If it was possible to give a game 3.5 stars, then this would be one of them. Out of being nice, I gave it a 4 because it is a genuine improvement over the first game in certain areas, while it's as much of a slob in others.
The Good:
- You can level up more, and the fights don't feel as taxing anymore. There still aren't really any H-mechanics, but again, that's fine. It feels less empty.
- The plot takes a sudden jump in quality compared to the first, which makes it a lot more investing than the first. The game is also very easy to get through compared to the first - no moments where it drags just for the sake of dragging on.
- You can do team-battles (sometimes), which makes things a lot more enjoyable compared to before. Hordes of enemies are more fun to deal with this way.
- More, albeit very few, skills can be unlocked through the game... I didn't use them much but it was nice regardless. The fighting is just more fun in general honestly. I will say that the skills have more use now than they used to, which is... really nice.
- Gallery gets unlocked after you beat the game.
Cons:
- When the game said it would transfer data from the first game over to the second, I assumed that meant it would transfer items and such, too. It did not. It's only sex stats it transfers; useless to me because in my playthrough of the first game I never had sex. I thought I would get to use the gacha cards and items I got in the first game, but boy was I wrong.
- Gacha cards became more useless compared to before. In the first game I used the 20% chance of counterattack, but now you... really don't need them. You don't even need the broken spell from the first game either, since that got nerfed.
- Much like the first game, there are not that many skills you can unlock. The only times I remember getting a new skill was
and aside from that there isn't really anything. Unless you count the gacha cards.
All in all, the game is average. It's definitely an improvement but at the same time there's still a lot to be worked on. Hopefully Poison's games became better after this.