I love the story for this game. It is simple and not an action-drama like most VN's that I have tried, so the simple story bringing magic back the world via the academy (if I read the underlying events right) is. not only a good change of pace, but a nice story to experience.

The art style is fantastic. It is not overly provocative nor fetish-y like the other adult games that I've seen, so Maeve's Academy instantly sticks out as a unique game. Props to the artist, they did a wonderful job in balancing charming design with sexy style. 

Since this is a game, I am tempted to mention the gameplay. However, my experience has told me that this game is more of a VN that anything else, so gameplay may not be necessary. However, during my experience in this public release, there are options to speak and spend time with the girls, all of which are disabled for the majority of my time. If there are ways to unlock it, then I do not know how to get to it given that Mission tab has stopped updating and only Elizabeth has anything close to a direction. So, I essentially spent most of the game confused on why the option to speak to everyone is showing, but usable at all. Overall, I do like the story enough to care about the gameplay, but knowing there are features I cannot interact with just makes me confuse.

While I understand that there is not enough time to draw up sketches or scenes for minor interactions, I do think just using the sprites should be good enough as filler instead of darkening the screen. For example, in the scene where Arthur picks fruits with Maeve, you could totally use the Forest artwork and the sprites to show the scene instead of a black screen. All the assets are there for a "b-roll" scene, so I think that would work instead of black screen.

Now, I want to mention some bugs that I think are present.

1. Screen darkens, but not a black screen. Every time this happens, I think some sketches should be appearing, but it is not. If there is artworks supposed to be present, please fix it so that it shows. If it is supposed to be a feature, then remove it, I do not think the darkening adds to anything.

2. You can ask Elizabeth for sex even in the first day. A bit jarring to notice that when first playing. Please disable that feature until after her story in the update.

3. You can progress through Elizabeth's storyline early without intending to. After separating Elizabeth, you can accidently start the explosive potion judgement at the plaza without seeing Arthur work on his own explosive potion. Accidentally skipped a half-an-hour of content for doing this and had to reload an old save just to see what I missed. Please bar the explosive potion judgment sequence without completing everything in the guide. 

4. Sprite issues. During Annie's events, specifically parts where she uses her response notepad, there was a sequence where it never showed alongside a jarring red text talking about missing sprites. Please fix it.

Overall, I enjoyed my experience with Maeve's Academy. It has some Jank, but the game has its charms. Would definitely keep an eye on it in the future.