- May 15, 2021
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Some thoughts on two little updates.
No Expectation's second chapter is out. My earlier review is here. If you were interested in the stripper girl from chapter 1, this is the update for you. If not, very little of note happens until the very end (especially if you stay on Celine's path), and the chapter ends with a major branching point. That's a bit worrying because it looks like the two paths will have very little overlap going forward. Hopefully, Mr Georgie won't get burned out.
Price of Power has had an update as well. It's rare for an AVN to keep me this invested after so many chapters - 21! - and it doesn't even seem to be running out of steam. We got another slideshow, and what a delight it was! Legacy's theory seems stronger, and the idea that the original islanders were some sort of isolationist sect potentially responsible for the apocalypse is big news and Maria's point about "pureblood" marriages implies that the Ecclesiarchy knows this history. If true, that has major implications for the island's relationship with the mainland. I can't wait to see where that's going!
Also, a small detail, but I love that Maria doesn't want to be a stay at home mum. It would be so easy, even expected of someone of her position, but it's just not her.
As for the rest of the LIs, my ideal path - solo Emilia - remains a dream, but the throuple path is still decently realistic. I didn't like that it was up to the player to decide if Zaya and Lune should be a couple. Doubly so on the non-harem paths. Player-sexual characters are pandering cop-outs in general, but it's worse here because their mutual attraction is pre-established:
Still, an excellent update overall!
No Expectation's second chapter is out. My earlier review is here. If you were interested in the stripper girl from chapter 1, this is the update for you. If not, very little of note happens until the very end (especially if you stay on Celine's path), and the chapter ends with a major branching point. That's a bit worrying because it looks like the two paths will have very little overlap going forward. Hopefully, Mr Georgie won't get burned out.
Price of Power has had an update as well. It's rare for an AVN to keep me this invested after so many chapters - 21! - and it doesn't even seem to be running out of steam. We got another slideshow, and what a delight it was! Legacy's theory seems stronger, and the idea that the original islanders were some sort of isolationist sect potentially responsible for the apocalypse is big news and Maria's point about "pureblood" marriages implies that the Ecclesiarchy knows this history. If true, that has major implications for the island's relationship with the mainland. I can't wait to see where that's going!
Also, a small detail, but I love that Maria doesn't want to be a stay at home mum. It would be so easy, even expected of someone of her position, but it's just not her.
As for the rest of the LIs, my ideal path - solo Emilia - remains a dream, but the throuple path is still decently realistic. I didn't like that it was up to the player to decide if Zaya and Lune should be a couple. Doubly so on the non-harem paths. Player-sexual characters are pandering cop-outs in general, but it's worse here because their mutual attraction is pre-established:
It feels inappropriate for Michael to say "nah, you should stay friends" against that background.Zaya said:It's not like you two were circling each other for the last fifteen years, trying to figure out what to do and being afraid to make a move.
Still, an excellent update overall!