Reposting my loving review from Steam because I want more people to know how great this VN is!!!:
This game is sentimental and haunting in ways I never expected. I walked into it expecting a Lovecraftian romance and mystery with some timeloop elements. And sure, it's that but much less emphasis on romance than I thought. Instead, it uses Lovecraftian worldbuilding to expound upon our relationship with identity, humanity, memory, endings, and beginnings.
One person called it the "Dark Souls of visual novels" and that's not far off. You NEED to die (but you MUST try, don't misunderstand) in order to keep unraveling the story. What happened? Are you truly who you think are? Is Ilar? The luccasi? The sage who greets you in death? What transpired between you and Ilar? What were you two? Is there any hope of being that ever again?
The answer will hurt. And then you play again. And the answer will hurt. And then you play again. And every answer will hurt, but you must keep going. You cannot give up, because Vyn won't either. You *will* be disoriented. Your own internal clock on what happened in a given run will mix indistinguishably (which I LOVED because that's exactly how Vyn would feel). It'll feel hopeless sometimes. But every time you fight for a memory—just one more flashback with Ilar—it's so incredibly rewarding. And then it ends. You remember where you truly are. The things you lost. But somehow, it doesn't leave you emptier than before. There's this undefeatable warmth.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that this game is beautiful. And I'll be eagerly awaiting this studio's future releases. Their game design is unlike anything I've seen before and their command of storytelling so exciting. Well done, Square Weasel.