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Superb game. I only dislike having to repeat some scenes in order to collect the points for advancing the love level.

Yeah, keep going. If you want to revise the earlier parts, that's cool but not absolutely necessary right now. 

By the way, the deciding factor for me to give your game a shot was the "C*ddling, k*ssing, h*nd-h*lding" tag. These little intimate interactions during the events of the story already go a long way to make the relationships believable and not just confined to individual lewd scenes. I also like the interaction between Natasha, Gianna, and the MC after his trip with Gianna. The conversation felt right, and it's good that he puts Natasha first and keeps her in the loop.

I also posted this as a rating.

I think this game has a good core. The characters are enjoyable, and their relationships with the MC feel good. I also think the development of each relationship feels right. The early visuals are very rough, as the intro truthfully states, but they do improve until chapter 5.

Now comes the criticism, though. The story is very long-winded and, for my taste, too grand. The relationship development and romance are quite overshadowed by the constant events that occur and a lot of lore and explanations. Let's be honest, I'm here for the girls, and it feels like there is a constant swap between grand story and relationship development. The two are not very well interspersed, in my opinion.

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Many relationship events feel out of order. The conversation between Natasha and Gianna was good, but the repeated "oh he is not my boyfriend" before and during that conversation feels weird. They are basically together, and a couple of scenes later they make it official. So if the labels are important to them... then they should have sorted that out earlier. Nothing about their feelings for each other changed. Also, they really not have sex after becoming a couple? Seems unlikely given how horny everyone always is. 

Speaking of horny, everyone in the group has the hots for MC; there is constant teasing, but then barely anything happens. It doesn't really fit together. There is a one-month timeskip and no relationship development during all this time? Compared to how quickly everyone was infatuated with the MC, this feels out of place. 

The "I'm not ready" lines are super boring. I get that it's an easy way to stretch out the relationship development, but give them a good reason; make it believable. They all have the hots for the MC, throw themselves at him, but are "not ready"?  Sorry, it's lame. 

Overall I don't feel super invested in this story. There is quite a lot of story, which seems nice, but then the relationships develop at a snail's pace, and I'm just skipping through conversations with side characters that are not relevant for the interesting bits. 

Thank you for the public devlogs here on itch. It's appreciated to have some insight on your progress. 

I appreciated the Clarissa scene. She deserves the kiss.

Nice. Looking forward to it. Thanks again for this great game.

Just a thought I had: so far the MC had many opportunities to help out Mila when she was in some trouble. It would be cool if an opportunity would come up where the roles are reversed and she could help the MC out, then we could show her our appreciation for that. Maybe accompany us to a dinner with a client or something like that.

Really good game. I was hesitant at first with the camgirl theme as I was worried it would be dominating the story, but I have to say it's actually well balanced. I'm still not a huge fan, but Mila is super cute, so it's fine.

The animations and facial expressions are great, and the story is compelling. Not some world-ending conspiracy, and there is always something interesting happening.

The only thing I would criticize a bit is that I got a little fatigued by Aida. Her relationship is also well written; it's just that I wanted to progress with Mila, so having to sit through quite some content with Aida was slightly annoying.

Having the Mila POV scenes was really good; it helped rationalize her behavior. I probably wouldn't have read past the dareline game without them.

This game is very well written, and the visuals are great. To me, the Anni story was, to my surprise, the most relatable and emotionally charged relationship. It's not just a dramatic backstory, but there are a lot of conflicting emotions on both sides. 

So I was quite heartbroken when the Anni arc came to an end, and the relationship has now pretty much disappeared. First Anni was all over the MC, missing him, craving his affection; they were sleeping together, cuddling. She learned to give massages just for him. Then the date, the fight, and finally them making up and admitting their feelings. Afterwards, nothing... once the MC mentions "thank god Anni is not sleeping here" when fooling around with Sky. But why is she not there? After the move they also don't share a room anymore? That's quite strange, looking at how their relationship had developed just before that. Having the Anni relationship abruptly end kind of soured the Moon arc for me. The story with Moon Chi is great, but it felt like Anni was swapped out immediately...

In chapter 2 there is also almost no physical interaction with Anni. There are a few texts, but beyond that, there is zero intimacy.  This stings and made me much less interested in Emma's arc, even though it was a really interesting story.  

As a side note, Anni was made the queen of the harem, but since that event, this has been completely forgotten... which makes the decision kind of meaningless. 

I'd love to see the Anni relationship come back in the remaining updates, even when it's not always the primary focus of the story. In my save game she has 17 relationship points, far more than anyone else, and still apparently it doesn't mean much.

I highly enjoyed this story and would recommend everyone to give it a shot. Initially I was quite hesitant to read it due to the description and my worry that it would be yet another world-ending, shadowy organization, conspiracy kind of story.  After completing 0.14, though, I have to admit that it manages to keep the focus on the interesting romance and harem story while the "world of high society and nobility" is mostly just a justification for some of the events that occur.  I think this is an amazing story and almost perfect. I will list my personal opinion and feedback to Cosy Creator now, which includes some spoilers. 

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• I think the harem dynamic is really great in this story, and it's much better than in some other games. The girls actually  interact with each other, and it doesn't feel like just various relationships side by side, but labeled as a "harem" to hand wave away their parallel existence. That said, I think the harem dynamic should be expanded to make it more interesting. Often Lucy or Vicky just watch the MC doing stuff with other girls or with either of them, and they just wait around until it's their turn. I would love more visible interaction between the girls. It's often hinted at through dialogue between the MC and one of the girlfriends, but in my opinion, it's too little. I also think the hierarchy should be more official. Lucy is the second in command and the MCs queen. She should therefore be the queen of the harem and higher ranked than the other girlfriends. Looking at her past actions, it feels logical that she should be making sure Sarah loses her virginity. I'd love the MC to involve her more, like what lightly happened with Misaki.
•  The romance in this story is great, far better than many other stories. It feels really integrated and not just timeboxed to specific scenes. It could be more, though. Lucy is madly in love with the MC but often just gets a smile or a hug? The MC kisses Lucy, slaps Vicky, and just head pats Akatsuki? There should be more kissing, groaping, and cuddling for the girlfriends. That could also be some optional interactions where the player has a choice to do them or skip them.
• Vicky already said it, the MC is spreading himself quite thin. Pursuing  three or more new girls at the same time sometimes feels a bit tiring. The romance with Alison feels the most boring. She is fine as a supporting character, but it feels like the MC is going on dates with her just because... 
• What the hell is the MC doing with Akatsuki? She is super cute, ready and willing to be fucked senseless, and still the MC is barely touching her. Mostly just lets her suck him off... It's getting repetitive and feels like there should be so much more with her. The date with Akatsuki was great; the surprise with Sarah made sense from Sarahs perspective, but it felt like a total letdown from Akatsukis side. She just gets to suck of the MC yet again?  I think her perspective was a bit different during the last Kings game...
• The general time scheduling feels understandable and makes sense, but I feel like we would be fine with a bit less realism and more horniness. Sure, they have a lot going on, but having them just go to bed, snuggle up, and sleep right away every night gets boring.
• One thing that made me hesitant to try the game was the abundance of giant boobs. It feels like there are too many girls with huge breasts, and it can be off-putting at times. Vicky is great, but Lucy feels out of place somehow. She could be somewhere between Vicky and Akatsuki, and it wouldn't feel so overdone. Alison and Misaki also feel a bit too much. Especially since none of the girls are optional.