Chasing the Stars

I finished this game and I have no words to describe it...  I'm literally crying. The ending of Pol's route is so sad, yet so beautiful; I was not ready for it. Aaa!!! I can't stop crying! 

Thank you for this game, it's one of the best games I've ever played!

Spoiler:

I honestly was expecting the game to come up with a solution to Pol's disease. It's heartbreaking to think that they won't get old together and their relationship won't  last long. Idk how to feel, It is weird. I liked the end, but I also didn't like it bc it's really sad. I guess I will think they will find a solution to his disease in a few years;  otherwise I won't stop being depressed. 

I knew from a review that I would have to make an "icky choice" (to put it non spoilery) to progress to the good endings. Still found it really hard to do but I'm glad I played on. Finished most of the good endings bar one and good some bad endings as they came.

Loved the writing, music and sex scenes! There are some places where the VA lines don't seem quite right but I loved that it was a comparatively tight, short game with a good cast of characters (both Pol and Biel were wonderful, also Nil is amazing and I kept wanting to get back together with him). Tirs is very driven and it was interesting to play a character so unlike myself.

Special thanks for the guide that's included - it made finding the endings I wanted to see a lot easier without spoiling anything.

Hello). I want your permission to translate this novel into Russian. Please🙏

Please tell me there is somewhere that I can purchase/download the music from this game. I've gotten a little past the marc scene and so far I really enjoy this VN, the characters are interesting and the pacing is great, the art style is very unique and very visually pleasing, but most of all I really enjoy the music (I just really love music lol) and I would really like to be able to listen to some of these tracks while on the go. I don't really have any criticisms of the game, nor have I encountered any bugs thus far. All in all, great job on this and keep up the good work!

voice actors are very good so far, I am still at the first part of the story. They sound much more natural than in games like Camp Buddy so far. My only complaint is that so far there are parts with no music nor voices, so it feel uncomfortably silent. It's not really bad but when you go from having quite nice music to just death silence, it can be a tad bit off putting, I know this would happen  before a dramatic thing happen but i notice this happens sometimes just during a regular conversation so far.

My biggest complaint about this game is that if you don't give in to the sexually abusive boss, you're locked into a bad end. I won't recommend this game due to that.

Got an error while playing. 

Hi there !

Sorry but... I'm stuck!! I mean, I can't avoir bad ending 5 and there's nothing on your guide about it... What did I do wrong? T_T 

Here are my choices please help me !

-Go to the gay bar

-Don't leave the office

-No

-Irene

-Refuse politely

-Perhaps

-Don't ask him yet

-I'll ask him directly

-Tell him what I think

-Check computer with yellow band

-Up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right

Thank you T_T

I loved this game so, so very much. Between this and A Hand in the Darkness, I am a big fan of your VNs. Please keep on making them: your storytelling ability, your characters, and the diversity in your settings make these games great.

If you do another Kickstarter or Patreon for another BL  VN, please let me know. I would be happy to donate as much as I can to support such a talented designer.

I managed to complete the game fully and was interested in discovering any secrets so, using third party applications, stumbled upon some apparently unused sprites for Marc and Biel with bondage on. I was wondering whether there are any future plans or was it discarded entirely? 

Hello! Thank you for your visual novel. I'm really enjoying it so far (although I must admit it turned out somewhat darker than I'd expected).

I'd like to report a bug. When I do this:

— Show me all sexy scenes
— Go to the gay bar
— Don't leave the office
— No
— Ask Pol's opinion
— Irene
— Accept his offer
— I want to top
— Perhaps
— Go to Mark's office and ask him about the errors
— Tell him what I think
— Check computer with yellow band
— Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right
— No, I'll pass
— Go to the cafeteria
— Tell Pol about my concerns
[Error happens after the text "The sudden black screen is welcoming after the sight of those not-eyes pleading to me."]

I get this error:

NameError("name 'marcinterest' is not defined",)
UnicodeDecodeError('ascii', '/home/zmicier/\xd0\x92\xd0\xb5\xd0\xbb\xd0\xb8\xd0\xba\xd0\xb5/\xd0\x86\xd0\xb3\xd1\x80\xd0\xb8/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all', 14, 15, 'ordinal not in range(128)')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/zmicier/Велике/Ігри/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all/Chasing the Stars.py", line 191, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/zmicier/Велике/Ігри/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all/Chasing the Stars.py", line 188, in main
    renpy.bootstrap.bootstrap(renpy_base)
  File "/home/zmicier/Велике/Ігри/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all/renpy/bootstrap.py", line 304, in bootstrap
    renpy.error.report_exception(e)
  File "/home/zmicier/Велике/Ігри/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all/renpy/error.py", line 188, in report_exception
    full_tl = traceback_list(tb)
  File "/home/zmicier/Велике/Ігри/bl/Chasing_the_Stars_2.0-all/renpy/error.py", line 100, in traceback_list
    line = linecache.getline(filename, line_number)
  File "/home/tom/ab/x64lucid-deps/install/lib/python2.7/linecache.py", line 14, in getline
  File "/home/tom/ab/x64lucid-deps/install/lib/python2.7/linecache.py", line 41, in getlines
  File "/home/tom/ab/x64lucid-deps/install/lib/python2.7/linecache.py", line 119, in updatecache
  File "/home/tom/ab/x64lucid-deps/install/lib/python2.7/posixpath.py", line 73, in join
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xd0 in position 14: ordinal not in range(128)

So, I went to buy the game but it wont accept my card. I've bought ur other game, but for some reason it wont let me buy this one cri.

I guess I like the game.

However, I don't like Marc. I found him disturbing and a creepy old man. I don't like the thought of professors sleeping with their students. It's very unprofessional. 

So, I skipped through all of his scenes. I'm sorry if I'm offending you, but I just can't stand professors who take advantage of their students. The very same thing happened at my college. It was very hard to trust school faulty members again after that incident.

I absolutely adore Pol, though. He was the reason I played this game. He's very cute and a friend everybody would love to have around. 

These are my opinions. Anyhow, I look forward to your other games.

The game is wonderful! Though, this error has popped up. Despite this error, I really enjoy the game!

[code]
I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While running game code:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 15149, in <module>
NameError: name 'marcinterest' is not defined

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpyc", line 15149, in script
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Chasing the Stars\renpy\ast.py", line 1729, in execute
    if renpy.python.py_eval(condition):
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Chasing the Stars\renpy\python.py", line 1943, in py_eval
    return py_eval_bytecode(code, globals, locals)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Chasing the Stars\renpy\python.py", line 1936, in py_eval_bytecode
    return eval(bytecode, globals, locals)
  File "game/script.rpy", line 15149, in <module>
NameError: name 'marcinterest' is not defined

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 7.0.0.196
Chasing the Stars 3.0
[/code]

I honestly do like this game overall, but I feel that I probably liked your other game, A Hand in Darkness, more. There were times where it also felt like the romance took a bit of a back seat to the overall plot (rather than working along side it) and some of the smut (I wasn't happy to have the MC do a 3 way to get to Biel's route when I began playing for the first time either). Plus the romance sort of appears quite a bit late in the game or that is what it felt like to me. Overall. I'm glad to have supported you as I have faith in what you can do and so I want to share both criticism and praise. The main plot was intriguing and I feel for most of the characters...except Marc. The art was nice and I have no problems with the music either. Plus the voice acting was spot on. Backgrounds were also well-drawn and I have a fondness for Biel and Pol as people. Congratulations on your newest game and good luck with your fututre ones. I eagerly look forward to what you create next.

I absolutely loved this game!! I may be one of the very few but I honestly liked Marc's the best! The only thing I wish could be different was if a CG gallery was added so that I can look back on pictures of the special "cutscenes" or whatever they are called. I know you probably get that a lot but just an idea for future works!

Can you open up another method of payment? I can't purchase the game with "pay with paypal" but I can "pay with card"..have no idea why..

Hii :) any word on the Steam release? I really want to buy the game but there's no update whether or not it's coming out x_x

Hey there!

So, I've finished the game for the first time (I mean, with a good ending) after fighting with it for quite some time. First of all, I must congratulate you for making a game where I hit a few bad endings unintentionally before getting to my first good one. After so many years playing BL and otome games, I became pretty good at it and I usually can get the endings I want straight ahead!

So, I did Pol's ending, and I really loved it, despite it being somewhat bittersweet because of all the stuff happening and that Tirs discovered. Still beautiful ending. Tirs being Tirs, it was very touching to see him choosing that path in life.

Next character I'll do will be Biel - can't wait to try that too. At least now I won't be tricked by the game anymore haha!

As for Marc well. I didn't like him in the demo, and now I hate him XD - so I won't be doing his route, but that's okay, I'm not aiming for all endings so it's fine. I'm very satisfied with his fate in the ending I did - and I suppose it's the same in Biel's, so yeah, I'm happy with that.

Overall, the story surprised me - I honestly didn't think it'll go down that path. I was expecting something more si-fi. But it doesn't make the game any less good - I really loved ill from beginning to end. 

Honestly, I have only one complaint, and it doesn't seem it's on the list of your to do things for the update, so I'll mention it. I'd love to be able to adjust the text speed. I'm a very fast reader, and the slow advancing text is bothering me a lot. I tend to set it on the fastest possible without it being entire messages appearing at once. But well, that's a minor thing, obviously.

So yeah, again, congrats on the release. Can't wait for My Burning Heart now!

I've just finished all three good endings and some bad, the voices were a good choice! First I thought I'd like Marc's good ending the most, but now Pol's is my favorite. I really liked the story, writing, art, and puzzles! I really enjoyed this game! Thank you for that! I'm looking forward to your next projects! :D

I hope a walkthrough comes out soon, I can't seem to sleep with pol or biel

I download the game to play it on my Mac but the .exe file won't open??? None of them open so what should I do???

I saw your Steam page got the dreaded Coming Soon instead of releasing; guess you've gotten caught up in their arbitrary enforcement of sexual content standards =/ GL, hope that gets sorted out in a timely manner. Will buyers here get Steam keys as well?

Uh... stupid question but the partial voice acting, in which scenes is it included usually? Also when will the guide be released?

OMG I ACIDENTALLY BOUGHT IT TWICE!!! TToTT what should I do!!!

Can you add pay with credit card button

Question, are the threesomes poly romance routes or just sex only?

Hello, may I just say that the demo was delightful and the art is beautiful~!! And Pol was so cuteeee~!! He’s my favorite~

There’s something I want to ask, what does “Top/Bottom/Skip adult content options” mean?? I mean, I can understand the skip option, but what about the top/bottom??