This is probably my first time writing a review, and it's because this game surprised me. What a great game this is turning out to be!
First of all, it has this humorous feel to it, which makes it both cute and unrealistic enough to enjoy it without feeling sad, but not too much to make it "silly".
There's no grinding as I found no way to gain XP.
I adored the tournaments idea and execution. I think this is what surprised me the most, the whole setup, context and "feel" of those scenes (I so hope to see more of that).
I love the "gentle girl" styled aesthetic where you can see the girl on your screen while wondering around as her boyfriend, and can see what she's doing by her image (but don't know where she is) and can find her in the village for a little scene, or overhearing a dialogue etc. Though sadly there aren't a *ton* of such scenes and I would love to see more (the second village only has 1 I think).
I also love the fact she never badmouths the protagonist, and she always remains in love with him, despite that she was cheating right one second ago.
At this point there's not a ton of content, but there's enough to understand where it's going and to have fun!
If I had some core suggestions - thought I'll probably post more in a post - it's to keep track of the girl's h status somehow, maybe a % completed of a village's scenes, definitely some pointer to where she is in the village (as she could be anywhere, and her "fun" progresses fast) and to give some meaning to "collecting" the scenes. Also, repeat versions of certain scenes would be awesome...
I also love the art! It's cute and sexy when it needs to be, and simple but in a less-is-more kind of way. I loved it!
Anyway, I'll cut it short. The game is not without faults obviously, but for some reason I completely trust that it will turn out great. The game that there is now feels like quite some love was poured into it, so I'll personally be looking at this with anticipation!
Good job Headpat!
PS: After the latest updates (Act 3 if I'm not mistaken) it seems to be taking a turn to that kind of NTR games where the girl really wants to cheat on her boyfriend, and the boyfriend is rightfully jealous but is constantly gaslighted. It's a type of NTR that I personally really don't enjoy, but still, I don't want to change my rating, because the game is, actually, good (despite me not liking its specific fetish type). So yeah. Gj