When I first played Stella Glow it was the highlight of my gaming 2018. Having zero expectations I was pleasantly surprised by a well-written and engrossing tactical RPG with memorable scenarios, plot, and characters. Sadly, it held up poorly to my 2021 replay.
The writing is still exemplary, with a well-developed empathy for the characters. Unfortunately it is also mired in problematic sexual situations which I had a lot more difficulty ignoring on my replay. The overall plot is still extremely well executed, but I had a much harder time engaging with the dialogue this time around. The combat is still challenging and tightly designed, but it suffers from a lot of quality-of-life issues which can render certain elements (e.g. the witch's songs) a bit tedious.
I really can't evaluate this game properly as both of my playthroughs were heavily colored by a dramatic mismatch of expectations vs experience. Still, I would recommend that any fan of story-driven RPGs or Persona style games give this one a try. Just be prepared for excessive anime-isms.