[TDA00] Muv-Luv Unlimited: THE DAY AFTER - Episode 00 REMASTERED

The continuation of ML Unlimited, a slow start but I enjoyed it. The new CGs and sprites look really good, the music is reused from Unlimited and Alternative which is disappointing. The new client is... weird? I like the settings but the in game, interface annoyed me a lot when the borders on the sides wouldn't go away. As for characters I thought they were fine... with one exception (which should be obvious who) and the constant teasing of the MC was getting a bit tired at the end. Overall a decent, I look forward to the next episode.

Now that I've played the entire TDA series, I can write a review for anyone looking into this. Firstly: the first episode is too short and not worth buying standalone. Thankfully, all four episodes are high quality. Secondly: there are a lot of references to Muv-Luv Alternative, and certain story beats won't hit the same if you haven't played that one. I wouldn't necessarily say it's a requirement, since this has a brand new cast of characters, but the returning faces you see will have more of an impact if you've read Alternative. It's kind of like watching an MCU movie from one of the later phases. Finally: this isn't a complete story. There are a lot of unresolved plot threads, and apparently nobody knows when the next episode will come around. Episode 03 ties up a lot of story threads, but there is more going on in this universe. Overall though, this story was worth reading! You'll definitely get more out of it if you played Alternative, but I can recommend this series! (One big complaint though: just because it's an attractive woman doing it doesn't mean it's not sexual assault)

Very enjoyable little VN, especially for the price it goes on sale for. Good characters and drama (and some intense action towards the end) and also is a nice little sampling of the BETAverse of Muv-Luv. Also despite it being an "episode 0" the story can be its own thing.

The story itself is amazing, it's muv luv, but there are so many issues with this port making it near unplayble. The main issue is the frame rate. It just doesn't go above 20fps, and that's on a good day, and at times it dips to 10-15fps. Running a PC emulator on my phone will allow the game to run at a locked 60 fps, but for some reason via PC, it's unable to manage more than 20. The UI is horrific- its like a mobile UI but somehow even worse- move your mouse and massive blue option bars will appear on all sides.

The first entry of TDA, it follows the Unlimited timeline and honestly it left me impressed, I have always found Unlimited timeline interesting so finally getting to see what unfolds after Alternative V was a great experience, I look forward to reading the other entries.

The quadrilogy is great but the base price of over $80 is absurd when it also doesn't even have a proper conclusion (or one in sight). I spent less than 25 hours total reading all parts and no more than 8 on any of them individually. As much as I love them do NOT get these unless you find a great sale.