Very compelling VN that's extremely reminiscent of Ever17. There's just something really enjoyable about watching a group of people struggle to escape some locked down facility and Root Double does a good job of immediately dropping you into the heat of it. While I do appreciate the fast-paced and action-packed route A, it does make the slow SoL-themed Route B and flashback-heavy Route D feel a lot slower in comparison. The twists revealed in the other routes do a good job making up for it though and the story surprisingly comes together really well despite the emphasis on convoluted ESP-related mysteries. I liked a majority of the characters, particularly the adults like Watase, and I did warm up to Natsuhiko when he went hardcore destructive telepath mode. Didn't end up being a big fan of the younger girls though. Mashiro was cute enough and Yuuri was improved through her subplot with Natsuhiko but Salyu felt like too much of a typical mysterious VN heroine and never really clicked with me. Or maybe it's just my disdain for kuuderes. Seeing the situation from different perspectives and uncovering the truths behind the strange occurrences was very neat and it managed to surprise me quite a few times, but never really on the level that Ever17 or other uchikoshi games did. The theme of coming to understand one another despite overwhelming differences was well-presented and the ending left me with a very positive impression overall. The choice system was unique and interesting but in the end I think I prefer ordinary choices since I like actually clearly deciding what my character should do in a given situation. It was really cool how they integrated the choice system into the story though, even managing to include a tasteful 4th wall break at the end. I also liked how the game was relatively short, telling an interesting tale in just 20 hours while other VNs needlessly pad themselves out to hit 40 or 50. Also worst title drop in history. No, I won't accept "Before Crime * After Days" as an actual phenomenon, shut up.