A rare instance of censorship making a game better. We really didn't need the weird loli sex scenes tbh, and I can fully understand disliking this game purely because those were in there to begin with. To play devil's advocate though (albeit as someone who has not seen/read the censored scenes, which I wish to emphasize before saying anything further), I doubt the majority of the sex scenes in the game were included PURELY for the purpose of being sexually gratifying. We experience every one of those scenes through the lens of our main character, someone that is shown VERY CLEARLY to be an EXTREMELY FUCKED UP INDIVIDUAL. Personally, I'd like to give this game the benefit of the doubt and view these rather depraved sex scenes as tools to immerse us further into Sakisaka's mind and show us just how fucked up he's become.

Even with that perspective though, I still think the game is better without them and that they're a bit excessive and questionable. When I inevitably re-read this, I might try playing through it with them patched in. I'm almost certain I'll regret that choice, but I have to know if I'm giving the game too much credit with my previous statements.

As for the actual visual novel itself, it's fantastic! An absolutely horrific, depraved spiral into eldritch madness, bolstered by some tasteful edginess, phenomenal music, and a rather short length.

Reviewed on Nov 19, 2022


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