heya, thanks so much for playing and leaving your thoughts. I hope, if you do finish up the story in the older version, that it still holds up. there's definitely a difference in quality that's almost laughable at this point. but, i will say i was getting better by the end of the original story so you're definitely seeing the better half of the original at this point.
chapter 6 was popular in the original and it was definitely a turning point in the story where the story sorta "grew up" in the adult genre rather than just focusing on naughty stuff all the time.
i wanted the game to be free because i wasn't sure how things would turn out. while I guess paying for my "time" is a thing, I had no idea what i was doing so my time didn't really feel like it had much value since I was learning in real time. but i also think there's a lot of greed out there and i wanted to create something that was just based on donation and that was it. i think it makes people take you a bit more serious. plus, there was some important reflection stuff in this and I've gotten thousands of letters over the years from people that were moved by it. there's no reason to have payment be an obstacle to others enjoying that if it will bring them happiness.
and you make some pretty bold comparisons to other games there so i'll definitely say thank you for that. despite the original being much lesser quality, i'm still proud of the journey of it. i hope you enjoy the second half. you got a lot of story left. let me know what you think