I didn't play through the entirety of Act 1. I found it impossible. This person you are trapped in a room with is just the worst person in the world. When the shadow monster showed up, I got a little excited, hoped I could leave with them because anything would be better than this albino prick. Ilar puts their hands on you, they insult you, they're rude, manipulative, and cruel, and how does your character respond? Endless apologies for THEIR behavior. When the VN telegraphs clearly that you're just supposed to be okay with this because hey, look at these cutesy letters and see, they have it so t-u-f-f, that is when I stopped. I couldn't take it anymore. If I could have, I would have shoved them into the rift and called it a day. Let them be someone else's problem as I disintegrate into the sweet embrace of nothing, finally free of them.

The world is well formed and established quickly though I didn't care a lick about it, maybe because it was Ilar who was explaining it. The overall presentation is nice though I feel Ilar has one sprite that doesn't look quite as good as the others, 3/4th angle/turn iirc. They maybe go a little overboard with the effects and I think some sounds managed to ignore my settings and play despite everything being muted.

If you enjoy being powerless and mistreated or trapped with a sociopath, I guess you can't go wrong with the entry price of free.