i dont know DPC's vision is, but in my mind, the prolonged development time is a direct consequence of trying to juggle so many girls and potential paths. The game already had 5 main female LIs before quinn started getting more screentime, then he added a ex-gf love interest (with her own interlude), throw in a few milfs or 2, and then some strippers and it's nearly impossible to develop reasonable plot progression for all of them, especially the stories continue to branch out. Episode 9 was an obvious indicator, as DPC tried to keep everybody confined to one setting with common events and dialogue....I can't imagine this will be end up in any way what people are hoping for.
To me, the obvious solution to start axing or keeping side characters as side characters. Even some of LIs that consistently rank low in terms of general interest (maya) should be fine to ax out at some point. Unfortunately, DPC's just continuing to dig himself deeper into development hell by introducing more and more female interests....At one point (very very early on), this actually resembled a college campus, now it's just MC and 50 girls looking to jump his bones.