Alright man, I'm gonna be honest with you. I kinda really loved it. Not 100% perfect, but sweet purple pigeons on an upside-down tricycle I had a fucking blast with this one.
I'm going to get right into it, big ol' spoilers from this point forward.
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Implementation of Theme:
This is the one part of the VN that I thought was pretty weak, so maybe it's good we're getting it out of the way early. What we're looking for is "a light in the darkness" and I'm... not really seeing it, to be honest. Maybe it's the hope of getting to Azulea? Maybe it's the hope of getting back home when it's clear Azulea is bust? Maybe it's supposed to be Conway serving as that light for Xeth? I could maybe see any of these as plausible, but they're not coming through consistently enough to really stick.
Story:
Maybe my brand of crazy is just similar to your brand of crazy, but I thought this really crushed it. There are a few things I'll get to that didn't quite work, but for the most part I loved it. The characters, while a little exaggerated, all felt very entertaining and I liked all the little side plots and angles going on in the background. I thought all of Ronan's weird behaviors were well-covered by the twist, and I really liked the general aesthetic.
Things I didn't think were 100% perfect:
1) I feel like even if Khel didn't show up, there was absolutely no way Xeth's plan was going to work. I don't see how Conway's reaction would have been materially different since Xeth would still have had to explain everything and he'd still be just as guilty. On the flip side of this, I do want to point out that Xeth at least partially has a point - all of the observations, especially early on, about Ronan becoming a much better boyfriend recently were all Xeth. It's going to be one hell of an awkward ride back to Earth with a Ronan who is not only being factory reset to the less sensitive original version, but also re-entering reality to find that everyone on the ship except for two people are dead.
2) With the twist, it's easy to see why Ronan/Xeth is unfazed by the murders, but everyone else seems weirdly chill about it? Not Leslie. Leslie's freaking out. But like everyone else just... does not seem to be taking the loss of one of 10 people they know all that hard. Like Jambo is giving you love advice - my guy your boyfriend just died ten minutes ago what is wrong with you.
3) Conway seems especially dumb sometimes. Not in terms of problem solving or anything, but more just like, "oh there's another corpse, better cuddle my boyfriend" kinda stuff. He's not possessed by some kind of fungus or whatever so why is he even entertaining the proposal, especially with Skipper's ring? Way too many red flags for a normal person. Also, some lines like "I've never felt this way about anyone before" come off a little hollow. Like... you've only known less than ten people your whole life and only two of them are roughly your age, and even those two you've only known for the last five years.
4) I actually kind of question the ethics of Conway being born in space to begin with. Like even assuming they had the resources to handle that (even outside of the single parent thing, it's possible someone could have gotten knocked up naturally I guess), you are choosing to bring someone into a world where they are going to spend essentially all of their formative years with literally zero interaction with anyone remotely their age. Just doesn't seem healthy, I don't know.
5) I will never forgive you for killing off Puxley. Besides just being far and away my favorite character, there was absolutely no need for Xeth to kill her. At that point, Conway's already seen and heard him kill Khel and spill the plan, so Xeth knows he's cooked and that Conway's going to choose to go back. So what's the point in killing Puxley? Just let her go back with Conway and Jambo.
6) I'm a bit unclear on what khevrans are before they take over a host. Like Xeth is doing research at a university or something, but does he not have a body yet...? Or do they just need to assume a body to live on land?
Lastly, not a gripe, but just an observation: if the planet I'm traveling to turns out to be populated by billions of sapient giant spiders, please go ahead and switch off my cryopod proactively. No thank you.
Presentation:
Really good, especially for a project with stock sprites. Some of the creative ways you use them like Bramford circling the table or Les pacing back and forth are really effective. The elegant, opulent backgrounds are a welcome aesthetic instead of the more conventional generic sci-fi look, and I thought the music and sound effects worked well too. Also props for throwing in accessibility features and a bonus game on top of the project - the extra effort is recognized.
Creativity:
I certainly can't fault you for creativity. Being able to take the stock sprites and create fun characters and a reasonably deep lore out of them is pretty impressive. The production as a whole was a bit unhinged, as some others have suggested, but I was more than happy to be along for the ride. Hope to see more from you!