I did play
Seeking Closure
Honestly, if I would've checked this game out prior to the latest update I probably would be talking about it more negatively. It's not that it ever becomes REALLY bad or anything, but there surely are quite a few sterotypical AVN scenes in here who discouraged me to go further. Right at the beginning for example, when a girl, who turns out to be a masseuse.., offers the MC a happy ending right away.... I mean, I did not let this scene play out, but i'm willing to bet that she'll drop a line like "I'm usually not doing something like that, only for you" or something similar... The thing about it is that it, to a degree, sets the tone for the rest of the game when things like that occur so early on.... To me it's just a big turn off and in return the game lost it's momentum pretty early on....
Well, the second time I was willing to peace out for good was when, way later in the game, you realize that you're in virgin hell. Not only virgin hell, it's also the "I've been waiting for years for the MC to eventually pop up again because all other guys suck" virgin hell. Just get out of here already, seriously...
One more negative thing I wanted to point out before getting to the point as to why I ended up liking this game are the lewd scenes. Well, more the dialogue of it which ranges from whatever to straight up horrendous. I kid you not, but here you'll come across lines such as "I'll take you to pound town now" or "Look deep into me eyes while I shot my seed deep into your womb".... yikes.
Allright, enough of all the negaitivity...

. because this game certainly has some uniqueness to it, starting with the way it's being told. Here the game begins with the MC and his girfriend being on their way to some kind of a resort to spend their holidays together. Later we also find out that the MC wants to make up his mind whether or not he wants to propose to her. Only to then find out that there are even more reasons why the MC choses this place to return to.... way more actually...
I'm just gonna say it right away that I won't spoil any of the story because the developer did something pretty bold here. It has something to do with things that happen in the latest chaper which I personally did not see coming. I mean, the signs are there and when you pay close attention then maybe you can get a hint of whats to come, but, c'mon now, who does that?. I'm saying that because the game feels and plays very much like every other AVN. You go to a place and the LI's keep piling up in front of you and... Well, you know the rest...
I guess what i'm trying to say is that i underestimated the game. I underestimated the characters and the story and how much thought the developer put into everything here.
Besides the story of the MC going to this resort and reconnecting with all the potential LI's and whatnot, there's also a subtle side story going on to which I didn't pay much (if any) attention to on my first run. I just thought that this was some typical AVN b/s to make the MC look good and for him to then put on his shining white armor later down the line... I mean, it's not like a strike of genius whats gonna happen here, but I still have to call it a bold move to go beyond this being "just" a typical "woman collector" AVN. It most certainly is not. The developer could've easily played it save with his setup, but he didn't.
Another uniqueness of this game is this weird circumstance that it's even better on your second playthrough when you do have all the information available. There have been so many things i've noticed on my second run, it's "crazy". It's not only about details, it's just that the game hits differently when you play it a 2nd time, imo.
Just to give an example, when you arrive at the hotel at the beginning, the MC bumps into Anna (a potential LI). At that point this encounter is kinda meaningless for a first time player, but when you do have all the information you do understand the impact of her being there and you would want to talk to her immediatly regardless of whether you played her route or not...
The difference of knowing and not knowing is just day and night in this game. Same can be said for many other characters here like Katy. Where it, again, doesn't matter if you went her route because the impact will be there regardless.. All of this is just very well done in my opinion.
But speaking of Anna, i've played through the game twice. First run was with Anna and Elena. I only did this, because I didn't take the game all that serious. But her specifically I did end up liking the most which led to this scene.
Which is a little rough and also a bit unfair and maybe even borderline nonsensical to leave Elena (potentially) behind and pick Anna here with everything that happend and where the characters are mentally at this point in time. But I did it anyway which is not the right choice here, you just don't do that. Well, another thing about this screenshot that sticks out is the facial expression of the MC which is just so on point. On top of everything that happened he decides to come clean with his relationships... The timing here is just perfect.
Anyhow, well, my second run was with Micaela and Fleur. Fleur basically only to see if the story changes (Spoiler alert, it does

). I also liked this route. I mean, with Micaela it's about who she, as a person, is in conjunction with her family, but also her relaionship with her sister, Katy. It's all, like, decent/good and just another indiactor that the devloper put a good amount of thought into most of his characters.
I'm just gonna end it here prematurely because everything else would enter heavy spoiler territory pretty quickly. There are so many smaller and bigger things I could bring up, good and bad, but then it would never stop

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Although, now that I think of it, there's one topic still worth mentioning here which is Jill, the current girlfriend of the MC. I don't know, I just think that her position in the game is a bit unfair compared to the rest of the LI's. You go through all of the chapters with them and experience the story and she's, more or less, just there for a couple of lewd scenes at this point. Sure, you get some background and one flashback scene with her, but in the grand scheme of things, at this point in time, how am I ever supposed to pick her?. There's no way that I would, like in my case, not to pick Anna. The chance of that is literally 0%.... So if you want to play the Jill route you'd have to play it straight right from the beginning by not approaching anyone outside of a friendship scenario... I mean sure, the game has 2 or 3 "side girls", but they all would be part the more negative sides of the game (imo). They are basically just nonsensical instant attraction/sex scenarios.... Combine that with the things i've mentioned about the dialogue during lewd scenes... just no....
But we'll see I guess since the game switches back to the realtime, starting next chapter. There's still a ton of unresovled stuff left.. It's not just about who the MC wants to be with, it's like literally everything that needs closure....
So all in all, despite it's flaws, i'm giving this game 2 thumbs up. Go check it out....
Don't check it out though if you prioritize wholesomeness above everything else in AVN's....