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* [[Scenery Porn]]: The landscapes and surroundings are beautifully depicted. Whether it be [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B9oU3Nd2Prw/T0b6ssMue6I/AAAAAAAAK6A/sgk4ZVC7ZSo/s912/7ae7c5ae7d0b48f6c1a1fae13704e964.jpg grass fields under a vast sky] or [https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BjB-0uqo7fI/T0b6tUB29CI/AAAAAAAAK6A/F24KRVpKWiY/s912/8ba4bc26a4473e87c25c71613dcb94c8.jpg railway tracks reaching for the horizon], each scene is meticulously crafted.
* [[Sphere of Destruction]]: The tower replaces a semi-spherical area of the surrounding countryside with blue-black void. This is because it {{spoiler|overwrites one universe with another.}}
* [[Star Scraper]]: The mysterious tower at the centre of the plot reaches past the clouds. Built in Hokkaido, it is visible from Tokyo, over 800 kilometres away, on a clear day. That's over double the distance between London and Paris, or one-fifth the distance between New York City and Los Angeles. The [[Soviet Superscience]] needed to build such a behemoth is almost as impressive as its actual purpose.
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: This is present in addition to surprisingly good Russian. While the accents aren't perfect, the [[Bilingual Bonus|grammar itself is correct]].
* [[Take a Third Option]]: {{spoiler|The ending.}}
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