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Review of CARNIVAL

SubjectCARNIVAL
CARNIVAL - Download Edition
ByHelpfulness: 5
Vote: 6.7
mdzz on 2020-09-15
ReviewA wild tale of humanity, in all its good (and often bad); an optimistic utsuge of sorts. Setoguchi is one of the best authors for writing convincing, psychologically-complex characters - he develops his characters through extensive monologue in a way that makes empathizing with them natural (even when the characters are 'irregular'). The actual plot itself serves primarily to develop the characters' psychological portraits, and is in itself, nothing special (but it does cover the gamut of dark plot devices). Work suffers mildly from repetitive route structure, making subsequent routes lose the intoxicating allure earlier routes had; most side characters written superfluously. Game is dated, but soundtrack stands the test of time. Packs a punch for its size & worth the read.
5 points