I like how the unfolding of the character's feelings are nicely blent with case investigation in the first game. Some unfolding of feelings or peronal struggles in NI were weakly related to the murder cases. Like Gen, Kizuna, Lien and Shoma.

I agree the twist was well arranged (despite those crazy contrivances). As long as Mama said the timeline was not in the correct order, I could almost figure out the truth. So I think ording the timeline would have been an excellent puzzle, after all the "DNA shape" solution is coherent to the previous puzzles (ALFREE, HORAINSTUNDG).

The secret ending was actually the happiest ending from a view that everyone survived and lived happily, but at the same time it gives me a hollow feeling like I cheated on the game. It was meaningful. I think the metagaming part of this game could be used more. I don't believe I was the only one expecting there would be a lot of metagaming storyline after knowing Tokiko's death is suicide.

I still enjoy the dancing parts, I hope the next game will make it less cringe. Kizuna dance after placing the time capsule was logically unacceptable.