The jump in quality between the prologue and winter event is basically a take-off into the stratosphere, though I do wish it wasn't so handholdy.
Usually I tell VN creators to never go back to redo first chapters, but in this case - I would 100% support the developer if they chose to do it.
Great work, seriously, the faces, the clothes, designs, everything is so much better! Even the cut-scenes are almost not cringe-worthy anymore.
p.s. Please stop forcefully resetting my accessibility options after every cut-scene.
p.p.s. The fishing minigame sucks ass and is giving you carpal tunnel syndrome because the developer is a massive penis. Everyone hates it, fix it! Replace it! REMOVE IT! Chuck it into the fiery pits of hell it came from. This is torture.