The Comeback of the Comeback? Seriously though, I'm just not a fan of sandboxes (if I wanna play a game I pull out Elden Ring or similar, AVN's are for reading a story guided by choices and fapping to dirty pictures and animations, not clicking shit on some map while pretending it's not a shitty game) so if it gets rebooted and is still a shitty sandbox I probably won't play that either. I love incest and loli AVNs' but will skip them if it's also a sandbox.
I like a good sandbox, with random events that pop up and lots to do. Where you can pursue multiple love interests at the same time and you aren't as tied down. Trouble is most sandboxes are day skipping simulators with very limited freedom, where you will spend a lot of your time waiting for things to happen, because fuck you that's why! Holiday Island and Love & Sex 2nd Base are examples of good sandboxes with loads to do. Love & Sex 2nd Base can be kinda frustrating with some characters though (looking at you Emma, Palla and Samantha). It's not impossible to have your story and your sandbox though, just need better characters and this is somewhere that L&S shines.
There are very few kinetic novels I like, because I like to feel that the choices that I make matter and do something. Having no choices sucks, especially if the MC is written like an autistic retard. If I am just clicking the button for words and some nekkid pics, cool, but there better be some damn good words and really pretty pictures, or good animated scenes. Even still that gets boring after awhile, especially if it's mc finds the macguffin and now he is an unstoppable force. I'd like a little story with my sexy book and not just op mc slays puss because op. I am here to be entertained.
There are some games that stand head and shoulders above others and can balance quality writing, sexiness and good characters, but they are few and far between. Some games can even hit you with a sneaky punch in the feels, I like those ones best, because you care about the characters and want to know what happens next. Anyway, the Comeback 2: Reloaded will probably be a thing, you can't keep Max down for long.