The previous game was total garbage (bad story/bad translation/terrible sandbox) plus the Dev is an asshole so it's probably a waste of time playing this one, especially considering it is a continuation of the first game.
For me, it's simple no harem = no play because I don't want to waste my time playing the same game 10 times or how many LIs the game has.
Realistic games suck.
"Where the Heart Is" is one of the worst games I have ever played but I stopped wasting my time with it a long time ago.