So I downloaded this game just being bored and horny thinking it was gonna be very basic, generic storyline with a ton of gratuitous sex scenes. Which there's nothing wrong with that, that's the point of many similar games.
That said, dude...when it comes to character development, world building and story telling, this is easily one of the best games I've ever played, especially given the limited budget. The foundational idea was very simple and straight forward. Hotel manager that bangs a bunch of hot girls. And yet that simple premise spiraled into this incredible world of politics, nuance, personal growth, love and so on.
Like this game very quickly went from me meeting new and hot characters who's stats I wanted to quickly build up to unlock the sex scenes to me doing a full reversal and often rushing through sex scenes just so I can get to the next plot point and continue the story. I'm sitting here often more interested in reading up on the history and lore of the different elven races or the religion or the politics or next point in each character's story than I am in the sex. Not that I don't enjoy that too, but as someone who has been working on my own fantasy world with extensive lore for over a decade, this is fucking impressive.
I think if I had any complaints at all it's how tedious and boring it is to try to make money, particularly in the early game. Like I understand that your not intended to get super wealthy immediately, but due to the relatively high costs of some things vs the insanely lore amount of money that can be made early game I was not at all enjoying grinding through the first few weeks in game for money just to barely be able to scrape by on paying for certain items and events. If it weren't for me looking up the cheat codes for money that aspect of the game might have been enough to turn me off as the activities to actively make money are just repetitive and tedious to go through. The game already has a truly insane amount of content that is very good on its own without unnecessarily lengthening the game that much with the tedious grind.
Aside from that I can't really complain too much about the limited gameplay mechanics. There's times I wished for a bit more freedom, like actually being able to play Texas Hold'em and potentially "win" that event by doing that, but honestly it's not really that big a deal considering the type of game it is. That would be cool, but also not really necessary.
Overall the story, world building and character development more than makes up for any of the tinier complaints. I never thought I would be this thoroughly invested in this type of game for the story, but playing through this in often literally on the edge of my seat in anticipation for what comes next. Awesome job man, can't wait to see more!
Edit: I actually loved the game so much I subscribed on patreon for an annual Lovers subscription.