Newcomers, please start with the remake first, I wish I had waited for the remake, and instead what I got from reading this first was being spoiled on the remake's Near Side routes, the emotional impact was greatly diminished.

While amateurish at times, since Nasu was new to writing at the time, Tsukihime is definitely a passion project. Its impact on the VN medium is undeniable, and if you had to use the "soul" buzzword for something, it'd be this.

While it is enjoyable, though, and I enjoyed it more after my reread, it still isn't anything too crazy to me outside of the Hisui and maybe Kohaku routes. It has a lot of repetition where the VN doesn't recognise what is obviously mostly previously read text as such, the sex scenes aren't very tasteful (I don't just mean that they read like a joke, I think they're straight-up tasteless sometimes) a lot of the time, the Ciel route needed 20 years to get better, and the good endings in Near Side are thematic assassinations on the VN. They basically undo the issues of the routes with solutions that seem extremely easy and shit on the suffering and great lengths the characters went to in the main story.

Additionally, I don't really feel like this VN is all that ambitious with the themes, characterisation, storytelling or the use of the medium, but it's still pretty good on that front. I just don't feel like Tsuki has much to offer to me in terms of stuff that I feel like I've seen done better in my opinion elsewhere. In terms of denpa it's pretty cool, and the magic system is a lot more consistent than Fate's. It also has a sort of "grounded" urban fantasy/mystery feel that is gone from later Type-Moon entries outside of F/SN.

Overall, definitely worth reading, and most people will probably like it, but it's not really my kind of thing.

After finishing both routes, I'd say this is probably a perfect remake to me. The main problems with the Near Side routes were that action was unappealing and Ciel's route was too similar to Arcueid's. Welp, this fixes both of those problems. The actions become an absolute spectacle to watch, while still retaining all the heartfelt moments, while Ciel's route is basically completely changed and gives her character far more to work with.
Not to mention, the production on this is insane. While slightly less cinematic than Mahoyo, the amount of backgrounds and CGs is truly astounding.
My only complaint is really that it's only half the game, but I already know that Red Garden's version of the Maid routes will have me bursting into tears so I'm willing to wait.
10/10

While it sounds crazy enough to write a review about a game thats not even OUT LMAO. I why I can 100% confirm that this game will be my favourite game ever when it releases.

Fate/extra record is from a series I'm genuinely not that familiar with. beside playing fate/extella on the nintedo swtich 2 years ago. Having played a few hours of Fate/Extra on the PSP and having watched like 7 episodes of Fate/extra last encore and then dropping it out of boredom. You would genuinely be insane from a series where your intertest was never fully captured nor grasped to have the latest entry be your FAVOURITE GAME EVER?! Well here I will try to concretely enough explain my "My insanity" or for some of you guys "Stupidity" I'm assuming.

I found out about fate/extra record pretty late actually the game was revealed in a stream in 2020. I accidentally stumbled upon the game in march pure on whim. I was watching videos about JRPGs and I saw the games Trailer in my recommendations. I didn't even wanna click on the trailer nor did I want it to play YouTube Autoplayed it for me when I went to the toilet lol... but when I came back I was like "fuck it why not" and pressed replay and my mind was blown away... to most it's a standard trailer nothing outstanding or experimental enough for someone to lose their shit over it but man... I WAS IN. From the SFX of Nero her heel the silent build up and the narrator to the strong fantasy athmosphere but with a striking distinct visual style. It reminded so much of every favourite Fantasy series I love and it happens so rarely that I ever have such a strong sense of nostolgia from past of something in the present that I have no strong knowledge. But from the previously mentioned things and flashy gameplay and strong and striking character designs. I just knew it was the one. The Fantasy genre is a VERY important genre to me because it helped me allot as a person throughout my life and I honestly watched allot of fantasy media but super rarely has this same feeling been matched before. I literally searched up every information about the game since and don't think I've ever been as hype for something as this game. The latest Info dump just made me even more confident in my feelings. I rewatched each trailer over 10x and watched the gameplay showcases over 10x. Did as much research as I can on the people working on it. Theorize heavy about future characters , environments and potential story beats. I genuinely have 100% trust in this game and don't think I can get dissapointed really.

So it really a case of pure feelings of nostolgia , charm and trust that makes me so sure. I know this seems goofy asf to write this but I know myself the best so I know best what my true feelings on the game will be.

( P.S I've done this before and know how my expectations work so I really cannot be dissapointed. also I will do a follow up in the future on this when I play it.

The Remake makes the "point" the meaning of what the original route intended all along much more clear. With better action, more fleshed out conversations and lore, Remake's Arc Route is much more coherent than the original Tsukihime. It still doesn't get as good as Fate Stay Night, as, at its core, the story is a lot simpler than FSN ever was, but the characters shine, and the individaul moments are extremely gripping.

What Tsukihime really shines with are of course the heroines, Akiha and Arcueid are extremely interesting and alluring. While they might not be the most original characters on the face of it, Nasu's writing gives them a lot more depth than you would expect in the end, creating excellent dramatic moments for the story.

In general, this is probably the best VN since the golden age of the 00s.