Tragic game released at the wrong time. Despite the Simple Series appearance, this was developed by Cotton alumni and it shows, because even if you were to strip out all the thematic elements of the game, it still handles great and a ton of care was put into the game design.

If this game was released three years earlier, it would have held the same respect as something like Einhander. If it was released today, the stylish presentation and D&B/Jungle influences on the soundtrack would shoot this game to the moon, or at least get decent Steam sales. It just got lost in the shuffle as a late-era PS1 release with a budget price and label.