Decided I had enough of the grind and used console to give me gold. Game becomes infinitely more tolerable after this point, though several things are missing still. Akabur is releasing a major patch today (acc to him saves will be compatible).
Cons:
- Horrible economy grind at the start of the game
- Hornelia quest is insanely long and super boring
- General lack of art across entire game
- Atamansha and Esmeralda are insanely boring characters
- Lack of hint system makes slow progress even slower
- Akabur is reallly stingy with sex scenes, again. Many minor events in the exploration minigame are all text.
- Weather system is completely pointless. All it adds is +5 gold in the night patrols on the 2-3 days a month it actually happens
- Iris, Esmeralda share the exact same story arc as Iris Trainer in Princess Trainer. Really uninspired gameplay loop.
- The UI and map is a shittier version of older games. It makes game feel even smaller.
- This game feels like it's only got 60% of actual content.
Pros:
- Writing is still strong
- The wedding scenes are HOT
- Watching plays, inviting girls to events is a nice touch
- The garden quest is a nice little touch
- There is tremendous room for improvement if a gold edition were to happen.