Ho-lee shit. Legitimately one of the best story-based visual novels I've ever played.
Witty and sarcastic humor is done tastefully, some DEVELOPER interactions (which I found absolutely hilarious btw), and by All That is Holy, the lewds.
There's not many right now, but by GOD do they make up for it in quality. Cadence's were quite honestly the best animated scenes I've seen for an AVN. Seriously. They're good.
Speaking of animations; You've outdone yourself with them, truly. Sure, they may feel slightly stiff but I have a feeling more experience (and perhaps hardware/software limitations) play a role in that. Despite that, they add so much to the storytelling, and fit really well both in the serious scenes and the not-so-serious.
From the bottom of my pants my cryptid life-producing organ, thank you. I am very excited for the future of Realm Invader.
PS forgot to mention the dialogue. If I were to rank every AVN I've played on a scale from one to ten in terms of believable and realistic (non-cringe) dialogue; I'd have to give this a ten with absolutely zero contest. There is one out of the probably dozens I've played that comes close (off the top of my head), but other than that, nothing comes close.
The bro talk, the teasing, the witty back and forth between Noelle and MC, the lowkey-but-not-really flirting between Grace (one of my two favorites) and MC, the list can honestly go on and on.
Character design. Hands down the best I've seen for an AVN. I personally am not particularly fond of overly large breasts, which most AVNs tend to have as a result of the 3D software they use, but also the face designs and body types truly vary instead of being just taller or shorter. The muscularity on Grace is delicious. The eyes feel like they belong to actual people (love the glowing effect too; especially on Cadence ;)) and not to 3D models.
The UI was nice and tidy, not many things to keep track of, LOVED the dialogue picking UI, and - after I got the hang of it - the vignette system was useful.