So ultimately what I have to say is pretty pointless. I gave this a try thinking it had a bit more of a active development over the years but now I understand that it has been pretty slow. Which I am not faulting the developer, if I was writing VN's instead of playing them in my off hours, I'd have probably stopped lol.
But just wanted to say I do enjoy the game, and the card battles are pretty fun. Story is good too, curious to see how things go (even if I have to wait). I feel like there have be hints that the romance side of things might be bittersweet but I mean the game involves cosmic horror so can't really be too surprised. That said, I get "harems" would more than likely cause drama, but I feel like MC could have limited the fallout from having multiple relationships. I mean, for starters, he could inform Alice that there is something going on between him and Lexi when you go the girlfriend route with Alice. That way he isn't actively cheating on her, nor continues to do so after being called out by Lexi initially. It would have been nice if he was just a bit more open with the ppl he is living in a hotel with and there still would have been drama with them coming to terms or eventually accepting it. I just feel like I was made to feel like a POS over things I couldn't necessarily fully control. Which again, having ppl not be cool with a "harem" and there being drama is (we got Eldritch fucking Horrors outside but lets talk realism) realistic. You could probably avoid some of it by not referring to it as a "harem" but whatever. But at the same time, Mc could do a better job of not coming off as an arrogant cheating pos lol
I don't really have any complaints with the main story. It's kept my interest and am curious to see where it goes.
I do like the Love Interests though. Sure there are moments in their stories that make me, the player, feel like (again) a piece of shit over things I didn't have control over but I still enjoyed the characters. I am curious how different Mina and Lexi's stories would play out if I chose not to pursue Alice in a romantic way. I am curious if anyone could tell me. Normally I would just CRTL my way through the story to see but there is a lot of extra gameplay that would slow that down and I don't know if there is enough change to warrant it.
Other than that, Lexi is good but slightly depressing. Being open about what's happening with Alice could have probably softened the blow to her. Alice is great for the most part. Mina is questionable in some ways, it is nice to discover her bi side but it's hard not to see her as a lesbian trying to find comfort with someone after rejection and being in an emotional state considering past events lol. Grace is Grace... I'd be fine not pursuing her if I could go a friend route and not feel like I am missing out on the story.
MC, well kind of wish he handled a lot of things better. Like I said, being open with other characters when things got serious could have softened the blow. If Alice and Lexi knew about each other, MC wouldn't be forced into playing matchmaker for his possible gf and a lesbian (I have no issue with thruples but that wasn't what that was lol). Lexi could have a bit more time to cope with the idea before jumping into things. Well Mina was done well enough. I feel like he could have done a better job of making the "harem" thing working considering they all live together and it's the end of the world with monsters and shit. I do think there were some moments that should have humbled MC a bit, I felt like a few times he realized his limitations and needed to be stronger, but despite that, he was still arrogant. Just didn't seem to learn his lesson.
Which with all that said, it sucks that development is up in the air lol but considering how I feel after just finding this a week ago, I can't imagine what fans feel after being around for 4 years. No hate to the dev, life rarely makes things easy for us, I can't imagine keeping up with making a VN plus working and dealing whatever other bs that comes my way... And vocal haters on top of that. So I hope he finds his footing and can do this as a passion project if nothing else.
God that is a lot longer than I thought it was going to be. I just wanted to make a quick post.
