Before you Depart is a really good oneshot VN. Wasn't expecting much novel from the May Wolf contest, but ByD definitely wowed me.

I'm very familiar with Cetus' writing, and enjoyed seeing him writing for a very different character than Judah (ICO). The writing flowed well, the pacing of the scenes worked and didn't feel drug out. 

I also really enjoyed the art style for this VN, Arcadia really hit it out of the park. I liked the expressionist CGs that felt right out of an Edvard Munch painting, and some of the cutouts felt very inspired by Revolutionary Girl Utena. Only thing that i felt could use a little tweaking is that Memento didn't quite mesh. Maybe that's purposeful given his character, but the design felt a little incoherent.

I also really liked the space waltz music, it was a nice use of original music to highlight a key moment.

All in all, would def reccomend you give this a look. Stories like this have been told before, but everything works together to deliver a vivid experience.

this definitely made me cry.
out of all my wolf jams i read this one is the best one atm
the presentation and art style is amazing as well as it having a limited yet amazing colour palette.
over all 11/10 hope you win

This really did make me ugly cry, and I'm actually thanking you for it.

I don't normally want to cry over these short stories, but this just hits your where it hurts. Bravo, truly. What a masterpiece.

The game is very well crafted with the imagery and the storyline. It made me cry and I do not cry easily, but it was easy to become attached to the characters. I loved the parallels frpm the final scene to the beginning, like it was a full circle. Great job guys!