solid game biggest complaint here is i dont feel like sandbox adds much of anything, pretty much all content locked behind it is just pointlessly grind for a bit to unlock the next thing, no actual changes or benefit to doing any of it, it doesn't allow like better versions of a scene or anything if you're more leveled, just a roadblock that you spam grind then get past and repeat, solid content and story outside of that though.
Its what I did, 0x52URM pretty much ran thought the process in no time at all had fun corrupting my harem. The clothes thing is idk, I think I would of had more content with existing characters or the ones still locked in the country club. It is not my game however so as a dev I know sometimes you just get an idea and fuck everything else till that idea is done. I guess the story can wait.