Mediocre to downright awful in almost every way. The music and aesthetic is good, working together nicely to create a honestly awesome mid-2000s feel. Other than that, there really isn’t anything good here. The story is neither thematically nor narratively good, with incredible pacing issues. It feels like the actual story of the game is only 10 or so hours long, but is stretched far more than it needs to be so players can experience the repetitive and bare bones daily life over the course of a in-game year. The decision to have most major story events on full moons is thematically nice, but the weeks in between full moons are hollow and empty with little to do. The social links were alright, but even the best ones didn’t leave much of an impression on me. And finally, Tartarus is incredibly boring to play through completely, with the floors being essentially same the whole way throughout, and the combat is painfully dull and lacking in mechanics. Have not played The Answer but probably never will since I hear it’s somehow even worse than this game.