My experience is definitely parallel. From the anticipation of finding out what happens after the bowling alley fight to the defending the dev because art isn't linear and bad things happen....This was another VN I genuinely enjoyed back in the early days. I followed every episode, every release, because I wanted more — especially after that cliffhanger from the bowling-alley fight. That moment kept me on edge and hungry for the next update.
Right until the bad things happened regularly....
And the art didn't.