spoilers for this + the reboot

 But I’ve been wondering abt this for awhile, I think I commented on it but I cant find my old comment :(  anyways regarding the line “if she were here, she’d say something like the glass is half full” (not direct quote but u get it) I couldn’t tell if this was a continuation of his reference to Monika, him talking about Lily, or the woman in charge of that company mentioned in the reboot (or espoir?)

Just finished this one and OMG you rascal, I was going by the images on this page and was completely blindsided in a good way. Downloading the Reboot now cause I need more of best boi.

this was soso good and the reboot is so cool aaa

Not at all what I was expecting but man that was so much fun!!

love love LOVE this!!! Da Boyz are so cute!!!

Holy shit, this was so good I'm keeping spoilers under the cute

Okay the first time I played I was like "oh hey, he seems cute" like I did choose cats, spring, yellow flowers so I was like yeah that makes sense, he seems nice in a desperate sort of way. Then when he was panicked about the news and started talking about the garden shears I was like "hm this sounds like foreshadowing i wonder what for"

Then in my next play I deliberately chose other answers and got John ONLY TO WATCH AN INNOCENT DILF BE MURDERED LIVE ON SCREEN BY CHEKHOV'S GARDEN SHEARS. ASHTON HOW COULD YOU. HE CALLED ME KIDDO. HE HAS CHEST HAIR AND SCARS.

Don't like it I keep getting the person I hate it.

Hey, it's me again! Was just playing through this game again, and my curiosity is getting the better of me at this point, but what exactly does Ashton say when it's all blocked out? I've just been wondering what it could've been lol. If you don't feel comfortable saying it it's fine! Just curious lmao. Also, thanks again for making such a lovely game and cast of characters, I've legit been hyperfixating on both games since like March.

Espoir i literally love this game! 50/10 ratings lol.  probably (at least in the top 3) my favorite visual novel and even tho the REBOOT is unfinished (take ur time tho, ik that these things take a while :] ) I still love both these games with my soul. I have replayed them over like 5 times and it never gets boring. and your creativity in these games? Frigging amazing! 👏 😍   like, secret ending wise and everything in general is just fabulous. You are fabulous babez <33 I seriously can't wait for the ending and I wish you the best of luck in life <3

P.S. I love Ashton. Your son is amazing. :]

when will he have the full version of the game?

i wish i could play this game it looks rlly good and fun *cries in MacBook user*

hey espoir, can you help me to unlock other guys routes?

The bureau?

well i think im stuck with Asston

I LOVED THE GAME OMG JSAHGASH I WENT IN COMPLETELY BLIND AND BOY. 
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THE FIRST TIME I CHOSE THE ANSWERS I WAS LIKE "hm. well that seems about right.. i DID choose intelligence, spring and cats did i not."
By the end of the first date i was.. a bit suspicious of him, but i just kept going and i chose different answers for the survey and when he came up again i was like "...huh." but for some reason i did not question it. i just kept going on until i saw my choices got john afterwards and i was like "so that thing with ashton was weird, but hey, i've got another different o- DID HE JUST GET STABBED."

i just love the way this game completely caught me off guard, it's so amazing and so unexpected that i was just. flabbergasted by the end. 10/10 <3

side note: while in an absolute state of shock thanks to being a witness of.. one murder and one call from someone who was about to get murdered, my main priority was "omg his hair is black" because from the angle i was looking at the screen it looked like it was dark brown, yes i'm VERY easily distracted  😭

helo

🤍LOVE THIS GAME!🖤

This game was surprising...and hilarious. I loved it! The only let down is that I WAS ONLY PLAYING FOR GODDAMN VINCENT (or whoever is that HUNK IN THE SUIT) and HE

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FUCKING DIED BY GODDAMN ASHTON??? i'm so sad i was even kind to him... (oh yeah its really cool how the game tells if you've been kind or rude to him on your first date with him)

Oh, yeah I also didn't know this was a horror game so it took me by shock when i saw that GUY GET OBLITERATED BY THE SHEARS THIS MF WAS TALKING ABOUT?? but yeah... IM SO SAD I CANT DATE VINCENT!!! I WAS GONNA USE THE 'SURVEY' TO COMPLAIN BUT TURNS OUT IT WAS THAT GODDAMN ASHTON AGAIN WITH HIS SILLY LITTLE ANTICS???

great job on the game i will be reading up on the lore and i will slurp it all up!!! (i havent slept in days)

What a wonderful game! I'm not sure if I can say what hasn't already been said, but I've enjoyed this so much I had to leave a review! Firstly, I adore the artstyle!! Ashton just owns it completely, and his expressions are just enhanced by the style! It also reminded me of games I've played when I was much younger. I can't recall what I'm thinking about, but it added a lot to the ambience in certain endings. I don't have the heart to be cruel to him, so I'm glad others have left their comments about how that goes. One of my favorite things is you can see in the thumbnail of the trailer video as well on the start screen that ashton is squashed or hidden to the side. When he talks about the odds not being in his favor, you can look and see where he gets that idea from and I really like it! I enjoyed your writing so much, as well as the little tricks in the game! How he repeats the "I want you to be my hobby" line when he only mutters it under his breath in the first run was a really nice touch! I love how he acknowledges the history of the choices you've made, and I think it would be even cooler to see that expanded upon further! Thank you for making and publishing this game! I've had so much fun with it

wait can you play this on mac? im not sure how to get it to work

spoiler warning! well- half a spoiler, I'm just starting to play, and i just wanna say stuff haha

I'm playing blind rn, i got ashton after answering genuinely, and i thought "oh, hes pretty shy, haha thats cute I'mma tease him"
did not him to have sharp teeth, did not expect him to say it was too easy, im scared :'DD


edit: i said i wanted to leave in a second and now, well- 
             he's a murderer is he? awww man, and to think i almost trusted                     him :')) 

wait... so he isnt a killer? omg im sorry i thought-

oooohhhh do I have to date other characters to unlock new places?? 
I'mma play the whole thing hol up-

haha.. wow i got the dad looking one, haha funny twitter-- NEVERMIND HE DIED??? WHATS GOING ON? SO HE ACTUALLY IS A MURDERER??WHAT--

I think I was supposed to play ashton last?? I have no idea who she and he is, and now I am kinda confused and scared-- but in a good way :D ?

OHHHHH that was the whole game?? dang i didnt know-- 
it was a wild experience, cool game :DD!!

so great game but one question... HOW TF DOSE IT KNOW MY NAME. i put in my preferred name and yet it called me my dead name. is it something with the code going threw my files and finding my name

Picture Perfect Boyfriend. Unexpected, fun, and my God is it cute.

I'm excited to see where the reboot takes us. Thank you so much for the suggestion, Espoir!

Jesus how many frickin endings are are there??? Like my third playthrough and there's always  something different at the end! An ending where I'm cruel and he dunks me for it, and ending where I ''can't decide how I feel about him'' Do the ol' switcharoo, AND ANOTHER ONE WHERE I JUST ADORE HIM AND THERE'S YET AGAIN DIFFERENT DIALOGUE!! At some points it even feels like he's talking directly to me by how accurate some remarks are. "You probably don't even MEAN that. You just want to see what I'll say." Which is true, SEE MY PROBLEM? 

Anyway, I think I seriously underestimated the effort that went into making a seemingly actually oh god is he really sentient VN. (seriously though, ik he follows a script but it's honestly very convincing) I mean, I was amazed by my first playthrough, mainly because Ashton is so charmingly adorable in the early game and it sorta sunk it's poison hooks into my heart, but also because it actually took me by surprise a couple times and genuinely frightened me, especially when John gets voided. (One of my favourite screenshots of the game) I can't wait for the Reboot to come out, this world/story/idk how to put it, whatever lore was revealed in the demo- has really got me stuck in an infinite cycle of seeing what else Ashton has to offer. Really great and amazing and very uh         fun to play!

Also a suggestion I guess? It would be cool and would add another layer of 4th wall shattering if at some point the light on our camera IRL turned on to show that he's watching, or the game just sends a message asking for access to your camera? A couple times during playthrough I was nervously glancing at the one I have mounted on my monitor and I think that if one of those times, the light was actually on, I would have literally jumped out of my chair in horror! I have no idea what you're going to do with the reboot, and I'm so inexperienced in coding that I don't know how much effort this would take, but I honestly think it would be a really fun idea. 

One thing that's got me curious, though, was something Ash said a couple lines of dialogue before the game ends. It's mostly blocked out by blank squares but I get the feeling that with his lip-licking and "for days on end" part of that line, it was kind of.... Well.... You know what I mean... Don't have to answer but I'm really curious what he was trying to say. 

My gosh asdfghjklskadjasdjkn I love it! I got genuinely freaked out by Ashton when he started acting up, but ngl at first I was quite endeared by him! I even chose the affectionate options at first because I had grown fond of him just as easy but dang, I got freaked out and scared when the yandereness started to come. I'm kinda glad it was short since there was no load/skip button so I had to go through each of the dialogue but I do wish we could have seen more about the characters before Ashton deemed it necessary to eliminate his competition. And no lie, I got spooked the hell out when Ashton decided to go "hmmm... nope" on John, poor John--

Ahh, wonderful game! Can't wait to play the reboot one!

This game is short but really nice! I only wish we could have seen more of the other characters, I saw your reply to another comment and agree that making routes for all four of the guys would take a LOT of time!(I'm also excited that you're thinking of making another game! take your time! there's no rush on art babyyyy)

I encountered a bug by the way, Ashton's blush is crooked and stays until the screen blacks out (even when changing character poses/closeness) in the garden, this occurs after talking about red flowers. (My route was staying silent as possible in the coffee shop and saying 'its boring...' in the garden. hope this helps!)
I also noticed that the game files also contain assets from 'Gentille Alouette' and what I assume to be assets from another project, they are located in:

(drive):\Picture Perfect Boyfriend\WWW\img\(all folders I think, also \characters has a 'Gentille Alouette' sprite )

FVYHEGBJDNKW HOLY SHIT. In l o v e with this game >::) i read in the comments that you're working on another one? Lets go lets go! Excited for that but dont forget to take breaks i know how easy it is to burn out from game developing >W<

help idk what to do after playing ashton?? what do i do?? do i just restart the game?? what survey?? cri cri cri

Fun and interesting.