WOW. I just finished my first play through, got Emi's route on a "go with the flow" approach.
This is the First VN ive managed to finish even one route of. It was an absolutely beautiful experience. Honestly, I have to echo the sentiment of many others, the sex scenes are completely unnecessary to fully enjoy it.
I think i may need a few days to finish processing things, but either way, I look forward to seeing the other routes. Although I am a tad bit concerned. A lot of the early posts here suggest that the version of Shizune's route that is in the final game is vastly inferior to what there was in earlier builds of the game.
Can anyone offer advice, is it worth tracking down an older copy of the game to get the supposedly better version?