I usually just lurk around but I'll share my opinion in this one as well, the prologue might not be super interesting but bear with me as I doubt I'm the only one.
There's too many projects I like in patreon and other platforms and with my budget I have to make choices, as such I tend to spread out my donations after a period of observation and use my gut feeling.
This is honestly a game that was on my radar for support but just missed the ship. I really liked the art and the story was good (i mean, it was no novel but for a standard of a parody game it was way up there).
For a game I discovered about two versions ago this climbed my list pretty fast.
I saw some complaints about the art using other people's work but it's mostly about giving credit.
Personally I think the author should have stuck to either, commission or enlist authors of previous work (if possible) or find an artist with a close enough style to keep going as unaffected as possible (again, i get that this is probably harder to do than it seems).
The current art-style looks off, and I personally dislike it. As a major point in why i liked the game, this effectively extends my suspension of support. (This is why creators have to know how to balance patron and public opinion, A patron is a source of income, the public might become one, and admittedly this is not an easy thing to do)
Ultimately, this is FreshMulan's project and I will not dole out judgement on their decisions as I think artists should follow their inspiration and whomever likes it will ultimately support it. (additionally I'm not self centered enough to think the creator owes me anything, I'll only go as far as share my feedback)
If the project keeps on this direction it'll probably drop off from my list, but I'll still wish them good luck.
If anything, I think the criticism that is happening on this ultimately comes from a good place. They are people who enjoyed the game and are frustrated to see it change in a direction that'll take that enjoyment away.
This is just the 2 cents from a random dumbfuck on the internet [which would be me for anyone who might actually wonder.]