Subahibi is definitely a wild ride and I can't say I was disappointed with what I got from it. The first half of this visual novel easily fulfilled my expectations of this story.

However this story is undeniably broken. Not so much that it ruins my enjoyment of the VN, but I feel what holds Subahibi back the most is the fact that it ultimately tries to tell two different stories that aren't as connected as the narrative thinks they are.

I haven't played Tsui no Sora yet but it was very easy to tell what was apart of the original narrative and what wasn't. By the time I was reaching the end of IMOI I felt like the story was already reaching its conclusion despite having plenty of chapters left to go.

While I can't say that the writing within the second half is astoundingly terrible, it just feels like a completely different Visual Novel. The writing is decent but it just wasn't the kind of story I expected or was really interested in.

I feel if you're a fan of Denpa and psychological horror, you'll enjoy the first half very much as I did. If you're more into straightforward drama visual novels with slight psychological elements, you'll probably enjoy the second half more

Reviewed on Dec 09, 2023


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