*very light spoiler-ish references
Just played again for the second time after a while, and appreciated it even more. The scenes early on with Lucy and her mom have a depth and gravitas to them that really help flesh their relationship out, and its nice when the MC shows that protective supportive side so it just isn't always the sex haha. did miss that level of seriousness occasionally, with only Akatsuki really having a comparable one later, but the recent update adding Catherine's really helped add more of that.
Really looking forward to more of the main story, and especially Hannah getting her time in the spotlight, as well as the sister of Brian haha.
My only real nitpick is sometimes it does feel like there's too many in the cast, misaki feels really detached most of the time and a bit of a random sidequest since she's outside the core group, especially since presumably white hair ?Annabelle?, Alison and others will also join and it would seem super crowded and lose focus on the core girls, I'm not worried though I know you'll pull it off either way.
Eternum, OIAL, house in the rift, MBIML, between humanity, ripples and projekt passion were the high bar and you're absolutely up there with them.
It's moving, perfectly paced, funny, and probably the best cast in any of the games besides Eternum