I am a massive fan of seeing well-written romance included in a show (almost any genre can fit it in, if done properly) and I was extremely happy to see how well romance was written in the show, fortunately the quality of the romance builds at a good pace throughout the show and matched with the great character personalities it makes you feel happy to see the couple together in those scenes. The romantic build up is also very quick throughout the first half which was a surprise to me but it is very refreshing compared to most shows where you're lucky for characters to even hold hands before the end of the first season. I could go on and on for hours about how much I enjoyed the more domestic scenes before the mid-way point but I think I have already summarised what I think is most important. To be clear I enjoyed the scenes so much that I would watch a show on it's own solely including domestic scenes.
The second half of the season dips slightly in quality and the tone/pacing is changed up quite a bit (for story reasons) but I still found myself enjoying it. Even with this, the story keeps your interest because you are waiting to see what will be happening before it reaches the end. Overall I was extremely impressed by the quality of this show, I am really glad that I listened to my friends and decided to watch it. I have watched quite a few different anime and I think this is definitely one of the most accessible to different people, regardless of whether you're into games or not yourself there is definitely something in it that almost anyone can enjoy
