it's in the mid range games where you'll see a lot of interesting ideas and experimentation that you'd hope to see more of. a lot of interesting mechanics here, with the skill checks turning this visual novel esque game into a sort of rpg, where your character's abilities matter.
the story starts strong, and the voice acting is pretty solid. however, as is to be expected, full 3d facial animations from a small studio can't do the proper job of delivering the emotions you hear, and that breaks the immersion. also, as is the case in these types of games, a few paths of dialogue aren't as well connected, and thus some information just comes out of left field or your character reacts in a way that is just unexpected. most of the choices you make are somewhat relevant to the way the story unfolded, but, upon a deeper look, a lot of the events are fixed and there are very few possible conclusions, despite the wide array of choices.
i also didn't enjoy the final twists, even though they were not unreasonable. i feel like this game showed promise and structure that would make me curious for a sequel, spin off or whatever by the studio.