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A fantastic follow-up to last year's brutally earnest and wonderfully explosive VN Absolutely Perfect Specimen, Hopeless Divine: Wake of Vultures offers a different blend of catharsis for its readers in the form of a slowly bubbling narrative laced with an underlying ticking time bomb of hatred and rage that reveals itself more and more despite everyone's attempts to defuse and disarm it. Several moments in this had me wide eyed and speechless with its presentation and story beats that emanate with passion and intense, unrelenting emotion in a world that's actively hostile and uncaring to those who reside in it. Everyone who enjoyed 2023's Absolutely Perfect Specimen owes it to themselves to experience this game, too.

Equally gut-wrenching as it is cathartic, Absolutely Perfect Specimen resonated with me in so many uncannily familiar ways I don't think I've ever quite seen before. So much of the events and inner mechanisms of its character writing and development hitting so close to home, coupled with the brilliant art direction and music that perfectly complements each and every single emotional beat all culminates in one of the most memorable visual novel experiences I've ever had. I can't recommend it enough for fans of surreal horror, the inherent vulnerability in queer relationships, or anyone just looking for something out of the ordinary. 

I'm going to be thinking and stirring on this one for a real long while.

these were all such a fantastic read! the pearl in particular really hit me like a ton of heavy, emotional bricks... or i guess pearls in this case? but regardless, i look forwards to seeing more projects from you in the future!!!