Ok I just uploaded what will 99.999% be the final version of the game. All the typos found by beta testers were fixed! Same download /official game page as before: http://www.winterwolves.com/winterinfairbrook.htm

I have a question, is this going to be the same as the first game? Do I have to spend a certain time with someone else to raise my stats in order to get the ending of whom Im after? is there going to be a walkthrough?

I mostly really like your games, but I am a bit wary of this sequel Tried the demo and it looks like Natalie is just a female version of Steve (that;s why I am a bit wary of guys writing out the roles of girls too, if you catch my drift. ) and what I alaso don;t really like is that it looks like Steve is datable again, either as if Flowershop never happened or someone;s quick to change girlfriends. ha!



But these comments notwithstanding, I have really appreciated a lot of your games so far and you;re doing a very good job at them so I may try to forgo my reservations. Just because I like your work so far.



Have a happy christmas time.

I have a question, is this going to be the same as the first game? Do I have to spend a certain time with someone else to raise my stats in order to get the ending of whom Im after? is there going to be a walkthrough?

Yes to all the three questions However, is MUCH easier than the first game!

I mostly really like your games, but I am a bit wary of this sequel Tried the demo and it looks like Natalie is just a female version of Steve (that;s why I am a bit wary of guys writing out the roles of girls too, if you catch my drift. ) and what I alaso don;t really like is that it looks like Steve is datable again, either as if Flowershop never happened or someone;s quick to change girlfriends. ha!

Both games were written by Ayu Sakata and last time I checked, she was a girl

You can date Steve for a simple reason: in the first game you can also end alone, so it's not automatic that he ended up with a girlfriend, no? Also in the story is explained what happened to him, Jill, Clara and other characters from the first game...

I mostly really like your games, but I am a bit wary of this sequel Tried the demo and it looks like Natalie is just a female version of Steve (that;s why I am a bit wary of guys writing out the roles of girls too, if you catch my drift. ) and what I alaso don;t really like is that it looks like Steve is datable again, either as if Flowershop never happened or someone;s quick to change girlfriends. ha!

Since I'm here, I might as well leave a comment. I was originally going to leave Steve out of the dating pool, but a lot of people really wanted a shot at dating him as well, so I wrote the game as if Steve's "alone" ending from the first game was the canon one. I really liked the story of Steve growing up and becoming more mature, so I wanted to do something similar with Natalie, which is why she starts out pretty similar (as a lazy girl with no direction). I did try to separate their natures, though, with Steve being more of a snarky troublemaker, and Natalie being more of a scatterbrained type.

Thank you both for your comments! I see! My apologies for assuming too much! *Embarassed now* heh. That is the problem with these things, I suppose.

I had a similar question for the auhtor of magical diary but she seems to be inclined to separate the chapters and make old characters not romancable anymore, which is the approach I prefer personally and she has managed to found a more convenient solution to her crossing of potential cannons problems.

It's interesting to see how you game makers approach these undoubtedly problematic issues.





But I understand, I guess, and your explanation makes a lot of sense. I appreciate it.



As for personality, I guess I'd see more difference as I play along.

To be honest, the best idea of the previous game was actually the father-son storyline and their relationship, it was a really great idea, combined with the farming element and maturing storyline, I do like such stories myself. The resolution was promising to some extent too.

Well I'll probably enjoy this game a lot once I buy it- so thank you and thanks again for explaining.

No need to be embarrassed. I really do appreciate it when people spend time thinking about the story and characters.

I have now relatively quickly reached the special ending with a character type that I do like, the Somewhat Difficult Nerd. Was cute and had some nice exchanges, though at times seemed like I was missing some random events and therefore had a feeling of abrupt (also the meter was going too quickly, I guess I am feeling that it's a bit short or maybe that's just because I have played a lot of thse games) , but it was very cute.



Having thought about it more, it;s actually an interesting approach that does fit since you could say that Steve and Natalie are two of a kind and I guess they can find understanding with one another, so I think I am actually glad you picked the alone ending as a cannon. I'll work on Steve endings now.



All in all, I am enjoying myself so thanks for your work

Hi, I just bought the game and finished it one time but I have a problem, its difficult to see the buttons and meters because they're transparent behind text, so I can only see the extremes of the meters and stuff, how do I know when I'm doing things right then?

It's a videocard bug, normally you see them try pressing shift+G and choose another renderer, you should be able to see them!

Thank you so much! Now that I can see what I'm actually doing it is much more fun

I found something that could use a little fixing...

There's a redundant line when you look for Susana in the snowstorm. The line is "I take another step, holding Susana tight, but I can't handle our combined weight is too much for me to handle." Should be either "I can't handle our combined weight" or "our combined weight is too much for me to handle".

Anyway, thank you for putting out such excellent games!

Ah, you're right. Will change it in next update

One thing I don't get

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In the normal endings (being crap at farming, under $400) it is in Fairbrook and you have been hired again?! Why you did rubbish? Yet in the Good ending it's a college? Yet you did great at farming? (over $400) I don't quite get the reasoning. I wouldn't have hired me again *Skip farming* weeds everywhere. Never mind I'll leave it.

Umm, how do you update? I bought the game when it first came out and updated to 1.1c at some point, but I'm not sure how to update it now. The site seems to want me to buy a new copy...

You only need to download the demo and unlock the game with your original purchase email (download game, install it, click "buy now" button in main menu, type your purchase email, press enter).

*facepalm* Should have known, you guys always make this stuff so easy. Thanks!