After reading through a couple pages of comments it seems like the predominant conversations are regarding three things:
1. How do I get to the 'good parts' of the game without playing the game
2. The classic and endless NTR debate
3. Release schedule/amount of content
Here's my take:
1. Well you could always play the game and actually read the text... That said, if the majority of people want to skip the gameplay maybe the gameplay could be made more fun? I'm not convinced it's the majority though, since the posters are the loudest voices, so there's a great deal of sample bias. But I'm trying to think of another game here with fun gameplay. They used to all be rpgmaker games, and I actually enjoyed Noxian nights, but I was just following a walkthrough to get all the scenes. They constant battles and grinding aren't really fun. Currently there are a lot of RenPy 'games' that are actually just visual novels with maybe a choice or two, but no real mechanics. SoC is unique in it's gameplay and mechanics, and I think they do work, and I really don't know how they could be 'spruced up' to be more engaging. You don't really have to grind (thank god), but you do have to accomplish certain goals. There can be a lot of time between scenes at times, and it would be great if every encounter had a CG or two with it as a little reward, especially ones that aren't dependent on getting the right dice rolls, but dependent on role-playing the character. And on that ridiculous run-on sentence, on to the next topic...
2. You could say all porn is ntr, unless you're watching your own sex tapes, it just doesn't rub it in. Now, writing that builds these characters and shows love and connection, then lust, corruption, and betrayal or corruption and sharing/slutification hit you a lot harder in the feels, but it's really a matter of perception and opinion. I personally love the Andras/Alexia storyline and the Greyhide/Alexia storylines. It's great seeing a path where Alexia is being corrupted externally, and Rowan is open to swinging and sharing. I hope there are more options eventually, like Rowan sharing Alexia around to gain power, or Rowan participating or being humiliated in a threesome with Andras and Alexia.
3. These devs release very high quality content consistently. I haven't seen another game with this level of polish, and they actually meet deadlines and have their shit together. Sure it's not perfect and there are scenes I don't really care about every month, but seeing as I don't have the time (or art skill, I mean my 5th grade teacher literally held up a picture I had turned in to the whole class and laughed at my best efforts) to develop my own game, or the wealth to personally fund the exact fetishes I want, I think I'll take what I can get. I think they're making something pretty novel and enjoyable, and their hard work shows.
