So this current Iteration of the game has removed a LOT of good content because Sadcrab has basically restructured the game. I do believe the structure is better- the story is improved, you get teasing and side character content in the beginning, working your way up the main girls and accessing...
I agree with many of the people here, if it's grindy AF i'm just gonna use some cheats. But if there's no real gameplay then it's really just a VN, no?