i was really boutta come back and give this a low 8 and then that ending hit, got damn. might be a little on the short side but that's all the more reason to play it if you haven't yet.

if possible:
- go in completely blind. even if you know some stuff that happens i doubt it's the entire picture
- try to play on an actual DS. emu is fine but the compression they used on some of the fmv cutscenes is a little jank when blown up to the size of a monitor