this game is, essentially, if Shrek was a video game. a genuinely great, heartfelt story with great characters and writing that ended up getting buried due to meme factor. which is really sad, because this game is genuinely incredible, and it's very sad to see people online (including the review section here on Backloggd!) dismiss it as silly and stupid. I wish the "secret" endings for Shuu, Sakuya, and Okosan were overall more substantial, but I genuinely do love and treasure this game

either way, unfortunately the Shrek comparison is still apt even today - joke VN after joke VN has come out since 2011/2012 without understanding what made Hatoful Boyfriend such a special experience, and in a way everyone loses

anyways DDLC wants what this game has