The WhatsNext verdict
If you like tender, character-led visual novels with lovable companions, a tearful story, and music that carries the mood, Atri delivers, provided you can tolerate a slow slice-of-life middle and familiar nakige turns.
What it does best
A heartfelt story that earns its tears
Atri and her companions are genuinely lovable
A beautiful flooded-world aesthetic
Music that deepens every tender moment
What might put you off
A padded, slow middle stretch
A familiar and sometimes predictable nakige plot
The setup
What you are walking into
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Where it lives
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