And most of what's left is the Encyclopedia.

Man like, by H-game standards the writing's just fine.

I mean sure like, comparing it to novels or other more mainstream genres of videogaming, the writing's crap.
But it's weird insofar as my memories of this game will be predominantly, A: Field 2 rocks, and B: It's the Negaduck, Bizarro-world universe version of an H-game, in which the sex scenes are awful Christ make them STOP but everything except the sex scenes are somehow tolerable.

Not great, mind you, but let's not equivocate "tolerable" with "great." It's decent. It's just that compared to other experiences within the narrow confines of its genre, "decent" is really quite good.
...Also, the writing gets much better if you're shitfaced drunk!

Why isn't it Smarty's favorite game ever, then?

Let's be honest here, snake.

The writing is only tolerable when you're shitfaced drunk.

Comparing the writing with shit doesn't help your case Snake.

After a little play through of my own, a no h-scene play through at that, it's all kinds of '4th wall' and 'wtf'. If we went through any specific rules like that, I'd be sloshed 20 minutes past the starting area.

Fucka yoooooou

That is literally impossible.

Is a no H-scene playthrough even possible?
Like I think a few are forced.

EDIT: FUCK YOU NINJA KARESH
Bein' all like
Ninja

Avoiding and/or lying through most encounters is a good way to go. Unless EXP is somehow important for some reason.