opinion based on v0.61, depraved route (no aphrodisiac)
easily one of the better VNs out there, perhaps one of the best if not for the cyber club arc.
the strengths of the game, at least in my opinion, are its fascinating, multi-faceted love interests (Caroline in particular stands out as an intelligently-designed and well-utilized character), psychological/mystery elements, and choices. the club arc features none of the above. instead, it is a straight-line path towards achieving a big number, and the player is so removed from its daily operations that any depravity has limited impact. the heavy reliance on 3rd party IPs also do not help, especially when you are forced to advance their content to achieve the aforementioned big number.
the dev clearly has the capacity to write great characters and great scenarios, why they felt the need to cram in so many borrowed characters to the point of sidelining the entire main cast is beyond me.
at least belle delphine was indeed avoidable. thank fuck for that.