I do not disagree with any of the Amy fans out there. Or the Becca fans. Or the Izzy fans. And especially the Sophia fans! (Bethany fans can get bent, though. WTF?).
Through the first few updates I remember thinking, "Aww man, is this gonna be one of those games where you're on rails with one girl even though the others are more interesting?"
But this update converted me. I'm ALL IN on Melody.
Will I enjoy playing the path where the MC gently tells Melody, "Ummm, Let's be just friends..." and bangs the others? Fuck yes! Gimme some Amy, some Becca, and more Izzy.
But after this update, I'm cool being focused on Melody. There's a just-taboo-enough-not-to-be-weird sweetness about the relationship, and the reasons that things will take time to progress make sense. There's something so sexy about a girl who wants to be fucked but has reasons to be reluctant.... and it's the MC's goal to break through those barriers. Plus, she's smoking hot and adorable as well. I might be in love with pixels....
Yeah, for me it was also this particular update that really decided it for me; it really is Melody I'm going for, for the same reasons as you mentioned, and I think that she's never been more sexier than this update, not to mention absolutely gorgeous, i.e. around the end when Melody appeared in that lingerie she bought as a surprise for MC, my jaw dropped to the floor and started drooling, was like "Hot DAMN!", haha ;P
Plus I really love her personality and it's been a pleasure watching her grow as a person, it's been a marvelous journey, and it of course isn't over, and I just love it how natural her and MC's relationship feels, more natural than with any other girl, although it's pretty great with Becca too, all things considering.
Melody, Izzy, Amy and Becca, them my ladies, but I must have one route purely focused on Melody, I want the perfect ending with her