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Finished 5.

This was far more fucked up than I thought it would be.
Common part is similar to early Key stuff, it's certainly readable and kind of fun and it helps that the soundtrack is amazing.
But when you get to the routes and endings the depressing element get ramped up by 1000, far more than anything Key ever did.
Problem is that everything happen so far that you get no time to feel anything except "well this was fucked up"
I'd say the only exception is Airi's route (the imouto character) that is quite obviously a lot better than the rest and actually develop its plot in a sensible way

After finishing the first 4 routes you unlock the true route 5 that basically explain the plot, the last part of that route was pretty good but again it felt like there wasn't enough explanation.

When you see it in its entirety it's not bad at all, the setting/scenario itself are pretty good but the writing just doesn't measure up most of the time.
But people who want an experience similar to Kanon/Air with more depression would probably like it, it helps that Maeda did a really great job with the soundtrack.