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KamikazePotato posted...

he repeatedly calls himself cold but his actions are the most proactively moral of anyone in the game.

May need to revise this opinion after seeing a scene of him gaslighting a mother into thinking she'll be saving her kids by killing them, jesus.

It's surprisingly difficult to blame him though. He risked everything to save Chiemi and Meiko in Route 1 and it amounted to nothing. He died like 10 times in order to win Route 2, achieved a mostly happy ending, and got the rug pulled out from under him. Trying to leave doesn't work. If he was a less unflappable protagonist this would be the part where he went through a Subaru Re:Zero meltdown, and even then there's internal comments about how the situation is affecting him, like how he doesn't want to make friends with anyone this route because it'll just hurt worse when they die.

Aside from Fusaishi, I like most of the characters, although they all have major flaws which prevent me from getting too attached to them. Which is good, makes for a better story, but I won't be making a rankings list anytime soon. Some random comments:

Whatever the opposite of an MVP is, Haru is it. Badger in route 1, early death in route 2, wolf in route 3, generally hostile for no reason under all circumstances. She's somehow more frustrating than the old grandma, who exists solely to cause problems and be wrong.

The insular, small-town vibe is perfectly represented with in how stubborn and shortsighted much of the cast is. Takumi and Kanzo are huge pains in the ass unless they arbitrarily decide to be on your side.

Felt like Rikako fell for Fusaishi too quickly, but she's sheltered and it's fiction so whatever.

Chiemi is cool but my feelings on her are...mixed, for obvious reasons.