The execution is questionable, the story is a disorganized mess and not much happens in the narrative -- and that is the point.

When I first finished Serial Experiments Lain for the Playstation, I felt... wrong? uneasy? mainly because the game does have an ending but not scrolling credits after finishing it. For a long time I felt like it was an experience but nothing too crazy.

So, why am I giving it a 5 star?
It has been 3 years since I finished this game and I still haven't forgotten about it. Hell, everytime I see fanart of Lain I get quite afraid because she makes a hypothesis inside the game, but it's proven to be true outside of it and that's what makes it scary. The fact that she owns a place on backloggd, the fact that she receives fanarts decades after her appearence...

this game lets you see Lain's life in a very deep and close way which is partly why everything is so haunting after you're done with it.