This game is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.


i will never have a piece of work leave me this speechless no matter how hard i try to sit down and express just WHY it had that much of an impact on me. Because of the nature of the story and how you're expected to go through Extra/Unlimited prior, one would expect and brace for a genre switch that subverts your expectations; something that has been done countless times before but never to this effect.


every. single. character. managed to deeply resonate with me, despite my lack of interest in Extra/any of their respective routes in Unlimited. This game felt like a form of escapism unlike no other due to the unparalleled world-building and immersive writing that gave takeru a life of his own in a way I've seen very few VNs manage to pull off, especially as opposed to the stark contrast of his character initially in both Extra and Unlimited. It was neither a slow buildup nor a sudden change. It was more so an experience that the reader had to subconsciously go through themselves in tandem with takeru as the themes and events of the story got harder and more uncomfortable to read/experience, sometimes even requiring long pauses to even process a section.


It's also worth noting that this is one of the best examples I've seen of a story taking full advantage of its medium. i could not see it done any other way. The incorporation of all the previous routes from both games alongside takeru's first-person pov throughout all of this was woven into pure perfection that really deals that final blow, because while you don't need to resonate with him or any of the LIs personally, you still sat through hours upon hours of personal and emotionally raw dialogue and moments that are shocking, yet deeply introspective and call into question just what it means to love, suffer, and to make mistakes and amend them for the sake those you cherish, whether it ultimately be selfish or not.


This is a game that is worth it for the journey alone. The ending could've been written any way and i would still feel the same. I am glad to have experienced such a harrowing journey that only a few could sit around and read to its conclusion. There was just too much at stake and too many factors that got in the way. Therefore, no matter how things conclude, that gaping hole that this game left me with will never be filled.