Admittedly enough, it's been a while since I've checked out your games and when I saw this one being made through your screenshot previews...I got pretty invested! Do keep in mind that my review will have spoilers so uh, yeah!
I do, sincerely appreciate the ambiguity of what fun meant throughout the game given the setting of the game taking place at a club which sure, you can put two and two together etc. Considering the reputation I'm aware of that's often associated with clubs, this VN really takes a TAMED BUT STILL FUN interpretation of clubbing and the murder-mystery addition was such a huge, HUGE treat to be greeted after.
The amount of gentle foreshadowing and background mentions of side-characters were, in my opinion, pleasantly such tickle brainers to really interconnect and as someone who does appreciate noticing the details, this was definitely one of them for sure. I also noticed plenty easter-eggs all throughout the game, and the inclusion of re-occurring characters throughout your installments has been FRESH because of the fact that I get to see different interactions, relationships, which I think is pretty important to not keep said introduction of familiar characters stale.
(Another quick note: I LOVE the fact that I got spooked through looking at a computer, because if it's one thing that does scare me, it's definitely getting caught off my guard so fast and quick without the inability to process, and a part of this VN has really made my heart stop in that moment which was AWESOOOOOME!)
What I'm really fond of as well about this VN is that it's not afraid to set very clear relationship boundaries in a relatively casual way which is very fair (and I think it's not often represented enough through media personally) As well as the antagonist, despite being a club owner, having friends? WHICH IS SO GOOD? Because like WOW!! I love antagonists having DEPTH and relationships (whether it be platonic/romantic) OUTSIDE of their usual role!! While yes, all of the characters are meant to tell a story...playing this VN was definitely such a treat to pick up and read over because all of the characters from this VN has some sense of duality that not enough writing will really salvage how much I appreciate this game. So, yeah! Very wonderful game Arcade, love love love this so much, and thank you so much for this experience of a game <3 +o+
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