Welcome to Aya's homepage! (Free puzzle-solving adventure game) Introduction, impressions, and strategy notes

This is an article introducing "Welcome to Aya's Homepage!", which was selected as the overall winner of the 17th WOLF RPG Editor Contest.
This is an adventure game where you explore a website reminiscent of the early days of the internet and unravel mysteries.

The total time it took to unlock all the endings was approximately two hours.

Game Overview

To start the game, you will enter your name and connect to the internet.
After that, without any further explanation, you will be taken to a page that says, "Welcome to Aya's Homepage!"
The website design is so well-reproduced that you wouldn't believe it was created with RPG Maker.
Imagine you're actually visiting this website, and start by browsing through various pages.

The profile contains various information about Aya.
You don't need to memorize the information, but it's good to keep in mind that this kind of information is available here.

The diary pages contain entries about daily life, written in a scattered manner.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary page.

The links page allows you to navigate to other websites.
The linked pages are also very meticulously crafted.

On the email screen, you can send an email to a specific person.
The types of emails you can send will increase once certain conditions are met.
It's a good idea to check it frequently.

Review (no spoilers)

I was able to collect all the endings and complete the game.
What initially seemed like an unremarkable page gradually drew me deeper and deeper into its mysteries, triggered by a seemingly insignificant puzzle.
And in the end, information that I had thought was insignificant began to take on various meanings, and I was amazed by the cleverness of the design.
It feels less like playing a game and more like I'm just casually browsing a website I stumbled upon online.
I believe this is a unique experience that can only be found in this work.

Some of the puzzles aren't easy to solve, but I believe that if you trust that all the hints are somewhere on the website and search carefully, you'll find them.

Walkthrough notes for reaching the EXTRA END (Spoiler Warning)

In this game, in addition to the TRUE END, there is also an EXTRA END.
The conditions for viewing this are listed below.

When starting the game, hold down the Shift key on the desktop screen while connecting to the internet.
(You can find hints in the email newsletter you receive after viewing TRUE.)

After that, I was able to post on the BBS page, and the conversation progressed.

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