Lessons In Fear

Okay whoever did the art AND the sound effects need a raise because what the hell seeing Mr. Hemlock's monster form actually scared the heck out of me! Especially when he smiles and you hear this creaking noise- my god I got so spooked my back hit my chair. I have to say the art is so good and the dialogue all felt natural, especially to Lucy who really shone through with her edgy and slightly rude teenager.

I have to say, I was curious what you meant by "non-romantic" yandere, I know there are platonic yanderes so I was curious how Mr. Hemlock would exhibit this but from what I can see, there's no "real" affection from him. So that made me wonder, if you take away any form of affection from a yandere, what makes it different from just a psychopath.

Then I remembered that no matter WHAT ending you get, Mr. Hemlock will continuously stalk Lucy. He's pretty much obsessed with Lucy but not in a lovey kind of way but I feel like he's ACTUALLY committed to making Lucy experience or work through her fear like some sort of twisted psychologist/teacher. So he's obsessed with Lucy in the way that a yandere will be obsess over their object of affection, but for Mr. Hemlock it isn't out of love but a desire to make Lucy face her "fears". I think he targeted Lucy because she's a prime target to hold fear: she's isolated, alone, nobody takes her seriously (as evidence to that godawful school counselor, like seriously LET THE GIRL TALK), she has a reputation of being weird and freaky, and she's a teenager who's experiencing all of these emotions in a very intense way.

Also, I looked up what Hemlock symbolized and from what I can tell, it symbolizes death, poison, betrayal, danger, toxicity, sacrifice, interconnectedness, endurance and longevity. I can honestly tell that betrayal is a very key part here, because no matter what ending you get Lucy feels betrayed that Mr. Hemlock, no matter what she does whether it's accepting, moving on, or killing him, he'll always return to haunt Lucy. Also ties in line with endurance and longevity, either from Lucy's side of enduring Mr. Hemlock's continuous dangerous presence or Mr. Hemlock for going after Lucy.

I also think he poison's Lucy's mind, especially in Ending 1. People who are driven by fear often act impulsively and uncharacteristically of themselves which happened to Lucy. She might be an edgy teenager but she wouldn't resort to killing given her environment. It was only after Mr. Hemlock came that he began to change her.

I just have to say that I love this, I love how Mr. Hemlock feels so suffocating and eerie and would love to see how Lucy can still hold on to her sanity with how her "homeroom teacher" keeps scaring the heck out of her. Amazing job to everyone that created such a cool experience!

wow nice game but to be honest I don't really see the yandere part-   o.o?

Ngl, I like the game but I don't see at all how is that yandere, even on a platonic degree.

Who is even supposed to be a yandere ? The demon ?

I absolutely loved this short, chilling take on the yandere trope. The artwork and UI is visually gorgeous and the character design was delightful. The writing is great and the story feels like a completely fresh take on the theme of yandere stories.
A really special horror experience in the perfect bite-sized length for a tea break, amazing work to the dev team!

This was super cool! I loved the artwork, writing and Mr Hemlock’s monster design :]

Lucy the loner is battling her own demon of loneliness and  awkwardness which makes  this game really cool 

I know what this symbolizes...

I am taking the blade every time.

If I am born to be wrong, I don't want to be right.

Y'all always do such a great job with the horror games, and it was nice to see a yandere-themed game with no romance. 

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That being said... Mr. Hemlock is quite a creepy character. I loved that he was not human (although, whether it was all in Lucy's mind or not, I still couldn't quite ascertain despite Mr. Hemlock claiming it was real each time, and if it was actually real did the other teachers know?)

Even as a regular human, he did have a rather unsettling air about him. He seemed nice enough, but I was for sure with Lucy on the fact that there was just something kind of wrong about him. 

As a monster, however, he was very eerie. His design was fabulous and I loved the branch-like appearance to the appendages on his head and his long fingers. Hell he even looks a bit like he could be made of wood(is that why his name is Mr. Hemlock, or is that just a coincidence?) 
Plus the writing for his lines were definitely enough to give me goosebumps. 

Lucy, too, is an excellent character. She is relatable in quite a few ways, and I honestly felt really bad for her. While she seems to be trapped with Mr. Hemlock in one way or another, I hold out hope that she ultimately escapes. 
Although it really does beg the question - why her? Why did he choose her? (But that comes around again to... is it real or all in her head?)

You all really did a great job with this!
I'm looking forward to your subsequent games, as well! Keep up the good work.

THIS IS HOW I FEIND OUT LION MAKES GAMES, anyway i love your videos and im prolly gonna like this game

bruh he's just like my art teacher the only difference is she's not a beast lol love the game btw good work especially the drawing of the monster I just love it!

good