Boy, they removed
a lot of great scenes including the sex scenes with Iris which were amongst the best scenes in the game. They got rid of the MC fingering Kate while she was sleeping (an all-time hot scene in adult VNs), Kate and the MC at the spa, at least one shower scene with Kate, Alexandra's asleep-but-not-asleep blowjob, all of the bonus scenes save for one, and more. They also removed a bunch of renders from the scene with Alexandra and the Fleshlight. I realize that some scenes won't come back because the pacing is different, but I hope a lot of those scenes return. I don't get why they removed the Iris stuff. Also, there is no harm in keeping the bonus scenes in as non-canon extras even if new ones aren't going to be added.
As to the new stuff...it's good. The game looks better than ever, especially the animations. No complaints there. Everybody needs to chill about the AI videos. The handful of AI animations are all of really unimportant things like the characters blinking or smiling or swaying back and forth. They are the kinds of animations that people complain about devs putting in games because they take time to make but don't enhance the player's enjoyment. I'm so glad SUPER_ALEX didn't waste time making those animations traditionally like he has done in the past as I always found that to be a major annoyance considering how long development has been. None of the good stuff was AI-generated. What SUPER_ALEX used AI for was totally appropriate and other devs should learn from it.
Obviously, the lack of sexual content continues to be a disappointment. I tempered my expectations a lot so I can't say that I was surprised. I was hoping for a handjob from Alexandra/Kate at least, but alas. I will give SUPER_ALEX credit that boob fondling was reasonably hot for what it was and the Kate boob-sucking scene was electric.
The dev said that he didn't finish adding what he was planning to for this remaster but didn't want to push back the release date (the right decision IMO). I wish he clearly communicated what Step 0 and Step 1 stuff didn't make it in and when we could expect it. Is it a couple of scenes and he'll add them in a week from now or is it a bunch of stuff that will be added when the Step 2 stuff is added months down the line?
I have mixed feelings about the remaster but I'm slightly more optimistic than I thought that I was going to be. The progression with the main ladies is a lot more reasonable than it was before which is encouraging because it was the main problem with the game. Fingers crossed that the unfinished part of the remaster is finished and released sooner rather than later.
I'm really hoping that the game takes off from here. Maybe it's cope, but we seem to
finally be on-track. The dev just needs to deliver on the lewd stuff. I think Alexandra and Kate are two of the all-time baddies in adult games and it's a damn-near crime they aren't being used to their fullest extent yet. Note: that's the only reason why I don't have them in my signature.