Just finished Sissels Route and would like to give my Spoiler free opinion here;
Before playing Repeat, i played shirokois other VN "Temtations Ballad"and if i remember right i commented on it that it was the best VN i ever played, well i guess i have to correct myselve.
For me "Repeat" is basicly a masterpice, i had high hopes after TB, but could not imagine what i would be going through here.
First of all, i'm not the very emotional type of guy, it is rare that i'm really getting angry, or sad, or do the very unheard thing of crying.
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I cried way to much going through Sissels Route, not gonna lie, i had tears in my eyes more often than i could count, and when finaly the credits roled with that music in the background all all of that pictures of the story..well i REALLY cried.
The Story has alot to give, and took me the best part of two Weeks to finish. There is alot of "fun happy go lucky" moments, i laughed lots of times, but also alot of sadness, depression, dread...
and yes i think Repeat nailed the love part too, aaaand lot's of gay Stuff...(I'm not even gay...i think?)
I somehow thought reading before Bed was a good Idea, most of the Nights in the past two Weeks I was not able to fall asleep, because i was not able to stop thinking about the problems the charakters are facing. "Did i choose a wrong option somewhere? Is this really the right way? Why is everything falling apart?! ...I can't take it if another charakter would get hurt.."
Overall this Story was fricking amazing, and i cannot think of another Game, Book, Movie, Song etc that gave me so much Emotions, Joy, and Stuff to think about.
I did not looked into the other two Routes, and i guess i will take my sweet time off, before doing so. I can't possibly imagine myselve now playing the game and not supporting Sissel. Not that i did not like Owen or Phillip, these guys were amazing! The only reason i would like to play the other Routes is to get some Questions answered that are still there, but that can wait.
For now i will enjoy the sweet Memorys and Emotions before i might go and "Repeat"