I always checkout the gallery after my first full play. Hate when gallery items are locked out because you need to play multiple times making different decisions.
Unlocked so I can skim and have a quick one if I wanted, but also to see if it's worth actually going through the story. Sometimes story be good and the scenes be like
Kinda defeats the purpose of the "game" part if you just have everything unlocked, buuuuut i would be lying if i said i never downloaded gallery unlocker for a bunch of games
if it's a good game then i prefer it locked, if it's a game that's only good for some scenes it can be a good option (for example when the graphics and or animations are awesome, but the game is poorly written)
i think i should have the option after engaging with the game for a bit something like 15-30 mins lets me see if i wanna come for the gameplay or the art
While it do impact on my motivation to keep playing it is also the best way to know if the game fill the niches i came for or if it just has that one scene or none at all. The sad thing is that many games with in-combat sex struggle to fit those scenes in the gallery
Access right always is better after all, I'm tired of game you have to hire Sherlock Holmes to find some scenes. At least if the game is linear so its okay