5 Stars is described as "Excellent", and I believe that sums up the game very well. It's an improvement on its predecessor in almost every way.
Only real gripes I have are the current translation quality, which leaves a little to be desired (and will improve with time I imagine), and pregnancy being always being an endgame scenario, which I think the previous title handled much better.
I also liked how some items and mechanics worked in the previous game better than here (primarily the aphrodisiac and sister statuses), and found the new workings to be a downgrade in comparison.
On the other hand, the game knows what you're here for and gives it to you in spades. Quality is just as high as the previous game, but now there's about twice as much action you can take, which is always nice. Variety is the spice of life.
TL;DR, excellent game. Play the prequel first because it is also an excellent game, and some QoL stuff makes it hard to play it for the first time after this one.
Only real gripes I have are the current translation quality, which leaves a little to be desired (and will improve with time I imagine), and pregnancy being always being an endgame scenario, which I think the previous title handled much better.
I also liked how some items and mechanics worked in the previous game better than here (primarily the aphrodisiac and sister statuses), and found the new workings to be a downgrade in comparison.
On the other hand, the game knows what you're here for and gives it to you in spades. Quality is just as high as the previous game, but now there's about twice as much action you can take, which is always nice. Variety is the spice of life.
TL;DR, excellent game. Play the prequel first because it is also an excellent game, and some QoL stuff makes it hard to play it for the first time after this one.