Just started playing for the first time. Between the introductory exposition and the cartoonish bullying sequence in the prologue I get the impression that the protagonist is going to essentially wake up at the end with "it was all a dream" syndrome which, personally, would be extremely disappointing and saps my motivation to play any further. Or, at most, try to treat it like a nukige and completely ignore narrative elements.
I'm not trying to say the game would be objectively bad if these impressions are true only that it would be significantly less interesting to me based on my own tastes. If I just wanted to see nudity or observe sex there are many, more accessible, alternatives. I enjoy erotic media that can contextualize sex in a way that reflects my own fantasies, I think that's true for most people here but we all have our own preferences, I'm just hoping someone will save me some time by helping me gauge that before I sink much time into it myself.
Will anyone please confirm/deny that the protagonist will form meaningful and persistent relationships with persons who are independently real in his universe?
Not figments of his imagination or some supernatural virtual reality - such elements of falseness and inconsequentiality do not make me sympathetic to the protagonist/characters nor excite my sense of escapism.
Thank you to anyone who indulges my curiosity.
I'm not trying to say the game would be objectively bad if these impressions are true only that it would be significantly less interesting to me based on my own tastes. If I just wanted to see nudity or observe sex there are many, more accessible, alternatives. I enjoy erotic media that can contextualize sex in a way that reflects my own fantasies, I think that's true for most people here but we all have our own preferences, I'm just hoping someone will save me some time by helping me gauge that before I sink much time into it myself.
Will anyone please confirm/deny that the protagonist will form meaningful and persistent relationships with persons who are independently real in his universe?
Not figments of his imagination or some supernatural virtual reality - such elements of falseness and inconsequentiality do not make me sympathetic to the protagonist/characters nor excite my sense of escapism.
Thank you to anyone who indulges my curiosity.