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Well, I think that this episode is far from the best too. But it isn't garbage. Sure, after my first playthrough (on my Bella branch - Bella ftw) I was a "little bit" disappointed. It's like a big free roam and though I appreciate a free roam in a episode as a loosening up, I hate them if they to long and big. Now, after I played nearly all my saves, I understand the dev a little bit more why he does this episode like this.DPC needs to get the story moving again though, because ep9 hot garbage, no new story developments nothing.
After the "big decision" in Ep8 he has to clear the story and conflate five branches into one plot. After this party all branches are back on the same level of the main plot lines. Sure, DPC could've made this via a story focused work but I think this way with the free roam gives the players the illusion it was something the player had done by himself and not to "eat" what he gets from the author. Those illusions is what the players gives the feel about the story and the characters.
We don't have to forget that Interlude + Episode 9 is the start of Season 3 of 4 (if DPC didn't lied about his plans with 16 episodes in 4 seasons). The story arc of the second half of this game has to seed. When this AVN ends after 16 episodes and you look on this as a complete work this Halloween episode is only a little part. It feels like shit at the moment because many people was hyped and eight months since the last update which was an Interlude and not a progress with the knowned characters is a long time to wait.
We'll see what future brings. After my first playthrough I was pissed and gave this episode 2/10. Now I've played all my saves and looked after hints, foreshadowing and easter eggs I'm more lenient about it. Especially you learn with each playthrough to optimize your work with the task list and the waste of time with clicking through the mansion gets lower. After all I've made my freedom with this episode. It's not the best and clearly the worst of all to me but no reason to stop playing.
P.S.: I hope you don't mind I crossanswered your post here. In the other thread it would be clearly off topic. In the main thread about the game it's not.