Got an urge to replay this even though I was moments from finishing this only because when I try to collect my thoughts on it, nothing came to mind. Going to go for an hour of playtime a day because binging adventure/story heavy games is never a good idea.

Also with the context of playing the first SMT game, I find it cool this game seems to be a character study but not just of the game characters but the player themselves. Previously the games would tell you to remain balanced but here the game explicitly calls out to the player themselves (player character no longer has backstory + plenty of cutscene direction that have character stare at the screen). It's a matter of who you see yourself in that would influence your choice.

played this instead of going into a uni lecture and was worth it

I've comeback to adventure after doing some research.

I originally saw Sonic Adventure as an Action-Adventure platformer but now it's clear it's actually an Adventure-Action game.

In other words, this is an adventure game with action elements rather than an action game with adventure elements.

It's also extremely campy and I love that.

Reading this with a friend and got about 5 chapters in the ciel(?) route and man, is it common for VNs to just like.. Not be finished? IDK maybe I should read more

Encouraged exploration but act of exploring leaves things to be desires (I notice my brain turning off as I move around) but it's still rewarding to experiment with areas you can go too which was something mostly prominent in IV