Review Malisouris 5/5 · Nov 28, 2018
The atmosphere of this visual novel is amazing. The music, mature art style and horror elements immediately made me think of Serial Experiments Lain. It has that same serious, down-tempo aura about it.
As a short game (8 to 12 hours) with very little actual gameplay, it is more of a kinetic visual novel than one were the player's actions …
The atmosphere of this visual novel is amazing. The music, mature art style and horror elements immediately made me think of Serial Experiments Lain. It has that same serious, down-tempo aura about it.
As a short game (8 to 12 hours) with very little actual gameplay, it is more of a kinetic visual novel than one were the player's actions can really branch off the story. As all I wanted going in was a good scare from the mind of Madoka's creator, I was not disappointed at all. Just don't go into it expecting to play anything. You can sit back and shiver in horror instead ;)
Since the story is short, characters and locations are kept to a minimum. Everything has a purpose in the story, even the very, very weird sex-scenes. And they are f""" disturbing.
However, as with any Lovecraftian-inspired horror, the worst part are the things lurking just outside of the player's reach, might it be visually of intellectually. I do not think we are meant to witness exactly what Saya is.
They are 3 endings. Each shine a little light on the whole mystery, giving bits of information. As for which one is canon, that's left to the player's interpretation.
This is solid material. I recommend any fan of horror and Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass) to give it a try.
Pros
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Atmospheric
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Satisfying endings
Cons
- Rape H-scenes. Please exercise caution