What else do you expect from a visual novel about dating an entire harem? What else other than love?
I wouldn't call it "love and hope bs" knowing Runey builds up on the entire Elf slavery context, and it's pretty justified that Lin and you come in contact with some rebels like Nia and start from there. I get you and agree that there's a lot of story, and it becomes kinda exhausting, but I've gotten used to read a lot of VN's, and I've grown to like it.