What is it, in summary?: Interactive fantasy adventure (with optional romance elements) set in a magical city called Elaia. Choose your major at magical university, choose your friends, and confront the choices your life throws at you. I can't say much more without massive spoilers, but if you're on the fence, play through to the end of the first chapter to get a real feel for what it's like. (You can play as a woman, a man, or as a nonbinary person, but this only affects your pronouns, not the plot.)
What do you love about it?: I've replayed this game many times, and it still makes me cry in the best way. I love all of the characters, I love the balance of lightness and darkness, confronting hard choices and tragedy while also eating delicious scones and spending time with your friends. It's a love letter to the big and small choices that make up a life, as well as the people you spend it with. It's a cozy slice of life story with major stakes.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: I'm planning to request Worldbuilding--there are a lot of tantalizing bits of history and culture mentioned in the game with plenty of room for expansion--as well as missing scenes/prequel/sequel stories about Esteban, Myka, and Jo.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: Not really, but it's a fairly short canon.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): War, death, and apocalypse can play a role in the plot but descriptions of these elements are not graphic.
Stay? - E. Jade Lomax
Media: Interactive fiction
Approx length: The length is variable, depending on choices you make, but you can probably play through it in an afternoon
Where to find it: Available for free here
What is it, in summary?: Interactive fantasy adventure (with optional romance elements) set in a magical city called Elaia. Choose your major at magical university, choose your friends, and confront the choices your life throws at you. I can't say much more without massive spoilers, but if you're on the fence, play through to the end of the first chapter to get a real feel for what it's like. (You can play as a woman, a man, or as a nonbinary person, but this only affects your pronouns, not the plot.)
What do you love about it?: I've replayed this game many times, and it still makes me cry in the best way. I love all of the characters, I love the balance of lightness and darkness, confronting hard choices and tragedy while also eating delicious scones and spending time with your friends. It's a love letter to the big and small choices that make up a life, as well as the people you spend it with. It's a cozy slice of life story with major stakes.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: I'm planning to request Worldbuilding--there are a lot of tantalizing bits of history and culture mentioned in the game with plenty of room for expansion--as well as missing scenes/prequel/sequel stories about Esteban, Myka, and Jo.
Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: Not really, but it's a fairly short canon.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): War, death, and apocalypse can play a role in the plot but descriptions of these elements are not graphic.