I do want to say, it may have been a mistake to use what was previously created as the "prologue" and base for this sandbox/VN game. It's a bit sloppy and inconsistent the way it was handled. They basically decided to develop a new game from the ground up. I do enjoy these characters and I personally don't mind seeing them in this new format setting, but I feel if it had a completely different setting and not related to the previous project, I think not as many people would have been negative or confused or both, if it was a brand new "IP". If that makes sense.
So... nicer renders is a plus.... not worth restarting the game.
Turning it from a VN into another stupid not needed sandbox game is a big minus.
I hate that shit and I have no fucking clue why sandbox games are so popular here or generally.
I prefer games with a linear story. Roaming the country a la Skyrim is nice, but only if it's filled with enough entertaining shit.
Which even in the case of Skyrim is only due to the massive content you can add by mods.
In porn games I have no clue at all how anybody could prefer it to a vn with real decisions.
Mostly it's just brainless grind and there's nothing I hate more than grind.
It's a shame because I liked the original game well enough, now with no new content and new game play mechanics I can't even motivate myself to try this again.
You're basically implying you have no clue why people like different things. Some people like VNs some people like games and some people like both. They are different things. You prefer your adult/porn themed content to be straight forward VNs. I love reading, I love reading VNs, but I also love playing games adult content or not.
Your Skyrim example is a bit unfair. That game is a triple A completed game with a ton of stuff to do, with or without mods. These amateur sandbox adult themed games are works in progress. Of course it isn't going to have massive content right out of the gate. But like I said before there are people who enjoy games for the sake of games. Also having an element to make real decisions isn't exclusive to VNs.