This is one of my earliest favourite games and I still think it's one of the best VNs. The story carries you away, characters are well defined and, in general, tri-dimensional - almost all characters present you different aspects of their personality, some of which may attract you , while others repel you. It gives you opportunities to choose your path in a way that's both well rooted in the story, and in the player's preferences and the character they want to roleplay. Because Blake - the MC - will also feel different according to how you choose to roleplay his part.
My only critique, which I don't count as enough of a negative point to deserve removing a star, is that for such a long game, the replayability factor is relative - there's enough different paths and choices in general to deserve a replay, but to do so would require a truly committed player, who didn't mind repeating large chunks of the story in order to explore different variants of certain days. The official walkthrough is almost mandatory if you want to be "in charge".
My suggestion to @YedaGames would be that, in the future, they considered adding a simple cheat system, where you could unlock more scenes in the course of one playthrough, even across main and secondary routes... I'd still recommend a clean playthrough to fully enjoy the story.
My only critique, which I don't count as enough of a negative point to deserve removing a star, is that for such a long game, the replayability factor is relative - there's enough different paths and choices in general to deserve a replay, but to do so would require a truly committed player, who didn't mind repeating large chunks of the story in order to explore different variants of certain days. The official walkthrough is almost mandatory if you want to be "in charge".
My suggestion to @YedaGames would be that, in the future, they considered adding a simple cheat system, where you could unlock more scenes in the course of one playthrough, even across main and secondary routes... I'd still recommend a clean playthrough to fully enjoy the story.