I like to start by mentioning that this is the first visual novel I've actually finished; clearing all the routes. Saya no Uta is a pretty short VN, it only takes around 5-10 hours to complete. But never the less the story throws you many twists and turns that makes you want to read on. The main selling point of this VN is how interesting and unique the plot is.
Plot Synopsis:
Fuminori Sakisaka has a traffic accident which kills his parents and
leaves him heavily injured. When he has a brain surgery to save his
life, his perception of the world changes: everything he sees becomes
blood and guts, people's looks and voices seem like monsters, and food
that normally appeals to him tastes disgusting.
As he
contemplates suicide in the hospital, Fuminori meets a beautiful girl
among the flesh-covered walls. She introduces herself as Saya, and is
apparently looking for her father. Fuminori does not want to be
separated from Saya, and asks her to live with him. She agrees.
The story is focused around the protagonist Sakisaka Fuminori and his partner in crime Saya. The remaining cast of characters includes Fuminori's former friends and his physician who are both worried about him and suspicious of his behavior after his accident.
Sakisaka Fuminori
Saya
The music is extremely good throught. Every song really set the overall mood for each scene so well. The music in this can makes you feel a wide range of emotions related to fear and joy. It will creep you out and excite you all at once. Personally the music is really a deciding factor for a VN considering your going to be subjected to it throughout playing the game; unless of course you mute your volume, but that's just boring.
The art was also quite good throughout. The average scene in Saya no Uta is extremely graphic either in the sense of nudity, gore, or both. If you don't have a tolerance for blood and guts I high suggest not even considering playing. Just from the basic idea of the VN - the protag seeing the world through a distorted perspective which turns everything into a mess of "meat" and blood - it's extremely NSFW and graphic.
The first thing you see upon opening Saya no Uta
This makes for many interesting scenes. Scenes with walls that seem to have gigantic stomachs growing on them along with all sorts of different tubes and organs. Scenes with the cute loli Saya streaked with blood. Scenes with disgusting aliens that are seemingly just balls of blood and thick, rough, veiny "skin" with eyes.
In conclusion I enjoyed Saya no Uta an extreme amount. I couldn't stop clicking through to the next scene for hour on hour. With an extremely interesting plot, well fitting, memorable music, and being in the horror genre (I enjoy horror) made this VN a perfect fit for me. If you think you would like to give it a try you can find a download for it on pirate bay :)
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