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    The writing in this game is not good
    https://i.imgur.com/2zI2UaK.jpeg
    https://i.imgur.com/tBtFENB.jpeg

    While the prologue and set up are a little rough, it still shows promise early on. There's a nice first person point and click adventure core loop with a cell phone that's done better than the Nancy Drew games, but I'm struggling to play more than 5-10 minutes at a time because the writing is on the level of The Motel (the game from ddfunlol, most recent version is from Dec 2023) and the harsh contrast in the presentation of various elements is just visually unpleasant.

    Hanky panky scenes start off pretty PG-13 visually, allowing for multiple camera perspectives but the audio and text doesn't seem to change. You get the full on smut talk from jump street even though no one has taken off any clothes. Like a lot of other areas of the games, it just reeks of laziness. The devs couldn't even be assed to find age appropriate models, so your deadbeat alcoholic father looks like he could be your brother and, obviously, your stepmom looks about 22-23.

    You already know about the comical clothes modeling.

    I know I said I wanted to wait until I put some more time into it before making up my mind, but I have zero expectation of things improving and I really would rather just be playing Wild Arms 2 on my steam deck right now :(

    If you like the subject matter, grab Dreams of Desire on Steam and then a patch to restore the script. It's basically what the title of this game promises but with a developed storyline that shows some actual effort.