I will have to say, I'm a new reader, and seeing this gives me hope for the future of the VN. Listening to the feedback of others and understanding where they are coming from. On top of all the accessibility changes happening. I'm just looking forward to this story even more.
I will ashamedly admit. I sped through the flashback portion, simply because I was so engrossed in the 'now' of the story, not the 'then'.
Whew. This is very well written. Emotional whiplash like only one other VN has ever given me. Look forward to experiencing more down the road.
Spoilers below
I hope Jen will take her recording to a different city to ask for government involvement. Having dirt against someone so high up it's painfully obvious he's bought the local police, fight fire with fire. Blackmail him with the recording into releasing all of his 'hostages'.
Whatever happens, ill be waiting for that update email.
What a wonderful read if a bit too fast paced at the end. A few more details would have been nice.
spoilers ahead
Would have been nice to have the proposal shown, a bit of joy to ease the horrors of the torture. For us its mere hours and fresh. (Vividly so if you are like me and manifest yourself into the MCs shoes) and was it a marriage of necessity or actual love?
In this situation I could see either. Necessity to ease the panic attacks and the separation anxiety that no doubt would have developed shortly after escape, the pandemic possibly compounding on top of it all.
Or love, in which case would be the rock in which got these two through their toughest trials.
On a side note. I'm sad about the Archie/Cam dynamic falling apart. It sucks losing a long time friend simply because both are too scared to take that first step in properly communicating. One distrusting the echo shadow that never left, the other not being honest about his newfound abilities limits or control.
If cam can control it freely at this point in the story, then the fallen friendship would indeed be his fault, if he cannot, there's a chance at reconciliation.
I agree. i just recently found this and am on my 3rd playthrough, it would be nice to at the very least keep the accessories you have found unlocked to have them earlier in the game. sucks to have to go to Ch. 18 just to do gold fur n only have a couple hours to enjoy it, and not all 'routes' have the same things.
