Could you give us a tad more detail so that when I play through next I know what to pick.
I am quite sure you do not want any spoilers so I will put it this way.
The time limit is pretty lax. Just do not play around too much.
New game plus will be MUCH easier because of the birthday suit body part and money carry over from the early game.
You can basically creates the ultimate branching save from new game plus (doing all common route jobs and saving before choosing the main route jobs).
The only downside is Aino will be naked doing all those jobs... (I am the possessive type, my girl is my girl alone)
For a fresh new game, it is better to start on one route and stick to it, while doing side quests.
For research just follow the requirement listed in the jobs to get more money.
Do not research anything not needed since money is super tight early on. Plenty of parts are cosmetics only...
If a job fail, reload. Time wasted from redoing jobs will add up if you soldier on.
Some weekend events take one whole day, some only take a quarter or half a day. (see the top left indicator). Why this is important? Because weekend events can clog progress.
The main route branch will be
- RED is recommended for fresh new game. This more or less tells story about the world situation and has the highest paying jobs. I recommend doing this route for first timers to get money. Red also has the coolest parts in my opinion...
Side route that can fail because you progress RED too far is the side route of the glasses girl with cyber hand (forgot the name, sorry)
- YELLOW is NOT recommended for fresh new game for fresh new players. Because it needs knowledge about parts functions and combinations, and later on will have kinda a boss fight...
Difficulty in this route ramp up very quickly if you progress too fast. I destroyed Aino on my first time playing this game because I choose this route first and cannot keep up...
- BLUE is the story branch. Not much to do here, and the only risk to fail is if you missed the final tasks.
All side routes can fail if you progress BLUE too far because of... er... story events...
See your journal for story progression. And do the additional story tasks first before doing the final task to get the good ending
Bad ending has no additional story. You just fail.
I do not think any stats need to be explore further, it is just there as a requirement to do the route jobs.
Money can be a problem if you are a perfectionist...
Anyway. Just enjoy the game. The story is good and the game itself is not hard...
In my life long years of playing games, this is the very first time I ever encounter a Clitoris Laser Beam! Very enlightening!
