Initially I hesitated on playing this one, as its central themes do not jive with me. But curiosity won out. As expected, I am not the suitable target audience but I still found it enjoyable to experience. The fantastic visuals of the first and third chapter support a positive atmosphere. And then the second chapter plunges into something incredibly dark and surreal. The musical accompaniment is fantastic with pumping up the intended emotions.
However, the main thrust of the plot is lost on me. The idea seems to be discovering and helping these strange spectres. Instead, I smashed many things with a shovel. The characters therein then seem irrelevant. Nor did anything in that chapter seem to be important with Tokiko's encounter in the third chapter. I hear there is another way to approach the second chapter, but I didn't find more than a key. And the way I completed the chapter maybe skipped some narrative hooks?
In any case, if stark emotional seesaws are your kind of thing, this game delivers. There are moments of laughter, unease, anguish, and even some heartwarming for your trouble. That said, jump scares are always rude and that was not appreciated.