After playing this game. I failed to realize until after playing, how it effected me emotionally. Especially Leo's route. This game is not a horror game. It is more than that. It's about overcoming past trauma and moving on. It's about how someone's death can break apart even the strongest of bonds. That's what really got me. You never see that in VNs anywhere, this visual novel is unique.

The amount of care and thought that went into the storytelling and immersion of this game. Lei is especially a hard topic for me because of my past relationships, it focuses more on moving on and finding closure in an abruptly ended relationship. When Chase abruptly broke up with Leo over how he reacted to a prank about Chase cheating on him, I felt nothing but anger and disappointment in Chase for possibly ruining the best thing in his life.

This outlines that even when you have a strong bond with your partner, one thing is just enough to cause permanent damage. The soundtracks still make me cry. The way they are grafted into the game makes it so you can feel the same emotions that the characters are. It makes you empathetic towards what happened, and instills this longing for closure alongside the main cast. The way they convey the story is grafted in such a way that it tells a deeper story than in just the main game.

All-in-all I really recommend playing this game if you haven't already. This is the most incredible thing I've read thus far and am hoping that this story is expanded on further in the future. But as for right now. Let's just keep it the way it is.... A masterpiece.

Reviewed on Apr 10, 2024


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