I have to say that I liked the recent update. Yes, at some point it would be nice to have the MC do someone else than Connor, but overall I liked it. And you can't really complain about the speed this time. This was the fastest we have ever gotten an update, was it not?
I also believe that Crush might have found a clever way to reintroduce the life path. The little conversation that you had with Ian gave you some of the background options that you had back in the before time. However that relates to skills and traits is a different story, but if he keeps adding the life path via these small conversations or flash backs, I am actually impressed. That does work.
Then again, there is still the elephant in the room. Skills, traits, kinks, a like/dislike system as well as a suspicion mechanic. That is a lot of mechanics that still don't do anything other than give you some random feedback. Oh, I forgot the dice rolling. Still, none of it matters.
On a side note: I really like lovely Victorias art. I rather enjoy consistent drawings of characters. It is much better than having random gifs or images of porn stars.