What an impressive game. You could pick some very minor nits here and there, but man what a great job. Natural sounding dialogue, pacing, kink tree, characterization, models have varied body types and look like feasibly real people, interpersonal friendships, overall theme, emotional fallout of half suppressed fetishes, quality of erotic content, all excellent.
This game is the polar opposite of other games where I'm not too sure the developer has ever seen an actual boob, much less had sex with a living breathing person.
I thought the picking a crush thing was a bit clumsy. I'd like to be able to pick more than one, or none, and have that choice come up a bit more naturally rather than a menu select. Where it was placed was kind of odd as well, I feel like I knew some of those characters way more than others, and there were some exclusions. Really a nitpick though, and I don't have any idea how it could have been done better.
I don't think of the MC as ever being clueless at all. I see him as a mostly good natured dude who has a lot of academic knowledge but not a lot of practical experience. There is a world of difference when all you know of oral sex is powerpoint slides and writing papers versus a mouth on your skin. He's the most broken character in the game. He spends so much time isolating himself from friends and jerking off over the client he fucked even though he knows he shouldn't, and shouldn't have, it was a terrible decision, the worst decision, it ruined the life he built. But here we are, and he's headed to that same point again. I see his sexual interactions with the other characters in game as him learning about himself and his own sexuality as much as they are about themselves.
Emma's hate fuck and the whirlwind of sexual tension and conflicting emotions from both parties was really well done. Lea and her discovery and exploration of exhibitionism, also great. Jen... my god, forbidden fruit so well written. I was so conflicted with her, 100% empathy with the MC. I'd have a serious problem dealing with her IRL, knowing with every fiber of my being that it would be the absolute worst decision, but doomed anyway.
The most interesting dynamic for me was Deb and Carl. Despite what others have said in this thread, there isn't a villain here. It's not anyone's fault. They both want (need) things that the other partner can't give them. Trying and failing (so far) to find a common ground where they both can be a little fulfilled. Deb wants one person that worships the ground she walks on, and isn't very interested in multiple partners. Carl doesn't want to be a sub, and really wants to see Deb with other men. In the sub scene, he repeatedly begs Deb to fuck the MC because #spoilers HE really wants it. She doesn't, because #spoilers controlling a sub is what makes her cum. I think Deb ending up going a little too far was because she's admittedly bad at communicating, getting worse the more personal it is, and all that residual frustration finally boiled over, not because she's a whore just using her fiancée.
I've known several couples like Deb and Carl in real life. Both good people that loved each other, but unable to find that place where the spheres of what they needed from each other overlapped. Some worked it out eventually, most didn't and in the end fell apart. It's a sad story, very believably written. I'm not particularly into bull or sub content, but I'm really interested to see if they can reconcile or are better off apart, and what part the MC will play in either of those outcomes.
I hope every node on the skill tree ends up with a satisfying amount of content. Hopefully with more than one character. Excited to see what's in store. Overall, really glad I found this. Great job devs.
