2. Anyone actually tried to play this properly? I've only ever really had two goes, one with hard and ntr on to try and see that content and one with ntr off for the love stuff. Is it worth it/better to just try and play normally?
Well, "normal" in this case is playing with the "ntr" content on.
It's also how the game is meant to be played, as evident by observable plot and character elements that are missing if you play with "ntr" off.
Since the game has the necessary mechanics with which to avoid "ntr", there's no reason for playing with it turned off since you can, by your actions within the game itself, avoid it happening.
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hard "ntr" is basically just a method that makes that content more or less unavoidable.
Story and content wise at the moment, there's not all that much to really see, with most of the familial plot/character development coming through the available dates which you access through the "!" icon in the Player Character's bedroom. They are repeatable, but once the Love and Corruption stats are high enough, and you've taken all the available options on the dates, that's really all there is at the moment.
Really, it's a fair amount of stat grinding through monotonous repetition (if you don't use the cheat option in the game), for not all that much story/plot advancement. For now at least.
Since the release cycle is going to the similar cycle that My Legacy had with a minor and a larger update each month, it's probably best to let at least a month pass between times you play through all the available content.
With the ambitious scope of the game, it'll be like that for quite some time, and I'm personally looking forward to see what comes our way.