So far: It is just as cool. The FLOW thing is such a great addition, being able to jump back to just before your last choice rather than playing through the whole thing is great.

I've not finished it yet (so many endings, 2/9) but so far the story seems just as dumb and weird as 999, which is fine with me. xD It also feels longer - I'm at like 12 hours already and I'm not even half way through. The visual novel parts seem to be more in depth - also voice acting, is pretty sweet.