Probably more a 3.5, but I'm rounding up rather than down as I had fun with Depraved Awakening.
This game didn't leave the best first impression ; it's getting on a bit and looks rough at times. Renders can look nice but, early on at least, are average at best. They have a tendency to pull some odd faces, and the "animation" is distractingly bad to the point that still images must have been a better choice. Both aspects, renders and animation, improve as the game progresses and by the end it's much more attractive than when it started.
A noirish detective story, Depraved Awakening is a nice change from the common college/slice of life genres that constitute a large proportion of AVNs. It's not perfect but the dev spins a fairly compelling detective yarn involving mysterious deaths and lots of sex. Nothing mind-blowing but it remains interesting until one of the many ends. The main character, of course, gets to partake in a lot of the old in-out-in-out, some unfortunately happening rather abruptly and ending almost as swiftly. Still, there are many good scenes with some attractive women, and there is a reason the MC is so insatiably horny for much of the story. Technically, the writing is on the better end of AVNs. There are some typos and such but the dialogue is generally well written and believable.
Being a relatively short game, there isn't too much scope for character development, but I did like all of the potential love interests. Christina is probably my favorite, a red-haired firecracker with sky high libido, followed closely by Carli, a sexy escort with a sky-high libido. I wasn't too convinced by Judy, the main character's step-daughter (actual daughter with a patch, but for me that doesn't ring true given some of the MC's behaviour towards her), though she undoubtedly gets some of the hottest scenes. Other characters left less of an impression but I was interested enough to get their scenes and endings.
On which note, playing through Depraved Awakening blindly is likely to result in a lot of scenes being missed. I went blind for my first run and, though happy with my ending, I didn't want to leave it there. Evidently some seemingly innocuous choices lock the player out of scenes, paths, and endings. I recommend at least one blind playthrough but there are walkthroughs and a mod if it's too much hassle.