I'm uh...almost embarrassed to have to do this. I should be but there's really no way about it. There's just too much left to push it out on the 14th without it being a complete downer of an experience (at least in my eyes). So I have no choice but to push it back a little, to the 17 of September. I want to justify myself here by saying that this update clears the entire slow burn build-up phase (or at least 80-90% of the initial slow burn) and set the stage(characters) for other side quests which means I can't exactly half-ass the characters.
I also want to polish it a little more (+graphics), so it ends at a nice spot that feels good. Whether you believe it or not, every waking moment of free time I have was spent on the update but like, I can't push out what I can't push out. And I don't want to burn out for the long haul either.
Will a crying Shion earn me some forgiveness points? Maybe just a little?
Fun fact, I was so desperate to push it out on the 14 that when my keyboard broke yesterday, I actually opt out for online delivery for a better keyboard and just grabbed one from a neighborhood retail which was both shitty and not worth the money. But I ordered another one so now there will always be a spare. That has nothing to do with the delay by the way (not much time was actually used getting the retail one) but more of how much I wanted to push it out on the 14 to do that. Whether it broke or not, this will happen either way because of the lack of time.
I hate how much I overestimate myself more than anything, but I equally hate how disappointing it can feel to you.
But I won't push out something that is terrible so please bear with me. As always, you can decide when you play it whether it was worth a few days of delay or not. It's also slightly different from the usual recent updates in that buildup/slow burn has more story than usual so maybe you won't like it. I won't know. I like to think I earned some goodwill but it's always a coin flip.
Well then.
Until the 17th, update will come then no matter what.