Been a long while since I last looked at this. I remember this being absolutely amazing but started going a bit too artsy for me around ch 40 or something like that. Any chance its become less... chaotic? Felt like I had to fucking take notes and do indepth analysis just to follow the basic plot. Hoping maybe this got toned down a bit, because I'd love to give it another read through after so long.
No, it's still complex. I binged the game and was pretty exhausted by the time I had reached that point, so I was also fairly confused on some things.
It's still worth it though. Ch 51 recontextualizes a lot of what you see in the 40s. 52-57 have been really awesome as well.
I still highly recommend playing through to the current content. This is a game with a lot of foreshadowing, misdirection, and unreliable narrators. It doesn't hand you a clear answer to most of your questions on the first pass. This may turn off some people, but it also make the theorycrafting and second playthroughs a lot of fun.
Additionally, if you look at the top page banner art long enough, it also reflects the characters current conflicts/state of mind.
although you definitely have to read the story to the point you can understand that.
I only noticed it recently. And wonder if it has gone through multiple updates during development. It's a subtle touch.