Do you mean around the leadup to Sayori's suicide? Or the stuff immediately after?
I guess my main complaint about the game was pacing.
I thought the waySayori described her experience of mental illness was very powerful. Her suicide was obviously surprising as well. In fact, all of the heartfelt revelations were worthwhile. That one sure-footed pivot from empty to meaningful was worth 30 minutes of playtime. But as someone who wasn't 100% comfortable with the basic premise in the first place- a set of teenage girls with low self esteem pathetically groveling for your attention- I don't know if I needed to spend the full multi-hour process to be told they should already be in a dark place. Or have to play through the whole game multiple times to try to save her.
What I wasn't as much of a fan of was the subsequent 'glitching out', random text, inverted color, and so on- time-wasting scenes. They were neat as genre-breakers, but I wish I knew what the name of the trope for it was. It reminds me of homestuck, oxenfree, and undertale to the point where I guess for me personally it isn't surprising. And it went on for toooo looong
It was valuable setup for Monika. I think the game could've skipped past some of that. The core story is good- NPC in dating sim breaks the fourth wall and sabotages the actual video game to make every other character depressed and unavailable so that she will be the only one left for you, the player, while ignoring the character you're supposed to be playing as- the pacing is just so so so so so so bad.
Again, the raw concept of the story is really good, it's just better on paper than in execution. And I guess this topic is about stories, not pacing or camera work or attention to details or anything that technical, so it shouldn't ding the overall ranking, which I guess I've talked myself back into being ok with
I should collect my thoughts and start thinking of what stories I actually do like! ---
You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.