Hehe... I was definitely in the "If I wanted to watch a movie..." camp. I enjoyed the story but I disliked the dialogue-as-gameplay concept for exactly the reasons you liked them, Matt. It didn't make any difference what options I chose so I never felt that my input mattered to the world. It took away my sense of achievement.

That aside, I'm really here to comment on the bra-and-panties scene that so many people hate. As a heterosexual female gamer who regularly laments the hyper-sexualisation of female characters... I didn't mind it at all. I didn't notice the supposedly overly-sexual camera angles. In fact, I thought the scene was more realistic than having her either get up fully dressed, or get up and hop into day clothes straight away.

Girls do get up and go about the house in their underwear. We also think nothing of walking around in front of our parents in minimal clothing. I thought her underwear pyjamas were a good compromise of slightly sexy yet decent and realistic. It's not like she was cooking breakfast in a lace bra and panties.