Actually the fact that it's free roam should be pretty good for the transformation part. That way you can somehow recoup on the lost opportunities from the early game. At least hopefully, I guess we'll find out
I love this game, without a doubt one of the best I've ever played, the story is very good. The characters are charismatic, each with their own personality, which offers multiple gameplay options.
I hope he rolls out the next version at the end of the month or beginning of next month. There is an alpha test version with Bret i would like to try but its only on Patreon, but either way I would rather wait for the next full update and I hope its soon. He has hired someone to help with programming I think it was so he can focus on locations and story so I was hoping for faster progress with updates.