A charming and heartfelt VN that, despite appearing unremarkable on the surface, hits all the right notes. It's the full package with likable characters, nice art, and a SOULFUL soundtrack that really engrosses you in the atmosphere of young love. There's a surprising amount of routes and while they do vary in quality, the girls are all cute and quite a few of them managed to get me at least a little emotional. The main character's aversion to women can feel inconsistent at times but it opens a lot of opportunities for good scenes with the supportive characters like Yuuji and Tamaki and it lends to a real feeling of growth in the MC and his relationships. My only real complaints would be Ruri's screeching harpy voice, the MC being far too dense in certain instances, and the placement of sex scenes being occasionally jarring. I also accidentally shot myself in the foot by doing Manaka's route first because it is by far the best and I had to spend the rest of the VN comparing every girl to my wife/class president/goddess Manaka Komaki.

Reviewed on Nov 21, 2023


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5 months ago

i always wanted to get around to this, i figured toheart 2 was always truly soulful