This is the best visual novel to-date. Every event, every moment, everything about this rockets high. This is a driven emotion with many complex feelings that cannot be described into words. You can get the full translation from Amaterasu Translations and play the PC version - the PC version is for 18+ and has some extremely disturbing scenes unlike its later versions - like this one. The PS3 version has additional scenes and they've altered the disturbing scenes. Thou' I will mention this - you do need to play Muv Luv EXTRA (Sumika + Meiya's routes to unlock UNLIMITED) and Muv Luv UNLIMITED (Meiya's route is highly recommended) in order to get the full grasp of the story before starting to play Muv Luv Alternative. I bought this out of whem and I never opened it. It's still in New condition. I played this a second time and went through a bit of different options - nontheless, the story will not alter rather it will give you a different view of points. All characters are amazing - All questions get answered, all loop holes get closed and seriously - if you play Visual Novels, you cannot pass by this. It's bitter sweet and brutal in whatever ways you want to think.
This visual novel doesn't even start till 5-10 hours of gameplay and once you hit the Coup d'etat Arc ... oh god, I don't even know what to say. That's when it really, really begins and just when you think "holy crap, this is really good" it gets EVEN BETTER! It keeps going higher, and higher and higher, and just exceeds anyone's exceptions with so many plot twists and uncovering truths. My favorite characters are Kasumi and Meiya. I love these two characters. I respect Meiya's character a lot.
I hope for age makes another amazing game with 5pb. Looking forward to that day!
