I may be in the minority, but those are all elements that make the game fun for me to play. There are enough games out there to play where it is simply a matter of going from point A to point B.
I agree.
darkhound1 has included a great variety of interactions:
- Easily repeatable (with a minimum of requirements) events: hugging/kissing/groping, play in pool, exercise room, night bar (many of which change based on outfit)
- Common random (from just walking around) events: lotion, maid service, door "accidentally" left open while showering
- Less common random events: meeting people in the halls and elevator
- Timed events: beach yoga, hot shots, wet t-shirt competition
- minor skill events: poker
- one time events: quests to solve mysteries
As much as I enjoy the "point A to point B" games when they are updated, once I've arrived at the end, I never go back to them. Only Holiday Island keeps me coming back again and again.
Edit: and the "command line cheating" is a great feature. It makes me want to run out and learn the Python programming language just so I can cheat more!