This game feels like it was tailor-made for me. I really enjoy visual novels and tactics games, so I had a lot of fun with both sides of the gameplay loop.
The standout part of this game is the narrative and the way it unfolds. I loved the mysteries and slowly having all of my questions answered. I really enjoyed pretty much all of the characters and seeing their stories played out in sections from different perspectives.
The combat gameplay is slightly weaker than the excellent visual novel portion, but is still really engaging and fun to play. Getting new upgrades or weapons on people and seeing the effect they have in battle is incredibly satisfying, as is seeing a big enemy go down in one hit or a horde go down in a couple rockets. It was pretty easy at the beginning, but ramps up quite a bit near the end. I found the difficulty curve (on normal) to be quite good.
The artstyles also are pretty cool. I really like the 2D/3D thing they have going on in rememberance and the futuristic computerized visuals of the battles give it a whole new prespective.
Overall this is an amazing game, my personal GOTY 2023.