I have to agree with most of what you said, except for the part about the "mist clones" (they only appear in very few interactions, nowhere near half of them).
Ah sorry for being unclear there I didn't mean that they appear to often, I actually kinda liked how the MC is aware of that they represent the desires of the people brought to "life" by the mist.
I just meant that we do not really know for sure what the others see and do with the clones, other than what they tell us, so I meant that they are kinda doing the relationship building offscreen^^
And yeah I did not mean to only be negative^^ I definitely really like that there are costumes for every job for every relationship level, which is honestly a fuckton of work you put in there.
Love all the little cut ins of all the characters doing their respective jobs.
I really wish I could visit them without using a turn when they have no heart event, since those room pictures with the girls hanging out there are also a beautiful touch that you generally don't get to see because usually you can use the turns more productively.
And the Amber relationship is already really good and feels very wholesome after the reconcilliation.
But yeah I definitely think it is all around a very good game, especially the main story is very gripping.
Even though I am usually not into gmilfs that much, I think Emily is very attractive and shaping up to be a really cool character.
It is definitely a mammoth project and many things can be added more easily after you are set with the core that is the management sim, so I can totally see why that is the main focus and it is probably gonna pay off in the future.
so yeah tl/dr: thank you for the answer, my concerns have been eliminated^^