BMP, I agree fully about LTA, so since everyone posting here by definition is a critic, I'll do it...
And the award for outstanding performance in writing and game-play mechanics in a VN game goes to...
Lewd Town Adventures! (applauseapplauseapplause...)
P.S: There are no paywalls, BMP. I'm already done with the first 3 chapters, and waiting like everyone else for the finale chapters, and have seen nothing of the sort. That, and JG and XoMo have stated that there will be none of that nonsense here.