I hate how the self-evidently grindy mechanics are also totally unashamed of the fact that they're wasting your time. Allowing you to brew a potion that skips the inane diagnosis minigames and lets you get straight to brewing a second potion is such a slap in the face. Why even have the minigames in the first place? Does my dude still not know how to diagnose bruises after the tenth time? The core loop is so unrewarding, an uphill climb that gates you in a million different ways, not with difficulty but with sheer unwillingness to concede any notion that you're mastering the game's systems or putting them in dialogue. I couldn't even get my dumb gay boyfriend to give me a discount at the furniture store. By the time I had cleared all of the plot content and found myself unable to get to the ending, the flags for which remain a mystery to the internet at large, I realized that I was only attempting to finish the game out of spite and let myself be free. Beautiful sprite work, sure; behold a town full of pretty dolls waiting to suck your blood as soon as you let them.