9/10 – A perfectly executed tragedy that respects your time by disrespecting your emotional stability.
Roll credits. No music. Just the sound of wind. -Extra speed- -Raw- Shinshou Genmukan - epilogue 4
In the eroge/VN world, “Raw” usually means unrendered, unpolished, or uncensored scripts. Here, it’s a deliberate artistic choice. The dialogue in this epilogue is brutal. No honorifics. No poetic metaphors. When Kyouko wakes up screaming, the text is literally: “Her throat tore. Sound didn’t come out. Just air. Just pain.” It’s clipped. It’s ugly. 9/10 – A perfectly executed tragedy that respects
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go stare at a wall for an hour. Just the sound of wind
Alright. I’ve let this sit for 48 hours after clearing Epilogue 4, and I still feel like I’ve been emotionally sucker-punched by a velvet glove. For those who don’t know, Shinshou Genmukan (The New Phenomenon of Illusion) is already a notoriously dense gothic horror/psychological thriller VN. But the epilogues —specifically the “Extra Speed / Raw” version of Epilogue 4—are something else entirely.
The final scene: He burns the manuscript. And as the fire consumes the last page, Kyouko looks at him and smiles—a genuine, innocent smile from before the nightmare began. But then she asks, “I’m sorry… do I know you?”
Is “Extra Speed – Raw – Shinshou Genmukan Epilogue 4” good? Yes. Is it enjoyable? Absolutely not. It’s a masterclass in using pacing (Extra Speed) and unflinching text (Raw) to deliver a nihilistic gut-punch that recontextualizes the entire base game. If you thought the True End was hopeful, this epilogue tells you that hope was just the first stage of a deeper, more insidious curse.