This....was incredible. I loved every minute of this. That damn overview basically shoots this game in the foot because it does it no justice whatsoever. I was really enjoying it most of the way through. Elsa is incredibly written. No dialogue is wasted with her and she's so effortlessly compelling.
The dialogue, for the most part, is natural sounding, which I love in games. It was kinda iffy at the beginning with Edward's best friend, because I'm really not fond of this thing in games where it's like all the MC and his best friend can talk about is pussy this, tits that and Tommy's "girls love cocks" soliloquy in the bathroom was a complete "no". But it picked up, particularly any time we focused on Elsa.
Edward took some time getting used to. An underdog story is always welcomed, but he does look a bit ridiculous, lol. I just don't like the model used. The same model is used for the MC in Pandora's Box and I fuckin hate that guy, so it's sort of hard to separate the two, though Edward is exceptionally better written. His obsession with Alice (though she is amazing) is kinda weird for me, so it's hard to step into his shoes. Though, I suppose this would be somewhat of a realistic take on a shut-in who has lost his ability to truly communicate confidently with women, so he would idolize one despite knowing nothing about her. I've been guilty of that, I won't lie, though not to this extent. For me, it was an act of kindness I would tend to idolize. With Edward, it just seems to be based on looks. That's my assumption at least. But I do love Alice and I definitely want to see more of her.
Where the story really took off for me was the entirety of that flashback sequence and the Elsa scene in general. Artistically, it was nothing short of brilliant to me. That's all I'll say about that. Extremely insightful and introspective, and I love that about MCs.
Character depth, motivation, choices, it's all there. This really needs more attention. I can't wait to play more.
Really, the only flaw I have is that Edward takes some time getting used to, but once you do, you're very much taken for a ride with this one, but that will only depend on how open minded you are.