Hey! I played the game and geez!! It certainly is the most romantic entry I have played so far from the otome jam. The game fully explores the concept of soulmates and of the "red string of love" in such a poetic fashion. Van's ability and the MC's synesthesia contributed to the poetry of the game: if anything, love expresses itself not only in our hearts, but in our senses. As someone hypersensitive, I really appreciated that!
Also, the fact that they would find each other and long for each other every lifetime was wonderful. Maybe there is something sad in pre-destination, but it was here tackled so gracefully that it felt extremely romantic, and it reminded me and, as a sucker for romantic stories, it was amazing. I felt like I was falling in love with Van myself everytime I played (which isn't an easy thing to do considering I don't usually self-insert in VNs), even during the second lifetime which isn't usually my cup of tea (not a huge fan of tsunderes)... But here, the team made it work like a charm.
Of course, special mentions to the art which was gorgeous, to the voice acting which, well, it is Max, so I'm not surprised it's excellent, but still worth underlining it, the music was perfect for this game and fitted Van and his relationship with MC perfectly, the GUI was AMAZING and I really liked the slight variations brought to the textbox for some scenes or CGs.
So, congrats to everyone involved, it was a stellar and hopelessly romantic entry I truly enjoyed!
P.S.: I was NOT expecting a mention of Raku in this game!! For God's sake, don't tell me HE, of all people, is my soulmate in every lifetime, I'd scream! (On a more serious note, the references to other entries were a cute nod: I caught Burning Red, Karamu and Keyframes and wondered if there were more?)