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I partially understand where you were going with this, it certainly is an unexpected twist to his character, i look forward to playing the other game once it gets an english translation.. but for now, I'll wait

i was scrolling through itch to find this, i thought the art of this game was appealing so i downloaded it to play with my friend. after completing the five endings given, i have a lot of thoughts to convey about this.

firstly, i really like the way the atmosphere that was set-up and how aoi's character actually had nuance aside from just straight-up being a psychopath, as it's given , i think it's shown that he did feel guilty a few times. however, higan was mainly treated as a side character, only having a singular ending, i get how aoi was supposed to be the main love interest with more writing portrated, and most of the writing effort was put into him (which did prove to make him a very well written character) i just believe that if more effort was poured into higans character, perchance it would be more engaging, for example if it was explicitly shown through higan's backstory how aoi ruined his life, i feel as if it would improve and build up on the characters much better. additionally, i think higan should have also had another ending, maybe a "bad route"  to build up more on his character.  his character had potential, if he had more flaws, since he became too soft in my opinion, and the shift of his personality from intimidating to soft was done too fast. 

Furthermore, i think the "distorted" loading screen would be put well to use if after you got all four endings, that screen would appear on the homepage rather than the normal screen which is used. It would add a nice twist and set the atmosphere for the true ending.

My main complaint about this novel is that, the true ending, was extremely disappointing. the story was well built up, and it had a good ending point in the true ending but it went further than it needed to.  aoi's development was nice, and the relationship between him and the MC was building up well.  until you get to his accident... where did that even come from??? his accident was too random, his character build up was good until it got to that point, and his redemption felt forced. and the friendship between aoi and higan also felt forced, and the true ending didn't address "aoi ruining higans life".  firstly, the accident was too random, (maybe if you added a scene earlier describing his accident, rather than it coming out of the blue, it couldve worked out better, but it would still be poor writing decision. i think aoi's character was destroyed due to this, and all chances of future development were ruined for him , rather than speaking up about his troubles, he just can't speak at all.. also i don't even get the point of taking an arm..?? i think maybe i'm missing something, i dont get this ending at all.

p.s: i know what the writer tried to do by removing aoi's voice, i get the entire "speak vs silence" theme given, by taking his speech away, ultimately forcing him into silence, but i wish he could choose himself, and i think this theme could have been portrayed better, and it ruined aoi's character, and provided me and my friend with a dissatisfying ending....

overall, i enjoyed most of the endings and the main game, i liked the atmosphere, but the true ending dissatisfied me as i am an otome game enthusiast