Obviously, after playing the game, I had to create an itch.io account solely for the purposes of praising this game.
This was my first ever visual novel that I'd played through myself (my avid youtube marathon of DDLC does not count) and I really enjoyed it - much more than I'd expected to. I'd come into the game only knowing that it was vaguely coding orientated as well as seeing Odxny's facecard on the website. I'd left it with the biggest shit-eating grin you'll ever see on me.
The characters were really fun to interact with generally, each with their own sort of vibe and genuine personality that you don't really see for side characters usually (I do say this with a total of two experiences in visual novels, so maybe it's different idk but regardless). The chat was hilarious at times and the voice call (and acting my lord) were insanely well done.
I suppose it also helps knowing the basics of coding going into the game, but wrapping my head around a new language still added a really fun aspect to the game. I'd definitely come out of it smarter than I was. It also was not too challenging for anyone completely new to it.
However, I'm now way too invested into Odxny and that's leaving me dreading SeekLoss.
Overall, I'd 100% recommend if you have a heart and free will.