Came for the time travel technobabble, stayed for the unexpected aroace rep.

(The story doesn't specifically label Cecilia as aromantic or asexual or her relationship with Ren as queerplatonic, but when someone is like we'll probably never fall in love, but let's get married so we can be a family, and even while engaged they continue to insist that they're not a couple, how else am I supposed to take that.)

The time travel mechanics are based in the idea of perception manipulating reality. The game begins, for example, with a musing on how the definition of a second has changed and how measuring and defining time affects how we perceive it. It's a philosophical and metaphorical approach that can predictably get a bit handwavey, but it gives the story a strong central theme and a satisfying ending.

The English translation is a weak point, with many awkward-sounding lines, typos, and formatting issues like stray quotation marks and a few lines left in Chinese. Not bad enough that it was unclear or too frustrating to read, but something I hope will be improved in future patches.

Workaround if the game freezes on the credits: https://www.protondb.com/app/1479500#fYsqvUCAZb