I played it for the first time recently and it was fine. But it certainly wasn’t the life-changing mind-fuck everyone raved about back in the day.
Basically, if it didn’t appeal to you you’re really not missing out all that much. Check out a let’s play on Youtube if you’re really curious about the story.
To be fair, the mind fuck was over once people started talking about it. Even the warning when the game starts gets you suspicious. When you’re expecting a cutesy visual novel and all of a sudden …
spoiler
Your childhood friend is hanging in their bedroom.
That changes the game immediately. Going into it knowing something is up with the game means when you get to that part, at best, you’re like “oh that’s why”.
I played it for the first time recently and it was fine. But it certainly wasn’t the life-changing mind-fuck everyone raved about back in the day.
Basically, if it didn’t appeal to you you’re really not missing out all that much. Check out a let’s play on Youtube if you’re really curious about the story.
To be fair, the mind fuck was over once people started talking about it. Even the warning when the game starts gets you suspicious. When you’re expecting a cutesy visual novel and all of a sudden …
spoiler
Your childhood friend is hanging in their bedroom.
That changes the game immediately. Going into it knowing something is up with the game means when you get to that part, at best, you’re like “oh that’s why”.