i really have no words for how much i love this game. maybe it's because emi's struggles -- her complex even -- hit home way too hard. maybe it's because kou's happy-go-lucky with something behind his smile demeanor always manages to break me. maybe it's because it was written so well. maybe it was the message, ending, the art, the music. i dont really know. all i can say is that this game is wonderful. i'm not a huge cry-er, despite how emotional of a person i come off as, but this game, this game almost broke me. i remember it so clearly. telling myself i would play it soon months, maybe even a year ago, and never getting to it until now. the very moment that emi's mother called her out for the one time emi treated herself and lived the life she wanted to live. though it wasnt that, something in that made me look at myself. my own fears and worries. i was angry, i was sad, i was happy. this game is an emotional rollercoaster, that manages to be a fun and cute short-but-sweet experience at the same time.  the character dynamic is wonderful, and the story i was told was so, so meaningful. i didn't know i needed it until now, and i cant believe it took me so long to sit down and play this game. i remember immediately thinking of my own guitar. the instrument i played for class, and would look at with such hatred, because i wasnt enough. i think i'll pick it up again. please play this game. please revel in it's message. maybe it's just me who was hit this hard, but it's quickly become something important to me. thank you for this game.