Wow! I absolutely loved Esper X Guide so far! The writing is amazing - evocative narrative, fun banter, and interesting lore. The gameplay is even more amazing. I was expecting a basic turn-by-turn card game style, but I was really impressed with the battle mechanics. I did NOT do the tutorial and highly recommend others to do so lol as I only really grasped what was going on by the time I was struggling halfway through the first mission's (optional) boss fight. It's a mix of turn-by-turn mechanics, except you have a concentration element thrown in, with having to remember which cards are attack vs support, doing a little card counting if you have the capacity (I do/did not lol). Once I figured it out, I was having a lot of fun with it, even as I shouted at my poor memory/luck for which cards I flipped.

The art was gorgeous - I love the character designs and was filled with cute aggression during the scenes where Wesyng flicks his tail hehe. 

I only completed the first mission, as Ember, with Wesyng and really like the MC dialogue options as well.  You can be open and receptive to Wesyng or shut him down, and I like that it gets as bit flirty~ I also liked the glimpse of Laurent that we got. 

I'm holding off on playing more for now since my memory isn't well suited for episodic releases, but I really love the game so far and will be faithfully following along/recommending it wherever possible!