The game did receive some criticism. Some felt its sexism conflicted with its otherwise more serious tone. "1UP.com" explained that this was a mark left over from the game's origins on Japanese computers, a market flooded with hentai games when it was first released. The game's slow pacing was also criticized. "1UP.com" wrote that the game requires patience, as some scenes linger for too long and subsequently remove tension. "Hardcore Gaming 101" criticized the lack of a dialogue skip option, especially since the player sometimes needed to read through the same dialogue multiple times to find the option that progresses the story. "Eurogamer" wrote that its format is outdated and not for everyone, however still called it "a triumph of gentle interactive storytelling" and accomplished within context as a science fiction novella from the 1990s. They felt it could be enjoyed by those with interests in "thrillers, point and click adventures, science fiction homage and Japanese esoterica".