Hey KatanaVN!
I promised in a previous comment that I'd play the game give an honest review, so here it is!
First things first, this game is really good. And I'm not kissing your ass to get you to like me, I mean what I said, truly! What got me hooked was the comfortable storyline and the way you mixed in the perfect amount of humour, relatability and mystique to keep players curious as to what's actually going on.
The chracter models are something I need to commend you about next. Since this was your first game, I half expected you to make every love interest of the MC this DDD breasted chick with less than 60 IQ (believe me, more than one game dev has tricked me with that premise and it sucked), but you proved me wrong and gave these ladies decent backstories and personalities that I really adore.
Next up on the list of appreciation is whatever mystery plot you've got cooking up in the background there. Although the whole secretive mafia/high society scandal trope (troupe? Forgot how to spell it) is overused, your application of it was rather niche. Something I looked at and actually wanted to invest my time figuring out.
Now then, I will admit that I have not finished the current version of the game yet, but after playing it halfway through and getting the gist of the plot, I have to say that it doesn't feel like this is your first time doing this. You must have done some impressive research and time learning everything, from the coding on RenPy, to the character design on Honey Select's engine. And it all paid off greatly. So glad I decided to play this game. This is going to be a masterpiece by the time you're halfway to finishing the story, I tell ya'!
Oh, yes, and as for favourite characters, I simply adore Avis' style and persona. Maybe it's because I had a phase of being emo and into a lot of black clothes and gothic fashion (and I still am into gothic as far as I aware. I mean, how can I not be after playing Bloodborne? It's like the phase did a revival on me) but she's really a character I treasure. And her tough exterior is really endearing. Strong badass girls are always a turn on. As for Raiko, she's this cutie that I just wanna hug until her shyness goes away. You really hit home by giving these characters traits that a lot of players really relate to with a passion, which is why I think this will do extremely well in the future.
Oh! And the music! Damn it, you played like half of the stuff on my casual playlist! I was in the bar scene for literally an hour trying to figure out why one of the songs sounded so bloody familiar until it finally hit me. Well bloody done, mate!
As for my favourite character, it's Fa- oh crap, I forgot his name. How could I forget his name? Oh, you know who I'm talking about. It's the dude that tries his luck with every female within a ten metre radius of him. The one with the stubble. The one that can hold his liquor, and that see's almost EVERY sexy thing that the MC does. Who know who I'm on about, right? Yeah? Him, exactly. I love him. He's funny, he keeps the plot thickening and that secretive thing he and everyone else in the bloody town knows has me following like an exited puppy.
Lastly, as a word of advice, could you allow us to interact with the Gallery whever we pause the game? It's a bit tedious to keep exiting to the Main Menu to view any scenes we've unlocked for the various girls. Especially when you've finished the game but you just wanna speedrun it so you unlock the other scenes you missed. It'd be a big help.
Oh! And maybe think of including a downloadable OST when you've officially finished the game. I know I'd be happy to download it.
Anyway, my review is done. Have yourself a great day and keep safe. God bless you, mate :3