For the short review, the art and story makes this game. The gameplay is fine, and there isn't a whole lot of inconsistencies other than it being weird. The characters are also pretty good, with some exceptions obviously. For the long part, the story is very confusing in the start, almost too confusing. The only real reason I understand it is because of Renya Gouto's storyline. It gives too many different elements/ stories in the beginning to keep up with. It is almost impossible. One can easily go through half of the game and not know what is going on. However, the elements of the story are captivating, they just introduce lots of concepts that can lead to different (and incorrect) theories very quickly. For example, Yakushiji's story can make her seem like she is doing good and bad every single chapter, and it is difficult to pinpoint in my case. The main problem here is the player doesn't know WHAT or WHO the problem is, which could be purposeful, but if so it needs to be dialed down. The matrix part in Minami's story is the only real defining event where the player can see what is actually going on. That is the main complaint I have here, everything else was pretty great. The genre of the story and the gameplay were good, as well as the characters and world building. The clear star of the show here is the art, which is probably why some people actually completed the game in the first place. TLDR; if it sounds interesting to you, play it. It isn't a GOTY, but still a good and interesting experience that is different than any other.