This took me 5 months to finish and it was... OK. In fairness I played it in Japanese so it was a bit of a slog at times, even though I understood the gist of everything, but it just didn't quite click for me.
The characters were annoying, the slice-of-life dull, but there was just enough tension and suspense to keep me going, and I certainly wouldn't want to say it was actively bad or that I hated it.
I'm currently midway through ch2 and enjoying it tremendously more (the slice-of-life feels engaging on its own terms, the characters suddenly feel much more likeable than one-note anime girls) - whether it's because I've just clicked with the game suddenly or it's an improvement, I'm not sure, but I do appreciate the setup in ch 1 and definitely wouldn't say I regret reading it.
ALSO the mangamer sprites are the ugliest things ive ever seen, and some of the original BGM makes me want to tear my brain out.
The characters were annoying, the slice-of-life dull, but there was just enough tension and suspense to keep me going, and I certainly wouldn't want to say it was actively bad or that I hated it.
I'm currently midway through ch2 and enjoying it tremendously more (the slice-of-life feels engaging on its own terms, the characters suddenly feel much more likeable than one-note anime girls) - whether it's because I've just clicked with the game suddenly or it's an improvement, I'm not sure, but I do appreciate the setup in ch 1 and definitely wouldn't say I regret reading it.
ALSO the mangamer sprites are the ugliest things ive ever seen, and some of the original BGM makes me want to tear my brain out.