I'm around 4 years younger than all of the characters but I grew up around Oakland and I truly just have never experienced representation like this. So many things that I felt like were cringe when I was growing up became beautiful while playing this game.
Watching how to become a ninja together, multi-cultural events, going to clubs, doing sports, doing class presentations/projects together felt like a pain, cringe, a chore, and mundane growing up. But after playing this game, I really feel like it was just my outlook on life that felt like that. I wish that I thought highschool was fun or enjoyed it more, but it's not something I regret--I think what I'm trying to say is this game really makes me want to see the best in things and enjoy life.
The small things. Watching videos together. Going through phases together. Liking anime. Playing games. Being stupid.
I really like the tackled topics. People will always be accidentally insensitive to things. Parents don't know anything and are just trying their best. Complex feelings towards parents. People change. You can always learn more whenever you want.
I especially related to frenchman's "I can control my actions, so even if I like someone, I don't want to do anything about it, because I want a "respectable" future." and I love Diya's "you choose what's important to you and your future and you can't let anyone control it."
I just love the message. I do. I love the all characters and the message and the humor.
I love all of your works and Butterfly Soup is just so completely inspiring to me. YOUR HEAD!! YOUR MIND!! THE ENDING WAS SO SATISFYING!! THE GAME PLAYED SO WELL! MUSIC WAS IMMACULATE!!! I LOVE AKARSHA!!!
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ive always been kinda picky and just not a really big fan of visual novels, but this is one of the few times where i was actually sad to see something come to an end, its always nice to see romance novels who actually go more in depth about subjects in life not always related to love itself, instead of pure fluff (although it is appreciated at most points lol), being able to indulge into a world of the problems of LGBTQ representation, toxic parents, homophobia, religion, family and culture. all through the eyes of just a group of teenagers who are already struggling with themselves. it just hits home in a way that ive never really felt before. the nice and pretty UI, alarmingly fitting music, different dynamics that differ from what you'd expect from a regular VN, while keeping a sense of humor and personality that could be distinguished from a mile away, is really wonderful to see. hopefully more shenanigans can be expected out of these four, thank you Brianna for your work.
this was such a good sequel to the first game !! it was so lovely to see these characters again and spend some time in their world. the humour is top notch and the topics we delved into are so important and interesting. thank you so much for giving us more !! <3 x
Thank you for making this game!! I related so much with it as someone who's lived and grew up in California for most of their life.
SPOILERS BELOW ///
SPOILERS BELOW ///
I felt really nostalgic playing this game, and it always brings out a side of me that's covered up by the toils of adulthood, careers, and jobs... I played the first game when I was in highschool, and I loved how natural it felt. I'm also Taiwanese, and I related so much with Noelle, with the Saturday school and her trip. I also faced the same situation when I went to Taiwan. I also like girls!!! I'm so happy that Butterfly Soup exists. It's a very comforting game and it makes me miss my school days a little more. ppkm for the win
this game was such a serotonin boost. the first game actually helped me realize i was non-binary back in high school, and seeing these characters again warms my heart so much. thank you for the game <3
I took yesterday at 3 (the second it came out) to right now at this very second to finish it cause I didn't wanna finish it to fast... I ABSOLUTY LOOOOVED IT AAAAAAAAAAAA THE ENDING IS SO FING STUPID I LOOOVE ITTTTTTT EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS AMAZING.. thank you for making such wonderful games :)
the game is amazing, the wait was honestly so worth it!! i finished playing it yesterday and i'm still not over it. i'm probably gonna play it again later, maybe even a third time when i'm done. the first game is such a precious memory to me, and it helped me figure out so many things at a young age. i'll be eighteen in just two weeks and i feel so euphoric seeing these characters again. i didn't realize i missed them so much!! i immediately had to create an account so i could leave a comment. the pee pee ketchup man nation won today. i'm so curious about how the confession went though DSJFHGJF
i hope we'll get the art assets like we did for the first game!! i love making edits so that'd be great. i can't donate right now but i'll be sure to as soon as i can, because this game sure deserves it. thank you for sharing it with us <3
God, what can I even say except that I've been waiting for this for a long time and it did not disappoint- I loved all the details in the art book as well and seeing Akarsha's and Noelle's relationship evolve, I loved the first chapter and always came back to reread it for comfort. it dives into a lot of topics that are hard to discuss and I find that really neat that Ester brought up that it's hard to capture everything perfectly- you just gotta do your best, and that people make mistakes. just!! wow!!!!!!!!!!! just a lot of relatable feelings from the first to the second chapter. my heart soars for this game. thank you for a masterpiece! the ending was so sweet too!
The first game I played when I was still in high school, and I think it left such a huge impact because it not only was the first game where I was like... "THIS IS EXACTLY HOW ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE WTF" but it was also around the time where I was just transitioning from this like... "I'm not good enough, I have to get all this academic success and go to this perfect college" mentality to a "I'm not perfect but I'm still gonna be okay as I go at my own pace" kind of mentality. And now, 5 years later, I'm in college and things still aren't totally okay. Esp stuff like, communication, when it comes to my mom especially. But it used to be like, MUCH worse. So GOD playing through this sequel hit me like a truck FR FR
Just wanna say thank you again. Idk what kind of magic sauce you have going on but GOD the writing is just so on point I feel like I just got swept in some emotional rollercoaster
I loved this game so so much, its better than I hoped. The music was incredible as well. What is the name of the song that plays at the very end, at the assembly?
This is a really emotional series for me. I played the first game in middle school, and now I'm in my senior year of high school. Both times these games have been linked to an aspect of my identity that I'm not as secure in, and made me feel okay with not knowing everything yet. I missed all the characters so much, and Min's talk about their gender reflected how I feel about my own identity in a way I never thought I'd see. Most of all, I adore the epilogues. I love seeing these characters truly happy.
The short version is that these games are deeply personal to me and I'm so happy you've made them. 10/10, will play again :P
Such an amazing game, well worth waiting for! I was so happy laughing and falling in love (again) with such relatable characters! Really touched on a lot of topics that happen in life and made the "learning" part of each so heartwarming, my soul feels warm and fuzzy after this game just like before <3
I can't find words to express how much I loved this game, it truly exceeded my expectations so hARD. I cried, laughed, screamed just like I did with the first game, I'm most likely going to replay it all week, I can't get enough of it. I loved all the interactions between the characters, and how every character has their own struggles and conflicts and is unique in the way they respond to problems. I love all these characters so much.
*SPOILERS*
Also, as a non-binary lesbian, I would like to add that I cried SO HARD at the part where Min talks about her experience, I just felt so represented and I was so happy to see people like me shown in media, which doesn't happen often, if ever.
*End of spoilers lol*
I only have one question to ask Brianna Lei, would it be okay for me to get the butterfly of the icon tattoed? I've been thinking about doing it for 2 years now but I'm not sure if you'd be okay with that, I doubt you'll see this but I would really like to carry a piece of this game in my body for my whole life, just like I'll carry it in my heart.
Lastly, thank you (all of the team) for making such a wonderful game, I truly loved it.
I can't believe that this game made me cry (I can believe it actually, noelle is just so relatable, plus yeah, the metro in Taipei is fantastic! love the sounds and music cues they use when the trains pull in!), but damn you knocked it out of the park again!
Really hope we get to see Butterfly Soup 3 in the future, where our gang of no-longer-kids gain more exp with life and come to bridge their differences with their parents... but that just might be the old fart in me talking. Being that kid before, and growing into a person that, somehow, fortunately is good friends with my parents is such a nice thing, and damn if I didn't want these characters and other people irl to have that, too, if possible.
Thanks for making this awesome game and experience!
This is game of the year to me. These characters are still so well-realized, maybe even better now than in the first game. What a fantastic story that I'm so glad to have experienced.
this is my favorite game of the year. butterfly soup 1 gave me such brilliant memories with my friends and i still hold min's gun that shoots a gun that shoots a knife as one of my favorite gaming moments ever. butterfly soup 2 has so much nuance. like. wow these characters grow and develop and have so much love for each other! they make each other better! they are all so good together! the ending is incredibly touching and lovely and gives me so much joy and hope for the world. gonna be thinking about this for a very long time. maybe somewhere down the road a few weeks later i might binge play both games in a day. it's a game worth replaying!
(spoiler: love the detail at the end where they use 'they' pronoun for min it's lovely. sorry ! spoilers haha. hope i didn't read that wrong it was a super fleeting detail but it's great.) in love with all the characters. thank you brianna lei!
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I'm around 4 years younger than all of the characters but I grew up around Oakland and I truly just have never experienced representation like this. So many things that I felt like were cringe when I was growing up became beautiful while playing this game.
Watching how to become a ninja together, multi-cultural events, going to clubs, doing sports, doing class presentations/projects together felt like a pain, cringe, a chore, and mundane growing up. But after playing this game, I really feel like it was just my outlook on life that felt like that. I wish that I thought highschool was fun or enjoyed it more, but it's not something I regret--I think what I'm trying to say is this game really makes me want to see the best in things and enjoy life.
The small things. Watching videos together. Going through phases together. Liking anime. Playing games. Being stupid.
I really like the tackled topics. People will always be accidentally insensitive to things. Parents don't know anything and are just trying their best. Complex feelings towards parents. People change. You can always learn more whenever you want.
I especially related to frenchman's "I can control my actions, so even if I like someone, I don't want to do anything about it, because I want a "respectable" future." and I love Diya's "you choose what's important to you and your future and you can't let anyone control it."
I just love the message. I do. I love the all characters and the message and the humor.
I love all of your works and Butterfly Soup is just so completely inspiring to me. YOUR HEAD!! YOUR MIND!! THE ENDING WAS SO SATISFYING!! THE GAME PLAYED SO WELL! MUSIC WAS IMMACULATE!!! I LOVE AKARSHA!!!
Fundamentally a game about going "haha, I do that" and then crying about it for a while. I lost several hours of sleep to thinking about it.
are there any other mac users here who can't open the game? :')
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doesn't work, sadly :(
ive always been kinda picky and just not a really big fan of visual novels, but this is one of the few times where i was actually sad to see something come to an end, its always nice to see romance novels who actually go more in depth about subjects in life not always related to love itself, instead of pure fluff (although it is appreciated at most points lol), being able to indulge into a world of the problems of LGBTQ representation, toxic parents, homophobia, religion, family and culture. all through the eyes of just a group of teenagers who are already struggling with themselves. it just hits home in a way that ive never really felt before.
the nice and pretty UI, alarmingly fitting music, different dynamics that differ from what you'd expect from a regular VN, while keeping a sense of humor and personality that could be distinguished from a mile away, is really wonderful to see.
hopefully more shenanigans can be expected out of these four, thank you Brianna for your work.
this was such a good sequel to the first game !! it was so lovely to see these characters again and spend some time in their world. the humour is top notch and the topics we delved into are so important and interesting. thank you so much for giving us more !! <3 x
Thank you for making this game!! I related so much with it as someone who's lived and grew up in California for most of their life.
SPOILERS BELOW ///
SPOILERS BELOW ///
I felt really nostalgic playing this game, and it always brings out a side of me that's covered up by the toils of adulthood, careers, and jobs... I played the first game when I was in highschool, and I loved how natural it felt. I'm also Taiwanese, and I related so much with Noelle, with the Saturday school and her trip. I also faced the same situation when I went to Taiwan. I also like girls!!! I'm so happy that Butterfly Soup exists. It's a very comforting game and it makes me miss my school days a little more. ppkm for the win
I've been waiting years for this!
WHAT OH MY GOD. I DID NOT KNOW THIS GAME WAS GETTING A SEQUEL. IM GONNA PLAY RN
Just finished playing, Noelle's part tore my heart out, i kept relating HELP. but this is such a good game. i was so sad when it ended ;')
YESSSSS!!!!! Finally~
THE SHITTY FLUTE IS PHYSICALLY HURTING MY SOUL 100000000/10
HOLY SHITTTT I am so hyped for this when I saw the announcement post for a sequel I squealed in pure joy, thank you sm I'm so happy this story exists!
This... does put a smile on my face.
petition to arrest Brianna Lei for letting the game end
LETS FUCVKING GOOOOOO WOOOOOOO
I love love love this game so much. As a queer Asian-American, thank you.
LET'S GOOOOOO AFTER TWO YEARS WE ARE HERE
IM EXITED TO PLAY THIS HBHFGBKHBGHB
OHMY GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
how you find the music? this soundtrack really hits
Made me tear up in the end, 10/10 GOTY
this game was such a serotonin boost. the first game actually helped me realize i was non-binary back in high school, and seeing these characters again warms my heart so much. thank you for the game <3
I took yesterday at 3 (the second it came out) to right now at this very second to finish it cause I didn't wanna finish it to fast... I ABSOLUTY LOOOOVED IT AAAAAAAAAAAA THE ENDING IS SO FING STUPID I LOOOVE ITTTTTTT EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS AMAZING.. thank you for making such wonderful games :)
the game is amazing, the wait was honestly so worth it!! i finished playing it yesterday and i'm still not over it. i'm probably gonna play it again later, maybe even a third time when i'm done. the first game is such a precious memory to me, and it helped me figure out so many things at a young age. i'll be eighteen in just two weeks and i feel so euphoric seeing these characters again. i didn't realize i missed them so much!! i immediately had to create an account so i could leave a comment. the pee pee ketchup man nation won today. i'm so curious about how the confession went though DSJFHGJF
i hope we'll get the art assets like we did for the first game!! i love making edits so that'd be great. i can't donate right now but i'll be sure to as soon as i can, because this game sure deserves it. thank you for sharing it with us <3
Gawd - I loved part 1 so much, it even is the reason I got an itch.io-account in the first place! <3 I am excited to play the second part,
Love from Germany, Momo
I smell two languages.
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Oh thanks for the tip, I’ll consider it! :3
God, what can I even say except that I've been waiting for this for a long time and it did not disappoint- I loved all the details in the art book as well and seeing Akarsha's and Noelle's relationship evolve, I loved the first chapter and always came back to reread it for comfort. it dives into a lot of topics that are hard to discuss and I find that really neat that Ester brought up that it's hard to capture everything perfectly- you just gotta do your best, and that people make mistakes. just!! wow!!!!!!!!!!! just a lot of relatable feelings from the first to the second chapter. my heart soars for this game. thank you for a masterpiece! the ending was so sweet too!
God, I just love this game so much. Thank you
The first game I played when I was still in high school, and I think it left such a huge impact because it not only was the first game where I was like... "THIS IS EXACTLY HOW ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE WTF" but it was also around the time where I was just transitioning from this like... "I'm not good enough, I have to get all this academic success and go to this perfect college" mentality to a "I'm not perfect but I'm still gonna be okay as I go at my own pace" kind of mentality.
And now, 5 years later, I'm in college and things still aren't totally okay. Esp stuff like, communication, when it comes to my mom especially. But it used to be like, MUCH worse. So GOD playing through this sequel hit me like a truck FR FR
Just wanna say thank you again. Idk what kind of magic sauce you have going on but GOD the writing is just so on point I feel like I just got swept in some emotional rollercoaster
I got so excited when I saw the notification for this!! Been waiting so long ahhhh! Excited to play this tomorrow, thank you!
I loved this game so so much, its better than I hoped. The music was incredible as well. What is the name of the song that plays at the very end, at the assembly?
this is everything ive been waiting for, an amazing experience, i wish i could experience it anew a thousand times over
I cried like five times from the beginning of Noelle's segment to the end. What a wonderful way to end these characters' stories.
This is a really emotional series for me. I played the first game in middle school, and now I'm in my senior year of high school. Both times these games have been linked to an aspect of my identity that I'm not as secure in, and made me feel okay with not knowing everything yet. I missed all the characters so much, and Min's talk about their gender reflected how I feel about my own identity in a way I never thought I'd see. Most of all, I adore the epilogues. I love seeing these characters truly happy.
The short version is that these games are deeply personal to me and I'm so happy you've made them. 10/10, will play again :P
Such an amazing game, well worth waiting for! I was so happy laughing and falling in love (again) with such relatable characters! Really touched on a lot of topics that happen in life and made the "learning" part of each so heartwarming, my soul feels warm and fuzzy after this game just like before <3
also ppkm content lets gooooooooooo!!
absolutely fucking brilliant just like the first - THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't find words to express how much I loved this game, it truly exceeded my expectations so hARD. I cried, laughed, screamed just like I did with the first game, I'm most likely going to replay it all week, I can't get enough of it. I loved all the interactions between the characters, and how every character has their own struggles and conflicts and is unique in the way they respond to problems. I love all these characters so much.
*SPOILERS*
Also, as a non-binary lesbian, I would like to add that I cried SO HARD at the part where Min talks about her experience, I just felt so represented and I was so happy to see people like me shown in media, which doesn't happen often, if ever.
*End of spoilers lol*
I only have one question to ask Brianna Lei, would it be okay for me to get the butterfly of the icon tattoed? I've been thinking about doing it for 2 years now but I'm not sure if you'd be okay with that, I doubt you'll see this but I would really like to carry a piece of this game in my body for my whole life, just like I'll carry it in my heart.
Lastly, thank you (all of the team) for making such a wonderful game, I truly loved it.
I can't believe that this game made me cry (I can believe it actually, noelle is just so relatable, plus yeah, the metro in Taipei is fantastic! love the sounds and music cues they use when the trains pull in!), but damn you knocked it out of the park again!
Really hope we get to see Butterfly Soup 3 in the future, where our gang of no-longer-kids gain more exp with life and come to bridge their differences with their parents... but that just might be the old fart in me talking. Being that kid before, and growing into a person that, somehow, fortunately is good friends with my parents is such a nice thing, and damn if I didn't want these characters and other people irl to have that, too, if possible.
Thanks for making this awesome game and experience!
edit: added some personal exp as context.
as much as I'd love a butterfly soup 3 I feel like this ending was a nice note to end on. A little epilogue comic would be fantastic though
that would be fair, seeing how life goes on and stuff sometimes happens and sometimes doesn't.
that's the beauty of it, isn't it? : )
Every bit as amazing as the first game. I love these girls so much <3
This is game of the year to me. These characters are still so well-realized, maybe even better now than in the first game. What a fantastic story that I'm so glad to have experienced.
I've been looking forward to this sequel for so long and it does not disappoint. My face hurts from smiling.
this is my favorite game of the year. butterfly soup 1 gave me such brilliant memories with my friends and i still hold min's gun that shoots a gun that shoots a knife as one of my favorite gaming moments ever. butterfly soup 2 has so much nuance. like. wow these characters grow and develop and have so much love for each other! they make each other better! they are all so good together! the ending is incredibly touching and lovely and gives me so much joy and hope for the world. gonna be thinking about this for a very long time. maybe somewhere down the road a few weeks later i might binge play both games in a day. it's a game worth replaying!
(spoiler: love the detail at the end where they use 'they' pronoun for min it's lovely. sorry ! spoilers haha. hope i didn't read that wrong it was a super fleeting detail but it's great.) in love with all the characters. thank you brianna lei!