The shadow form design is also a little odd in that the ingame models are often pretty distant from the art in concept

the remaster cgs have effort put into the conversion but i'll generally recommend experiencing the original version of most things if you can

what are SL2 and Eternia in this metaphor

I believe the origin is a specific publisher's sub-brand.

Interestingly, Kinetic Novels/KineticNovel now seems to publish more (traditional) books and manga than visual novels, though Key etc. still use it as a genre name.

better thought out version

xiranite temporary setup