Wow. What an unfortunate turn of events. What an unfortunate path this game has gone down.
We had a decent game. The old version had some problems, sure, but overall it had a lot going for it. Then the game gets remade, and now it's just plain not worth the download anymore. I do not understand why any of this had to happen. How. Very. Unfortunate.
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Let's get into the old version first.
Should be noted that I last played on version 0.4.0, so I might have missed some of the latest changes in 0.4.2. (though, from the changelog it doesn't look like it would make a massive difference to my points here)
So, as I've mentioned, the game had a couple of problems. The player guidance was, well, effectively missing. You'd have to do a lot of clicking around aimlessly trying to find how to advance the different characters. In general, the progression as a whole was a bit chaotic and confusing.
However, that being said, we had a decent sandbox mode, we had a lot of awesome girls, we had ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC renders and animations, and once you figured out how to progress with stuff, it was a lot of fun to unlock the various activities and benefits and enjoy the girls.
Then the game just gets scrapped and remade.
And now we have a tedious, linear, non-sandbox VN, with choices that don't seem to matter, a heart-stoppingly boring and awkward story, little to none in terms of rewarding sexual content, and no incentive to play the game at all.
"BuT TaNyZh ThE gAmE iS oNlY iN iTs EaRlY vErSiOn, Of CoUrSe ThErE iSn'T mUcH cOnTeNt YeT!"
So? If this is going down the path that it is, it won't be worth playing no matter how much content, no matter how many girls, no matter how many renders and animations are going to be added.
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My advice to the maker would be to reverse course. Scrap the remake. Go back to the old version – you know, the game that already HAD a winning and successful formula – and pick it up there. Fix some of the weaknesses, and again build on the greatness that had already been achieved.