A young woman named Tachibana is invited to Daiusu, an isolated Christian village that's existed since Christianity was oppressed in Japan. Due to its isolation, the town's beliefs have diverged wildly from orthodox religions, worshipping a Jesus-like figure known as the Saint, who's supposed to return someday. The leaders of the town hope that by connecting to the outside world, they can help the village stretch outside their weird culture and gain a better understanding of the world.

And then the Saint actually shows up. Things QUICKLY spiral out of control.

Easily one of the weirdest of the visual novels I've been playing. Its got a unique art-style, 3D models matched with unmoving stained glass outfits for NPCs. Its really jarring, but you get used to it, you can actually pinpoint how different stained glass patterns highlight the distinction between seemingly identical background characters. It really rewards careful observation.

Once the first act plot twist hits, the story really shines as an existential nightmare. It never has any monsters per se, but it feels like a horror story that's gradually dialing up the heat. Its careful to avoid cliches too. A character tries to do a hero speech about how "you need to live life for yourself," only for that to immediately backfire and escalate the problems even further.

Surprising character depth for such a short three hour story too. You're flip flopping between potential villains for a while before you really understand where all these characters are coming from. I think the story fumbles slightly on how it tries to solve the Existential Problem the town is dealing with, but the falling action after the climax throws more great zags at you that shows no, this solution still had consequences that you're just gonna have to sit uncomfortably in.

tl;dr really bizarre but FASCINATING visual novel that I'd highly rec if you're willing to accept the story and visuals as is and enjoy the ride its on