This was very good I got very surprised by it.
Looks like it portrays both sides of the coin of what it means to be an obsessive visual novel fan. I liked the vn reviews inside the vn and also the cool soundtracks used, I'm checking a couple of those on YT right now, thank you.
Visual Novels feel like a cursed genre to me, they have this ethereal transhumanist quality that once it drags you it's hard to get out. Wherever I find myself listening to VN osts or looking through walkthroughs it feels like a siren call. They absorb in a way that Silicon Valley companies would dream to even with their all encompasing panopticon.
It's like media DMT, not sure I like it. Still, it's refreshing seeing a work of love for the genre that acknowledges that side.
Maybe a critique for the next work is that the post credits soundtracks scene kinda undermines the tone of the ending which I think should linger for a little more, so as to intend a contemplative aftertaste.
I liked the flashbacks also, it's very well written. Also shoutout to the artist for the OC I think that sets it apart. The ambient and pc noises were also very cool.