I do agree with the Template, but my brain doesn't perceived it as much of an annoyance to stop me from playing it and loving it. To my standard, It is a great H game compared to many other mid tier to lower-upper tier H games out there. To each their own, or the Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, I guess.
Though, again, the game structure and delivery are very polished, but the models and templates could have been better. It is like they don't have enough budget or incentives to produce better original assets.