Xiruo's games are so incredibly polished to the point where it seems dangerous that her plot and pacing are also moving... Isn't that too much power for one person? The comic storyboarding and umbrella interstitial were seriously impressive. Anyway...
I was very touched by this. A tender and thoughtful story of two people on their journey through young adulthood and the loss and transformation that comes through it. An exploration of their personal and family lives plays out very naturally. Not too gentle, not too cruel, the side characters (again as expected of Xiruo) are their own fully-fledged characters with actualized existences beyond the main plotline.