all i can do is give my insight: thie game is a ton of fun and is really good... but it has some aspects holding it back and mostly those aspects are a direct result of weird choices by the creator, all the problems the game have is about PRODUCCION, not execution, as it is a really good game at the end of the day:
-the lack of focus on the main storyline is a problem, as it just keeps prolonging the ending, which wouldn't be a problem once the full game is released, but the order things are released kinda messes up the pacing for those playing update to update, it's been two years since Colussia has been blown up and so far it still seems as if nothing truly major advanced in terms of storyline other than to gather some support, at least we haven't had a big boss fight.
-Gabe keeps pushing for new big areas with no story repercussions, new b-plots, new follow-ups for already finished plotpoints (this whole update for example, the minotaur chief tells you directly "yeah, if you do it or not won't have any repercussion as Osira will recuperate anyway, only thing that changes is how she is gonna see you". which is a fun plot, but this feels like the kind of thing you work on when you FINISH the main storyline, not while you do it.). Gabe even implement mechanics that DO NOTHING, the renegade or Hero path have no gameplay repercussion, the dialogue options also change nothing... this are things that take time and effort to program, they are fun, but again, why so impatient to add it now instead of waiting until the main storyline is finished?... this game was supposed to come out in 2016, it is 8 years in the making late, and Gabe said we still have 5 story arcs before the ending...at the pace she is going that will be in 3-5 years if we are lucky and she doesn't deviate from the story... which is unlikely.
Also gabe seems more interested in OPENING b-plots than to RESOLVE them: The weird monster at the abandoned Manor that seemed interested on the protag, the weird crystal in the forest that sends you to an apocalyptic future that NOBODY EVER REFERENCES, the comet impacting the earth, the weird whole near Khar, the mysterious broken teleportation crystal, the legendary old trees that seem to have a big secret within the world, the weird cementery... all of those areas and concepts are really fun and interesting and are nive world-building... but each of those could be 2-3 whole updates to resolve each and GABE KEEPS ADDING SET UPS FOR B-PLOTS.
It seems as if Gabe doesn't really think those stories through, she just thinks "this seems cool" and puts it in without thinking on how it would play with the rest of the story or how those plots will even end.
-and the public polls are useless. If you ask the players what they want and then decide to not do it it's kinda weird... if you have a vision you want to do just do it, no need to ask (the whole cuck thing, mainly, i have no problem with the MC not getting the girls mainly... but she directly asked what people wanted and people said "more scenes with the MC" and she rarely implements said scenes... in fact as more time passes the RARER they become.)
Overall i really like the game, it has a lot of value beyond the pornography (i came for the porn, stayed for the story)... but the production of the game is weird, as Gabe seems to know exactly what she wants to do with the story but never does it because she is too busy adding in b-plots that she doesn't know what to do with or resolve. We could be waiting another 5 years before this MAIN story ends and we are supposed to be on the finish line... heck! LOQO games are famous for having very good and long post game... but in this instance for whatever reason Gabe is putting what feels like post-game and big side-quests in the middle of the main campaign.
The game is good, again, i'll never grow tired of defending it, but there are a lot of elements that are criticizable, mostly on production.
