I was really afraid to revisit this after finally playing through all of chaos;head noah and coming out the other end of that feeling rather negatively. but thankfully now that I have completed this play through of S;G i'm pleasantly surprised that this still holds up for me! it is not without faults (mostly pacing related and honestly you could relegate chapter 8 into a single scene and lose essentially nothing to the story imo, content of that chapter aside even) but thankfully it has a solid foundation, excellent atmosphere and a charming cast. whenever it's in it's full pseudo-science sci-fi emotional bullshit it's really gripping even when it doesn't necessarily feel entirely logical. there's an undeniable magic to this one even now, despite it's flaws