I'm genuinely curious over why this visual novel has been positively received from visual novel audiences. Sadly, I can't find anything notable from Western critics which obviously was a result of its lack of English support over the decade tied with its origin as a eroge title. From what I've heard, it sounds like another Evangelion derivative with its psychological tone switches. Plus, I must confess that I've never experienced an interactive piece of Japanese literature that actually benefited from erotic scenes in character development beyond shock value (Saya no Uta) or shoehorned fan-service (Katawa Shoujo). Anyone care to explain for someone that enjoyed Phoenix Wright, Umineko and Steins;Gate but disliked the aforementioned works?