Only played before big 1.1 update

Hardly finished though..

Excellent story. But by the end the gameplay made me feel nothing and I just wanted it to end quickly.
Nothing about the RPG system was interesting apart from well made animations & character designs on it's surface.
That business management sim was kinda fun though..

Bitterblack Isle is too good.

Barely played this by the end of the year though..

Superb game, but for a modern CAVE clone the highest difficulty is far too easy, around the average CAVE 1-ALL.
Post-CAVE games should rather push both easy & hard modes further from the middle than the reference.
If a Ultra mode or such is added this would sit comfortably alongside Crimzon Clover, etc. The system and stages are excellent, difficulty tweaking just feels a bit off.