I've just finished playing and I loved this. Its a long one so it took me a while to get around to both replaying #1 and then doing #2.
The scene selection showed a lot of care and attention (particularly the ones with multiple girls together in a way that advanced the storyline). I don't think I've ever seen another creator put that amount of effort into the scene selection and it really pays off.
The voiceovers near the start were also a real highlight.
I do miss the rest or freestyle sections from Canto1 though. I felt they were a good self correct mechanism (if the previous round almost did you then you rest, but if it wasn't quite your cup of tea then you FS), but either way they make sure you are at the right point.
Its a very personal preference, but I find that these days I rarely play a long CH (and its often too easy to give up half way through after a bad round), but this one was good enough to keep me interested the whole way.
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- including when I didn't save the handmaidens and had to go off on the side quest