One of the most charming games I've ever played. It's more or less a tribute (or ripoff) of several well-known entities. Most obviously Blade Runner and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Nonetheless it to me feels like it's own thing and it's very engaging throughout. It's also surprisingly violent. Basically every version that has come after this has been censored quite a bit. And I think even modern games would not go to lengths that this game loves to visit.

I'd recommend the Sega CD version. It's the first time the story is told in it's entirety, and in my opinion it's also by far the best looking version. And really, with a visual novel you really want to play the version with the best graphics if you ask me.

Even though I'm completely used to how the game works, it's undeniable the design of the menu and especially progression is not very good to put it politely. Sometimes to progress you have to interact, look or use a couple of specific things before the game allows you to continue. And if you didn't investigate one of the key parts, enjoy going back and checking everything and reading every line again until you finally see some text that hints you can progress now. Like if Gillian says 'let's go somewhere else' and you realize you can finally continue. Luckily during the most intense parts this might only happen a few times. And it's mostly during downtime that you're likely to get 'stuck'.