This game sets the standard for all these cash grab Koikatsu-based games and here's why.
Visuals: You can tell the creator has a passion for making these renders and scenes, being both sensual and fun-loving as well as just being skillfully made with actual knowledge of composition, posing, expression and perspective.
This is what these games should be about - using the in-game engine to elevate the medium and make it be something more, using it as a tool to make the process of creating easier and rival that of handdrawn hentai. Truly one of the few times you can call this style of game and render work an artform.
There's eyecandy in every scene to keep you interested or aroused - like carrot on a stick to which I'm completely fine with being conditioned.
The great render work adds personalized charm to each and every character, be it through subtle body language and expressions to painting entire scenes in the background during events without any reliance on text - making the world feel less still and frozen.
The world itself feeling immersive with the atmospheric backgrounds as well as letting you traverse the world yourself instead of clicking text boxes or seeing the same repeated city backgrounds of Koikatsu we've all grown sick of -- instead making things appear less soulless and more involved. This should be another standard.
Scenes are nice and long as they should be, otherwise if your games sandbox takes longer than the scenes themselves then you got a problem.
However, I do wish people gave this game a chance despite it's sandbox gameplay - it deserves that much, at least.
Good UI/Interface is underrated and really nice. Doesn't get in the way, comfortable and good looking. I like having choices on the side where they don't pop in your face. I like that the UI or the interface doesn't take up half the screen with blinding colors. All menus are intuitive and not a headache to traverse.
This all sounds like nitpicking, but lazy interfaces are so common I have to give praise when I see good ones.
H-Content: The usual downfall of these sort of games is that you are treated to painfully long segments of exposition or clicking only to be met with a static animation or two that at most generous will last a minute or two, at worst it'll be an animation you've seen hundred times before.. painfully stiff or repetitive. This is in no way satisfying, but this game knows that and knows it well.
Every scene is incredibly gratifying with satisfying build up that I find hotter than the main course action itself at times - something I rarely ever can say about any game. This is due to the aformentioned plentiful and lively renders, the carefully placed angles for maximum aesthetic as well as appeal working in tandem with CUSTOM made animations - making every scene feel all the more personalized and well made.
If you're big into feet you might love this game tremendeously as they are like the cherry on top during most scenes, tastefully put in view yet subtle.
And at times, not so subtle and trampling you down - but that's what we are here for!
Most often during H-Scenes you wish they just got to the point already, but not here! Take your time building up the stalagmite that is my cock!
Just one H-Event alone bombarded me with several of my kinks in rapid succession to the point I feared for my dick going in any further - and that was just a taste test foreplay scene. Very dynamic and unique scenes - it didn't miss even once, no matter if I was interested in the character or not.. which brings me to the next point!
The girls: Games that are harem-based should aim to strike a good variety of both personality and body-type variety. So far, it's looking good. We've got some best size representation by which I mean smol and petite, although we could go so much higher smaller, but then Patreon would shit it's bed. Other than that, we've got most sizes covered - it probably won't feel lacking.
Girls all have distinct, although trope-y, well executed personalities which also come into play during dirty talk which is always the spice of scenes - serving to enrich the flavor. You've got the attached pixie slave, two different flavors of tsundere, goofy and naive bro(Shika chads assemble),
mischevious doctor, the distant but warming up catgirl - just to name a few. Plenty more and plenty to come. Although I selfishly wish for smalldom, greatly. I hope the dev sees my plea!
The Story/MC: I honestly have little interest going into this topic, because let's be real - we are here for porn with extra steps, not entirely expecting a best-seller here. It's an isekai and the MC is an absolute Gary Stu that I have no interest in nor even wish to read the thoughts of. It's your typical self-insert case and he's inoffensive, so at least he won't take you out of the game too much. I just focus on the good, but I do have to deduce the points here.
All in all, if you are a classy guy of pantyshots, teasing, foreplay, feet, dynamic h-content and extremely lively scenes - then you've got the entire sophisticated man's package covered in this game and you'll enjoy it tremendously. Even if none of these things stand out to you - you'd be missing out on something good by skipping this game.
Solid 4/5 so far. Found little to complain about and any complaints were easily overpowered by the satisfaction of the games fruits.
2023 edit: As if the scenes weren't good enough already, they now feature dynamic camera movement to add sense of motion during scenes on top of new physics. Some mini-games have been improved. The game just keeps getting better and doesn't stop showing promise.
All the newly introduced characters are great, from personality to designs, with my main gripe being that the Sakura Town so far is dominated by large tiddy faction. I wish for some more variety - be it going even bigger or smaller, as so far a lot of the characters feel very same-y height wise.
That being said, the game has my highest hopes so I'll elevate my rating.
