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I finished this a while ago but didn't have anything very deep to say about it. Still, I might as well write a wrap-up post.

So! Overall I liked the game! It is a bittersweet exploration of grief and growing up, which uses the dating sim format and does have dating sim elements, but is more about the relationships between a group of friends.

The "Happy Ending" is an alternate timeline Happy Ending For Everyone. I liked seeing how things could have played out differently, but think I prefer the Best Ending's more bittersweet take on an ensemble end.
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So I never really liked Karasuba, and got the impression he was super bad about consent on his path, so put this off for MONTHS. I was thus happily surprised when he was only moderately bad about consent.

I mean I still don't know if I entirely ship it, but it's an interesting dynamic, and I ended up enjoying the route more than I expected.

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This was gentle and a little bittersweet.
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OMG I FINALLY GOT THIS TO WORK THANKS TO

chrry WHO IS THE BEST

It turns out I hadn't misunderstood the walkthrough, I just had to play the whole thing from the start with a new game, without using save files or the flowchart even a little. Which involved a lot of boring watching the screen flicker with the "skip read" function on, but it WORKED so I am HAPPY.

Anyway, my sense of INTENSE FRUSTRATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT aside, it was pretty sweet. And even though it took so long I'm glad I waited until I could get it to work, so the rest of the Yamato path is relatively fresh in my mind.

Spoilers below.
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Crossposts: https://alias-sqbr.livejournal.com/781741.html

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I liked this a lot, even though it wasn't quite what I was expecting.

Content notes: Self destructive tendencies
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Crossposts: https://alias-sqbr.livejournal.com/754385.html

Since it would be useful to be able to link to/remind myself. Since it's a spoiler I'm making a separate post to link to from the masterlist.
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I knew this was going to be sad and kept putting off playing but I FINISHED IT. I liked it more than I was expecting to, but it was indeed very sad.

Content notes: Suicide as a major theme, abuse, death, illness, trauma as villain backstory
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This is the summary I wrote before I took a break from the game, I started again and realised this was already pretty long so am posting it now.

It's all rather sad and just going to get sadder.

Content Note: consent issues, Code Realize spoilers
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Crossposts: https://alias-sqbr.livejournal.com/750495.html

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Me, before playing this path: I wonder how they'll make his story less sad?
Otomate, before writing this path: How can we make his story EVEN SADDER?

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Time to do various little scenes and endings to catch up to where this walkthrough says I need to be, because apparently it is a MAZE OF DEPENDENCIES and VERY EASY TO SCREW UP.

After that is Kagiha's route, apparently. Which I am actually pretty curious to see, now!
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THE FINAL CHAPTER. IT HAS BEEN QUITE A TRIP.

This was a platonic good end, I'm assuming there's romantic ones too? Anyway it was bittersweet but good! I don't actually need romance to enjoy a story. (But will definitely be looking up how to get it >.>)

Content note: Suicidal ideation, death
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Why yes I AM enjoying this story and also VERY TENSE TO SEE THE END. And I don't know how many chapters there are /o\ (but I just unlocked Chapter Seven, so this is definitely not the end)

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THIS WAS VERY TENSE AND EXCITING

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This was great! THE PLOT THICKENS.

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So on the one hand, there's a lot of Yamato this chapter!

On the other hand...*flails*

(Also, I have a Theory)

I feel like I might need a content note for some brief discussion of non-canon incest shipping? Also there's some homophobia and heteronormativity but...it's an otome game by Otomate, so :/
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I have somehow ended up pursuing the tsundere Yamato. Who is pretty cute under the eternal grumpiness!

I added the character names to the Masterlist post for anyone who forgets them (...like...me...)

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I took a big break but it's still pretty fun.

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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly is a mystery visual novel about a young woman who wakes in a mysterious mansion with no memory.
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I've been a bit depressed lately, and Mystic Messenger is for various reasons not doing a great job of getting me out of my head. So while I am still finishing the Zen route of Mystic Messenger, I've also started Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly, a Gothic visual novel by Otomate, creators of Hakuoki and Code Realize.

It's apparently got romance elements but is more of a drama/mystery, which will be an interesting change.

I've not played a lot of it yet but so far it's enjoyably gothic and strange!
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