I wish I could give this game a neutral review, but I find myself leaning slightly toward the negative side.

The game is essentially a visual novel (VN) where you spend most of your time reading. The choices you make don’t significantly impact the story, which feels like a missed opportunity. The dice system, however, is a highlight—it’s fun to micromanage and combines well with skills to create interesting combos. That said, some skills are clearly inferior and not worth investing in. The setting starts off strong, introducing characters and a sense of urgency with a looming "deadline" that initially feels compelling.

Unfortunately, the game begins to fall apart in ways that are ultimately unsatisfying. There are no real consequences for failure; losing a dice check results in minor damage that’s easily fixed, and skipping a day to recover resources barely affects the deadline due to how lenient it is. This lack of stakes undermines the tension the game tries to build.

While choices do matter to some extent, they often boil down to picking between two sides of a moral dilemma, each leading to predictable outcomes. This brings me to my second major criticism: the game is overly clichéd. The story lacks surprising twists, and the ones that do occur are telegraphed from miles away. With only two approaches to most situations, the narrative feels formulaic and uninspired.

My third and most significant issue is what ultimately makes me hesitant to recommend this game. You start in one area, gradually getting to know the characters and becoming attached to them—classic VN progression. However, you eventually hit a wall because the mission pointers are vague and don’t clearly explain how to progress the story or side arcs. Then, out of nowhere, you discover a gate that opens up a whole new area, introducing a flood of new characters, locations, and opportunities.

At this point, you’re juggling multiple missions, including one that continues in the new zone. While this might sound engaging, the game forces you to wait for timers, pushing you to explore or take on other tasks in the meantime. This wouldn’t be a problem if the game didn’t keep overwhelming you with more content. Just as you start to connect with the original characters, the game throws even more new faces and locations at you, diluting your focus and attachment.

The cycle becomes repetitive:

- Do a mission.

- Perform self-care to avoid dying.

- Wait for mission timers while doing random tasks or exploring.

- Complete the mission once the timer ends.

- Play one scene, only to be sent on another chore (hack this, deliver that, etc.).

- Wait again.

- Repeat.

The lack of stakes becomes glaring. A character might claim something is urgent, but you can easily sleep for three days and deal with it later. Where’s the tension? The game becomes easier as it progresses, with failure resulting in minimal penalties—often just smaller rewards. This makes the experience feel increasingly hollow.

TL;DR:
The game is okay if you’re just looking for a story-driven experience with timers dictating your progress. You might grow fond of the characters and setting, but just as you start to connect with them, the game introduces too many new elements, overwhelming you and diluting the narrative. The characters, while initially intriguing, end up feeling like generic cyberpunk archetypes without much depth. The lack of stakes and the repetitive gameplay loop make the experience feel unfocused and unsatisfying. If you don’t mind a lack of consequences and enjoy visual novels, you might find some enjoyment here—but don’t expect anything groundbreaking.

This game has some of the most beautiful stories and characters I've seen in a video game, or even some novels I've read. Over the years, you just don't find things like this. I'm a war hardened, grown man, and some of the story threads in this cut me deep. Thank you for this experience.

I enjoyed this one quite a bit. More of a visual novel than a typical game.

Pretty good writing but not mind-blowing. The gameplay mechanics are under-developed, especially towards the end they become a bit of a chore.

But! The story, characters and situations as a whole make up for the flaws. This a very immersive and emotional experience, it really manages to transport you into its world. So overall it's worthwhile.