I think the problem is that fans hyped themselves up a little too much about what this game would be. Adding to that years of bitterness from the EA period and you get what we have now.
Oh well, at least it ain't Veilguard, am I rite?
I think that problem is with
potential.
With moneys put into this game, with top quality of some aspects like voice acting, its a shame that they failed to put everything together in a correct way.
All they needed to do was:
Get rid of pandora after initial release and everyone saying it is bad.
Everything that is in pandora should be dispersed around the game, it should be a prize for competing quests, or just checking girls in right time, or be part of the collectables. And have at least textual context, like in most VNs.
I would also say that they didn't invest any writing in chemistry between girls. They barely interact with each other outside of their update.