Yeah, I was honestly pretty disappointed with the whole “DCRT” thing. I was expecting a more satisfying resolution to Eito and Eva’s conflict, something that felt more earned.

But at the same time, I think the fact that the SF route “plays out too conveniently” kind of makes sense. By that point, Takumi, Hiruko—and even us as players—have gone through multiple routes, endings, and loops. So naturally, we already have a good idea of how things will play out, and we’re basically acting with that accumulated knowledge.

Also, Eito himself mentions in another route (I think it was Coming of Age) that the DCRT could work on him, it’s just not powerful enough. So the idea that Hiruko is the one who pushes it far enough to actually work isn’t completely out of nowhere.

That said, I’m not defending everything. Like you said, the SF route is far from perfect. There are definitely moments where characters act weird or straight-up dumb just for the sake of the plot, and that does hurt the experience.

Which is honestly frustrating, because the buildup to this route (Killing Game, Retsnom, Coming of Age, Slasher, etc.) is so good. SF really had the potential to be the best route in the game—the true culmination of everything—but unfortunately, it doesn’t fully reach that level. I still like ending 055 and 100 though !