this game is such a treasure, a complete immersion in the spiritual world of 700-900s japan! and it even comes with a great index of themes and characters involved in the story as well as research sources used to make the game possible

removed half a star because i thought the part beyond the palace gates was sadly too short compared to the time it takes to be able to get there (a time that can also be kinda frustrating if you’re bad at directions like me LOL). i used an online guide at one point to see if i had triggered all possible scenes and events. played it all in one sitting but didn’t time it so idk how long exactly it took me (2-3 hours is my estimate?)