I wouldn’t remove the Dylan path but I would drastically trimmed it out.
Just some examples :
-We have another event with Patricia, Claire, and Marie (and Dylan)the next day .
There will be (at least) 3 variations of this event : one without Dylan, one where he’s present and has been successful with Marie and one where he wasn’t. (And know that I think about it, maybe one where he was spying on the women showering).
3 or maybe more variations on the same event...
Or the so called “Aiden route”:
-One where Sophia follow the tasks and Dylan keeps going to school
-One where Sophia refuse immediately and Dylan goes to boarding school.
-One where Sophia stops the tasks after the first or second and Dylan is homeschooled (can’t confirm that one has I didn’t even knew it was an option)
-One where Sophia will be able to stop the tasks with a comfortable solution and Dylan will still be able to go to school.
-One later down the road with a not so comfortable solution and Dylan will keep going to school.
We are not talking about little changes in dialogue here but complete separate route with all the renders, dialogues, etc.
Then we have the cuckold Dylan path (which is just ridiculous with how he has been portrayed but at least it’s there from the beginning for does who enjoy that type of kink)
Then we have the Dylan/Ellie path (let’s be serious here, we know for who that path is made for. It’s called Dylan/Ellie and not Ellie/Dylan for a reason...) which is apparently a “side story ” . What does that even mean in this game ?
When people say they’re following the “Dylan path”, what does that even mean at this point ?
The Dylan paths are basically a game in the game.
I would remove all those variations, and keep 1/4 of all the time and energy put in it to flesh out Dylan as a character and his relationship with Sophia. (Nothing against people enjoying him, but for me, I find him even more generic and cliche than some of the most trope Mc teenager game out there.)
Now let’s be real. It will never happen.
This are not suggestions directed to L&p. We are just talking between us here and nothing we say will change his mind.
I just find crazy that he has chosen to add what’s basically another game in his game. ( basically around the 9th or 10th playable day with the Sophia/Amber/DylanSam side story.)
For basically a third of the game, Dylan is like every other characters in the game. Other than the cuckold path, there is no variations or subplot in his route. Either Sophia develop a relationship with him or she doesn’t.
Does putting so much Dylan content in the game has seen a sudden boost in the number of patreons?
We’ll see more clearly after the next playable day (which is heavily focused on Dylan). And if it works, good for him (and not for me
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(I think I just wrote a novel again...)