Pros:
Everything not sandbox, such as the great renders, and what used to be a cohesive game before sandbox. The story is intriguing, and the drama is actually plot relevant and interesting. Thrilling even.(IIRC, have not played the beginning of the game in 1-ish year, and will not do so either)
Cons:
EVERYTHING that plagues the game after the still ongoing identity crisis of sandbox vs VN. Just get rid of the sandbox, seriously. The sandbox** in this game is pure rotting cancer..... squared! Especially since there's no form of journal to keep track of things, or even so much as a faintest trace of hints in it's place.
**EDIT: I should add that I enjoy sandbox, as long as it's actually playable as such... Which IMHO this game is not, as a sandbox. It is so poorly designed in that regard, it makes me livid, since there was great potential in this game.
Conclusion:
It was such an amazing and promising title before the cancer known as (unplayable/broken/poorly designed)sandbox was thrown in. As it is now, I'll advise anyone interested in this.... thing. Just don't. Skip it, as there is no point in continuing after the sandbox starts.
Two stars for renders and all the stuff before sandbox. I'll come back and replay and re-review once sandbox is gone, and it becomes a pure choice based VN, instead of it's current "WTF am I?!" bag of nuts n' corn status, which I guess'll never happen anyways.