I really enjoyed this game on my first playthrough I think I went through the intended thought process and gradually realized there was something suspicious going on however at the end of the game I thought, wow I just did a genocide run, lets do a pacifist run. this is because the entire game you have the option to flee from minor enemies and the first boss says it "can smell the blood of its brothers on you" implying that it would know whether or not you killed anyone. I did really like this game and its characters however I think the ending would hit a lot harder if the player actually had a say in how it went down, that way its not bushi who caused a genocide its ME the player who did. Also the music is really good particularly the fight music from the first floor.
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The kind words are much appreciated and I’m glad you approached the game the way I was hoping!
I wanted Bushi to be a very specific type of character rather than a self-insert, if I’m being honest. I may an ending split involving a different character, however. After all you’re the second person to comment on this, so now I gotta get my thinking cap on.