Oh yeah one more question I have. There's some drawings not in the style of the anime as I play mions chapter. Are they from a manga or custom by yourself?
Mion chapter are manga redraws with coloring i did when game was made over a decade a go. When you get to chapters that never got offical english translation or unique there will be less anime images.
The game is more closely to manga and the vn than the anime. This game takes place in timeframe of kai (2nd season), but as you finish chapters, you find the first season of the anime reflected by a different method, you see orbs rather than kakera to click for these. Finishing chapters unlock new content plus different treasures in all chapters including the freeplay sandbox where you find rarer stuff and new character unlocks. There also different endings to chapters that effect the rest of the game.
If you started with the rika puzzle chapter, it quickest way to other chapters by quickly having a bad end. Someone who seen higu will realize a bad end will be coming if they pick the Rika choice. Rika chapter does not stop at Mion's minigame though, if you either super lucky or figure out how to beat mion, there are still more puzzles. If you are hard up figuring the next one which most people do, you can return with x-ray specs to cheat, as rika would likely cheat ;)
If you need help or hints, i will be here. There is a lot in this game.
You can find that kenta-kun, though it will be like 1 out 100 odds per dig, plus its a nice prize if you are lucky.
Played the cat killing chapter, poppy flower chapter and a good bit of tsumihorobishi-hen today. I very much enjoy the map designs. The overworld in tsumihorobishi is pretty awesome. I really like how one map uses a anime screenshot as background, feels like a pre rendered PS1 game like ff7. I really like how there was a choice on telling mion about Rina. Is the teppe boss in that route harder or did I just end up having bad luck? I decided against asking for Kasai after losing and the fight felt easier there.
Would you prefer if keep I post my thoughts as I play or give you a update when I'm done fully?
I like the play by play, as i said, a lot of people play the game but rarely talk of their experience.
in that rena chapter, the map actually close representation of the shirakawa-go that hinamizawa based on, i actually went there, but i spent all my day in old part of town instead of checking out irie clinic and keiich house.
The dump map different in each choice and even the story changes if let mion handle rina.
Cat-killing you can choose not to go to the out of way village and get a complete differeny story about satoko and keiichi.
Thanks for finding that bug of the missing audio file.
Satoko low hp as well you can use take home on her if you got that ability. Usually it is Mion damaging move that gives trouble. I cannot off-hand remember which gear offers stun resistance but there some out there. You can just be unlucky with RNG.