It's too short to evaluate so far, but yes it has a promising potential. Lea and Jen are the only attractive girls so far.
Matthias_Omega
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You should reevaluate your rankings seriously.
Especially the following are overrated:
1. Shadows over Manston (imo, 0/10, poor plot, characters bland, i rarely say this but it's a waste of time)
2. Three Rules of Life ( 4/10, Plot shallow, characters bland, drama is too shallow yet overacting too much, characters are not that nice)
3. Bare Witness (4/10, Illusion of choice especially if you want to choose Athena)
4. University of Problems (5/10, too simple, nothing special, meh, it's average)
5. Abroad (....too short to even have a rating)
6. Esteria (5/10, meh, To Be A King is much better than this)
7. Intertwined (7/10, overrated in your list imo, but it has good potential)
8. College Kings (6/10, This is nowhere near Being A DIK. It is more like a budget version of BADIK)
9. Nothing is Forever (7.5/10, Too short to be hailed as the top 4 best VN in your rankings, but i like the story so far)
Also games that are underrated:
1. Acting Lessons (9/10) reviews are overwhelmingly positive in Steam.
2. To Be A King (9/10)
3. Leap of Faith (8/10)
4. Pine Falls (8/10)
Anyway thanks to your list i was able to play some great games i have never heard of, but yeah just want to give you a feedback that some might be overrated and some are underrated.
Regarding Acting Lessons, I enjoyed it a lot because of the well crafted characters and story especially the plot twist and I understand your frustration of only being only able to save one of the main girls. The thing is you can choose other girls too (aside from either Melissa or Megan) like Rena, Leah, Angela, Hedwig, and Ana. The only sad part is one of them would die (one of the main girls). Overall, I'd say give it another go. Its story is superb. Characters are solid especially Liam (your best friend). Very emotional story. Dr. PinkCake sure knows how to create excellent visual novels. I still rate it 9/10 after playing hundreds of visual novels.