Soo… I have finished Coμ - Kuroi Ryuu to Yasashii Oukoku - today.
First things first, the feature of disabling H-scenes is one of the best parts of the game. I find the amount of H-scenes in this game disturbing. 5 routes, but 9 sexually involved heroines with an average of 2 scenes each -_-
At first, I thought the characters are just really casual about it, you know, like youth nowadays. But lolnope - it’s just porn. The placement of the H-scenes is horrible. Merely knowing that ‘it happened’ at some points in the story is quite immersion-breaking, though not having to see it does reduce the damage.
Now that I got that out of my system…
The game ranks quite high in terms of story and characters. Especially Izawa, Gasai and Kagome really stand out as excellent and interesting characters.
This VN’s main topic is ‘connections’, as in ‘interpersonal relationships’. It’s incorporated into the story quite well.
The storytelling itself is kinda inconsistent in terms of quality. The important scenes are well-executed, but the buildup to them is sometimes lacking. The scenes that are supposed to set a certain mood often fail to do so. There are many moments throughout the game where you can’t really tell where the story is headed.
I liked all routes, except for that one short, utterly pointless one.
So yeah, I enjoyed the game, though I could’ve enjoyed it more if it weren’t for certain faults.