to tell the truth the story sucks and the writing isn't even translated in english all that well... people just like the good visuals and renders at 1st but now its slowly fading away, sure a story needs balance but there is major holes in the story... like sure Erick is mom new BF but after so long the mother was by herself without any relationships, raising her children to only jump in bed with the 1st man that comes along??? LOL that is the direct opposite of what someone like that would do.... with in the 1st 2weeks of the game the mother is already leaving her kids at home to run off to have sex with Eric for the weekend, then even brings in her home without caring what her kids think of this guy??? lulz... if this was a mom that didn't care about he kids and had many relationships then i could understand that type of behavior but its almost like the mom is somehow bipolar and Max is some how mentally handicap (Max can get "illegal sim cards" and weed online but yet he can't find a way to get rid of Erick or better deal with him??)
the better and more logical story would be the mom has a ZERO tolerance and you have to wear her down through the story.... DS is making good money now so he should hire someone like PTOLEMY to write a better story...
Pretty much this right here. The game has appeal, lots and lots of appeal, in my mind at least, but much of that appeal is lost due to a somewhat incomprehensible story. Then I wouldn't even mind the story that much if the "stats" played a role in how it developed. For example, If Max's relationship level affected how his mom reacted to shit, or dominance in situations it applied, there could be choices to keep his mom from irrationally amping on him because of Eric. My problem with Eric isn't that he's doing what he's doing, it's that the player has very little that they can do to fight it.
The player should be able to gain and lose relationship level, like dominance, then the interactions in the game would make more sense and it would actually be a game of will being played out between Max and Eric. It would also make the game a lot less linear thus allowing for the situation to seem more natural. Imagine:
But as of now Max just seems powerless and the relationship dynamics in the game are frustrating as a mf, for me at least. Still, I see potential in the game and I'm waiting to see what the next update will bring.