Okay so I played some more and I'm blown away by this game rn. When the 3 girls showed up I was literally gobsmacked. Olivia (the middle one) esp is like a spitting image of a younger Gracie, and while at first I thought the other 2 girls were bland in comparison they have both, along with Olivia, had their personality really fleshed out. So much so that Im thinking of going back and making choices to balance purity and lust more instead of having so many lust points like I do rn, I want to see the relationship with the girls really blossom.
I haven't actually finished ch 1 yet, and the reason for that is... well I was too heartbroken to play more. At first it didn't actually click with me that Gracie had died while I was reading the letter, I thought mc would go visit her in hospital and she'd get to see him one more time or something but... later Olivia reveals that she died last week. I literally cried reading that letter and the revelation on top of that was enough to make me stop playing there, tho I will likely continue today ofc.
I really got invested in the story with Gracie and seeing now how it's played out... I guess that section really was the prologue and not the main story. I'm kinda gutted but atleast there's the daughters to kind of carry her torch, especially Olivia. It amazes me that such a short development and story in a prologue is enough to make me more attached to Gracie than an entire game's worth of development for idk a character like the redhead in Melody.
Last thing, I recommend sticking with the 'true names and nicknames'. They really do fit the girls best and you start to associate their personality and image with those names. If I had to make it up, I'd have probably called the redhead Leah or Ruth, kinda continues the biblical feel to Gracie's name with the daughter that most resembles her. And the brunette something like Rebecca at first, but playing more of the games makes me realize the true names really do fit best for the characters.
My only gripe is that the tone feels quite different to the prologue, in that the progression and sexual content seems kinda sudden with the girls, but that may be because I have made too many lust choices. I'll have to go back and tweak to get the balance I want while I wait for updates, and speaking of updates, I can't wait till it gets more content. I was attached to the beginning story but I realize that's the prologue and the real story starts with the girls. Even if it's painful to lose Gracie, I look forward to the rest of the game. /end essay