This game was always an incest focused game. The entire reason this game is so popular is because it's largely the only significant mom MC game around. Dylan and Ellie have always been the most popular characters, along with Pat being quite popular too.
I don't buy at all that LP's fans are largely "virgin schoolboys" or whatever. To me, that's just angry name calling.
Continually getting hung up on "realism" of a game that was never realistic (no matter what LP says) isn't healthy. At this point, to play off the LP fans stuff, it comes off like an old man yelling at the clouds.
I agree that this game gained popularity by putting forward a "Mom MC" that was not common at the time.
The game also benefited from Covid-19.
Of course, it's not just this game that benefited from that period.
But I can't agree with what you said about not getting hung up on 'realism'.
As you say, the reason for getting hung up on 'realism' is because LP said so.
If a director says that he made a movie with what intention, it is natural to judge whether the words were properly implemented in the movie.
The incest is not realistic at all, but I won't argue with it.
However, if it happened on a daily basis in reality, it would never be made into pornography.
Just like pornographers don't porn the sex of an ordinary couple.
But I felt a lot that the supporters of this game were young.
Even if they're not teenagers.
Their imagination was unrealistic and they lacked an understanding of what was happening in real life.
So their reasoning and expectations turned to disappointment every time.
I support their recklessness but I am old enough to know the limits of reality.
However, emphasizing reality does not mean that the story cannot proceed.
Rather, the story is being delayed because LP ignored the realism.
Sam and Aiden don't exist in real life and they should have gone further.
Harris should have had a clear purpose when he visited Liam's house and should have carried it out.
Or put in the setting that Harris is the neighbor next door.
People play Fortnite and don't care about realism.
The reason why people consider reality in this game is because of the game's background and the developer's words.