The mixed media style looked so great. I thought the idea to print out the pictures and adorning it with washi tape, stickers, and colors was really beautiful. It gave the whole story such a dreamy vibe. When you showed the actual colored photgraphs during the exit interview it wonderfully contrasted it. It made me realise the story took place in a (fictionalised) real place. I really appreciated this glimpse into an area I have little to no knowledge of.
The writing had such a literary feel to it. I’m not sure I always understood where in the timeline I was at a given point. I think there were jumps forward and backwards in time, but I realised this only pretty late into the game. It felt very mature and surprising in tge context of a visual novel. The “lighthearted” visuals — to me contrasted — the severity of the text. The three protagonists’ different ways of being dishonest with each other and rationalising it to themselves hurt so much more than the abandonment of the island. That was some really skillful writing.
I liked the music a lot. It was used sparse but to great effect and gave off such a lonely but calm atmosphere.
I wished for those three to end up in better places … seeing them where they are at the end of the story felt very crushing — especially the result of Alba’s (in)decisions. Again, great characterisation and writing.