This episode was incredible. Vexx broke my heart, even on the Damon path--and I love the emotions you managed to pour into the interactions with Vexx. Hell, I love the emotions in all the routes I've tried.
I love seeing the MC be less useless and able to pick up combat skills fairly quickly (the most believable one is firearms, but I love the up-close combat, too, because it doesn't take much skill to shove a knife in someone''s neck, just good reflexes, a desire to survive, confidence and balls!). Love the romance, too--so far, I've done Damon, Cal, Vexx, June, and Bash.
I hadn't bothered with June before because he seemed too... well, wimpy... but this episode proved that wrong. He's soft, yes, and tortured, but he's not what I thought he was. I hadn't tried Bash before, either, and that whole route had me giggling. Bash is hilarious, with some hidden layers of depth under there.
I only have two complaints: shooting Vexx is freaking evil (my MC with him is ready to go murder whoever did it) and I discovered the only way to avoid being annoyed by the Alisa and Damon thing (left feeling like my Damon MC is somehow interfering with A/D's true love) is by forcing my MC out of character and choosing Damon when talking to Alisa, even if my MC is meant to be with someone else. It seems crappy, but it works!
BUG ALERT: Actually, make that three complaints: my game crashes when my MC chooses to bet on Ayame to win the sparring match between her and Vexx. It doesn't do it immediately, it's right after Damon comments how smart the MC is. You can ignore it, but it pops up again two or three screens later. If you want a screencap, I have it and can send it.