Longest visual novel... so that will probably take me several weeks to play, or... months?
Existential horror, has horror tag... I don't like horror but generally things that aren't considered jumpscare but more unsettling rather than sudden I can easily handle... which side does this belong tho?
Not sure what you mean by a sub version there. Guessing you explain that in the next sentence.
Hmm... Sort of like, pretty much any game with porn out there like uhhhh GTA? But I mean, judging you for considering it a porn game? How bad can it be... (gonna regret asking, aren't I?)
Subversion (one word) or the base verb (to subvert) means to take the conventions of a genre and go against them, twist them, or turn them on their side. This game is a subversion of the harem genre of eroge. Another possible word to describe it would be "deconstruction," though they're not the same thing, this game is a bit of both.
It takes a lot of the common and popular tropes of eroge -- harem, schoolgirls, an unrealistically large penis, etc -- and twists them. Sometimes it does this by removing the fantastical elements of the genre and injecting a dose of reality, sometimes it does it by making everything appear one way, only to pull the rug out from under you.
And to better explain what I mean by "game with porn, rather than a porn game," the sex scenes are a thing that happens, but they're not the purpose of the game. The game is a slow burn, and very story-heavy, and sex happens when it's appropriate, and there's quite a bit of it due to its length, but if you're looking for a quick fap this isn't the game. This is an attempt at eroge as art, rather than eroge as simple entertainment -- which yes, sounds pretentious, but here we are.
And if you're one to project yourself into the MC, this probably isn't the game for you. Or at the very least, do so at your own peril. The MC is a terrible person in just about every respect.
