Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the titular island.
Straight up, ISLAND’s a total must-play in the vn scene, even with its super obvious flaws that can turn new players off right away. The main issue’s all in the winter arc, where the pacing drags like crazy. Way too much filler detail makes players lose track of the core plot, n tons of scenes are straight up useless since they don’t move the main story...
The true ending literally invalidates the entire purpose of the entire story and causes more questions and plotholes. The more you think about it the worse it gets. I wish I was nitpicking, but since this is a VN it is not. If you take stories very seriously, especially time-travel, this is a waste of your money.
When i played this vn for the first time i didn't noticed all that paranoia with time travel and liked slice of life part. But when i play it now... That's so dumb and mc such a coward. May be i'll play it in future for slice of life but it is unlikely to happen.
