Positives:
- Loved the selection of girls. They fit both my personal tastes and matched the style of the video you created.
- Music was good and also fit the theme very well.
- There was a lot of flavor text that did a good job of guiding the player, setting the mood, and keeping things interesting.
- Really liked the epilogue idea. I think it's fun to have a custom closing sequence based on finish time, and it adds to replayability.
- Pacing within each round was generally very good. It really gave the feeling that almost any round could be used as a reward round, which is great because the multiple epilogues encourage just that.
- Very good use of vocals from the actresses in key places. It helped with immersion and made the experience more challenging.
- Round 5 is one of my favorite CH rounds ever. The escalation is absolutely perfect. I really should have failed here - probably the only reason I didn't was the long rest that preceded this round.
- The story didn't work for me. File this under "personal preference" but I found the entire plot silly and in many places distracting. When the text relates to the action, such as "I'm not through with you yet..." during a slowdown in between two intense segments, it's great - but "You can see the Fires of Lust escaping from the Great Gate" isn't exactly turning me on. I don't even know what that means.
- Pacing BETWEEN rounds was waaay too slow. The break between rounds 4 and 5, for example, is over 2 minutes long! I understand this was a deliberate choice to tell the story and set the mood, but I think this could have been done much more concisely.
- Beats were sometimes complex to the point of distracting. When "123-123-12345-6" pops up on the screen, followed closely by "x7-x5-6", I'm spending too much of my mental energy getting in sync with the beats, and not enough enjoying the action. Complex beat patterns could have been used more sparingly.
Big thanks to all involved for making this video. Looking forward to the sequel!