LogFAQs > #970361294

the first 3 hours of the in-game time. I'm about 12 hours in and am literally about to call it quits (at 13:00-14:00 o' clock segments in the game)

This game came up on my radar after a lot of people rated it very highly in the rate the VG story topics. I remember this one in particular catching my eye because it was ranked right next to Judgment and that game has one of my favorite stories in gaming.

Well on to topic, the game got off to a very intriguing start but then the pacing goes absolutely out of whack bananas after about the 2nd in-game hour. Too many chases too many ridiculous pointless bad endings. Stuff and story arcs about underage gang members (lol). Meaningless slice of boring life expositions prime example being that fat girl who can eat 5000 calories in a single meal, failed attempt at psychological horror with that douchebag Kashiwara. Just too many things where they drop the ball with comedy, psychology and entertainment.

For the characters, I think all of them are ok-good except Tama (and I seriously suspect her identity to be Maria given how they are going out of their way to hide her appearance). Her segment with all the juvenile comedy and the motive being a fundraiser for a fucking necklace is the killer for me so far.

I do think the game can be great when it hits its stride though. Osawa's story is really really interesting (except for the Kashiwagi shit) for one. The stuff about the UA virus is the most intriguing part of the game. Minorikawa is a very entertaining character stuck in a meaningless plotline at the moment. Kano's detective perspective in the story is great when it is not sidetracked by goofiness. And Achi and Hitomi's steadily developing relationship is done well when they aren't in endless chases and the lol pre pubescent gangs of Japan storyline.

So I really wanna ask the people who rated the game in the VG story topic, does this get better in context of what I have said? Does the game's pacing get better, does the overall storyline become more serious and intriguing rather than just beating around the bush with endless chases and meaningless juvenile comedy that take up about half of the story's content?