Similar for me, I ended up playing it because of it's sheer quality, which was honestly not something I expected. I was really surprised at how immersive and interactive the gameplay honestly was, how good the characters were and how the whole thing just worked so well together to create a really fun experience. It's not a masterpiece, but I honestly feel like it's way more fun than it should be for what it is, and it is definitely my favorite thing I have played this year.
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No, I believe that this in absolute master pice,which doesn't revolve on only clicking choices,which in most of the cases it surpasses 99% of dating sim/ visual novels game , especially in terms of plot,while the animation can be sometime buggy ,the rest of the game is pretty dang impressive, and with update coming next year normally which will add chapter 1 this will only get better