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I started playing the 3rd cycle at 11 PM while eating snacks and finished it at 3 AM. I played this game for almost 3 weeks, playing 1 cycle each week on Fridays 😝 so that I could enjoy this game for a long time because I'm in love with the game, the story, and the characters. It's the first time that I'm serious about playing a video game like this.
From the moment I first played it, I was hooked. I didn't even want to finish the game too soon. The story played on my mind so much that I started to hear their actual voices and tones, even though it's just text dialog. There's no actual voice, but I start imagining that they were actually speaking. It's weird that I know the voices of Mark, Cath, Nichole, Louise, and even the other characters. This is the first time I'm giving a review for a game. Actually, it's my first time finishing a game 😝 so let's go back to the review. The characters, the design, and the story are perfect for me. They stitched themselves into my heart and brain. I love every character in this game. I feel like I'm inside the game; the places feel real and so beautiful that I completely understand the game. I learned so much from this game.
But after I played and finished it at exactly 3 AM, I was literally crying because I finished the game. No more alternate endings, no more loops, no more saving Cathy. But at the end of the game, Nicole and Mark meet at the Tadhana Cafe, which translates to Destiny Cafe. I understand that in every universe, Mark and Nicole end up bumping into each other. I think it's destined to happen. But at the end of the game, they are completely strangers, right? They don't even know each other and they have different dates, but I know that the dates are temporary. Still, I'm confident that Mark and Nicole will end up being together again. It's up to you now how you interpret the ending. That's the beauty of this game, and it's funny because after I finished the game and went to sleep, I started dreaming about this game, as if the game hadn't ended yet and there was another cycle to finish again. It's so sad that after I woke up, I realized that dream wasn't real. I literally finished the game, so there's no more cycle to finish. But i have to move on.
Now that I just woke up, I decided to make this review to appreciate the game. I think it changed my life a little. I don't think there will be another game like this. It sucks. I want to move on from this game like Nicole and Mark did 😝 So yeah, 100/10, I recommend this game so much. Thank you, Polychroma Games! You suck at making games.