Choose to not get involved. Chosen it because I don't want to be controlling over someone's future choices and imo I think letting a person decide their own path is better no matter how much feeling i have towards the person
Lol. I'm doing both just to see the differences, but my true choice is the let it be. I just feel like it's what he needs as a character. For arvo to be there for him in a non pressured way where he doesn't feel like he has to hightail it on out of there.
He really is a great character. It remains to be seen. I'm excited to see the differences between both branches.
Interesting take! This is why I'm doing both, because Devon is a tricky character. I'm not sure which one is going to help him the most and which one is going to push him away further. My worry is that the getting involved will cause him to run away seeing as he hasn't even made the decision yet.
Personally, I think that the not interfere option is the way to go just based on what we know about Devon and his back story, but I suppose we'll see in the coming updates. Thanks for your response!
The fact that living in Ohio, I can attest to the fact everyone apologizes too much, along with the fact much of what I'm assuming he thinks of home is true, is hilarious 🤣 (yet to finish route)
Everything about this VN is perfect, charming and clean sprites, gorgeous art for the scenes, chill northern vibes for the backgrounds and soundtrack, and characters written so well, all of them feel so unique and with each their charms. Also it renowned my interest in potentially moving to a Nordic Country that I used to have when I was younger. Loved it <3
May or may not have fallen in love with this game since started playing it around two weeks ago, lol. I now have need for more. Especially need more of Mikko, Björn and Lake
Dawn Chorus really has to get plushies and merch made of all the characters, id pay good money for some of that stuff lmao, maybe hit up PawPrint Press and see if they could do anything
I need somebody to tell me if the Devon route update is going to make me depressed, because I can only handle so much sadge rn, and that will determine if I play now or later.
Did you also get the depression episode feels when you finished what is so far of rune and torulf's route? (I love this vn, but I think I'm making myself sad my playing it XD.)
Okay maybe obvious to everyone else but I was just wondering if devons route is over because I just finished update for him I mean I don't know if the main character wood ever kiss or make love to him wishful thinking I know I love him and Bjorn which reminds me I still need to find out how Bjorn felt after their special friend together meaning the main character and him sorry for the long-winded comment I just had a question and the other stuff I loved
probably one of my favorite visual novels of all time. a whole lot to offer, and incredible artwork. i have one of the background pieces as my wallpaper currently. the writing is expert level, just so professionally done. i can not express enough how great this is. the characters are so in-depth, and there's so many good story arcs throughout it. especially the part with Jorgen and his parents. that was such an amazing scene. all of it was just so immersive and well written. i would 100% subscribe to the patreon if i had the money. definitely worth the play for anyone considering buying it. not as spicy as i expected, but just spicy enough where it adds plenty of depth to the game. im super happy with this game and cant wait for the updates that are to come out. great job to the devs. truly impressed.
Oddly enough in jørgen route you can find Klaus messing around with some project in the empty art exhibition hall, so the devs may have some of the script for his day 3 done already.
My guess is that since his route is parallel to the others (like Klaus' wooden hut scene being parallel to the game night) it makes sense to update his route when the others' are already out.
Hopefully we get an update when more characters get day 3
Considering the writing of that scene the dialogues might play just pretty much the same, only with Arvo tagging along Klaus instead of Jørgen, and prob Jørgen warning Arvo about Klaus being a bit of a psycho (not that it needed any more confirmation)
For devons update, the text boxes are over lapping as well as sentences being completely unreasonable. The app actually crashed while I was typing this so great? This is occuring on the android version of the app.
Just a question, how many days are there going to be per character? I've finished Mikko's and Rune's route and Mikko's didn't feel complete but Rune's did? I'm just a little confused and hoping for more Rune :) Also is there a roadmap?
I've been a fan of the game for a while, thank you for all the work you put into it! To stick with it so long and to have so much consideration put into it truly shows your dedication!
Since I'm from Ohio, I felt like I needed to bring a mispelling to your attention; it should be Lake Erie. Also as someone from Ohio, I want to add that I appreciate Devon's story since it's so like many of who us try to get as far away from it as possible at some point, even if a lot of us end up going back. (Including the biggest number of astronauts that come from the same state, as a matter of fact!)
Well, I'm just finishing day 3 of Torulf, and the truth is that things are getting complicated, I need help for its three parts, plus Lake and Torulf have something between their paws.
The missing photo in the first image is from an older version of the game, before the characters got a redesign, and the games story routes might have changed therefore you might not get the photo in the newer version.
I wanted to see new Klaus sprites (still waiting for day 3) so I loaded the scene before him purring and for some reason he was naked. I don't mind, but I'm sure his underwear is in wrong place
Okay I'm confused, Travis is straight right that's why he's not a route?? But there was an option to sleep in his room, I've been trying for a few hours to unlock it again but I can't, was it removed?
In the older versions of the game you used to be able to go on a neutral route. If you acted like you were going on devons route while befriending Travis you were able to sleep on his spare mattress 🤔 I guess it aas removed since it was basically game over
Although the new art is nice, it just doesn't hit the same way that the old art style did. It would be nice to have a toggle in order to switch between the two! I don't hate it, I just miss the scratchy more raw feeling of the old sprites. It felt like it suited the game much more. There's also something about lake's new sprite that just feels so off, maybe it's an angle thing or their fur but I just can't like it
Hello everyone. I would like to share my opinion on the game.
Maybe nothing that mind-blowing is happening in this story, it is a rare example of a realistic novel in the nische of furry visual novels.
What makes me enjoy Dawn Chorus is the cast of plausible characters with absolutely understandable thoughts, motives, fears and expectations.
I also found pretty interesting that at least some characters are making crucial decisions about themselves and their relationships with other students without Arvo's interruptions. And this is a grounding and refreshing message: we are not the centre of the universe and life will go on, regardless of our desires.
Visuals of Dawn Chorus is also solid part of the game. Backgrounds has this mood of clean and colourful PS2 titles and, at the same time, remains somewhat realistic. This resembles me phenomenon of liminal spaces, surreal places of my dreams. And, as for me, surroundings are depicting this whole feeling of coziness of a Scandinavian village. All in all, backrounds of this game certainly have a unique charm.
Speaking of characters' sprites, I think in general they are better after changes and more suiting to the other parts of game's aesthetics. Pastel colors and more detailed features feels more authentic in a story of wholesome relationships and appreciation between antropomorphic (fluffy :3 ) students.
Audio is good as well. Soundtracks are doing great job at representing calmness of the North. They are soothing and giving a sense of an otherworldly serenity.
However, I have one issue with this game. It is replayabillity. Yes, every character has unique scenes, but in every route you have to pretty much skip the same whole segments of the game again and again to reach this unique content. This can be annoying, but all in all, I understand why is that so. Dawn Chorus is also a dating game, rewriting whole story for every guy would be a nightmare for developers. So, it's rather my problem, it seems. Couldn't forget about this, anyway.
And, as I said before, the plot itself is not that breath-taking. Probably, it doesn't need some crazy events happening around, considering it's "cozy student trip" narrative. But, I think, it is a continuation of the previous problem. Could become pretty boring during 3-4th reading.
To sum up, I rate this game 7,5/10. It is a mature and well-written story about people growing up, making decisions and sharing refreshing thoughts. However, game has some problems with replayabillity.
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Honestly, I think I like Gudrun -w-
She's quite the comfort to talk with even tho her screentime isn't much
I want to know y'all's thoughts...
Did you choose to try and convince Devon to stay or did you choose not to get involved? If you answer, and you feel so inclined, tell me why.
Choose to not get involved. Chosen it because I don't want to be controlling over someone's future choices and imo I think letting a person decide their own path is better no matter how much feeling i have towards the person
Yaaaaaas. Same here. Especially because in some ways, that's what his ex did to him... Tried to force him to do something when he wasn't ready.
I chose to interfere because I'm a sucker for devon and now I think I made the wrong choice XD
Lol. I'm doing both just to see the differences, but my true choice is the let it be. I just feel like it's what he needs as a character. For arvo to be there for him in a non pressured way where he doesn't feel like he has to hightail it on out of there.
He really is a great character. It remains to be seen. I'm excited to see the differences between both branches.
Interfere, It's okay to be selfish sometimes, specially if you're preventing someone else to spiral and commit the same mistakes as before
Interesting take! This is why I'm doing both, because Devon is a tricky character. I'm not sure which one is going to help him the most and which one is going to push him away further. My worry is that the getting involved will cause him to run away seeing as he hasn't even made the decision yet.
Personally, I think that the not interfere option is the way to go just based on what we know about Devon and his back story, but I suppose we'll see in the coming updates. Thanks for your response!
Reporter: What do you not like about this game?
Me: #v#
Reporter: What do you love about this game?
Me: OH MY GOD DON'T GET ME STARTED, I LOVETHEARTTHECHSRACTERTHEMUSICTHESTORY
EVERYTHING!!!! 😍 😍😍😍😍
Bjorn, Lake, and Mikko are my BBGs, with a side of Devon
They are all so lovely and adorable
The fact that living in Ohio, I can attest to the fact everyone apologizes too much, along with the fact much of what I'm assuming he thinks of home is true, is hilarious 🤣 (yet to finish route)
You know what it means when one of Arvo's friends says this...🤔😏
So like where's Klaus
They need to give him some more love
Everything about this VN is perfect, charming and clean sprites, gorgeous art for the scenes, chill northern vibes for the backgrounds and soundtrack, and characters written so well, all of them feel so unique and with each their charms. Also it renowned my interest in potentially moving to a Nordic Country that I used to have when I was younger. Loved it <3
May or may not have fallen in love with this game since started playing it around two weeks ago, lol. I now have need for more. Especially need more of Mikko, Björn and Lake
This is Peak
didnt expect hsr under a fvn
i need more of runes route. i just want to love him...
I hope one comes out soon aswell, but I think we got a rune route quite soon, o it may be awhile...
Agreed
Dawn Chorus really has to get plushies and merch made of all the characters, id pay good money for some of that stuff lmao, maybe hit up PawPrint Press and see if they could do anything
We'd love to offer merch, we're working on something for you but manufacturing and testing is not a quick process u.u
eyyyyyyyyyyy I cant wait, I'm really looking forward to it
I need somebody to tell me if the Devon route update is going to make me depressed, because I can only handle so much sadge rn, and that will determine if I play now or later.
It's dawn chorus my guy, it's gonna make you depressed
Damn... Hah! You have a point! I guess I'll bite the bullet for the art. Thanks for your response.
I thought the end of the update was happy, you'll enjoy it.
Thanks for the heads up!!! I appreciate it!! I still haven't mustered the courage to play it, but maybe knowing it's got a good end will help!!
Did you also get the depression episode feels when you finished what is so far of rune and torulf's route? (I love this vn, but I think I'm making myself sad my playing it XD.)
Okay i need more of rune is route i AM crying dude This broke me and i Love It so much!!! Srry for my english It's not my Native language
mam nadzieję że Polak/ i need to know what's after like bro they the best when they are huggin i live them
YAY, MORE BJORN
I have no clue where I can start the game…
Okay maybe obvious to everyone else but I was just wondering if devons route is over because I just finished update for him I mean I don't know if the main character wood ever kiss or make love to him wishful thinking I know I love him and Bjorn which reminds me I still need to find out how Bjorn felt after their special friend together meaning the main character and him sorry for the long-winded comment I just had a question and the other stuff I loved
All routes end at day 5. Like after you finish the day 5 obviously.
I understand that I just hope that I will get to see a little Romance between Devon and the MC
probably one of my favorite visual novels of all time. a whole lot to offer, and incredible artwork. i have one of the background pieces as my wallpaper currently. the writing is expert level, just so professionally done. i can not express enough how great this is. the characters are so in-depth, and there's so many good story arcs throughout it. especially the part with Jorgen and his parents. that was such an amazing scene. all of it was just so immersive and well written. i would 100% subscribe to the patreon if i had the money. definitely worth the play for anyone considering buying it. not as spicy as i expected, but just spicy enough where it adds plenty of depth to the game. im super happy with this game and cant wait for the updates that are to come out. great job to the devs. truly impressed.
Why haven't they updated Klaus' route? The last update was 3 years ago. It would be nice to see more about the Black Cat 🐱
[mild spoilers for jørgen + klaus routes]
Oddly enough in jørgen route you can find Klaus messing around with some project in the empty art exhibition hall, so the devs may have some of the script for his day 3 done already.
My guess is that since his route is parallel to the others (like Klaus' wooden hut scene being parallel to the game night) it makes sense to update his route when the others' are already out.
Hopefully we get an update when more characters get day 3
Yes, I saw that part with Jørgen, but I don't think it's related to Klaus' route...
but if so it would be good if they changed the scene a little since we saw it with jørgen
Considering the writing of that scene the dialogues might play just pretty much the same, only with Arvo tagging along Klaus instead of Jørgen, and prob Jørgen warning Arvo about Klaus being a bit of a psycho (not that it needed any more confirmation)
Omg Devon my beloved, you are finally here
For devons update, the text boxes are over lapping as well as sentences being completely unreasonable. The app actually crashed while I was typing this so great? This is occuring on the android version of the app.
I'm aware of the issue, I'll have to reorganise the GUI a little :< Expect a fix tomorrow, I'm terribly for this🙏
It's okay! I'm just glad it was caught early 👍🏼 I enjoyed the update a lot, it was beautiful
Just a question, how many days are there going to be per character? I've finished Mikko's and Rune's route and Mikko's didn't feel complete but Rune's did? I'm just a little confused and hoping for more Rune :) Also is there a roadmap?
Five days for all the characters, nothing is complete yet!
Thanks! I see now I was yapping a lot lmao
im so confused lol, how do i get devons route
Day 1 > Sit with lake > talk with rune.
You will meet Rune when you lose the key > go tell Devon about the key.
its basically automatic from here, just ask to stay in his room for the night.
Illustrations are peak, one of them is now my desktop bg. Great work I'd say
this is the bear im talking about
I've been a fan of the game for a while, thank you for all the work you put into it! To stick with it so long and to have so much consideration put into it truly shows your dedication!
Since I'm from Ohio, I felt like I needed to bring a mispelling to your attention; it should be Lake Erie. Also as someone from Ohio, I want to add that I appreciate Devon's story since it's so like many of who us try to get as far away from it as possible at some point, even if a lot of us end up going back. (Including the biggest number of astronauts that come from the same state, as a matter of fact!)
Are you really from Ohio? 😮
peak Ohio guy talking about the lake's name being misspelled pogggggg
Anyone else in love with Bjorn
Deeply
Yes, version 0.38 is here, day four with Devon 😁
And the first to download it
Who's hyped for v0.38?
You're not the only one, I'm excited for day 4 with devon skajskajskas
Meh ... 🗿.•° (I'm trembling with excitement)
I can't stand the excitement, we waited a month, I can't stand jsjsjsjsj 😜
Give me a few more hours, added some new content to it and I have to test everything!
okie~! better for us if more content
Nothing happens, we can wait, and if there is new content it is much better sjjsjs
I am, Im checking every once a while qwq
Me too, from time to time I check to see if it comes out, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
jsjsjs
Well, I'm just finishing day 3 of Torulf, and the truth is that things are getting complicated, I need help for its three parts, plus Lake and Torulf have something between their paws.
Does anyone know how to unlock these two images?
I played all the routes twice and I can't unlock them, Help
The missing photo in the first image is from an older version of the game, before the characters got a redesign, and the games story routes might have changed therefore you might not get the photo in the newer version.
If I believe that, I hope that's not the case.
Damn I loved that illustration for some reason
I've literally cried over a childhood crush of someone I didn't knew, get heartbroken and cried more cuz I saw the Patreon people.
Best game ever, 10/10. Deserves a prize and more viewers.
Devon my man 🙏
Im really excited to see more of his route, he's been great so far
yes I am also very excited jsjsj
I wanted to see new Klaus sprites (still waiting for day 3) so I loaded the scene before him purring and for some reason he was naked. I don't mind, but I'm sure his underwear is in wrong place
Wtf why is everyone so buff suddenly(I love it)
💀 this is the first confusing comment I've ever seen in a visual novel
I really want to see the end of the Devon route. He's a great teacher and their relationship is so warm and pure.
Klaus fans how we feelin? :))))
Aaaa
Bbbb
hey! just wanted to mention that the old sprites still appear in the pictures at the top of this page. is it intentional?
i see its modified now, great!
Okay I'm confused, Travis is straight right that's why he's not a route?? But there was an option to sleep in his room, I've been trying for a few hours to unlock it again but I can't, was it removed?
Travis is straight? Never tried tanuki's route. Makes sense then why sprite of him is not shown on the official page of the game.
I thought there was something happening between this enjoyer of the asian culture and the modest writer. :D
Wait when was there an option to get in his room
In the older versions of the game you used to be able to go on a neutral route. If you acted like you were going on devons route while befriending Travis you were able to sleep on his spare mattress 🤔 I guess it aas removed since it was basically game over
Although the new art is nice, it just doesn't hit the same way that the old art style did. It would be nice to have a toggle in order to switch between the two! I don't hate it, I just miss the scratchy more raw feeling of the old sprites. It felt like it suited the game much more. There's also something about lake's new sprite that just feels so off, maybe it's an angle thing or their fur but I just can't like it
that's.... actually what I want to have? idk seems hard to say
i wanna know when the next Klause update is ;-;
Hello everyone. I would like to share my opinion on the game.
Maybe nothing that mind-blowing is happening in this story, it is a rare example of a realistic novel in the nische of furry visual novels.
What makes me enjoy Dawn Chorus is the cast of plausible characters with absolutely understandable thoughts, motives, fears and expectations.
I also found pretty interesting that at least some characters are making crucial decisions about themselves and their relationships with other students without Arvo's interruptions. And this is a grounding and refreshing message: we are not the centre of the universe and life will go on, regardless of our desires.
Visuals of Dawn Chorus is also solid part of the game. Backgrounds has this mood of clean and colourful PS2 titles and, at the same time, remains somewhat realistic. This resembles me phenomenon of liminal spaces, surreal places of my dreams. And, as for me, surroundings are depicting this whole feeling of coziness of a Scandinavian village. All in all, backrounds of this game certainly have a unique charm.
Speaking of characters' sprites, I think in general they are better after changes and more suiting to the other parts of game's aesthetics. Pastel colors and more detailed features feels more authentic in a story of wholesome relationships and appreciation between antropomorphic (fluffy :3 ) students.
Audio is good as well. Soundtracks are doing great job at representing calmness of the North. They are soothing and giving a sense of an otherworldly serenity.
However, I have one issue with this game. It is replayabillity. Yes, every character has unique scenes, but in every route you have to pretty much skip the same whole segments of the game again and again to reach this unique content. This can be annoying, but all in all, I understand why is that so. Dawn Chorus is also a dating game, rewriting whole story for every guy would be a nightmare for developers. So, it's rather my problem, it seems. Couldn't forget about this, anyway.
And, as I said before, the plot itself is not that breath-taking. Probably, it doesn't need some crazy events happening around, considering it's "cozy student trip" narrative. But, I think, it is a continuation of the previous problem. Could become pretty boring during 3-4th reading.
To sum up, I rate this game 7,5/10. It is a mature and well-written story about people growing up, making decisions and sharing refreshing thoughts. However, game has some problems with replayabillity.
P.S. Lake is the best. Finnish. :3