So, played through version .55. Some positives: the renders are great, the flow of them is really well-done. I like a lot of the characters, though the MC sounds like a fucking idiot. Honestly, do people actually think things like that to themselves? I was a teenage boy once, and while sex-obsessed I don't remember it being the only thing I literally ever thought of. Otherwise, I'm seriously intrigued by the potential a few of these characters represent.
I really like the inclusion of a trans character, even if that's not something I'm personally interested in, which means I'm also glad you can choose not to be involved/interested in her. Thoughtful on both counts. I like that you can customize the appearance of the romantic interests to a degree, specifically the discussions about pubic or armpit hair. Not everyone enjoys one or the other.
Savage could end up becoming one of my favorite VN characters of all time. Treat her well.
What I dislike, intensely, is the heavy focus on the mother figure and the MC being completely preoccupied by thoughts of sex with her. He's surrounded by younger women, at least one of whom is sexually interested in him, and he's focusing on this older, controlling woman and I just find it unpalatable. There needs to be an option to tear the focus of the MC away from her; I realize that there might be a plot point to it later on, but it's really hard to get past.
The focus on him cleaning his dick is also pretty weird. I cannot imagine what the purpose of that is, but please, stop. Let's just assume his dick is clean, please.
On that note, the pace is absolutely glacial. The scene in the doctor's office was boring in a way I can't properly express. I actually stopped playing partway through that scene because I was so over it. I had to come back a few days later to complete it. Unless someone has a really serious doctors-discussing-penis fetish, I can't imagine anyone enjoying that scene. Again, the focus on cleaning it, and the mother figure doing so, and having zero option to allow the hot doctor to do it, is a let-down.
That's about it. I could go on. I'd really like to enjoy this, as it looks like a ton of work has been put into it and I think a few of the characters are worth continuing the story for. But right now it feels unfocused, except when it's focused on the wrong things.
