Yeah, 2* is the right rating for this. It tries so hard to be something, I really wanted to give it a 3* because of what it's trying to do. But it just doesn't come together.
It's not the worst thing I've ever played, but it's just not worth it. First of all, it's buggy - buggy enough to affect enjoyment. Second, it's unfinished, with elements that are just there - like the PC which doesn't work even with the right password. Thirdly, it's not self-contained -- you need to look up where the statues are because not only are they in many different places, but you also need to be in specific time and order to find them.
But most of all the gameplay loop doesn't flow together. You're supposed to do jobs - but there's nothing engaging over there, and none of the job lead to the NTR. It's just there, you do it, you might get enough money to do the good ending. Then you either visit the girl, which doesn't really add much extra IF at all. This is really bad because there are multiple endings, but not only you aren't given clues to get specific endings, you also just don't get any rewards for trying to follow the girl making it very boring to actually do the game.
The story tries so hard to seem deep but it just doesn't work. It tries to make interesting lines and it tried to make the couple's relationship deeper than it is. The relationship actually felt deepest in the intro, when I don't have any clue how they fit together other than seemingly having a lot of history together. You can try to say, "based on true story" or question god and humanity all you want, but if it's all shallow as a puddle then it's just not deep.
None of it just came together into something cohesive. If you're reading this and still want to play it - use the MV cheat plugin. Fast forward through the hours with the 時刻 variable, you only need to do morning (any), lunch (12:XXPM), and then night at home. Lastly, use the teleporter to 164-kai if you don't want to search the statues, and unlock all the recollection with switched (F9) marked 2.20回想 or something like that.
It's not the worst thing I've ever played, but it's just not worth it. First of all, it's buggy - buggy enough to affect enjoyment. Second, it's unfinished, with elements that are just there - like the PC which doesn't work even with the right password. Thirdly, it's not self-contained -- you need to look up where the statues are because not only are they in many different places, but you also need to be in specific time and order to find them.
But most of all the gameplay loop doesn't flow together. You're supposed to do jobs - but there's nothing engaging over there, and none of the job lead to the NTR. It's just there, you do it, you might get enough money to do the good ending. Then you either visit the girl, which doesn't really add much extra IF at all. This is really bad because there are multiple endings, but not only you aren't given clues to get specific endings, you also just don't get any rewards for trying to follow the girl making it very boring to actually do the game.
The story tries so hard to seem deep but it just doesn't work. It tries to make interesting lines and it tried to make the couple's relationship deeper than it is. The relationship actually felt deepest in the intro, when I don't have any clue how they fit together other than seemingly having a lot of history together. You can try to say, "based on true story" or question god and humanity all you want, but if it's all shallow as a puddle then it's just not deep.
None of it just came together into something cohesive. If you're reading this and still want to play it - use the MV cheat plugin. Fast forward through the hours with the 時刻 variable, you only need to do morning (any), lunch (12:XXPM), and then night at home. Lastly, use the teleporter to 164-kai if you don't want to search the statues, and unlock all the recollection with switched (F9) marked 2.20回想 or something like that.