It really depends on the size and quality of the updates, but once it passes 6 months it does get harder to remember what happened in the previous update.
As others have said, it's all about the build up and a handjob is a good starting point for escalation. Handjobs are also pretty useful if you want to do stuff in a public setting since it can easily be done discretely.
Text based games have the advantage of a much faster dev time compared to anything with art involved. Also they're not limited by what is available in daz or honey select, so they have o lot more freedom in that regard. They're definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but they do have a lot of...
When the "Engrish"/ bad grammar gets bad enough that it's hard to understand. A few small mistakes are no big deal, but when every character is referred to as "he" it starts to take away from my enjoyment of the VN.
Even though it's still fairly early in development the build up is done really well, and I can't wait to see how things escalate, especially with the mom getting thrown into the situation.