I was seriously debating with myself if I should bother writing up what I truly think about this update or just say something simple like "oh, great update". I'm not sure why I'm bothering and voicing this shit up - my opinion doesn't matter, I'm just a dumb pirate. But I critique the stuff I like, not the stuff I don't like. So here it goes.
Just a disclaimer, some may feel judged or maybe even offended by the following. This was not my intention and I tried to explain my reasoning and feelings in detail.
Overall I liked the update. But it also frustrated me to no end. It's a weird thing and most of it is my personal problem, but... well, let's go step by step.
Overall some of the highest highs and some of the lowest lows till date. Maybe I'm in a weird mood, maybe I'm reading too much in to things, maybe I'm just sick and tired by the "gib virgins now" crowd (sorry guys, but you can be annoying). But a lot of the update felt like padding and just... going trough a check list. Oh, we need a date with Kitten. What did we learn about her - nothing. The date was cute, but not really informative. Nothing would be lost if it didn't happen or if it was 5 centences and 5 renders....
Why didn't we learn some background about Kitten? Why is she such a stoic? What led her there? How was it growing up like that? Did she tought about her dad? Are we gonna mend fences with him? And if yes, why not invite him to coock at the council meeting? It's literally the guy's problem and the MC doesn't want to take his place as the FF coock, so why not mend some fences? It seems Akari is the one doing the actual coocking anyway.
The Alison date was even more pointless - the meeting the day before gave more info about her and palyed on their dynamic more then the date itself. The date felt like it's there for us to see Alison nude again.
The edditor in me would have sent both those scenes for a re-write.
But man, besides that and the long, drawn out sex-scenes (I konw, I know, it's a porn-game, but still) the other events were really good. Some of the best stuff yet written. Some, because the night at Catherine's and taking Kitten back are the best scenes in the game, period.
Overall? 8/10 update. But it's more akin to 10/10 with a couple of 1/10 stuff thrown in.