I didn't like the old version of this game at all. I completed it back in the day, but I wasn't a fan of the sandbox, I wasn't a fan of some of the girls' looks, and I definitely wasn't a fan of the half-baked stories and absent endings or even scenes for most of the female cast, especially Dani.
Then, In A Scent came out, I loved it and became a patreon supporter.
When IaC's development was put on hold to focus on this remake, I decided to wait for several months, but ended up unsubscribing because what I really wanted was more IaC and I wasn't too convinced about this game's potential.
I have just finished playing the remake, and unfortunately I'm still not fond of it at all.
There have been a bunch of quality-of-life improvements, better UI, "endings" for everyone, etc.
But I still don't like it.
- The "Monkey", Amy and Dani are gorgeous, but I still find the rest of the cast unattractive or downright gross.
- I can't tell if some of the art was improved or not, but in any case it still looks way worse than In A Scent.
- The sandbox is still not ideal, but that's par for the course.
- The music is a repetitive loop of several tracks completely unrelated to what we are seeing on screen. Really weak for a remake.
- The "endings" are... endings I guess.
- The fact that Dani only had one quick scene, right at the very end, with one position where we can barely see her, was a huge disappointment for me. Honestly, I expected way more when I learned there was going to be a remake. Sophie and she were my favourite combining both looks and story (Amy is sexy, but the whole "let's cuck your husband" and "you are a worthless slut" plot is not my thing). Sophie got a lot of intimate and romantic scenes, but Dani got even less substantial content than many of the other girls.
And know I'll copy this and make it into a 3 star review. The game doesn't deserve a Fail; it's a decent product with some potential audience, and the humour is refreshing, but I'm unable to put it in the group of the good games that we can find on this site.
(By contrast, I'd give IaC 4.5 stars despite its lack of impactful choices.)