I am sooo invested in this game, the art is so beautiful and the story made me so interested in learning what will happen in the future. Good luck with the development, can't wait!
I was devasted when it ended but a beautiful game and lovey characters ;) looking forward to the full release but question will you have to start over when an update is published?
I'm in love with this game so far! If you ever wish to localiza it in italian, feel free to contact me, as I am an italian videogame translator. I just found an inconsistency: when I go to the common room to play games, it says it will increase my Control skill; instead it increased my Logic skill. Is it a bug, or is it something you wanted, as "the majority of times it will increase your Control, BUT there's a chance that these activities will increase another stat instead"?
Hello! I've redownloaded the new version of the demo and I'm enjoying it so far! The only thing is that at a certain part of the demo when I get to the mystery club, I try to save but it won't let me and then the whole game won't let me do anything. This only happens when i try to save, if i don't save it works fine. The animations are still working and I can click on stuff but it won't let me move on and the buttons won't work. Sorry if it doesn't make sense!! (I'm on windows)
What is truly remarkable in this story is the neatly structured world holding interesting details to its elements, such as the history of Radiants and their existence.
Recommended if looking for an interesting Visual Novel gameplay featuring many magical and fantasy elements.
Is it saying something like "“[App Name] can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer” ? If so, you should be able to bypass this by CNTRL clicking and selecting "open" that way.
HI! I've been trying to open the application for macOS, but my computer just keeps telling me that it can't open. I've had it say that with other games, but usually it'll let me open after I select that it's safe, however that button doesn't show up at all for Radiants. I really want to play the demo, but I don't know what to do. Any advice would be great!
Hi! There have been a few users that have had similar issues with Mac. One user found a solution and shared it in the comments below (it was from about 5 months ago) Check it out and see if their advice will work for you!
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I found the comment you were referring to and it did work! I'm so excited to try out your demo! Thank you again
Hi! I've downloaded the game and it cannot launch because "UnityPlayer.dll was not found." I'm wondering if you can fix this issue? Thank you so much :D
I haven't :(. It took me several tries to download the demo so I'm hoping (lol) you can give me the unityplayer.dll file and the game will work. In case after re-downloading it the unityplayer.dll file is still not there, but I'll try re-downloading if you can't!
i absolutely LOVED playing this. everything about it was perfect, the game mechanics, the writing, the flow, the graphics- EVERYTHING was beautiful and so fun to interact with. i just want more tbh...i'm already in love with rheala so i'm hoping we're able to pursue characters of both genders <3 also, i would very much enjoy it if there was character customization for the mc! i understand that this may be a little bit difficult, but it would be awesome to be able to change visual features of the mc.
can't wait to see how this game progresses! i'm so engrossed in the plot :')
Hi! This is an issue we've been trying to pinpoint the source of. Are your video drivers up to date? If not, do the problems still persist after updating the drivers?
this is one of the best visual novels i've played, and it only only in demo! the art is breathtaking and the story and world building just pulls you in. This is certainly going places, and i cant wait to see more!
The game ran smoothly and had no issues, which is always a bonus!
I have no words!! never played anything so consuming and interesting, everything felt so real as I was there myself. The art is breathtaking as the story itself. Even though I can't express myself properly as English is not my first language, it is without a doubt that this is the best thing I've experienced and I can't wait to play the final version. wow, I'm still in a daze, how am I supposed to continue my life normally after this.
I loved playing the demo! It was so much fun and I felt like I really got to roleplay, not just follow a story. The art is great and I love all the character designs. Will we be able to customize the player character's appearance in the final game? Will Dex be a romance option?
I did run into a little bug where I went into the Summer Quad/Great Hall and wasn't able to leave again, which was kind of a bummer since I didn't want to increase my Force at that point. I did also notice that when you scroll through the buildings, some of the available opportunities aren't centered on the player's view, so I can see that they're there, but I can't get to them. I noticed this especially in the Winter Quad/Old Building, but it was present in all of the buildings.
Bugs aside, I think this looks great and I can't wait to play the final version of this game.
Hi, I'm having an issue where this won't open for me at all - I'm on a mac and when i download it, the zip file unzips into ANOTHER zip file which then unzips into the game, but when I try to open the game it says I don't have permission to run it. Any ideas?
It didn't work, unfortunately :( I tried setting it to Read & Write and then I tried Read Only and it still said I didn't have permission for it, which is super weird since this is my personal laptop and I'm the only one who's ever used it
I am doing some research and it seems it's a Mac OS issue, especially users with the Big Sur update. I don't have access to a Mac, so I can not test it with my file specifically. I know others have been able to open the file, but that's all I know. I found a lot of articles/videos related to this issue on Mac, maybe one of them will help you.
Well, I have absolutely no idea what it did, but I ran one of the commands this guy tried (which apparently failed for him) but it worked for me! Thank you so so so much!!!!! So excited to play :)
Edit: just in case anyone has the same issue as me in the future - what i did was paste sudo chmod -R 755 into the terminal, spacebar, and then drag the app into terminal to paste its location in there, then press enter to run it. this let me actually open the app, but THEN it got stuck on the black screen with the hourglass loading in the bottom right corner forever, so what i did next was paste xattr -d com.apple.quarantine into terminal, space, then drag the app into terminal again and press enter. the next time i ran the app it ran properly :)
Hey, I feel bad saying something like this after all the other glowing comments. But I'd really appreciate it if you guys maybe notified me if you made it available for Android, more specifically the Amazon Fire. I'd be happy to beta if need be, I just really want to play and don't have a computer.
this demo was incredible and though i do not often write reviews, i simply couldn't hold myself- i needed to share how much of an amazing game this was. the art, the music, literally everything was just amazing- especially the animations. i cannot wait for the full game to come out.
i didn't experience any technical difficulties whilst playing the game, so that's a plus!
get this game right now, you won't be disappointed. :)
Great game! The quality of the art, music and animations even of the backgrounds are beautiful. I love this and can't wait for the whole game.
However there are a few technical issues like after the wisp informs us of our tutoring session, my screen goes blank. Not sure if the demo ended or stopped loading coz I didn't get like an endcard or anything. Sometimes it's hard to exit the game or when I try to close it, my screen glitches a bit. Also, maybe I'm just doing it wrong but I can't do any other activity other than take a run in the Spring Quad during the weekends. But despite all that, it's a beautiful game and would totally recommend you play it!
hi! so whenever i try and play the game the background doesn't show up. it's just a black bg. i tried exiting the game and playing again but it still does that. do you know what's causing this problem? i play on windows, btw. thanks in advance.
Hi! Sorry for replying here. I'm having the same issue since a few months ago and already tried redownloading the demo a few times. Is there any way to fix this? Thank you in advance!
Hi there! I think we discovered that this issue might be related to your graphics card drivers. If you can, make sure your drivers are up to date and test the game again. Let me know how it goes!
hello! i've downloaded the version for mac, it's on my desktop and such. but when i open it, it's stuck on the black loading screen with the little hourglass in the bottom right corner. I've had it opened for a while now and redownloaded it, too. unfortunately, it's still on the same screen. do you have any idea what the slight issue may be? thank you !
i had this same issue but I fixed it - do you know how to open terminal? (it should be pretty easy to google if you don't)
what i did after opening terminal was paste this: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine
then press spacebar (so there should be one space between quarantine and the next thing), then drag the app's icon into terminal (this will paste its location into terminal), then press enter to run that code
my game worked properly the next time i opened it, no infinite loading - hopefully this works for you too!
Hello! I'm not sure where the best place to leave feedback is but I wanted to let you know that I spotted a couple of places where you used "persay" instead of "per se." It's a very common mistake but I thought I should alert you to it :)
Great game so far, but there are some things that should be adjusted. The first thing i noticed is that when I go to the commons during the break days it says its suppose to level control but instead it levels logic. The days are also pretty short and there aren't really all that many options in the game for the player to decide. Another thing I noticed is that there aren't actual profiles for some of the side characters that deserve to have a face(ex: the club leader for the mystery club). Going back to the days going by quickly, i was very confused the first few times when my screen transitioned very quickly into the next day image wise, and even when I looked at my stats the game continued. There should probably be some sort of pause button or going into the stats or the save page pauses the game. Another thing I noticed was that most times you could click anywhere to progress the dialog but randomly it would make you touch the dialog boxes or a random object. There aren't a lot of interactions with the main characters/love interests and there is no flirtatious or love advancing options either. When you do insert he love dialog options you should maybe make a system that tells you +1 romance or +1 friendship or something. Other then these minor things I absolutely adore this game and everything you guys have done so far, would highly recommend this game to others and I'm eagerly awaiting the day when I can play more. Great job devs. Keep up the good work!
Loved the demo! The characters are really interesting, and I'm looking forward to what the full game will be like! Is the Oculus, by any chance, Arien? Really like the characterization for Rheala and Kai so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the Council's planning and how the accident in our past is going to play a part in our future!
I'm blown away at how high-quality this demo was. The characters, background, and special effects are goregous! The art is amazing.
I love the ablity to customize our character's personality and the chance to raise our stats. However, I'm not sure how effective the stat raising is.
Each class raises two different stats (eg: caligraphy raises both quickness and composure). If someone wanted a "cool & calculated" character, they would take caligraphy for the composure but the quickness isn't needed. If someone wanted a "sporty rebel" character, they would want the quickness but maybe not the composure.
In order to get our stats up in a way we want, maybe each class can raise +2 in a specifc skill? Or if we need to have 2 different skills raised per class, maybe they can be closely related. Geomancy raises both magic power & control, which I think is reasonable (unless someone really wanted a "weak power but strong control" character or vice versa).
The way the game is set is just fine the way it is, but the characters will always come out a little less specialized. I tried making a character with strong mind skills but symbology raises logic & endurance, and zoology raises academics & force. By the end of it, I had someone with great mind skills but also surprisingly beefy lol.
That's not a bad thing, but the game also mentioned the importance on focusing on a few skills than many. The ability to raise only the intended skills can make for some fun character stats. It'll be really satisfying.
Overall, thats just a minor nitpick and I think this game is amazing! I'm absolutely blown away. I'll try to support it when I can! <3
Loved the demo! Rheala is my favourite so far but definitely interested to find out more about the full cast. Really love the range of personality options and it'll be interested to see how those affect the gameplay. Any plans to allow keyboard controls for dialogue choices, and for the Enter key to advance the screen between days? At the moment these elements require a mouse click. A small detail though. Very excited for the Kickstarter next week!
I can definitely add more keyboard controls to the final version! There are already some available, but I have yet to add a map to show players what they are. It's for sure on my plan to do this :)
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Hello!! I have a question, i tried to play but it seems you can only play in 64 bits, its there a 32 bits version?
I am sooo invested in this game, the art is so beautiful and the story made me so interested in learning what will happen in the future. Good luck with the development, can't wait!
I was devasted when it ended but a beautiful game and lovey characters ;) looking forward to the full release but question will you have to start over when an update is published?
There's going to be a ton of changes and additions in the final version, so starting over will be likely. :)
thanks for the information ^^
So cool. I look forward to the full release! Beautiful animated backgrounds and animated characters!
I'm in love with this game so far! If you ever wish to localiza it in italian, feel free to contact me, as I am an italian videogame translator.
I just found an inconsistency: when I go to the common room to play games, it says it will increase my Control skill; instead it increased my Logic skill.
Is it a bug, or is it something you wanted, as "the majority of times it will increase your Control, BUT there's a chance that these activities will increase another stat instead"?
I was sad when she said she hated winter, i love the cold i just adore it! So don't hate on winter or the cold
I didn't notice there's a new demo
bonjour se jeu a l'air magnifique petit problème ce n'est pas en Français, est ce que il aura une traduction en FR ?
Nous n'avons pas encore prévu de traductions. Peut-être que lorsque le jeu sortira, cela pourra être un objectif pour nous.
Enjoyed the demo. Excited for the full release. <3
Was the music composed by someone on your team or was it royalty free?
Thank you so much for the demo! Looking forward to more! Well placed cliffhanger lol
Question: Will this story have a female romance option hidden at least?
Yep! There is a female romance option available.
It's unfortunate that you can only play as a girl. Oh well, I might still give it a try. We'll see
Hello! I've redownloaded the new version of the demo and I'm enjoying it so far! The only thing is that at a certain part of the demo when I get to the mystery club, I try to save but it won't let me and then the whole game won't let me do anything. This only happens when i try to save, if i don't save it works fine. The animations are still working and I can click on stuff but it won't let me move on and the buttons won't work. Sorry if it doesn't make sense!! (I'm on windows)
What is truly remarkable in this story is the neatly structured world holding interesting details to its elements, such as the history of Radiants and their existence.
Recommended if looking for an interesting Visual Novel gameplay featuring many magical and fantasy elements.
You can read more about it in my review (https://gyepitypes.wordpress.com/2021/04/04/videogame-reviews-the-radiants-demo/)
God, I've already grew attached to Kai and Arien. The demo left me wanting more, I cannot wait for the finished product.
So I tried following the directions listed by a commenter and yourself from 6 months ago, but my macbook still can't open the app. Any suggestions?
Edit: following the first two steps of the youtube vid you instructed the other user to follow, my terminal states that the app has no signature
Is it saying something like "“[App Name] can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer” ? If so, you should be able to bypass this by CNTRL clicking and selecting "open" that way.
HI! I've been trying to open the application for macOS, but my computer just keeps telling me that it can't open. I've had it say that with other games, but usually it'll let me open after I select that it's safe, however that button doesn't show up at all for Radiants. I really want to play the demo, but I don't know what to do. Any advice would be great!
Hi! There have been a few users that have had similar issues with Mac. One user found a solution and shared it in the comments below (it was from about 5 months ago) Check it out and see if their advice will work for you!
Thank you so much for getting back to me. I found the comment you were referring to and it did work! I'm so excited to try out your demo! Thank you again
Hiii I am new-ish to visual novels, however, this is one of my favorites I've played thus far! Super excited for the demo :) Amazing artwork & music!
Hi! I've downloaded the game and it cannot launch because "UnityPlayer.dll was not found." I'm wondering if you can fix this issue? Thank you so much :D
Hey there! Have you tried deleting and re-downloading?
I haven't :(. It took me several tries to download the demo so I'm hoping (lol) you can give me the unityplayer.dll file and the game will work. In case after re-downloading it the unityplayer.dll file is still not there, but I'll try re-downloading if you can't!
try this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q6kl9Jv-_QtYeu09sB0kgdv31ALFl_ga/view?usp=shari...
if this doesn't work, i'm afraid you have to redownload the demo from the site.
Thank you so much <3 <3 <3
i absolutely LOVED playing this. everything about it was perfect, the game mechanics, the writing, the flow, the graphics- EVERYTHING was beautiful and so fun to interact with. i just want more tbh...i'm already in love with rheala so i'm hoping we're able to pursue characters of both genders <3 also, i would very much enjoy it if there was character customization for the mc! i understand that this may be a little bit difficult, but it would be awesome to be able to change visual features of the mc.
can't wait to see how this game progresses! i'm so engrossed in the plot :')
Hi! This is an issue we've been trying to pinpoint the source of. Are your video drivers up to date? If not, do the problems still persist after updating the drivers?
I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH!
this is one of the best visual novels i've played, and it only only in demo! the art is breathtaking and the story and world building just pulls you in. This is certainly going places, and i cant wait to see more!
The game ran smoothly and had no issues, which is always a bonus!
I loved it! I felt as if I was really there. Overall experience was great I can not wait for more!
I have no words!! never played anything so consuming and interesting, everything felt so real as I was there myself. The art is breathtaking as the story itself. Even though I can't express myself properly as English is not my first language, it is without a doubt that this is the best thing I've experienced and I can't wait to play the final version. wow, I'm still in a daze, how am I supposed to continue my life normally after this.
I loved playing the demo! It was so much fun and I felt like I really got to roleplay, not just follow a story. The art is great and I love all the character designs. Will we be able to customize the player character's appearance in the final game? Will Dex be a romance option?
I did run into a little bug where I went into the Summer Quad/Great Hall and wasn't able to leave again, which was kind of a bummer since I didn't want to increase my Force at that point. I did also notice that when you scroll through the buildings, some of the available opportunities aren't centered on the player's view, so I can see that they're there, but I can't get to them. I noticed this especially in the Winter Quad/Old Building, but it was present in all of the buildings.
Bugs aside, I think this looks great and I can't wait to play the final version of this game.
Aaaa! Thank you for making this! 💕
Hi, I'm having an issue where this won't open for me at all - I'm on a mac and when i download it, the zip file unzips into ANOTHER zip file which then unzips into the game, but when I try to open the game it says I don't have permission to run it. Any ideas?
Hi! try changing the permissions on the file and see if that helps. Let me know if it does/doesn't ! https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-you-need-permission-to-open-an-item-...
It didn't work, unfortunately :( I tried setting it to Read & Write and then I tried Read Only and it still said I didn't have permission for it, which is super weird since this is my personal laptop and I'm the only one who's ever used it
I am doing some research and it seems it's a Mac OS issue, especially users with the Big Sur update. I don't have access to a Mac, so I can not test it with my file specifically. I know others have been able to open the file, but that's all I know. I found a lot of articles/videos related to this issue on Mac, maybe one of them will help you.
Well, I have absolutely no idea what it did, but I ran one of the commands this guy tried (which apparently failed for him) but it worked for me! Thank you so so so much!!!!! So excited to play :)
Edit: just in case anyone has the same issue as me in the future - what i did was paste sudo chmod -R 755 into the terminal, spacebar, and then drag the app into terminal to paste its location in there, then press enter to run it. this let me actually open the app, but THEN it got stuck on the black screen with the hourglass loading in the bottom right corner forever, so what i did next was paste xattr -d com.apple.quarantine into terminal, space, then drag the app into terminal again and press enter. the next time i ran the app it ran properly :)
I'm glad it worked!
That solution worked for me as well! Thank you so much for putting this here!!
i've tried doing this but it won't work
lolol came back and it did work
Hey, I feel bad saying something like this after all the other glowing comments. But I'd really appreciate it if you guys maybe notified me if you made it available for Android, more specifically the Amazon Fire. I'd be happy to beta if need be, I just really want to play and don't have a computer.
oh my god.
this demo was incredible and though i do not often write reviews, i simply couldn't hold myself- i needed to share how much of an amazing game this was. the art, the music, literally everything was just amazing- especially the animations. i cannot wait for the full game to come out.
i didn't experience any technical difficulties whilst playing the game, so that's a plus!
get this game right now, you won't be disappointed. :)
Great game! The quality of the art, music and animations even of the backgrounds are beautiful. I love this and can't wait for the whole game.
However there are a few technical issues like after the wisp informs us of our tutoring session, my screen goes blank. Not sure if the demo ended or stopped loading coz I didn't get like an endcard or anything. Sometimes it's hard to exit the game or when I try to close it, my screen glitches a bit. Also, maybe I'm just doing it wrong but I can't do any other activity other than take a run in the Spring Quad during the weekends. But despite all that, it's a beautiful game and would totally recommend you play it!
hi! so whenever i try and play the game the background doesn't show up. it's just a black bg. i tried exiting the game and playing again but it still does that. do you know what's causing this problem? i play on windows, btw. thanks in advance.
I am not sure, But I will look into it!
Hi! Sorry for replying here. I'm having the same issue since a few months ago and already tried redownloading the demo a few times. Is there any way to fix this? Thank you in advance!
Hi there! I think we discovered that this issue might be related to your graphics card drivers. If you can, make sure your drivers are up to date and test the game again. Let me know how it goes!
Ah, yeah. It's the card driver! Thank you very much :3
Glad it works now!
hello! i've downloaded the version for mac, it's on my desktop and such. but when i open it, it's stuck on the black loading screen with the little hourglass in the bottom right corner. I've had it opened for a while now and redownloaded it, too. unfortunately, it's still on the same screen. do you have any idea what the slight issue may be? thank you !
i had this same issue but I fixed it - do you know how to open terminal? (it should be pretty easy to google if you don't)
what i did after opening terminal was paste this: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine
then press spacebar (so there should be one space between quarantine and the next thing), then drag the app's icon into terminal (this will paste its location into terminal), then press enter to run that code
my game worked properly the next time i opened it, no infinite loading - hopefully this works for you too!
Hello! I'm not sure where the best place to leave feedback is but I wanted to let you know that I spotted a couple of places where you used "persay" instead of "per se." It's a very common mistake but I thought I should alert you to it :)
Thanks! I'll be sure to edit that :)
Great game so far, but there are some things that should be adjusted. The first thing i noticed is that when I go to the commons during the break days it says its suppose to level control but instead it levels logic. The days are also pretty short and there aren't really all that many options in the game for the player to decide. Another thing I noticed is that there aren't actual profiles for some of the side characters that deserve to have a face(ex: the club leader for the mystery club). Going back to the days going by quickly, i was very confused the first few times when my screen transitioned very quickly into the next day image wise, and even when I looked at my stats the game continued. There should probably be some sort of pause button or going into the stats or the save page pauses the game. Another thing I noticed was that most times you could click anywhere to progress the dialog but randomly it would make you touch the dialog boxes or a random object. There aren't a lot of interactions with the main characters/love interests and there is no flirtatious or love advancing options either. When you do insert he love dialog options you should maybe make a system that tells you +1 romance or +1 friendship or something. Other then these minor things I absolutely adore this game and everything you guys have done so far, would highly recommend this game to others and I'm eagerly awaiting the day when I can play more. Great job devs. Keep up the good work!
Loving the demo so far, but it keeps freezing my computer (playing on 40HZ)- does anyone have any tips?
Loved the demo! The characters are really interesting, and I'm looking forward to what the full game will be like! Is the Oculus, by any chance, Arien? Really like the characterization for Rheala and Kai so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing what the Council's planning and how the accident in our past is going to play a part in our future!
I'm blown away at how high-quality this demo was. The characters, background, and special effects are goregous! The art is amazing.
I love the ablity to customize our character's personality and the chance to raise our stats. However, I'm not sure how effective the stat raising is.
Each class raises two different stats (eg: caligraphy raises both quickness and composure). If someone wanted a "cool & calculated" character, they would take caligraphy for the composure but the quickness isn't needed. If someone wanted a "sporty rebel" character, they would want the quickness but maybe not the composure.
In order to get our stats up in a way we want, maybe each class can raise +2 in a specifc skill? Or if we need to have 2 different skills raised per class, maybe they can be closely related. Geomancy raises both magic power & control, which I think is reasonable (unless someone really wanted a "weak power but strong control" character or vice versa).
The way the game is set is just fine the way it is, but the characters will always come out a little less specialized. I tried making a character with strong mind skills but symbology raises logic & endurance, and zoology raises academics & force. By the end of it, I had someone with great mind skills but also surprisingly beefy lol.
That's not a bad thing, but the game also mentioned the importance on focusing on a few skills than many. The ability to raise only the intended skills can make for some fun character stats. It'll be really satisfying.
Overall, thats just a minor nitpick and I think this game is amazing! I'm absolutely blown away. I'll try to support it when I can! <3
Loved the demo! Rheala is my favourite so far but definitely interested to find out more about the full cast. Really love the range of personality options and it'll be interested to see how those affect the gameplay. Any plans to allow keyboard controls for dialogue choices, and for the Enter key to advance the screen between days? At the moment these elements require a mouse click. A small detail though. Very excited for the Kickstarter next week!
I can definitely add more keyboard controls to the final version! There are already some available, but I have yet to add a map to show players what they are. It's for sure on my plan to do this :)