oh man ok so. lots of spoilers in this, please be aware!
i played reed's route first and. oh my god. hes not even my type but he kinda? is now?? his character is so so well developed and fleshed out. he has so many small quirks that make his character feel alive and i *love* it. the scene after visiting his brother is. holy cats. i replayed it like three times, heh... seriously, its so well written.
then i played laurent's and i didnt feel the same oomph, he wasnt quite as fleshed out. i felt kinda bad cause it didnt really feel like mc returned his feelings, which im sure is hard to portray. i just didnt sense the tension or growing feelings as much with him. in fact, reed was brought up several times in his route, especially in places i thought laurant would be. (i.e., after you get back to your apt after laurent is shot and you take a shower, theres no worrying or contemplating the blood on your hands thats mentioned, but reed's housewarming gift was.)
the game as a whole is so interesting. i loved my first play through, trying to put pieces together and figure out who you are WITH the mc. my second play though i realized just how much what we smell is mentioned and its such a brilliant quirk for a character with that power to have. of COURSE a character that can smell emotions would notice the scent of lipstick and floor cleaner more readily than others. and the fact that what they smell is mentioned, not just when emotions are involved, is such good writing.
overall its a really interesting story. im very focused on the romance aspect of these games so i hope my very centered review is ok lol. thank you so much for uploading this!
(oh and the art style is so so cool ok thats all)