Story: A wonderful and captivating story, with optional backstory in the form of notes and books that really add to the realness of the game. The characters are wonderful and unique. Without getting into spoilers it does a wonderful job at immersiveness and making the world believable.

Gameplay: Now, what might make it hard for me to reccomend is the puzzle mechanics. I personally had no trouble with them, but I can see some people having a tough time with some of them. If you are having a hard time figuring out what to do, I do NOT reccommend looking up a walkthrough; the best option (in my personal opinion), is to simply turn off the game (it auto-saves when turned off) and then take sometime away from the game to collect yourself and think, and come back to it another time. I myself have had to do this a couple times during my first run.
I highly reccommend you do a Solstice Route after your first run through the game. (You'll know you're doing a Solstice Route, because there will be no mention of "solstice" up until the route takes place.) Without getting into spoilers (and oh boy is it hard to talk about this route without getting into spoilers) it is a really enjoyable ride that makes the game feel complete.

Music: The music is mostly composed of a melodic ambient piano. It is beautiful and relaxing, making the game feel dreamy. The design for sound effects is cutesy and satisfying. My only gripe with some of the music is that it is a bit short and repetitive, however I don't feel it got to any point of annoyance; however I did not spend too long on puzzles, so I imagine if some people where having trouble with them, the music might possibly get annoying.

Graphics: The pallette is so good, the desaturated tones add to the lighting, making the world seem so very dark around you, yet making you feel so bright and well-lit. The different colours used for the different sections of the game, give a wonderful feeling of progression and giving a great sense of how different people's lives are comparing the sections.
The artwork by NightMargin is absolutely a treat, it is all so cute and and the artstyle is very pleasing (I highly reccomend checking out their Tumblr or Twitter after your Solstice Route). The character designs are very unique and makes everyone feel like a main character of their own story, with their own lives that they live in the world.

Conclusion: If what you look for in a game is character interaction, immersion, and world-building I can without a doubt in my mind completely and utterly recommend that you buy this game (whether on sale, full-price, or gifted). If you're not a fan of those kind of slower, more story-based games or don't enjoy puzzles or like a bit more action, this is not really a game I could recommend to you.
In my personal opinion, the best way to experience the game is full-screen, with a plugged-in controller. However, I'm pretty sure everyone can agree that something worth doing for the full experience, is to turn off all distractions while you're playing.

I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH PLEASE PLAY IT: 𝟏𝟎/𝟏𝟎