Right, where to begin with this one..... lets take it from the top.
Not gonna lie, i went into this one with not much in the expectations department, particularly in the early part of the game. Then again, i usually dont expect much from games of this nature, helps with pleasant surprises. As such, I never expect a good story, not the best character design or music choice to fit scenes. Boy howdy, this game was all of that and then some. and by some i mean a metric fuck tonne. This game pulled me in in like few have managed to, both with the story as well as the design. I know its a job very well done when i have a hard time deciding the best gril (white lena is winning but by a very slight margin, with trixy at 2nd) lol.
The story while good was by no means a masterpiece, but it got pretty damn close. It definitely pulled me in, but i didnt find myself completely enthralled by it due to the nature of the content covered. Dude goes from inexperienced yet "gifted" to harem king in 2 weeks? its a little short to really get the depth of character portrayed but thankfully there was enough there to still make the girls loveable and see their individual personalities. thats the only major gripe i have with this game, and even then its not a huge deal. the rest, well that shit was stellar. The setting, the background, overall plot, like dude if this game was produced in japan by a major studio with all those annoying ass mosaics over the fun bits, then id fully expect this to get an anime a few years down the road. Hell, the fate series got that treatment as did MuvLuv, why not you? Speaking of which, I am glad to know you are a fellow man of culture dev, i actually recognised every anime you used for the scenes that involved watching tv, and a handful of the VN screenshots you used as well. Knowing that all i can do is /bow. id give the story a solid 8/10.
As for the art, i couldnt ask for much better tbh. A lot of other games have a tendency to go a little uncanny valley with CG rendering, but you sidestepped that beautifully. Each girl is fucking adorable, and I sincerely regret not having the power to reach into the screen and give them all headpats (among other things if theyll have me lol). The backgrounds are all nice and bright, if a little primitive but they dont look bad and are well lit in a convincing way. i can imagine that its pretty hard to pull that off. the art gets a 9/10 from me. id comment and rate on gameplay as well but frankly the story more than makes up for that, while choices would be cool to see i dont think theyre necessary in this case. i had plenty of fun just reading thru.
All in all, an absolute banger of a job there dev. I can see the love thats gone into this project and if it was possible for me to fund it completely I would, but sadly im just another schmuck with a penchant for one handed gameplay lmao.
I saw your recent posts and im sorry to hear of your struggles, but i wish you the absolute best of luck for all of your projects both current and future. Also, please take care of yourself, and enjoy the well earned rest you currently are getting. I await with bated breath for future updates, and i am patient so take all the time you need. All the best man, and a job very very well done