The NPCs in this Village Sim Game Must Be Real!

Those who regrets something wishes to change it. I agonize about the past and my current situation because that is something I don't like or even hate it. We can't change the past to fit our wish, the past is something we're familiar with, the present we distain and the future that scares us; that is exactly how our main character feels and lives. But why can he change, and not us? Art - 8.2/10 The art is consistently strong, effectively capturing both the emotional tone and atmosphere of the story. The story is filled soft slice of life panels in addition to action-packed panels with detailedillustrations to emphasize strength, urgency or horror. Story - 8.4/10 The story seems quite simple, and it is: a shut in starts playing a random game and it appears that the people in the game are actually real. The author could've left it alone just there: have our main character try to make the villagers happy or content and we'd also be content, and he does that, but better. The story is something I believe would hit close with many: a failed man at the center of the story with mistakes and regrets just piling up with no sight of it stopping. The villagers are faced with hardships and our main character is just watching there: starting at the monitor and be able to influence them little by little to progress the game further. But why would they progress? Why would the villagers in a game be able to progress? Why is it that they can overcome their hardships and not him? From observing the villagers our main character he concludes that he is worthless, while some character in the game has actual importance around them. Our main character observe the villagers' behavior, their bravery and their drive to survive and uses their drive to push himself further; encouraging him to improve and be better. He found a fuel to drive himself forward, he found people that faced hardships, he found role models to be a human: striving to be better. Characters - 8.4/10 The characters in the story felt like humans: with their own aspirations, emotions and stories. We could place ourselves in any of these characters and pass them as the protagonist of their own story. I believe that the interactions and behavior from the characters is what elevated the story to further levels. Personal View - Very good. I actually read around 5 chapters a few years ago and I'm happy that I dropped it: because otherwise I wouldn't understand a good story of someone who has regrets but finds that the people around him are able to look past his troubles and help him to be better. The small changes for our main character, just going outside, going to the store, anything that we just deem as a daily task is incredibly challenging for him. But what he finds is something that is able to put his mind off the negative and regretful thoughts and strives to help others while improving himself. Overall - 8/10 or is it? I'd say 8/10 is a fair assessment, the story, art and character is well rounded and would at least make it to 7.6/10 for those who are unable to relate to the story further than just to appreciate it at face value. But for people who relates to having regretful thoughts and is every day attempting to change and improve may view it in a better way. I'd actually like to see a continuation of this story: for our main character to improve, understand the world of the game while helping the villagers survive.