I'll be sound like a butthurt but hear me out
This is strictly for the episode 1-11 version that I've played
If you want to scroll the pictures only and hate grind - this game is not for you.
But that's what this game literally do. you can't even ctrl fast forward the seen picture scroll coz code is f-up! I am taking about player unable to skip already seen ones. my finger become 5000 rpm vibrator by clicking the next coz 2/3 of the texts are already seen and due to the coding, they are registered as new so renpy won't let me skip to the newest scene.
If you don't like challenges - this game is not for you.
The challenges in the questions are non-existent, strictly speaking, I like the mini-game and managing relation part of the game but it is very evident that they are there not for the gameplay wise but for the plot stretching. Sure Arousal can be raised by sending sms(which even was sometime bugged for eve) but this is too much. Plot is not in continuation at all. Sure I'm sucking your balls now but we can not cuddle one hour later coz my arousal is 0. Like bruh this is not challange. this is very repetitive task which, frankly need to question need or not.
Be prepared - each episodes takes many hours to play through .
It is true. HOWEVER it is like this: more than half or nearly half of interaction from Episode 1 are in Episode 2 and Episode 2 in the Episode 3 etc.. so essentially, you get a system internationally force you to make a repetitive task + scenes from the previous episodes making bridge(which need to be burned downed) so no wonder it's like that.
Be prepared to play a game where strategy is important - otherwise you'll not be able to play through the game.
What strategy what kind of strategy? Let me give you an example so you can relate the rant.
In this game, there are three main-ish female character , for each character, you have interactions half-an hourly. In the normal game, you would divide your energy by doing all three and all three character will progress evenly and respectively. Not here. as the characters "Do not remember what you did in another half-an hour" interaction. So either you do the character for the whole day or you will end up with pretty funny situation where before half-an hour ago, that girl is sucking you like an octopus but half-an hour later she is afraid to even touch the dick. What I am saying is the logical thing should be respective/progressive character transformation with certain flag/trigger to make scene go so that if there is no requirement (with another character/item/condition) as a whole, the scene should reflect the current relationship they are in. and you can't convince me other wise by saying "strategy" no. It's the opposite.
In order to avoid grind follow the dialogs carefully and follow the game rules.
I don't ask for too much just play up to episode three. you will discover neither grind nor game rules are soften by following up the dialoge. I actually feel that the interactions that I am doing are more of a filler (and unnecessary)one. above comment applies
This game has lot of challenges so please take the time to play it as it has to be played.
To me, the limitations of the game itself is more challenging then the challenge that game story suppose to provides. I was unable to finish episode 4 coz.... the game itself have a chapter breaking bug which they will assure it is not but it is coz they choose to deliberately made this.... bad. There is a multi mod for episode 1-11 and it's a must. I mean if I can afford to upload it, I will repack the mod and integrate it in episode 1-11. That's how essential that mod is.
Honestly, this game need BDSM tag coz players are going to be tortured and for most of us it was due to curiosity rather then pleasure.
SO what's good?
Story writing is decent. Renders are chef kiss. Apart from that? not so much
As always, forgive me for bad English