I'm a mess... It's maybe a little evil, I guess, of me to write all of this down, but, genuinely, this game is so beautiful. Playing through it, at first, I thought it'd... really make me feel unsatisfied. I always think that going for the bad ending first is the way you should play games with multiple endings, so I went for that first! And they all made me feel, extremely empty, longing, and unhappy. I was almost expecting the game to not live up to any expectations I set for it, but, obviously the bad endings aren't what we're supposed to settle for, right?
This story is just... It's probably corny for me to say it, but it's really perfect, from my own point of view. Everything about it. It feels really ridiculous for me to say it, but Nami's writing is always so perfectly in tune with what I want to read and feel, I guess. The art, of course, is fucking excellent, too. The music, as well, is just so effective in fitting into the story. All of the character designs, all of the set dressing, all of the production value, and all of the writing... It all adds up to a really stellar experience. I really fucking love it!!!!
Of course, I'm just one person, and so my own point of view may not be worth all that much, but, as far as the two experiences made from this collaboration go, it's just.... I'm really happy these two experiences were made, y'know? Maybe I'm being too sentimental, but the writing, between the two of the stories released, are just so fricking special to me, as somebody who feels like a bit of a nightmare of a person a lot of the time. Between Issa and Mell... the message delivered from this story just really touches upon a lot of things I, personally, really spend too much time thinking about on a day-to-day basis. Between asexuality, trusting people you don't know, allowing relationships to form, and just... allowing yourself to feel happy, despite sometimes being an awful person at times, it's.... so resonant with this specific person, with this specific bundle of experiences. It's really fricking perfect, y'know? I hope that's worth as much as it can be.
I don't know how much a review like this is really worth, though, but.... Thank you!!! For making this!!! I don't know if, in the future, I'll really be able to let my interpretation of the message of this game and Mermaid Splash sink into me, but... after finishing this game, I feel really happy and somewhat validated, y'know? There's absolutely no doubt about that, in this moment. I sincerely hope that this messy comment bestows an amount of my feelings unto its artists, despite its severe messiness.
Thank you!