After reading the recent reviews I was expecting not to like this at all - but wow, nothing could be further from the truth. (I guess moderating your expectations is actually a great idea. Who knew.)
I'd encourage anyone curious to just give it a try. I found it to be a fun ride.
The art is fantastic - I really like ScarlettAnn's artwork, so I was pleasantly surprised when the new artist really nailed the designs. The shift is natural, and I am fully accepting of the new artstyle; a straightforward improvement. (Especially the animations. Early game animations are... well, they're slideshows. Late game animations are so much better it kind of blew my mind just by comparison.)
Writing is... good! I was expecting to hate most of the characters, based on other reviews, but actually I really love most of them;
Mother - Fantastic, 10/10, best character. Slow build is agonizingly delicious -next update can't come soon enough!
Sister - I actually really like her! She's a huge bitch at first but I found her extremely compelling by the end of 0.7.1's content. I just want her to be happy
Heather - starts out great, really sympathetic with how she clashes with the Sister, but she becomes terrible
real quick. The whole revenge scheme is fucked, disproportionate, and wholly unlikable on her part, even if it does facilitate development with the Sister's character. Heather is (or perhaps
was, see below) my least favourite character.
Naomi - I actually really like her? Even though I probably shouldn't? Like she's crazy, but in a kinky fun way. Whether she comes back or not, I don't mind either way, but she was a fun part of the story.
Aunt - She starts out great, but... my god, this bitch is tiring. She has the same sort of crazy as Naomi (as in, if this were real life she'd need serious help), but it's more subtle, and therefore much less interesting. The whole "only I love him" thing is so annoying for reasons I can't really put into words. (It might be the arrogance of it?) She has a great design, great porn scenes, but wow I bounced off of her character so hard - if there's multiple endings planned, I'm chosing one where she's not involved. Fighting with Heather for the title of Worst Character.
Cousin - Cute, sweet, endearing. Perfect. Exact opposite of her mother. If this was the sort of game where "there can only be one" then she's fighting for top spot with the Mother - luckily it isn't, but I don't want to understate how great an addition she is to the cast. A much needed breath of fresh air.
Samantha - She's not there a whole lot but I loved everything she brought to the table. Fantastic design, fun character.
Lina - She's a'ight. Fantastic design (I chose left over right, but both are great), and I weirdly appreciate the scenes where she's thinking about the money she could make off of the MC's semen while his cock's in her mouth. Like, that's a fun character bit. I'd be interested to see more of her, but she's not my favourite (so far).
Mother, Sister, Cousin power trio; best girls, basically. I love them all, and I'm excited to see more from them in future updates.
I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did, and I'd like to thank the devs for the very pleasant surprise. Looking forward to whatvever may come in the future!