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Finished For Elise.

I think I might have went into this game with the wrong expectations because it always gets namedropped with games like Subahibi or SayoOshi but the delusion sequences are mostly relegated to dreams at the end of every day and it's only really near the end when they start happening outside of it - I think there's really only 1 or 2 incidents which has the "did that actually happen or was it just a delusion" effect.

The other thing that gave me the wrong impression was the poorly written VNDB description that made it look like the MC developed some kind of split personality after being hit in the head like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - I was honestly expecting some kind of twist that recontextualizes the events, perhaps even something supernatural given the foreboding head that appears at the end of every day (that probably symbolizes something but it's flying over my head), instead the plot is exactly as it seems on paper - just a guy snapping after being subjected to bad relationships

The musical theme choice of For Elise is kinda weird - I wonder if it has to do with the theory that Beethoven wrote the song for a woman he wanted to marry who rejected him for another man.

Craftwork really nailed the depressing atmosphere just like SayoOshi though. If you ever wanted to play an extremely realistic portrayal of relationships for salarymen in dead-end jobs (so the game's target audience) then this is the game for you.

Any other short but interesting games to move onto? With available working downloads preferred.