Can't help but feel a little dissatisfied, the prologue & chapter 1 set a tone that hooks you in but doesn't really stick around.

Regardless I enjoyed majority of the game, with 2 exceptions. 1. The ending felt rushed and a certain character felt very unutilised and underdeveloped considering their role. Prior to the "cleansing" I felt the narrative was at a much stronger point. 2. Choices in this game really don't matter, sure there is a couple bad endings but overall the branching timeline doesn't really benefit the story in any major way. It could be argued the prologue sets you up for that fact but ultimately I don't see any reason to have them.

Now I always tend to ramble on the negatives so a few positives to close this out.

The soundtrack (and sound design) while I believe quite small is pretty good, no complaints there. Likewise with the character sprites, and environments, the art in this game is quite gorgeous. Lastly the characters in this game are a lot of fun, minus the one I was referring to earlier, who I won't name to avoid big spoilers. The biggest standouts for me are Erio, Yakko, Richter and Tsutsumi