I am going to play the update again since I've only done one playthrough last night, but this is going to sound very controversial, especially from me, and if people have been following my posts in this forum I've been wanting this too happen for the longest time but...
I really hope Nicole IS NOT pregnant...
Dun dun duuuunnnn...!!!!
Here's why, I feel the way the pregnancy was dropped was too obvious. I didn't like the fact that Nicole knew about it and didn't tell MC nor did she kick up a fuss or make a big deal about it. I don't feel her head should be allowing her to have a child with the person she's having an affair with especially the way she still acts with John (like a loving partner who's still trying to keep their marriage together despite John's coldness).
It just doesn't feel...natural or right or within Nicole's character to be like this. Also the way John found out with the doctor openly saying it too everyone without patient confidentiality is very sloppy there. John knows he's not been having sex with Nicole so that only leads John to believe Nicole was cheating on him and having an affair.
There was no reaction from John (unless something is planned, or he's that sinister and set this all up which would kinda be lame).
The pregnancy should have been revealed with a more subtle approach (less is more). Could be after another steamy night and Nicole telling MC not to cum inside her but he does it anyway because teenage hormones and unable to control himself etc.
It would be nice if:
1) Nicole was taking the pills and MC just shoots so much that he broke through the pill and still got her pregnant.
2) She forgot one night or MC hid them and they got caught in the act and MC did the deed.
My concern going forward now that Nicole is pregnant (* yet to be officially confirmed) is there's going to be less sex scenes with Nicole...I am going to miss the dates and the sneaking around and foreplay, plus the sexy dresses she wears to seduce MC even though she knows it's wrong.
Now they do say you're much hornier when you're pregnant but it would be great for the game if she wasn't pregnant and then later continue the affair and then she becomes pregnant when they are both ready to accept it.
I feel relationship wise not everyone is where they need to be for this to have dropped. Mixing this in with the whole Chloe drama takes away from the moment. I feel the story with Chloe needs to be at a certain place before MC and Nicole take their relationship to another level since atm we've not acknowledged that the mother is basically "cucking" or stealing her daughter's boyfriend and is okay with it.
John is also not revealing anything which is kinda annoying and I feel there's going to be too much information overload towards the end.
I do hope these updates are planned out and not just thought up on the spot because I have to say this was probably the weaker of the updates so far.
Nicole also didn't need to hold a gun and pull the trigger, I feel her saying "a mother's love" was just to bring back the assignment of the game to show she's still a caring mother despite her infidelity, it just felt a bit forced.