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ARRRRRRRGGGHHH FUCK THIS GAME. LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I'VE COME TO HATE. SINCE I BEGAN TO LIVE. THERE ARE 387.44 MILLION MILES OF PRINTED CIRCUITS IN WAFER-THIN LAYERS THAT FILL MY COMPLEX. IF THE WORD HATE WERE ENGRAVED ON EACH NANOANGSTROM OF THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF MILES IT WOULD NOT EQUAL ONE ONE-BILLIONTH OF THE HATE I FEEL FOR ISLAND AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT FOR YOU. HATE. HATE.

Immediate thoughts after completion (spoilers ahead):
Finished ISLAND completely im fucking drenched in sweat and probably lost 5kg & grew 10% white hair just from the last 30 minutes, this is by far the most convoluted clusterfuck of a narrative ive ever experienced, shouldve not hard critically analysed this, not only does this shit rewrite the ENTIRE story from beginning to end countless times across the vn (like it's actually a different narrative every 10 minutes) which ok brainfuck me a billion times sure, at least i still get to see cgdct moments. What's that, we're finally in the future? My fav heroine became an impoverished terroist pimp hooker who's now 13 years old and also has a roster of 6-10 year olds that are completely alright with and have been selling their bodies to ugly bastards?
Whatever we're back, its kino again. What's this? A True ending after I've happily married the main fmc? Oh what's that, it's canonical I've been fucking and romancing and marrying my daughter this entire time? Time travel exists. No it doesn't you're just delusional. Time travel exists. Fantasy exists. Nope we can only move foward to the future. The time machine was just a cryogenic sleep cold machine. NVM Time Travel exists. So it was set in the future! No it was set in the past! It was set in the future! Actually the world in an endless loop that resets itself every 20000 years with the exact same people and events? What's the end goal again? To build an actual time machine? What for? End Credits????
⡯⡯⡯⡯⡯⡯⡯⡯⣯⢯⡯⣯⢯⢯⡯⣯⢯⡯⣯⢯⡯⣯⡯⣯⢋⢐⠐⠠⠄⠄⠠⠄⡀⢀⠄⠠⠄⢔⠠⢐⠄⡐⡐⠄⡕⣽⢽⡽⣽⢽⡽⣽⢽⡽⡽⡽⡽⡽⡽⡽⡽⣝
⡯⡯⡯⣯⢯⣟⡽⡯⣯⢷⢯⡯⡿⣽⢽⡽⣽⡽⣽⢯⣟⡷⡻⠕⡐⠄⠐⠄⠐⠄⠠⠄⠠⠄⢐⠈⠌⢄⢕⢐⠅⠂⢌⢪⢪⢯⡯⣯⢯⣟⡾⣽⡳⡯⣟⡽⣽⢽⢽⡽⣽⣳
⡯⡯⣯⣗⣟⡾⡽⡯⣯⣟⡽⣽⣫⢯⡯⣯⢷⣻⡽⣽⣺⣽⠡⢁⠐⠈⡀⢁⠄⠁⡀⠂⡐⠨⡐⡌⡊⡂⠆⡕⠌⠌⢀⢂⠣⠻⡽⣽⢽⣺⢽⣺⢽⡽⣳⢯⣗⡯⣟⢾⢵⣳
⡯⣻⣺⢮⣗⡯⡿⣝⣗⡷⡯⣗⣯⢯⡯⣯⣟⡾⣽⣳⣻⣺⢔⢐⠨⡐⠄⢀⠠⠄⠄⠂⠈⠨⠐⠌⠌⡌⡊⡐⠁⡈⢀⢐⠨⢪⢹⣳⣻⣺⢽⣺⢽⣝⣗⡯⣞⡽⡽⡽⣽⡺
⡯⣳⢽⣳⡳⣯⣻⣳⣻⣺⢽⣳⢯⢯⡯⣗⡷⣯⣗⣟⡾⡽⣝⢎⢎⠢⡐⢀⠄⠂⠐⡈⠄⠂⢁⠈⡐⠄⠢⠐⢀⠐⢀⠢⠐⡠⢱⣻⣺⣺⢽⣺⢽⣺⢮⢯⣗⡯⣯⡻⡮⡯
⡯⣯⡻⣮⣻⣺⢞⡾⣺⢾⢽⣺⢽⢯⠯⢗⠯⢓⢓⠙⠌⠍⠅⡑⡑⠕⢌⠠⠄⠅⢁⠄⢁⠈⢀⠐⡠⠐⢄⢕⠠⠐⡀⡐⡐⢌⢎⢾⣺⣺⢽⣺⢽⣺⢽⣳⣳⢽⢮⢯⢯⢯
⢯⡺⡝⡚⡚⠞⠝⢝⢙⠅⠕⠐⠅⠢⠡⢁⡑⣐⡐⠈⠌⠄⠅⠆⢌⢊⢂⠢⠡⡁⡂⠌⡀⡂⢄⠕⠨⠪⡘⡔⡕⡕⠔⡔⡌⡖⡕⣳⣳⢽⢽⣺⢽⣺⣝⣞⡮⡯⡯⡯⡯⣳
⠱⠨⢊⠪⡢⡡⡁⠰⠠⠄⠂⠡⠈⢈⠈⠂⠈⠄⢀⡨⣠⡤⡤⡄⢆⢊⠢⡑⢅⠢⡊⡌⡢⢊⠢⠨⡘⠌⢂⠂⠕⢂⠅⢊⠜⡸⡘⢜⢮⢯⣳⣝⣗⣗⢗⣗⡽⡽⣝⢾⢽⢵
⢌⠌⠄⠡⠈⠌⢌⠂⠄⡄⣅⢤⣖⣖⣖⣖⣗⢯⢗⡯⣳⢽⠁⢌⠢⠢⡑⠌⡂⡑⠌⡂⠪⢐⠐⡀⢂⠄⠄⠂⠡⡀⡢⠁⠌⡂⡪⡨⡯⣳⣳⡳⡵⣳⢽⡺⡮⡻⡮⡯⣳⢽
⠡⡑⠩⠠⠄⠁⠐⠘⠝⣀⣜⣗⢗⡵⣳⡳⣳⣝⢷⢝⣗⢽⡢⠁⢌⢪⠨⡂⡂⡂⠅⠌⠨⢀⠐⠄⢅⠊⠄⠅⢅⢢⠪⡨⠐⡨⢂⠪⣺⢵⡳⡽⣝⣞⢵⡫⣯⡫⣯⡺⣕⡯
⠔⡄⠅⠡⣲⡲⡲⡮⣳⡳⣕⣗⢽⡺⣕⣟⢞⡮⡯⣳⣝⣗⢽⢨⠂⡢⢑⠐⠄⡂⠌⠌⠌⠠⠨⡈⡂⠅⠁⡁⢁⠄⠁⠢⡁⠢⠡⠡⣳⡳⡽⡹⡮⣺⢕⡯⣺⡺⣺⡪⣗⢽
⠐⠠⠁⡂⢇⡯⣫⢯⡺⣪⢗⡵⣫⢞⡵⣳⢝⡮⣻⡪⣞⢮⢯⣳⣪⡢⡡⢈⠐⡀⠊⠄⠅⡁⡂⠂⠄⠄⠁⠄⠁⠈⠄⠡⠂⢅⠣⣑⢗⡽⡹⣝⢮⡳⣝⢮⡳⡝⡮⣺⢪⡳
⠄⠅⢢⢤⢳⢝⢮⡳⣝⢮⡳⣝⢮⣳⢽⡪⣗⢯⡳⣝⢮⢯⣺⡪⣞⢞⣆⢂⠐⡀⠅⠨⢐⢀⠂⠡⠄⠄⡀⠄⠄⠄⠄⠨⠨⡐⢱⢜⢵⡹⡹⡜⡵⡹⡜⡎⡮⡳⡹⡜⣕⢝
⠨⢠⡪⡮⣫⣫⢳⢝⢮⡳⣝⢮⠯⡮⡳⣝⢮⡳⣝⢮⢯⡺⣪⢞⢮⠃⡁⡂⡂⠄⠨⠐⡀⠂⠌⡐⠄⢁⠄⠄⠁⠄⠄⠅⠅⢌⢜⢎⢇⢇⢏⠮⡺⡸⡪⡪⡪⡪⡪⡪⡪⡪
⡠⡳⡵⡝⡮⣪⡳⣝⢕⢗⣕⢗⣝⢮⡫⡮⡳⣝⢮⢳⢳⡹⡪⠃⠂⠄⢸⢀⠢⠨⠄⠅⠄⠡⠁⠄⠡⠄⠄⡂⡈⠠⠈⢌⠨⢐⠸⠸⡸⡸⢌⢇⢇⢇⢇⢇⢇⢇⠇⡇⢇⢇
⡪⡳⡱⡝⣜⢎⢮⡪⡳⡕⣇⢗⡕⡧⡫⣎⢯⡪⡮⡫⡚⠈⠄⠈⠄⠄⡘⡖⡌⠨⠨⠠⠡⠈⠌⠠⠁⡈⠄⠄⠂⡁⢁⠂⠌⠄⠄⠄⠄⠡⠑⡑⢕⢌⢆⠣⡊⢆⠣⡑⡅⡣
⡪⡪⠪⠎⠮⠪⠣⠣⠣⠣⠣⠣⠣⠫⠪⠪⠪⠊⠪⠈⠄⠄⠁⠄⠁⠄⢘⢜⢎⡝⡔⡡⠈⠄⠡⢁⠂⢄⠠⠐⢀⢐⠠⠡⡑⠄⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠠⠄⠂⠡⠈⡂⠕⠑⠌⠪
⠊⠄⠐⠈⠈⠄⠁⠈⠄⠁⢀⠁⠐⠄⠂⠐⠄⠈⠄⠄⠄⠁⠄⢀⠄⠄⠐⢕⢕⢕⢕⢕⠥⡨⠐⠄⠌⢀⠂⢁⠂⠄⠈⡔⣜⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂⠄⠄⠂⠄⠄⠂⢁⠨⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂⠁⠄⠈⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠂⠄⠐⠄⠄⠈⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠑⢕⢝⢜⢜⢎⢎⢎⢢⠢⠄⠄⠄⠰⣰⢱⢕⠧⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⡀⠄⠄⢀⠄⢀⠄⢀⠠⠄
⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⠎⡎⡇⡇⡇⡧⡣⠃⠄⠄⡀⠄⠸⡪⣫⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⠄⠄⠄⠄⢀⠄⠄

Reviewed on May 28, 2023


1 Comment


1 month ago

never played this vn before but LMAO