Pacing-wise, the balance of "interesting sci-fi mystery" to "slice of life dating sim" is more evenly distributed than the infamously backloaded Ever 17, but on the whole there's a lot more focus on the latter than most of Uchikoshi's other work. From the perspective of "an Uchikoshi VN" it's mostly a curiosity, as the origin of some elements referenced in the other Infinity games - though it's certainly not without some interesting aspects. The Never 7 Eternal Edition fan remake is an amazing work of preservation though, lined up against a host of ports with inconsistent content and bugs galore.

E: OK, honestly, every time I think about this game I give it more credit for its interesting ideas. I need to do a replay with the intent of meeting it on its own terms.