Honestly wasn't expecting much when I stumbled onto this one. The whole superhero angle felt kinda played out, you know? But fuck me, this thing actually got its hooks in deep. Started playing for the card mechanics - yeah there's some strategy element that doesn't suck - but stayed for Michael's weird journey through this broken hero organization.

The photography angle is what really sells it though. You're this washed-up photographer trying to rebuild these heroes' public image, and the way they handle the voyeuristic aspects... it's not just "click button, see tits." There's actual tension in deciding what shots to take, how to frame these supposedly perfect beings when they're falling apart behind the scenes. Anna Morgenstern runs STALWART and she's got this mysterious thing going on that kept me guessing way longer than it should have. The masturbation scenes aren't just thrown in randomly either - they actually tie into the characters' psychological states and the whole power dynamic mess.

What caught me off guard was how the multiple protagonist thing works. You're mainly Michael but sometimes you get these glimpses from the heroes' perspectives, and their internal monologues during intimate moments are pretty raw. The animated sequences are smooth enough that they don't break immersion, which is more than I can say for most games trying this hard. The mobile optimization is solid too, though I played mostly on desktop because the strategy elements need more screen space. There's this whole conspiracy brewing underneath the surface that gets darker as you progress, and by the time you realize what Anna actually wants from you, you're already in too deep. The erotic thriller label isn't just marketing bullshit - they actually deliver on both fronts without one overwhelming the other.