My first initial thoughts after having finished Chapter 2:
Holy fuck.
Now let me catch you up from the beggining. One of the greatest visual novels i have ever played on this site and this is only 2 chapters in. The Prologue alone is worth becoming its own game. I actually really implore the dev to explore making a prequel to this once completing it.
The Missing Part. The title is actually perfect for this VN. Once completing the Prequel i felt emotionally drained. Add on top during the initial stages of Chapter 1 you really feel like you are missing a part of the MC after the *spoilers* death of ella and their daughter. I dare to say i felt a part of myself missing too.
I wont lie it took me a bit to get over the initial loss of both Ella and their daughter, but especially Ella. She felt like the perfect LI and I was really looking forward to explore that path with her and the MC.
It really made it hard to connect at first with any of the three main LI's. Eventually after getting over the sadness of it all, i started enjoying myself way more.
First of all i would like to applaud the dev on how amazing all 3 of the LI models look...very original from the looks of it, haven't really seen any of them in other VN's (I have played most of the good ones on here) Sarah, Lisa and Hailey are wonderful women, each having their own personalities and different aspects to enjoy.
I will add that i like how this game handles sex scenes. It's alot more of a slow burn story wise, so of course this also translates into the sex. If you were looking for a game with constant sex scenes this unfortunately isnt the one for you. We have had one sex scene so far and it is used to further the story with Sarah, and not just to make this into a porno. Also it was really crisp and looked fantastic. The renders felt really real. 10/10 visuals.
Personally Lisa is my favorite, mostly due to the connection she seems to have to Ella in some way. Close seconds though are both Sarah and Hailey. The two other possible LI's seem to be Emily and Linda whom to me don't really appeal to me enough to warrant their own separate paths but good additions to those who love a good variety.
Chapter 2 is where this goes from a great VN, that just doesn't reach the ceiling post Prolugue, back up to me after an emotional Prologue ending. While yes, i still miss Ella at points and yes i still wish to explore her in maybe a future prequel spinoff...I finally am able to grasp to the fact that everything that happened, needed to occur to get us this invested in the MC and what his future holds. I have never felt this attached before to a virtual novel and its characters, it honestly feels like watching one of my favorite series on Netflix. Plus talk about that ending!
Summing things up back to my initial reaction of the end of Chapter 2 *spoilers* I did not see that coming at all. I really hope this is some sort of long lost twin story, because as much as this "Madelyn" character isnt our Ella...This would be the next best thing. Of course i expect this to be slow burn...but i would love it if she is a planned new LI in the future. I am sold already on her. (Even if it is weird that she would be the twin sister of your dead wife and having the name of your dead daughter)
Keep up the outstanding work Mr. Developer @jPk vns
Until Chapter 3.
PS: This should be among the top 10 games out there. I would gladly put it among the likes of Being a DIK, Leap of Faith, Artemis, Become a Rockstar, City of Broken Dreamers, Race of Life, Move the Chains, Summer's Gone, Chasing Sunsets and Acting Lessons to name a few of the great ones out there.
Obviously there are other great VN's and some may prefer others but this definetly deserves to be among the highest rated.
I really hope this doesn't end up just being a hidden gem that gets lost in the shuffle.