Ultimately it comes down to different strokes for different folks. Some people like a really good story, some people only want the lewds
I tend to only like realistic (as realistic as a VN can be) and grounded VNs and typically the RPG/VR thing would turn me off this game, but I tried it and stuck with it. The writing is great, there's a whole cast of really likeable characters who have good growth, the VR stuff is actually interesting once you buy into it, and the game nails when to have the down moments, and when to have the light hearted comedy moments. It's just really well wrote