Yo, just played and finished Ever17(bad ending, damn) and I must say it's much less linear the Senjou.
I didnt play all the paths yet but
DAMN, Senjou was the most epic experience for me, mainly towards the final chapter. The whole game was thrilling and didnt fail to surprise me in anyway. Some things were pretty obvious and I was often like "why didnt I tink of this
almfaec:" or "So I got tricked into thinking that again". That's pretty much it