So far this is certainly a positive for me, despite the fact that if I was just looking at the individual parts instead of the whole it would appear to be a negative.

The art and voice acting are fine, but the writing, pacing and voice recording all range from mediocre to bad.

And yet... the sum of it all is greater than those flaws. It's an engrossing novel that I keep wanting to read more.

From what I gather, I'm at less than the halfway point for now. Will update the review later.

This HAS TO BE one of my favourite visual novels I've played! It has SO MANY things I love. Death games, looping mechanics, brilliant characters and a brilliant mix of comedy and despair. It is a game that can make you feel hollow one moment and then chuckling like a maniac the next.

The ending is something people complain about, but I didn't hate it. I DON'T think they did a very good job with the EXECUTION but it was good enough for me. By any standards though, it isn't amazing or anything.

I played most of this game offline on the Steam deck, AND THANKS TO A BUG my hours don't show (thanks Steam). However the game in total took me around 30 hours to complete start to finish. That is just the base game, none of the extras or "revelation mode" which both may add an extra couple of hours.

If the game looks interesting, like AT ALL, and you enjoy the visual novel genre. I'd 100% suggest grabbing it, EVEN AT FULL PRICE. It's just a solid game, with great Japanese voice acting, lots of brutal scenes and a cast of characters you won't forget. 8/10

Among Us.