Finished playing the first chapter and I must say, I was NOT disappointed. The time and effort dedicated to this definitely shows through the quality of the storyline, art, characters, and dialogue.
I will say that seeing the main character's face is something that is different that I really enjoyed from APAT. It takes away from being able to place yourself as the character unless you have a similar physical resemblance. That being said, It is still an incredible game that is absolutely worth the purchase.
People have been very passionate about the change from first person to third person. It was a creative decision that makes the project more enjoyable for me as the artist to work on. Chester is a character, he's a person with feelings and goals, and he has a great big story to tell. By doing things in first person, you lose out on really getting to know Chester.
I know it will take some getting used to, but I hope the style grows on you. I'm glad to hear you still enjoyed your experience. Lots more to come!
For a second POV on this(heh) while it was a bit of a surprise to see the MCs face I did get used to it. The thing I missed though was the extra intimacy you get in first person as e.g. it makes it feel like they the girls are looking at you. You do switch to first person in some of the intimate scenes which is great I just missed it a bit in the conversation scenes.
That being said if you do enjoy making those shots more then go for it as enjoying the work more can easily make the project greater as a whole.
TL;DR: Maybe consider changing the over the shoulder of MC shots with first person shots instead. Also great chapter.