I loved the idea of making Addison the MC's roommate, she was the most fun character in the first game, someone that puts things in motion, sometimes she does indeed looks hideous but she can look good, depends on the dev. From my observation she usually looks weird anytime she opens her month or smiles.
Hope we see Jennifer at the college as well, she was my favorite in the first game
about the engine change, I don't mind, I don't mind the font either, my only complaints would be the color of the names, you can't read this shit in gray. Also there doesn't seem to be a way to hide the text, can't have a VN without it