Despite its shortcomings, this is a great VN that focuses intensely on the horror. While the opening scene was pretty good, the introduction is a little slow. I get the story needs to set up normalcy first before shit hits the fan, but I do think it went on a tad too long. The second sex scene in particular is a bit unnecessary, even if it provides a nice dash of whiplash at the end. Also, there's the blatant author tract that happens at least twice in the story. I could write an entire essay about why random political rants aren't usually effective in a story, but the gist is that it would be like if a friend was talking about their time during summer camp and suddenly stopped to yell out, "INFLATION!" 20 times before continuing with his story. This could have been forgiven if the rants were connected to the story, but not really? The main conflict is about internalized homophobia, how it's caused by small religious towns, and the unhealthy ways to cope with it. The political rants are more about general conservatism and extremist groups, which I consider to be a separate thing, even if there is some overlap. Other than that, I think the VN did a good job of building up the tension and anxiety before the final day. The writing, the visuals, and the effects do a great job of throwing a gut punch to the reader and it paid off very well. The different endings were nice, with each of them serving their own purpose in the story. Definitely recommend this VN if you're a fan of horror.