If you thought Killer7 was wild, here's a PS1 detective/horror visual novel presenting the concept of crime as a transmittable virus, literally and figuratively. But it is also a metanarrative about choice, determinism and individuality with social commentary about nascent radicalized internet culture and capitalism just sucking ass in general.

It's rather dated in terms of controls and puzzles, and it does test your patience a lot (especially in the last couple of hours), but it is an unforgettable experience. Probably one of the most stylish 90s titles with its slick dynamic UI and fantastic music by Masafumi Takada, it is a masterfully written story that serves as a thematic foundation and a skeleton key to the rest of Suda51's body of work.

Reviewed on Nov 16, 2020


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