Pre-Odyssey: Odysseus, Penelope & her Ducks [Otome; NaNoReno Version]

HELLO. Thank you so much for making and sharing this game and above all i can't believe it's free?? i would definitely give a donation but i don't have the means to do so rn However once i do i will definitely donate! your game is so gorgeous breathtaking jawdropping and i can see the effort that you put into it so thank you again [sob]

i love the odyssey and odypen (and EPIC the musical lol) so i was super excited to see this game on itch.io!! and the game definitely DID NOT disappoint. i've been a lurker for a while now but i literally created an itch.io account just so I could comment how much i love and appreciate this game >.<

i recently read the penelopiad (by margaret atwood) and i'm not sure if you referenced it while writing the game script, but it really reminded me of the book! i really like how you emphasised that odysseus and penelope connect through storytelling, where they're both intrigued by the stories that they tell each other.

i really love the scenes between odysseus and penelope; they're so sweet without being cliché! i also think that the pacing of the story is perfect, where their relationship develops along with the plot, so it doesn't feel too fast/too slow. It's also so interesting that you included a main story branch, with one lighter route and one darker route, both of which i enjoyed very much!

i got the happy ending (where penelope confesses earlier) on my first try and it was so cute i almost died

the jab at the... telegony... in the pre-odyssey theatre lolol i hate it too.

i just have one question - in the pre-odyssey theatre why does odysseus say 'they would have linked [the hypothetical trojan duck]' to his bond with penelope? is that a bad thing for him?

(ps. sorry for the rambling)

this is so MAGNIFICENT PERFECT BREATHTAKING ANGELIC BEAUTIFUL it helped me pass my exam/srs, Anta I think you're my idol now I love your work. 

Aww I would've loved a sequel to this game involving Telemachus but oh well. I really loved this game! I've been into greek mythology for a while (PJO series, epic the musical and all that) so this just fed into my cravings hehe.

"She's out of my league, and out of this world
But I couldn't seem to get over this girl
So I asked for help from the one I trusted most"
"You have got to be kidding me."

does anyone know more games like this 

THIS AND EPIC THE MUSICAL>>>>>

*inhales*

I LOVE ANTA'S ART SM!!!! T^T

DAMN THE CHARACTER DESIGNS ARE SO PRETTY!!!!

i found this game by chance when i was filling my playlist for otome games; and honestly, i wasn't expecting much! 

i am not too familiar with the greek mythology, but this game was too enjoyable for me!! i find both penelope and odysseus adorable (i wish i could hug themm)

**possible spoilers(?) and constant rambling**

when i read that this game had many bad endings, i knew that there was no way i would be able to get the happy ending at first (i have this ability, superpower, or whatever to get the bad ending first) and i was genuinely surprised when i got the friendship end at first try (idk but i was really happy that this game was an exception to my curse) and got the happy end at the second one!!

personally, i don't have a "favourite" ending, since i regard both the happy ends as the best ones, but the ending in which penelope had to disguise as a servant was too precious T^T

i like yanderes, and i got those vibes from odysseus too (just one of my various reasons to love him <3)

i played another game, called The Princess of The Tower Wants A Hero, and the art in that game was also reallyy pretty, and also got that game's vibes in this!

overall, i love the character designs in this game, but it was a shame that not all the characters (penelope's father and odysseus' two friends) had faces and we never got a chance to see penelope's cousin (helen?) T^T

also, please help me gett all the CGs!! i can't get the CGs in the fourth page that are on the top-left and top-right!! T^T

thankyou for this game (and reading) <3333

NOOOOOO the game froze just when the pixelated image of him shirtless nAURRRR

This is so good! I've been hyperfixating on the Odyssey lately (mostly due to the Epic musical being released), so when I saw this, I was immediately interested. The music is wonderful, the art is spectacular, the story is incredibly well done, and the ducks are just

I love the ducks :D

I created this account JUST so I could talk about how much I love this game. I audibly gasped NOO0 when icarius refused the marriage. Odysseus and Penelope are so pookie I love them and I absolutely adore the ducks they are my spirit animals atp

live laugh love ducks

quack chain?

Sorry to spam message here but I was wondering if you’d consider putting your games someday on Nintendo Switch?  I actually don’t have Switch myself but essentially it seems like a lot of Otome fans use that device and might not be willing or able to use PC.  I’d love for more indie developers to become really successful.  I have read a short article which essentially says it’s possible for indie developers to get on Switch:  How to make a game for Switch

Anyways, you already have several finished games.  I think similar to say Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or any other property you don’t have to create brand new stories from scratch every year.  Basically I think you could grow your audience by putting existing works onto platforms that other people use—to them it would just be a brand new game.  Of course you could do some revamping if you want.  With this Greek myth game I’d suggest not having the silhouette of a duck behind the character when their icon appears.  But other than that it’s honestly fine as is.

Anyways just a thought.  I think it’d be exciting to see a small developer going the next level.  If possible.

I am slowly making my way through all your games and I finally played this one and omgosh fljhghjhv.  😂  Needless to say I loved it.  I unlocked all the endings and the 3rd ending where we get all the lore, just chefs kiss.  

I am such a sucker for The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero and now this story too, Pre-Odyssey.  These stories of really cute love stories are just the best.  I honestly will cherish them always.  Not even kidding.  I will definitely be rereading them when I feel sad and thinking of them because I love these kinds of stories.

Both of the leads in Pre-Odyssey were so lovable.  Their dynamic is so great too.  

I really think this story could make a very nice short anime.  Definitely you shouldn’t forget these stories you created.  They’re good enough to have future adaptations someday.  

as a person who loves ancient greek mythology, history and the grand epics of homer, i LOVE this game too!

i really liked how you've put a new spin into the old classics, and how you present penelope as an innocent, naive, but kind-hearted and friendly girl who yearns to find a good person to be her friend, and the confident and mysterious odysseus comes dynamically to do just that, and to also discover that he not only cares about her, but he loves her too, paving the way for the future odyssey perfectly.

the ducks of penelope were a great part too, their designs and part in the story was very cool too, with many funny moments.

lastly, the drawings and face expressions of odysseus and penelope were simply fantastic, i really liked all the cool, romantic or intense moments in the game's story, it was so good!

its a really really good game that i will cherish for many years, keep up the good work, and please make more games/visual novels like this, thank you!

I created an account just to talk about this game: I haven’t finished it yet, I’m at the part where Penelope’s caught by Oddyseus’s friend observing a convo and I kinda paused because “Hell nah, I’m not helping you outtta this one”

I love this game. Like so much. I did the ‘I dislike him’ choice after saving and going back, got that one ending. Oh my god I feel like I’m put up for a tragedy of betrayal but idk BUT I LOVE THIS GAME SM IS THE MAIN THING SO YE

Wow. Just Wow. 
Firstly, just funny and sweet and beautiful and great and lovely. Secondly, I loved the small nods to the Illiad and Oddessy. (I am a big fan of Greek mythology and this is just awesome.)

Thirdly AHHHHHHHHHH! DID I MENTION THIS IS SOOOOOOOOO GOOD. 

So gut. Einfach nur perfekt. Großartig. Unbeschreiblich. 

Danke.

How do I get the rest of endings, de I always end with the happy one where they marry.....

Im legit playing all your games i love your otomes so much and i havent slept bro. BUT ALSO can you give tips on how to make one of these? like with choices and everything or recommend a video?

Hi! I just wanted to say that I love your game. 

I've played thousands of otome games, and Pre-Odyssey is one of my top tier. :')

Love and hugs from Spain~