Braden's got this way of leaning against the doorframe that makes me forget what I was about to say. Every damn time. Straight!? starts with Zack moving into his college dorm, all nervous energy and "no homo" vibes, and then his roommate walks in and you just know this kid's whole identity is about to get absolutely wrecked. Not in a bad way. Well. Depends on your definition of bad.
The dialogue is where this thing lives. Like, actual conversations that feel like eavesdropping on two dudes figuring shit out between microwave ramen and late night study sessions. There's this one scene where Braden's just talking about his ex and Zack's sitting there pretending he's not staring at the guy's mouth, and the writing drags it out so painfully slow I caught myself holding my breath. The corruption tag is earned here, not just slapped on. Zack's internal monologue during his first solo session thinking about Braden. Fuck. The way the game handles that slow burn, the self exploration, the "wait am I actually..." moments. It's messy and awkward and hot precisely because it's not polished. Dev admits they started with zero experience and honestly? It shows. But somehow that makes the whole thing feel more intimate, like finding someone's diary.
The sexual content builds so gradually you almost forget you're playing an adult game until suddenly you're very much playing an adult game. Oral scenes hit different when you've spent hours watching these characters dance around each other. The anal content when it finally arrives. Worth the wait. Voice acting would've killed me though. Probably for the best it's text only because I was already a mess. The slice of life stuff grounds it, makes the explicit moments land harder. Some of the early art is rough, character proportions doing weird things, but by later updates you can see the improvement and honestly I stopped caring about the jank somewhere around the third conversation where Zack's denial starts cracking. The soundtrack is whatever, I usually mute these things and play my own music anyway.
Wish there was more content with side characters but the dev's clearly focused on the main duo and I respect that even if I'm impatient. The episodic updates kill me though. You'll reach a cliffhanger and then have to wait months for the next chunk and by then I've forgotten what choices I made. Actually the save system is fine I'm just disorganized. There's this one moment where Zack almost touches Braden's face while he's sleeping and chickens out and I yelled at my screen. Not my proudest moment but here we are.