If you don't mind playing an inferior version of a fantastic visual novel with less content, then disregard this review and refer to the many other deservedly positive reviews. I would highly recommend getting the Dreams of the Revenants version on Switch, PS4 or Vita.

The VN itself is marvellous, it's literally the best I've ever read. But I cannot in good conscience recommend an edition of the game that is so inferior to another one that is readily available.

I'd only completed Chapter One on this version and was completely captivated with the story. So much that I went to see if its developer, Novectacle, had a website or catalogue of other games. I found their Twitter which stated that there's a much better version on Switch, PS4 and Vita called the Dreams of the Revenants.

The Dreams of the Revenants version has:
- Much better, crisper, redone, HD visuals in widescreen
- Much better music quality which does the amazing soundtrack justice
- The base game and its prequel which are available on Steam
- A lot of side stories to provide more background
- A new voiced episode Reincarnation
- The option to rewind in-game which is very convenient

What's more is, Novectacle have stated that there's no (current) plans to port the Dreams of the Revenants version to PC, due to licensing or ownership issues. They may update the base game and prequel with the better visuals and sound from the DOTR version, but the extra content will remain exclusive for at the very least, a while.

I do not blame Novectacle; they are a very small company. However, I loathe having an inferior version of a game so I immediately applied for a refund on Steam and purchased DOTR on Switch instead and have no regrets.

It does also irritate me that the PC version supplied the money for a better version that won't appear on its original platform which facilitated its existence in the first place... but I digress. This happens often with Japanese games and I should've done my research better.

I've edited this review recently because I still get comments on it five years later (mostly unhinged) to address that it's since been added to Switch digitally in PAL regions, so just get it on the eShop and enjoy an amazing experience.

Also apparently there's a mod that brings DOTR stuff to the PC version on the Fata Morgana Discord. I don't use Discord as I don't have an affinity for grooming children and I don't think the average consumer should have to mod a game to access content that is available on every other platform.

If you don't mind playing an inferior version of a fantastic visual novel with less content, then disregard this review and refer to the many other deservedly positive reviews. I would highly recommend getting the Dreams of the Revenants version on Switch, PS4 or Vita. The VN itself is marvellous, it's literally the best I've ever read. But I cannot in good conscience recommend an edition of the game that is so inferior to another one that is readily available. I'd only completed Chapter One on this version and was completely captivated with the story. So much that I went to see if its developer, Novectacle, had a website or catalogue of other games. I found their Twitter which stated that there's a much better version on Switch, PS4 and Vita called the Dreams of the Revenants. The Dreams of the Revenants version has: - Much better, crisper, redone, HD visuals in widescreen - Much better music quality which does the amazing soundtrack justice - The base game and its prequel which are available on Steam - A lot of side stories to provide more background - A new voiced episode Reincarnation - The option to rewind in-game which is very convenient What's more is, Novectacle have stated that there's no (current) plans to port the Dreams of the Revenants version to PC, due to licensing or ownership issues. They may update the base game and prequel with the better visuals and sound from the DOTR version, but the extra content will remain exclusive for at the very least, a while. I do not blame Novectacle; they are a very small company. However, I loathe having an inferior version of a game so I immediately applied for a refund on Steam and purchased DOTR on Switch instead and have no regrets. It does also irritate me that the PC version supplied the money for a better version that won't appear on its original platform which facilitated its existence in the first place... but I digress. This happens often with Japanese games and I should've done my research better. I've edited this review recently because I still get comments on it five years later (mostly unhinged) to address that it's since been added to Switch digitally in PAL regions, so just get it on the eShop and enjoy an amazing experience. Also apparently there's a mod that brings DOTR stuff to the PC version on the Fata Morgana Discord. I don't use Discord as I don't have an affinity for grooming children and I don't think the average consumer should have to mod a game to access content that is available on every other platform.