was struggling 3 days prior? My only guess was that her father imparting with her some basic Indonesian, and her encompassing the ability to naturally understand the Avians speak it, somehow aided her in being able to pick up the language faster than the average person. Or.. she’s simply a genius and is being exceptionally modest about it.

Regardless of my criticisms, the story is all in all enjoyable. At least as something good to pass the time. I do believe, though, that the main plot becomes less and less important as you do the following routes after Mitra. I wish the main story wouldn’t have been copy and pasted to each route – save for a few minor changes to the dialogue and relevant added lore for each character. They literally follow the exact same sequence, and purely devolve to background noise/skippable scenes; leaving you only to prize the interactions between the LI and Tamara. Some of the scenes felt kinda draggy and boring, specifically the ones not involving the LI – as they were mostly Tamara doing monotonous, mundane tasks in Loma or having uneventful conversations. I get it, though, It’s a free game and only one writer, so I guess I can’t really complain.

I do commend the effort that was put in exploring Indonesian culture and mythology. I in fact find that to be one of the strongest suits in the game and something that I had genuine fun learning about. I appreciated the encyclopedia and how it expanded on the references to Indonesian customs/traditions in-game. The theme being based on both ancient and modern Indonesia is something I felt made the game unique.

OST and Art:

The soundtrack was okay. It wasn’t anything too exceptional. There were 1-2 tracks that stood out to me, but that was all.

The art style is descent. It’s not the most polished and the characters do look a tad rough at times, but I can tell that there was heart and passion put into it. The design is interesting. It’s more than appealing enough for me to sit and play through the game. Rama’s CGs look the best, tbf.

Final thoughts:

Anywho, Reska is best boi and the hottest overall. You can’t change my mind. Nusantara may not be the best visual novel I’ve ever read, but it was pleasurable enough. Thanks for supporting Linux as a platform!

Score: 7/10

Just finished this jewel and totally loved it! Especially Mitra xD
i was totally surprised and loved every second of his path <3

Thank you for your hard work and would love someday to see our characters after getting married with a small family of their own ^_^

Thank you!

I played this on steam 3 years ago xD it was really good but  I still can't get the one ending Rama lol the choice isn't visible. but I enjoyed it <3 perhaps there's an old file before that idk where that I haven't deleted lmao

Bro this game is insanely good, stop looking at the reviews and just freaking play it.

I've absolutely loved this game ever since I found it around 2 years ago! Reksa's route has always been my favorite, and I really like learning a bit more about Indonesian culture, since I knew basically nothing about it before I found this game. Currently playing through it again :)

But there's just one thing that's kinda been bugging me ever since I started playing...
Sorry, I get that this is a nitpick and it's probably gonna sound really rude, but...why does Rama's in-game portrait look so different from the other characters'? I guess I could say it looks a bit less...polished(?) than the other character art, even compared to side characters like Purba or Silva. I love his route, but I guess it just always bugged me a bit. He looks normal on the starting screen, but in-game, it feels like someone flattened him, dipped him in water and he just dried kinda weird??? I'm sorry, I know art is really hard, but I've just been thinking about how he kinda reminds me of a prune ever since I first saw his in-game portrait and I just needed to finally get it out of my system

Thanks for making this game!! At this point I think I have gone crazy! Its my 12th time playing it again! O_o Yup totally crazy. I have been playing it for years and I download it again and again whenever I see it again and play it to my heart's content.

 I guess I'm already addicted *sob*

Hope to see more of your good work in future!

Replayed the game for the 3rd times and it's still as good as ever. The heroine is very related lmao. Just love it.

1. Which guy did you like the most and why?  I liked Mitra most, based on my personal taste in characters as a whole. But overall All routes were great and the  characters are incredible.            

2. Do you play a lot of otome/visual novels? What made you choose to play Nusantara? I do, I was doing my regular Itch deepdive and Nusantara had brilliant as well as interesting art. The wings piqued my interest, and the synopsis was captivating.

 3. Which element of the game would you say was the best and which ones would you say need work? Consider story, art, characters, music etc. I love a lot of your elements in the game, the art was brilliant and dynamic, the music paired well with the scenes(some visual novels struggle with this in my opinion), and the characters are vey interesting. Some points of critique might be to work on the quality of play in the future, an auto save function is very handy, perhaps upgrading the menus to fit more with the novels style. Still even without these the game is brilliant.  

4. Do you have any other questions, comments or constructive criticism? What inspired you to make  Nusantara? it's very interesting concept for a story and you've clearly researched it well and have shared your research on the traditions used and the animals the love interests were based of off with an encyclopedia function. Other than that all I can say is this game was so much fun to play, I was so invested I finished it a lot faster than I meant to. Well done!

I just wanna drop by and say thankyou for making this game! I've actually tried playing a route 2 years ago but decided to pick it up and play through all the routes.

I really enjoyed playing it- everything abt it is just *chef's kiss* my personal favs are Mitra and Reksa; I can't choose ;; Mitra bc man's literally a fricking gentleman from start to finish and he's very romantic, BUT also Reksa bc um...i have a thing for men with his personality a tsundere  and I find his protectiveness toward Tamara very cute...and very sexy. When I tell you I was giggling and smiling throughout both of their routes... :^)) CAN WE ALSO TALK ABT THE ARTWORK- you're so talented pleasee.

I remember I had a mini heart attack when i saw the title bc NEVER have I seen someone made an otome based on my culture :") it felt like an obligation as an indonesian casual (sorta veteran?) otome player haha. Heck the encyclopedia even gave me more info on culture I didn't even know existed!

Semangat kakak kerjain Bermuda Triangle nya! Keren banget liat budaya sendiri di genre game pelarianku WKWK aku fans sumpah :")) 👍

help i can't open it even after allowing the game to open on my mac's settings djhgasdj

May I ask what is the difference between paid and free version? The Steam one is paid, but this one is free.

sadly i am unable to play this game due to only having chrome browser as my web engine and it makes me sad to know i might never be able to play this due to that issue. i have  always dreamed of playing this game since seeing the youtuber Tiori play reksas route. it was what sparked my love for these games in the first place.

Hi SweetChiel,

So I finished all three routes yesterday and I wanted to talk about it some more, I did not read other peoples comments, so I might say things that have already been discussed and addressed by you... No matter what I say going forward, it's important for me that you know that I liked the game.

1. Which guy did you like the most and why?

I'd have to say Reksa's route was the most interesting and fitting in the plot, where a girl suddenly has to unify/bring peace between two factions - it felt balanced that she was integrated with the Avians but actions/events lead her to empathize and understand the "enemy". That said, Mitra's route was fun, playing the whole "Romancing the Chief" with a gentle giant. Rama's route was a mix - it was a heavier subject (when compared to the other two), but it turned out good in the end (I kinda hoped when he was miraculously cured, that his wings would be too, it would've been like a majestic reborn ark or something).

2. Do you play a lot of otome/visual novels? What made you choose to play Nusantara?

I recently got into it - I used to play more offline single campaigns, preferably with choices that influence the story - this is a lighter version of that, I have been lazy lately, so just reading and choosing is fun right now.

As to why I chose it: Well, I was just browsing you know, opening a bunch that I wanted to try, but yours got my attention because of the setting/story, it stood out from the others, it felt more original (and personal) and not just the "generic-romantic-choose-your-guy" type of thing - I'm in this also for the story/plot and how the characters progress/develop and how they all link together and yours promised that and not just some bland dating story.

3. Which element of the game would you say was the best and which ones would you say need work? Consider story, art, characters, music etc.

Okay so I'll try to break it down as best as I can:

Best of the game: The story/plot, the world building (without being too much, just enough to complement the story), the side characters felt "alive", that is, they had their personalities and sometimes clashed with each other or with the MC and that's cool. I liked how you kept the insignificant, but present, characters like the villagers/warriors dark silhouettes only, but there anyway - the world felt a lot less empty in a very good way. I really liked that all three love interests each had a very different and robust story/personality. I also really liked some musics and CGs (Mitra's Wing Ceremony(?) is my favorite) and both complemented nicely at key moments - to me good music is also important in a game - it doesn't need to be all over the place nor too "high production", sometimes I don't even notice it's there because it's doing its job as complement to background, but other times I like it when it pops and it's catchy with the mood/events.

Things that need work: So, here I'll try to say things that are just my personal opinion, I have little to no idea on what it takes (the effort/work/sometimes money) to implement/execute, and am in no way trying to attack your work, forgive me if I sound disrespectful, it is not my intention:

a. The story itself: While I did enjoy the overall story, sometimes it clashed and made it seem like too much, too soon - that is, I imagine that to make something with a dimension like this, you have to think of the general picture and then break it into main events and since we have three romancing options, fragment it further to feel like three different stories. An issue I had was with the way Tamara shared her traumatic past more or less the same exact way with each guy - it only felt "appropriate" for us to know the full extent in Rama's route (in my opinion at least, in the others it felt more like a dump of information, especially in Mitra's route, right after such an happy scene), it would have been nice to give only hints or small disclosures in the others. Like, we only learn more about Reksa/Mitra/Rama if we spend time with them, it would have had more impact (and it would gradually add dept to Tamara's character, or see her in a different light, and to some details - like, conversations with side characters and the answers she gives or the way she chooses to act). It would've made sense to me to know more about Tamara's family in dept with Mitra's route and in Reksa's give full dept about her own father (it would've been cool to see Tamara and Reksa talk about their fathers throughout that route for example).

b. Another thing that I think I found an issue with was the way we know from the start that the Goddess is going to send us back AND that it'll be like only a minute had passed - I feel like that should've been hidden from the player until the end where we are given the choice to stay or go back, it would have created a bigger indecision for Tamara (or she could've been outright not told and return to find that not only had time not passed but also left wondering if everything had been a dream or something like that). Which leads me to another thing I had an issue with, linked to this: So we have this girl, her life has recently been turned upside down, for the worse, she then finds herself removed from that, and although she had to go through hardships, she always says she found herself a loving and accepting family and someone to love and who loves her back - my question is, in what universe would anyone drop all of that, just to, probably, get back at the people who hurt her in the past and be stuck in their world again? The final choice never made sense to me (and to be fair, I never explored them, because I felt like it was undoing all the progress she had made)...

4. Do you have any other questions, comments or constructive criticism?

I think this about covers my main impressions of the game - I really liked it, I see room for improvement and I'll be looking forward to your next game (take your time, don't feel pressured to give us anything, do things as you like)

Hi! I have a question! What was that piano song that was being played during Rama's scene (on his route) in the woodland in Month 5 Week 1, and also the scene with Rama during Month 4 Week 4? 

My answers for the review questions are:

Q. Which guy did you like most, and why?

A. Mitra. Hands down, Mitra's route was the cutest, and I loved seeing him playing with Dani, Ares and Puspa! Not gonna lie, his face on the main menu drew me in from the start! I really loved his character, and the fluffy, happy ending with him! I loved how Mitra seemed really tough and strong, but he was still human, and still had weaknesses. I totally agree with Tamara when she said that in her world girls would be throwing themselves at his feet. I can definitely envision Tamara and Mitra with their own happy family! In the end, he would definitely be my no.1 choice out of all of the bachelors. I know it's not that common, but I liked Rama's route almost as much! His character arc was absolutely perfect, and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I'll admit when I met Rama I was already on Mitra's route, but I really liked him, so I finished Mitra's route, then I tried and tried, and I was one of those lucky people who got Rama's good ending first time around! I understand why people are slightly creeped out about Rama, but, well, I couldn't help but feel really bad for him, especially since most VN characters with mental illnesses don't seem to get as much love as the others. I was really disappointed that Rama couldn't be saved on Mitra and Reksa's routes, especially Mitra's, since I would have loved to see him there on Mitra's route especially, to see their friendship grow again! Reksa was a bit too arrogant for me, because to be honest, I'm not that much of a fan of tsunderes, but I enjoyed his route too! It was really nice to see things not just from the Avians' perspective, but to see what was going on with the Komodos! And also, I know they aren't love interests, but I loved the sweet, funny banter between Asih and Yuda! I burst out laughing all the time, and there was even some heartwarming fluff between them!

Q. Do you play a lot of otome/visual novels? What made you choose to play Nusantara?

A. I haven't played many otome, but I always liked the idea of winged people, even as a child, so when I saw this game, it immediately caught my attention! I also really liked the GUI, and the visuals of this game! Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience! I liked the gallery feature too, especially since I love looking at the CGs from my favourite parts of the game! The encyclopaedia function was also useful, especially when I wanted to know about festivals and ceremonies shown and mentioned in the game!

Q.Which element of the game would you say was the best and which ones would you say need work? Consider story, art, characters, music etc.

I will admit, for most of Rama's route, I kept staring at his eyes, because his eyelashes seemed so thin compared to Mitra and Reksa, so they made his eyes even more unnerving, even when he smiled! The music was great, so was the story, the only problem I had was with Rama's eyelashes XD! I really liked how even the bad ends were really well written, and were truly heartbreaking. There was so much stuff happening at every given moment, that I never felt bored while playing. Loved this game heaps, not gonna lie!

Q.Do you have any other questions, comments or constructive criticism?

A. All in all, Nusantara is definitely my favourite VN so far. I loved everything about it! It was one of the first VNs I played, and even today, I still think it's the best! I have even played it over 6 times, and it still doesn't get old!

Thanks For Reading,

Kairi-chan xx

This game realllyyyy and i mean, reaaaaalllllyyyy stole itself some place in my heart.
The game is absolutely great!

I really like Mitra's route, he look like an awkward-adorable-also badass and absolutely my favorite! i play through his route 5 times now, probably, maybe more, i cant tell, OvO'

Reksa's route is just as good, but he need a little bit too much lying for me, but it's really great and well written! it's interesting to look at the komodo side of the story! not just the avians.

Rama is great character, though i really wish he could be saved in other routes as well, he reminds me of my brooding-also annoying cousin tbh TvT

the story is well made and i also love the arstyle! it has been a while since i found this kind of visual novel, i play through my fair share OuO,

i also love how you made the summary, also the title, like seriously, I feel like it just hook up like, a heck of a lot potential player JUST by the title, can't even consider the artwork in the poster! absolutely beautiful!

I also think that the background is well made! i love how you detail the trees, the light shining from the canopy, etc etc, cant really list them all here, but i appreciate the attention the detail! like- REALLY

Ahhh this is hard to express in words! what i can say is, 
Is that this absolutely wing it!

(no pun intended)

Aaaahhhhhh   I really like this game 

I already tried every route, but I got bad ending in Rama's route 🤣 (I will try again)

My favorite route is still Reksa awwww   that gloomy personality of him ❤️❤️❤️ 

And the BGM I

t's beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Semangat terus buat para team 

Hello! First of all, I want to say that I reeeeally appreciated this game! I think it is worth playing ^o^ I loved the overall story and the characters are so nice (love interests and side characters). It felt nice to have a strong and independent female lead (not a whining little damsel in distress). I enjoyed a lot the stubbornness of Tamara, it was both funny and cool. 

I highly recommend this game (it may seem "old " when looking at the pictures but it is shouldn't be a barrier to play this game!!).

1. Which guy did you like the most and why?

I enjoyed both Mitra and Reksa stories (a lot less Rama, he is fricking me out lol). Both have their qualities and defaults. But even though I think Reksa story is the funniest and the more adventurous, I prefered the cute-and-loving-bird that is Mitra (cute and badass, with a big heart <3). 

Tbh I found Reksa's possessive attitude funny, but it disturbed me a bit too xD. Thus, my heart fell for Mitra and not Reksa, but it was tight.

As for Rama, well... I felt empathy for him and understand his actions but he creeps me out too much xD However, his character is very well written and I felt really sad regarding how he evolves in the other routes... 

2. Do you play a lot of otome/visual novels? What made you choose to play Nusantara?

Yeees, I love otome games and visual novels, and I play a lot of them. I'm a demanding person because I hate the whining MC that are just damsels to be saved. Thus, I chose to play Nusantara when I saw the MC was described as an independent girl. I was not disappointed!

3. Which element of the game would you say was the best and which ones would you say need work? Consider story, art, characters, music etc.

The things that this game have in plus are, from my point of view :

1. The animations of the sprites: I loved that in combats, dialogues, actually in every part of the game, the characters' sprites were moving. Even when there was only one line the character was moving (either changing posture or facial expression). Sometimes, it was just a half-second before a new dialogue, and it felt so dynamic! 

It must be such work to do, I was so impressed and so satisfied! It gives a nice "real" aspect to the dialogues and the characters seem much more lively :D 

2. The clearness of the actions: when I played the game, I never wondered 'Is the MC thinking or saying this?'. Indeed, the difference between when a character talks (written "..." or, thinks ( written (...)) or a description is made (no "..." nor (...)), is so clear that following the action is simple. I liked that a lot. 

3. I appreciated discovering bits of Indonesian culture through the game. I'm a curious person and I enjoyed learning about different customs and habits of another population =) Moreover, it adds a sense of "reality" to the game.

4. The relations: the evolution of the relations between the MC and the love interest is soooo well written. It felt like a real relationship (first friends, then lovers). It is not just "oh gosh I have a crush on him at first sight" xD The relationships form and evolve naturally: by spending time together. It felt realistic and nice <3 

Regarding the points that need some work, I would say that the art seems off sometimes. The sprites of the characters seemed different: for example, Mitra sprites are more "finished" than the ones of Purba. I guess that some have been re-done at some point but not the others? It's just a detail that I noticed, it's not flagrant ;-)

Otherwise, I felt like the sprites were worked on a lot: all of the characters have a lot of expressions and different body positions (even fighting sprites for some!). And the backgrounds: OMG, there were beautiful! I think that the backgrounds are an underestimated part of a game: I mean that sometimes you just don't pay attention to them but they can highly immerse you in the game (or not if there are not done well). Thus, for me, the backgrounds and the sprites are a huge plus of this game!

4. Do you have any other questions, comments or constructive criticism? 

I just have a few constructive remarks:

I would have loved to be able to change the MC name. I feel like it would be more immersive ;) I don't know if there is a specific meaning to "Tamara"? Or is it just an arbitrary choice?

The second remark that I have is that the text box seemed too big to me. As I said, the backgrounds are beautiful but they were 1/3 covered by the text box. I think it would be better to have a thinner but longer text box, thus the backgrounds would be more visible ;) Such a waste otherwise!

Finally, I noted that sometimes the music just stopped after a few minutes. It felt strange to play without music all of the sudden xD I don't know if it is recurrent or just my old computer dysfunctioning? 

Just a question: I didn't get about whom was the dream that Tamara had (when she's running after someone that is tortured)... Could you enlight my lantern, please? 

I also want to point out that there are some scenes of "damsel in distress" but they did not feel strange or forced into the story. I mean: the MC is human thus less resistant than Avians and Komodos, so it felt normal to me that she is not able to fight on her own, or that she's asking for help in situations of danger.

My final note is that I really enjoyed playing this game. It was a nice discovery that I highly recommend :D Thank you for this game and I'm looking forward to your next ones!

(and sorry for the mistakes in my review, I'm actually a French speaker ^w^")

OMG THIS IS JUST UGHHH SO AWESOME, DO YOU HAVE A DISCORD??? I'm sorry I'm overreacting but still. If you make a discord for this game I would 100% enjoy to join. If you can or have the time please contact me on discord my user is Kipo#9407 personally if anyone wants to geek out with me because this game is dope plzzzzz msg me

hi why can't i give the pink crystal to rama

years later and I still love this game lol

1. Which guy did you like the most and why? 

I loved all of the love interests, but my favorite had to be Mitra. I'm usually more into the broody boys, but Mitra's developing crush, the precious interactions with the kids and the fact that everyone in town was trying to play matchmaker with Tamara and Mitra during the entire game was so cute to me!!! He was such a sweetheart, I just love him.

 2. Do you play a lot of otome/visual novels? What made you choose to play Nusantara?

I do play a lot of otome/visual novels! It is one of my favorite game genres. I actually started playing Bermuda Triangle demo and realized that this game came first! I love the setting and the characters were very compelling. 

 3. Which element of the game would you say was the best and which ones would you say need work? Consider story, art, characters, music etc.

I loved the art, especially the CGs and the backgrounds. They were really lovely. I also really enjoyed the side characters! They were well developed and I really cared about their storylines. I also loved the dialogue and of course, the main characters and their development. The music was good too! It added to the tension of the scenes but was never distracting or too loud. 

 4. Do you have any other questions, comments or constructive criticism?

Questions: I was a bit confused about why the Komodos were eating Avians and why Tamara could understand the Avians but couldn't speak their language at the beginning. Also, although the chibis of Tamara doing various tasks were cute, I wasn't sure if they had implications in game- the sound made it seem like Tamara failed or was successful with a task, but I wasn't sure if there were stats connected to it? Also, was there something deeper going on with Purba? I understand that his dad was the previous chief and that motivated his actions, but he seemed to know something that the rest of the characters didn't. Am I reading too much into that? 

Comments: I really, really wish there had been a way to save Rama in the other routes, ESPECIALLY Mitra's route! It made every other route a bit bittersweet, knowing that Rama would die no matter what I did. His story broke my heart, and I wish Tamara could have still helped Rama through his pain as a good friend while still romancing the other boys. 

Overall, this was a great game. The characters and story lines were so memorable. You are really talented, and I can't wait for the next update if Bermuda Triangle!   

1.) I would have originally said Mitra, but I think I ended up liking Reksa the most (though I still have a soft spot for him!)

2.) I've played them for years. I was originally following this game back on Lemmasoft while it was still being developed but I didn't get around to playing it in full until now.

3.) I would have liked to know more about the Goddess and Purba (such as his desire for power, and the reason he gives up so easily at the end. I was expecting him to react more differently when he was defeated during Reksa's good ending).

4.) I wish there was a way to help Rama even if you aren't currently on his route. As someone who deals with some of the issues he has, it's a little disheartening. I still really enjoyed the game, and am looking forward to seeing your future projects!

1. Reksa. I don't really know why, I guess I'm drawn to the broody ones. 

2. I do. Nusantara drew me in, I feel. The characters are very well written and its not often that I will absolutely binge play a new game just so I can see all the endings in two days. 

3. I absolutely love the story, the lore, the relationships the people have with each other. It's really enchanting. 

4. NO criticism from me, but I am curious whether or not you might make more games like this. I will definitely play, download and recommend to as many people as I can.