I always skip a lot on the first run, just to get a quick look at what the game has to offer. There are a lot of games that are really slow burn where the payoff comes only years into "development" and I'd rather not waste my time. If I like the game I'll do another run where I read. Exceptions...
Switzerland, definitely. The lakes, the mountains, the air, the people are cool, none of that performative friendliness, just polite and helpful without trying to pretend they're your friend or super happy to see you.
I feel it's hard to do well. You need to really flex those writing muscles to make it so the real porn makes sense in the story, because if it doesn't, I'd rather just watch the porn without pages upon pages of horrible writing about the most boring characters imaginable between every clip.
I like variety in my games, and I don't really self insert. So for only the MC to have sex just feels limiting. In a story where the MC has multiple LIs at his disposal, let the girls have some fun on the side, too! It's just kinda boring when every woman in the story needs to stay faithful to...
I feel like Mathilda's super real and well-written. There just aren't a lot of movies out there with girl characters who aren't totally pandering, you know? Studio Ghibli is a great example too.