But that would also mean two things:
- another deviation from what was told about Dylan/Ellie relation (despite his interest in her cleavage in the very first scene of the game);
- confirmation the story has not been documented in any form of a backbone script, it is being loosely improvised on the fly based on the current emotions barometer.
Either way, he better make it worthwhile, or... or... or nothing will happen, as always.
I think it's pretty clear L&P is making changes as he goes, there is nothing wrong with that though. Most developers have an outline of the story or a clear vision. That can easily change as you think of new ideas while you developing and it does take so long to develop.
I think L&P is more changing his mind about some stories and cutting things out rather than not having a clear vision.
This seems to further confirm what I said above about L&P changing his mind and cutting stuff out.
The side jobs being cut is a really bad idea because once you start a story with character(s), people become invested in that and wish to see a conclusion to it. I really hope L&P is only saying this to gauge a reaction to potentially doing it, but eventually decides to continue with it.
I have no problem with the side jobs coming to an end but there has to be some sort of conclusion to it, as they have been a big part of a lot of people's games. Although, don't think the old guys have had a lot of content.
It started to show that L&P had a lot of ideas and crammed them all into one story, something I was guilty of with my own novel. The big difference though is many more people are invested in the side stories in AWAM, so it will not go over well with a lot of people, unlike my own novel where no one really cared.
For me, the tutoring job ending would suck as there is so much potential there. However, I have said L&P needs to cut back on characters, so guess I would understand the reason but wouldn't support it. The only way I may support it is if it leads to the coaching at high school, but it would defeat the purpose of ending the support jobs if you replace it with something.
I personally like to see the end of the good wife stuff and no more Dylan side stories with another character not named Sophia. The Museum date, stuff with movers, the maid, the railway station guys who tried to rape Sophia, the hairdresser. Prefer to see all that end before the tutoring job.