Es told me to look for the rabbit hole. If I found it, we might actually meet. I don’t know how I fell so hard for a visual novel character, but she feels more real than anything. These books are books I love, and she speaks just like someone who truly loves them. That’s probably a misinterpretation of the character, she needs the books to stave off her boredom. Seeing her cycle through all of these personalities and hurting like she did was painful to see, I kept searching for a path that didn’t end that way. After reading so much about dreams, I wish this was a dream we could’ve shared. I’ll keep looking for the rabbit hole, and maybe I’ll find Es someday.

I bought this game because I absolutely fell in love with the first one. It was so incredibly interesting because I’ve never heard of a self-discovery game before. When I heard a second game was coming out, I was really excited to play it and I thought the novel would be similar to the first, but I realize the developers chose to go into a different direction with this visual novel. This novel focuses on a romantic relationship between Es and the wanderer, and as a female player I honestly don’t have a problem with that, but the gameplay and the visual parts were honestly reallyyy boring... I was kind of expecting more... I mean the first game talked about amazing subjects like ego and ID and it was all so enlightening, but this visual novel talks about how Es is obsessed(?) with the wanderer. It was honestly boring... I’m giving it four stars though because I loved the first game and I really want the developers to create more visual novels like the first.

I fell in love with the first game when I found out about it and it instantly became my #1 comfort game and Es my #1 comfort character. Yes the story is sweet and the player has a lot less control in this game than the last, but that doesn't really matter. This game is more so about Es sometime during or after Alter Ego and what she does in between or after the events in the story. The first game she lead you on a journey of finding your morals and yourself, and in this game you return her favor. If it's good enough to make me write my first ever review of a mobile game, then it's 100% good enough to spend $5 on.

While the first game introduced Es as a character to interact with--depending on what dialogue the player chose, she would either remain at the whelm of Egorex or explode in a manic episode of insanity, which was quite fascinating for a character that always alluded toward some subconsious motive. While the first game explores the player, this game explores the character of Es, and builds upon the world that the first game provides.You learn that Es reads because she can do nothing but read. The library she inhabits is an infinite one, containing every book and every thought a human has ever experienced. She hadn't yearned for companionship before--she had been quite fine without it in the past--but ever since she had been introduced to The Wanderer, they are all Es can dream of. Her psyche begins to wade and her dreams reflect that, whether it be in the form of a cat symbolizing disappointment and hopelessness for what's to come, or embodying Id and succumbing to her subconsious wants and desires through the guise of a vampire.The total playtime is roughly two hours, which I believe is plenty for a game like this. That is how long it took me to finish the game in its entirety. It plays like a visual novel, which means nearly the entire game is reading dialogue or snippets of books. There are interactive minigame elements found when reading the picture books, accompanied with easy one-tap controls. The art is very well done and the style is incredibly unique, just like the first game. The music is incredibly soothing and is very easy on the ears when playing for long periods of time.This game is not a dating simulator. Upon reading passages of books, Es will drift to sleep and dream about different scenarios where she can live and be happy. The Wanderer is the only other person in these dreams because they are the only other person Es has interacted with, aside from Egorex, and the only other person that Es feels comfortable around.It's worth the five dollars, especially if you liked the first game. Set aside some time, maybe make some tea, and play this game. It's brilliant.