This is a passion project, and it shows.

The beautiful artwork was what initially drew me to this VN, but I'm happy to say that I stayed for the story and characters. The soundtrack is also definitely one of the game's strong suits, I loved every single one of them!

After doing Kurato's route, I have some thoughts I'd like to share.
The beginning of the game; the prologue and first 1-2 chapters of Kurato's route did a great job at getting me invested into what was gonna happen and how their relationship would develop. However, the further I got into the story, the more bored I got.
I do love the idea of supernatural things happening in this village, but it felt like the protagonist barely questioned it (or anything slightly strange, for that matter). Other than that, the transition from mysterious disappearances to suddenly hunting zombies and magic being a thing threw me off guard quite a lot, it got revealed and was then just accepted. It was wayyy too sudden for my taste.

Other than that, while I did enjoy learning about Kurato's backstory, the flashback segment felt like such a drag and I found myself wanting to skip it entirely.
Also, this is a smaller point, but I feel like both the protagonist and Kurato got themselves into trouble every day without fail... It didn't leave much time for intimate moments between just them.
I wish there had been less exposition, less action (or at least more spread out) and more quiet moments between the couple so they actually get to develop their relationship.
Speaking of intimate moments: They always ended way too quickly! The ones with cutscenes felt fine in legth, although in my experience VNs usually drag it out more, but Kurato's confession at the end of the romantic route ended so abruptly that I physically frowned :( I want all the romance, all the cheesiness, but it needs time to sink in!

TLDR I was disappointed by the writing the longer I played. It started to feel illogical and rushed. But despite my criticism, I still think this game is definitely worth playing, especially if you're into supernatural stuff! The characters are charming and have depth, the story is interesting, and don't even get me started on the gorgeous art and ost.
I'll definitely come back to play the other routes at some point.

was not expecting Chain to be a recurring character. had a lot of laughs in this.