This review contains spoilers

This is another entry into the insane twisty stories of Spike Chunsoft. I continue to really enjoy these games, despite how unhinged the stories are. I like the big endgame twists in this game more than the last time, but I didn't like the side characters quite as much. The whole intertwined timeline thing didn't sit well with me at first, but the more I think back on it, the more I like it. It seems like it would be cool in a second playthrough when you know how it works. The side stories with Andes and Shoma, Mame and Gen, and Kizzy and Lien are still very good and well developed, but I feel like they weren't as emotionally impactful as the ones in the first game. I do like the design for the somnia overall for this gam more. They seem like they're a lot more well thought out and have more variety. However, I do feel like the first gam had higher highs when it came to individual somnia. The action scenes might be even goofier than the first game, somehow. I also think I like Mizuki and Ryuki as protagonists more than Date.

Overall this game is better in some aspects and worse in others compared to the first game, for overall the same score.

Reviewed on Sep 23, 2022


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