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Daughter of a Scoundrel
I couldn't get past the introduction/common route. "He ended the phone call and I entered a flashback I couldn't stop." Then MC being a 17 year old throwing a tantrum over her daddy not being at her birthday party in that flashback and I was like... No. It just doesn't bode well for the rest of the writing, I'm unlikely to vibe with this MC. Maybe someone with more patience than me can get past that, it seems the people who do get to the end are happy with what's there.
I initially couldn't get past the introduction either, but I went back and played the rest. I agree that introduction is rough, and I find it confusing because it doesn't seem to reflect her personality in the rest of the game either. I think the author should have had the parents die at the beginning of the story while she's in college rather than when she was 17 and showing it in a flashback. If the main events of the story take place a couple of weeks/months later this whole thing would be way more believable. Once the story gets to the Mafia part it's fun. The LI's all have distinct personalities, though their character sprites don't look that good imo.
@Catch42
I personally don't think flashbacks ever go well in a visual novel. I'll take a couple of lines during a "didn't you see I was the villain all along? " Or detective wrapping things up. Everywhere else, come on. Change the story to make it work present time.