Fate/hollow ataraxia is definitely a fandisc. It gives you another 30 to 50 hours to hang out with all your favorite characters (and Shinji) plus a few new faces, though it sometimes does so by annoyingly reducing them to one-note punchlines. The slice-of-life stuff is mostly alright but occasionally cringe as all hell (the fast-forward button can be a real blessing). Poking around the map for a new scene is fun at first but kind of loses its charm when you just want to progress the story and end up stumbling into yet another fanservice gag scene. The actual plot underneath all the goofing off is genuinely good, which makes the effort to get there feel anywhere between frustrating and tolerable.

That said: it's good to see the cast again, a lot of side characters get real content this time, and the new additions are strong across the board. The remaster itself is clean. Visuals are fine and animations punch above the engine's weight in a few spots. Translation is occasionally stilted, but unless your blood pressure spikes every time you read "Altria" instead of "Artoria" you probably won't care.

If you enjoyed Fate/stay night and finished all routes so that you can actually understand what the hell is going on, this is worth your time. As long as you're cool with awkwardly hanging out with the cast for hours just to piece together snippets of a sequel.

Very weird experience for me. Did not really understand what was going on but I enjoyed the fan service and closure. 10/10 would wipe my memory and replay.

Abosolute Masterpiece