The initial project was promising; the plot and story were there, but ultimately we're left with a novel that becomes rather indigestible and, ironically, lacks eroticism. It's not all bad, far from it. The creator of this visual novel demonstrates real talent in story development and strives to develop the female protagonists well. He deserves praise for that. However, the story quickly becomes bogged down in numerous details, due to a major problem with the script's execution. This novel is therefore unbalanced in its construction. In trying to be precise in describing the context, it quickly becomes indigestible. In attempting to portray a strong, capable, and understanding MC, it makes him a controlling, overconfident, even selfish person. Thus, we have a castrating and cold MC. Ironically, we have an original harem that nevertheless lacks eroticism and sexuality. The scenes are very rare in the first half of the novel and truly too short. Second half. The orgasms are poorly depicted, which is a major flaw in a harem where the central character is usually quite "skilled" in that regard. The scenes are poorly distributed, revealing a problem with the structure and balance. It's at this level that the VN creator needs to rework their work. This is all the more glaring since the MC never orgasms in the storylines, which is very, very awkward.
So my opinion is rather torn between two reactions: excellent premise, potentially a good VN, but a victim of its own complexity. It's a shame, but I will undoubtedly continue reading it because the effort is there, and that deserves recognition. I'm giving it a 3.5 for now because other VNs are far too overrated in this respect, but let's be realistic, given the theme the VN explores, it doesn't deserve more.
So my opinion is rather torn between two reactions: excellent premise, potentially a good VN, but a victim of its own complexity. It's a shame, but I will undoubtedly continue reading it because the effort is there, and that deserves recognition. I'm giving it a 3.5 for now because other VNs are far too overrated in this respect, but let's be realistic, given the theme the VN explores, it doesn't deserve more.