Seeing the characters again after a long time was such a delight! Akarsha has been my favorite character since the first game, and I love her story in this one! Not to mention very relatable too <3
One thing i very much adore is how the writing is just as fun as the first game is, the humor got me actually laughing out loud and the character interactions are natural as always! I love these gay girls a lot, thank you so much for making this game!!
wow! what a lovely surprise to have a sequel after so many years. the original story connected with me a lot and I love how this one has matured and deepened. amazing stuff!! and I can't believe I almost missed the after-credits scene!!
I fell off my chair in surprise when I saw this, playing the first game in year 9 I have only fond memories of it. This one's taken a risky step I actually think payed off.
Feel like 2 takes a lot more "controversial" topics (Min's entire arc *no spoilers*) but they all assist in building characters and tying in side characters that didn't mean all that much before. Really related to Noelle's bit specifically. Nice job once again.
Another great visual novel! You are talented. I love the lgbt theme. This and the first Butterfly Soup warmed my heart, and made me laugh at times. I hope you continue writing.
Absolutely wonderful sequel. Just as funny, relatable, heartbreaking, and excellently written as the original Butterfly Soup. Absolutely delighted to see an Akarsha and Noelle-focused story, their characters shone so well and the epilogue was SO funny and cute. In addition to being well-written and having really great dialogue and characters, both of these games are very well designed in a visual sense and are a pure delight to experience from start to finish. I also don't think I realized before that it takes place in 2009, which is the same year I was in 9th grade, so the nostalgia factor is very, very real. I also have memories of going to the park to film a dumb video for a project and bonding over Ryan Higa videos.
Both of these games are among the very top tier of visual novels I've ever played, and I play a lot of them. It's good shit. I kind of want to replay it right away. :)
this isn't rly an issue that the game dev can fix, it's a challenge with the downloading rather than the game files, but you might find more help at https://itch.io/board/10023/questions-support. If you have a vpn, turn it off. the server for your region might be processing a lot of requests, so try to download during weird hours or it might be reliability issue that you'll have to wait a couple days to get fixed.
you can also try clicking this button, check the box that says 'enable alternate download mode'. if none of this helps, i had a lot of google hits for 'itchio failed network error'. also there's a web port now so you dont need to download! https://brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soup-2-webandroid-ports
The web port still needs to download the game. It’s just that it doesn’t download it persistently. And well, it can postpone downloading some things, primarily music such that the initial download is only half the the games size (yes, half the game sizes is just music)
holy cow girl, you're an amazing writer. Thank you so much for helping me pry my own stunted emotions from the onion of my heart (It's got layers, Donkey).
I wish I knew people like these, or if your games are any indication maybe even you, growing up.
You captured the pain SO....perfectly. I hope you captured the real happiness too, because I want to feel how I feel right now for the rest of my life.
brianna lei i love ur mind times infinity plus one.... thank u for sharing this story with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
i just wanna take my time and say how much i adore this sequel. the first butterfly soup was my intro into gay girl gaming and visual novels as a whole. i remember being 15 and sneaking on the family computer late at night listening to a girls like girls playlist on 8tracks and playing this game. this game has created so many fond memories for me and playing the sequel made be go back to that feeling again, of being gay and looking for content to prove that maybe i do exist and theyre others like me. and im glad i found this game at the age as i did because yeah, theyre are others like me and that made young me really happy. i always find myself relating to the noelle and akarsha's parts the most because their stories just really resonates with me. this game is huge inspiration to me and i know a lot of other wouldnt hesitate to say the same. you do not miss ever, thank you for finishing this (but im mostly thankful to the AINI franchise LOLLLLL)
I really love this game, I've been waiting for this for such a long time. I really like the characters especially the plot, it was amazing and I definitely recommend playing it. If a genie granted me wishes, the first thing I'd say was to forget butterfly soup every month so I could play this over and over again. I enjoyed every single bit of the game, and LOVED the art. Thank you Brianna Lei for making this.
I just realized playing this game if you're having a hard time with trying to be efficient with all of your saves, you can go to page 9 and then you can click the arrows for infinity with infinite saves. I can't tell if this is a bug or not.
This was really sweet, the first game made me come to terms with being non-binary after an interaction I had with Brianna, and I appreciate the expanded desi representation.
I'm hoping you get to work on the other work you stated would be about a different set of people.
I found the first game when I was 11 years old, and it was exactly what I needed at the time. This game not only made me realize I was bisexual, it also made me feel comfortable in my sexuality. Now, almost 5 years later, I'm older than the main characters, and have been struggling with my sexuality again. This sequel is exactly what I needed right now. Opening the second game up, it made me tear up because it felt like I was revisiting old friends. Thank you so much for making these games, they truly have helped me with my identity.
Every topic covered here is handled incredibly well and I loved the expansion on Akarsha's character as well as the thoughtful exploration in relationships between parents and their kids. Its all very relatable and the game over all makes me feel like I'm indulging in age regression...
The ending really soured my overall experience. i feel like it was uncomftorably heavy handed and rushed. I think it would've been better for the reader to understand the overall themes themselves without the conclusion spelling it out for them but overall everything before the ending is so so good... I missed these characters so much ;(
playing this while being in taipei as a taiwanese american who grew up here, you had no idea what i meant to see it in this game meantto me T_T i feel so seen. thank you so much for making this game! love the trajectory we've been DYING to see since butterfly soup 1 finally realised. i smiled like a happy idiot the entire time i played it.
if u ever come here, please, let me buy you some boba and offer u my musical services.
Wow, I haven't finished the game yet but I had to pause to say that I don't think I've ever seen a game so frighteningly capture the experience of not being able to speak your own "home" language and the utter alienation that brings upon a person when they return to that country. That whole interaction between Noelle and her parents during the trip back to Taiwan was so insanely accurate, as well as when she was talking to her cousin too. I love love how this vn has been able to capture all these more seemingly fringe and outlying experiences of immigrant families so well, on top of the already well portrayed LGBT experiences too. It's a great game, truly, and it's made me feel so validated!
this sequel is phenomenal!! I loved all the memes and shenanigans the lgbteens(+) got up to!! akarsha best girl but i adored seeing diya, min and noelle grow and develop too! it's also amazing to get to know more of the other girls on the baseball team <3
im so happy for this representation and insight into asian american kids! very nuanced and complicated and human! it's amazing to see the game tackling the nitty-gritty with a hopeful note of reframing it as a unique experience and the message it's never too late to learn about one's culture. life isn't optimal but we can do what we can to be happy with each other! thank you so much for this wonderful game!!!
Absolutely loved this sequel! Im so glad Noelle was focused on during this game and the immigrant struggles were relatable as hell. I was feeling down and this was a hilarious (I love Akarsha), heartwarming read that really helped comfort me. Also as a hijabi who was a weeb during her teen years I feel so seen :')
Amazing sequel, Brianna Lei really meant it when she said she'll round out the whole cast. Love this game brings a tear to me eye. :) (Also the soundtrack is amazing)
This was incredible i loved it so much!!! The first Butterfly soup was one of my faves when it first came out and the sequel is equally as enjoyable and worth the wait for sure :D I'm older now but I wish I'd played this as a teenager. thank you so much for your hard work on this!
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Seeing the characters again after a long time was such a delight! Akarsha has been my favorite character since the first game, and I love her story in this one! Not to mention very relatable too <3
One thing i very much adore is how the writing is just as fun as the first game is, the humor got me actually laughing out loud and the character interactions are natural as always! I love these gay girls a lot, thank you so much for making this game!!
wow! what a lovely surprise to have a sequel after so many years. the original story connected with me a lot and I love how this one has matured and deepened. amazing stuff!! and I can't believe I almost missed the after-credits scene!!
I fell off my chair in surprise when I saw this, playing the first game in year 9 I have only fond memories of it. This one's taken a risky step I actually think payed off.
Feel like 2 takes a lot more "controversial" topics (Min's entire arc *no spoilers*) but they all assist in building characters and tying in side characters that didn't mean all that much before. Really related to Noelle's bit specifically. Nice job once again.
Another great visual novel! You are talented. I love the lgbt theme. This and the first Butterfly Soup warmed my heart, and made me laugh at times. I hope you continue writing.
I don't think I will ever be normal about this game ever in my life.
OHMYGOD THERE IS A PART 2??????/ HOLY SHIT LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO HSJHJSHJDJHSAHDJ
WAUGHHHHHH I PLAYED THIS ON MY PHONE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND LOVED IT I CANT BELEIF THJERES A PART 2
OUHHH ITS SO GOOD I LVOE IT SOMUCH
LOVED THIS SO MUCH MADE ME LAUGH AND CRY 10000000/10
Absolutely wonderful sequel. Just as funny, relatable, heartbreaking, and excellently written as the original Butterfly Soup. Absolutely delighted to see an Akarsha and Noelle-focused story, their characters shone so well and the epilogue was SO funny and cute. In addition to being well-written and having really great dialogue and characters, both of these games are very well designed in a visual sense and are a pure delight to experience from start to finish. I also don't think I realized before that it takes place in 2009, which is the same year I was in 9th grade, so the nostalgia factor is very, very real. I also have memories of going to the park to film a dumb video for a project and bonding over Ryan Higa videos.
Both of these games are among the very top tier of visual novels I've ever played, and I play a lot of them. It's good shit. I kind of want to replay it right away. :)
Hey! I was able to access some settings where I could change the font. How do I get back to it?
when i try to download, it takes like a really long time just for this to show up. ive tried multiple times and i don't know how to fix it
this isn't rly an issue that the game dev can fix, it's a challenge with the downloading rather than the game files, but you might find more help at https://itch.io/board/10023/questions-support. If you have a vpn, turn it off. the server for your region might be processing a lot of requests, so try to download during weird hours or it might be reliability issue that you'll have to wait a couple days to get fixed.
you can also try clicking this button, check the box that says 'enable alternate download mode'. if none of this helps, i had a lot of google hits for 'itchio failed network error'. also there's a web port now so you dont need to download! https://brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soup-2-webandroid-ports
The web port still needs to download the game. It’s just that it doesn’t download it persistently. And well, it can postpone downloading some things, primarily music such that the initial download is only half the the games size (yes, half the game sizes is just music)
finished.
very very good.
Good
holy cow girl, you're an amazing writer. Thank you so much for helping me pry my own stunted emotions from the onion of my heart (It's got layers, Donkey).
I wish I knew people like these, or if your games are any indication maybe even you, growing up.
You captured the pain SO....perfectly. I hope you captured the real happiness too, because I want to feel how I feel right now for the rest of my life.
thks :*-)
brianna lei i love ur mind times infinity plus one.... thank u for sharing this story with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
AHH I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH !!! I GOT SO SURPRISED WHEN I SAW RYAN HIGA LOLOLOL
FUCKING SHIT MAN!!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG !! BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED IT BEING!!! LOVE IT TIMES ∞+1 <3333333333
Amazing sequel. Just as good as the first, which I didn't know if that was possible!!
Very important subject matter addressed, and consistently hilarious and sweet.
Very happily paid for it but very grateful it is free to play because it is so important TwT
Thank you so much, Brianna Lei!!!
LOVE IT!
i just wanna take my time and say how much i adore this sequel. the first butterfly soup was my intro into gay girl gaming and visual novels as a whole. i remember being 15 and sneaking on the family computer late at night listening to a girls like girls playlist on 8tracks and playing this game. this game has created so many fond memories for me and playing the sequel made be go back to that feeling again, of being gay and looking for content to prove that maybe i do exist and theyre others like me. and im glad i found this game at the age as i did because yeah, theyre are others like me and that made young me really happy. i always find myself relating to the noelle and akarsha's parts the most because their stories just really resonates with me. this game is huge inspiration to me and i know a lot of other wouldnt hesitate to say the same. you do not miss ever, thank you for finishing this (but im mostly thankful to the AINI franchise LOLLLLL)
Thanks I liked it a lot. Can't wait for the third one.
JUST FINISHED, it was so good, thank you <3333333
I really love this game, I've been waiting for this for such a long time. I really like the characters especially the plot, it was amazing and I definitely recommend playing it. If a genie granted me wishes, the first thing I'd say was to forget butterfly soup every month so I could play this over and over again. I enjoyed every single bit of the game, and LOVED the art. Thank you Brianna Lei for making this.
∞+1/10
I just realized playing this game if you're having a hard time with trying to be efficient with all of your saves, you can go to page 9 and then you can click the arrows for infinity with infinite saves. I can't tell if this is a bug or not.
JUST FINISHED IT. ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY ILY
Yo this is the first game to make me cry and now it has a sequel, you best believe I'm playing this!
This was really sweet, the first game made me come to terms with being non-binary after an interaction I had with Brianna, and I appreciate the expanded desi representation.
I'm hoping you get to work on the other work you stated would be about a different set of people.
I found the first game when I was 11 years old, and it was exactly what I needed at the time. This game not only made me realize I was bisexual, it also made me feel comfortable in my sexuality. Now, almost 5 years later, I'm older than the main characters, and have been struggling with my sexuality again. This sequel is exactly what I needed right now. Opening the second game up, it made me tear up because it felt like I was revisiting old friends. Thank you so much for making these games, they truly have helped me with my identity.
*mild spoiler at bottom
It's incredible. I opened it, saw them, cried a lot, then laughed so much I couldn't talk, and really alarmed my partner.
// spoiler
@dev thank you for the epilogue pronoun.
Every topic covered here is handled incredibly well and I loved the expansion on Akarsha's character as well as the thoughtful exploration in relationships between parents and their kids. Its all very relatable and the game over all makes me feel like I'm indulging in age regression...
The ending really soured my overall experience. i feel like it was uncomftorably heavy handed and rushed. I think it would've been better for the reader to understand the overall themes themselves without the conclusion spelling it out for them but overall everything before the ending is so so good... I missed these characters so much ;(
playing this while being in taipei as a taiwanese american who grew up here, you had no idea what i meant to see it in this game meantto me T_T i feel so seen. thank you so much for making this game! love the trajectory we've been DYING to see since butterfly soup 1 finally realised. i smiled like a happy idiot the entire time i played it.
if u ever come here, please, let me buy you some boba and offer u my musical services.
Wow, I haven't finished the game yet but I had to pause to say that I don't think I've ever seen a game so frighteningly capture the experience of not being able to speak your own "home" language and the utter alienation that brings upon a person when they return to that country. That whole interaction between Noelle and her parents during the trip back to Taiwan was so insanely accurate, as well as when she was talking to her cousin too. I love love how this vn has been able to capture all these more seemingly fringe and outlying experiences of immigrant families so well, on top of the already well portrayed LGBT experiences too. It's a great game, truly, and it's made me feel so validated!
Thank you for making this sequel. Can't wait to see what my favorite fictional character named Min is up to!
this sequel is phenomenal!! I loved all the memes and shenanigans the lgbteens(+) got up to!! akarsha best girl but i adored seeing diya, min and noelle grow and develop too! it's also amazing to get to know more of the other girls on the baseball team <3
im so happy for this representation and insight into asian american kids! very nuanced and complicated and human! it's amazing to see the game tackling the nitty-gritty with a hopeful note of reframing it as a unique experience and the message it's never too late to learn about one's culture. life isn't optimal but we can do what we can to be happy with each other! thank you so much for this wonderful game!!!
Absolutely loved this sequel! Im so glad Noelle was focused on during this game and the immigrant struggles were relatable as hell. I was feeling down and this was a hilarious (I love Akarsha), heartwarming read that really helped comfort me. Also as a hijabi who was a weeb during her teen years I feel so seen :')
Amazing sequel, Brianna Lei really meant it when she said she'll round out the whole cast. Love this game brings a tear to me eye. :) (Also the soundtrack is amazing)
Finished this game just now. And all I gotta say is that it is as legendary as the first game. Congratulations on making another masterpiece, Brianna.
This was incredible i loved it so much!!! The first Butterfly soup was one of my faves when it first came out and the sequel is equally as enjoyable and worth the wait for sure :D I'm older now but I wish I'd played this as a teenager. thank you so much for your hard work on this!
THIS WAS AMAZING!!!!!
I have been waiting for the game for years and it was absolutely worth the wait T-T
It made me feel so validated, THANK YOU!!!