yeah, you're supposed to relate to Vincent I think, but not in a way where you're supposed to like and empathize with him. More in a way where you might see his flaws in yourself and where those flaws might take you
played this game solely for alcoholism vibes. the romance stuff is so surface level anime bs, which is a shame because the questionnaires at the end of each level are actually compelling with the poll reveal.
idk if anyone else here has seen the anime, Welcome to the NHK, but this game really gives me the same aesthetic vibes. i guess it's because vincent is similar to satou in a loser kind of way. it doesn't gloss over human nature and how faulty we all can be.
but also welcome to the NHK had the worst protagonist ever, probably to try to make any potential watchers not feel so bad about themselves. and then trying to use shame to dissuade people from you-know-what was a seriously cheap approach to a very deep social issue.
also NHK's "don't give up, you'll get laid!" way of storytelling is seriously pathetic imo. handing the piece of trash MC the girl was beyond unrealistic.
all the relationships here are depicted so so accurately and depict abuse, lying, and genuine humanity in ways most anime dont