The translation is VERY dated but it’s worth putting up with for this classic gem. There are so many intricate mysteries and conspiracies to try and unravel, especially as the different threads start to come together in the second half. The characters are charming and dynamic, and their motivations and relationships grow and and change in satisfying ways.

There is some old-school adventure game frustration to be found, but it’s often rewarding if you play patiently and think critically about what needs to happen next — I had fun wandering back and forth across town as Kojiroh waiting to run in to his next lead. The “multi-sight” dual protagonist format helps to keep things fresh when you get stuck advancing one character or the other’s side of the story, but there are also plenty of full walkthroughs online to reference if you just want to keep things moving.

The soundtrack and backgrounds are all beautiful. The sprites have a lot of charm, as well.

I am a big fan of Hiroyuki Kanno’s writing and this is one of the few English translations of his work to be found. It’s absolutely worth a read if you can ignore the dated jokes and “punch-up” the translators added.

EVE burst error is the legendary visual novel that put C's ware on the map. It is my favorite game of all time.

The story is deeply moving and filled with twists. However, the main focus if this game is human relationships. Like in real life, human interactions in this game are sometimes painful, other times pleasant, and constantly evolving. The characters have a lot of depth and are very endearing.

The soundtrack composed by Ryu Umemoto is amazing. However, the PC-98 version sounds better. The voice acting is also amazing.

The graphics are reminiscent of OVAs from the late 80s ~ early 90s and look great. It is personally my favorite art style. This game also has a lot of fully animated cutscenes.

I recommend EVE burst error to anybody. It's the kind of deeply moving game that can change your life.

Terrible 'system' that requires a walkthrough and viewing the same text multiple times in a row to progress, because the game text will repeatedly tell you to do things when you are required to do the opposite
Inability to save everywhere and no indication of when you actually can save (you can try, but it'll load you from a checkpoint of its choice)
Ridiculously vulgar dialog and endless fanservice shots but no H, thus making neither camp happy
Unfair mystery - breaks several rules of mystery writing, along with the poor translation making it hard at times to tell what clues are even meant to be
Large number of plot threads left dangling at the end

Good points? There's a lot of CGs and a lot of animation sequences, which are pretty cool. The overall idea of a mystery game with two detectives is fun, if it were implemented better. Sadly, I can't recommend it to anyone without an amazingly high tolerance for frustration.

If you want a mystery game, play something else. Play this only if you really want to explore the history of english visual novels and see how things have changed.