Pretty sure the 1st was DMD. Yes it was worth it to me because it was the first exposure to the VN. Now I might sub to one of the devs I really like for a short time as a pay it forward, but mostly use sites like LC.
I've played linear games that were good as well as nonlinear games that were good. Unfortunately, the good ones of either type seem to fall it the minority to my tastes. I will say that in harem type games choices are important because some characters i don't want a deep relationship with and...
Pretty sure it was DMD. Got into VN's after that. Easy to find quality games at that time. Today you have to really search or wait months for the next update of a quality game.
You are spot-on with your comment. I think the dev made the right choice to rework the original but the pace of the story and the translation to english words is something I would like to see him get up to speed.
Yeah. I joined him on Subscribestar a few years back, but after a while came to realize that he was mostly making unfulfilled promises or tons of excuses for the delays. This dev had a good game but I think he intentionally used it to milk his supporters.