Hi! I have to say that a lot of the complaints here are because someones head canon is not or only partially served with the new update. Ithink we should wait at least 1-2 more chapters to see how the direction goes. This revamp was mainly done for the Steam release (whose influence will have forced some changes for ORS to be sold there) and to gather and streamline the code for the further chapters.
Now onto some personal thoughts: As I wrote in posts before, I am an Alison fan, since she has definitive feelings for Ian, something only very few female characters in the game have and because she has some backstory which makes her less shallow than say Cindy.
I am looking forward to do both a true love playthrough and a threesome/wild Alison playthrough and more scenes with her.
It will be interesting how Ian´s ex Gillian will show up, if just in passing or more integrated into the game.
Currently I cannot see why Cindy is this hyped by so many players. Outside her good looks she is rather shallow, but maybe the MC might help her getting more depth by helping find a life she wants to live. But for my tastes she had too many scenes in the current version.
Jeremy is a Lech, but interestingly we can influence if he is a real Bro or total player. We will see how that development goes on.
Cherry can be a great character, but until now we have not seen much of her. As for Ivy, the jury is still discussing if the way she is depicted is the right one. While she is slutty and wild, she started out as a true friend of Lena. This image got some scratches in the last few updates. Hopefully this will be corrected.