I play AVNs, rate and comment on them, and add them to my public collections, if anyone wants to see my opinion. I don't want anyone to hate on authors, even me. With that said, I know I am human, and therefore can be crass in my comments, but no matter if I hate the game, I don't hate the author. I sincerely respect authors who allows critical, and sometimes even harsh, comments to stay on their page. I try to write my reviews and comments without any major spoilers,, but be warned, there might be some. Alright, enough self-promotion and emotional blackmail.
This review is written while playing this game for the first time.
!!NB!! There may be spoilers ahead !!NB!!
My first thought when starting the game, is that the text is a bit small. On smaller screens, or if you sit far from the screen, it's somewhat tiring to read.
The character you're shown when starting the game looks pleasantly alien and yet human(oid) enough not to feel uncanny.
The artwork is very good, and even though it so far has been more or less static poses of the characters you interact with, combined with a lot of text, this demo shows some real promise for the future. The story is engaging, and the characters feel like real characters.
I am unsure of how well the creator will be able to implement their personality-not-stats gameplay, because that is a task that require much more storytelling, and therefore can go badly, but I hope they manage to continue as well as they have done in this demo.
The freeroaming interface fits the aesthetics of the backgrounds/locations, and while I'm not saying it needs it, but it may be worth considering whether to make some icons/images for the locations going forward.
As I said from the start, the biggest issue I have with this game, is the text-size. 1-3 pts larger font should make it easier to read, while not making it feel too imposing on the screen. Especially considering how the game's interface shows text; in lower-left quadrant of the screen.
Edit: Final verdict of this demo is that you should try it. It is a very promising glimpse of what has the potential to be great.