Like many others have stated, I will definitely repeat that the writing (mainly when it comes to dialog, but the setting and premise is sometimes just as appalling) is absolutely horrendous. If it had been a cheap RPGmaker adult game, it would've been par for the course, but there's just no excuse here. Spelling, grammar, vocabulary - all terrible. The ridiculous amount of times "he-he" gets added for no reason in dialog (even in cases where there'd be zero reason for even a light chuckle/giggle) is enough by itself to make me want to ragequit. And the different responses you can leave to social media posts... don't get me started. If you thought reviews for adult games were cringe, oooh you ain't seen nothing yet. Same thing goes for some of the cultural stuff and references, if the writer(s) meant to poke fun at the stereotypes and hilariously awful misconceptions about human anatomy often found in older/cheaper adult games, sure, but it's not written with a tongue-in-cheek approach, so the cringe levels are truly off the charts. It also suffers from a "moronic/a**hole MC syndrome", something sadly all too present in many cheaper/crappier adult games. The art is decent at best, and that's probably the nicest thing I can say about the game. There's little to no actual gameplay, with boring/tedious/grindy (and not in a good way) mechanics with virtually no payoff. There are no branching paths or any real choices to make. If you want an actual good 3D rendered adult game, go play Leap of Faith or Being a DIK instead. This simply ain't it.
Let me preface this by saying some things: 1) This game/VN contains subjects and elements that may be tough for people to deal with, and if you're struggling mentally for any reason - please take care of yourself, seek help if you need it and think twice whether playing a game touching dark subjects (such as self-harm and mental struggles, to a strong degree) is a good choice for *you* right now. 2) The game is relatively linear, so you *will* encounter such things regardless of how you play. 3) Adult content is certainly present, but it is *not* the main focus of the game. This is a bit more than a simple generic AVN. 4) Will try to avoid spoilers, some minor ones may follow though. --- That said, I find the game well put together, and a lot of the things it contains is dealt with quite well. I found some things to be a bit ham-handed or implausible (didn't really like the MC for example, nor his behavior, mentality or actions in several places regardless of choice), whereas other interactions were *extremely* poignant and actually pretty realistic. Coming from someone who's had experience in psychology and psychiatry - both on the receiving and providing end. The storytelling and many character aspects are hands down the strongest parts of the game, and I want to send some serious sympathy and love to the creator for being able to do this. The general writing I find overall to be good - not great, not bad either. Same thing goes for art and animation, some hit and miss for me. Some fantastic work, and some I don't vibe with at all. (Speaking of art and writing - there's an interesting logic slip at a bus stop encounter, where there's a very visible "bus line runs 24 hours" sign, and then you enter conversations stating "the buses have stopped going for the night".) This is no Acting Lessons or Being a DIK (I consider those to be the best genre staples), but it definitely is a strong one. In many ways. A bit linear, but still a decent amount of choices.
Let me start off by saying I *love* the Pathfinder games - despite the bugs, despite how unforgiving and unnecessarily complicated they can be, despite a certain companion's sidequest in WotR (iykyk) and that not all choices are as meaningful as they seem to be. (It's still no Mass Effect 3 by any means, a lot of choices really do matter.) But IE seems to just... do away with most of that, it's a mishmash of every mythic path in the game, so get ready for spoilers if you haven't played through them all (and seeing you can easily sink 100hrs into a playthrough, that seems kinda unlikely) - and I'm talking *major* spoilers for those too, that's probably what upset me the most about the DLC. Other than that, it feels like it's bland puzzles with questionable logic (as in the logic of the actual puzzles, not the storytelling - the story is supposedly built on logic and the laws of the universe breaking down), some pretty hefty stat and gear padding without any new mechanics, classes or builds. There's no world map at all, very little actual tie-in to the main game and its story (other than the mythic paths and the game ending - done in a very ham-handed way), and overall it feels... uninspired. I'll gladly take any extra content for the game, but this is a DLC I certainly wont replay other than to get the (fairly minor) effects in the main game.
