Not quoting or replying directly because like 8 people talked about it. RE: DPC's upcoming dark ending
All the LIs have a sword dangling above their head right now:
- Maya/Josy has Maya's religious father holding finances over her
- Sage has finding out who the cheater is, and potentially losing the presidency coupled with anger issues
- Bella has her secret and that "I would have called out for help" line
- Jill is being blackmailed (it's a little more over your head, tbh)
I have a bad feeling you're going to have to pick and choose who to help. You either calm down Sage before she does something she regrets, or you help Bella through whatever. Solve the blackmailing or deal with Maya's dad... So on. That's likely what these big one or the other choices have been leading up to.
Honestly I'm hoping the game follows normal story structure where shit gets really bad for the next few updates, but you can navigate through it and fix
most things then get an ending on the same emotional level as the beginning. This game doesn't feel like it's been hinting at being dark enough to feel rightfully like a tragedy. The whiplash worked once in AL but doing it twice might just end with everyone bitter.
I hope the intro is only telling you it will dip into the negative aspects, not end in it.