At the time when Jaye says this sentence, she and her brother have no idea of their parents' fortune (which has not yet been built), they live in an ordinary house, they do not have a Rolex nor Ferrari, in short, this sentence is perfectly correct and not ironic ...
Your conclusion stems from the erroneous assumption of what a "trust fund" means.
Because he couldn't handle the stress of dealing with his family so he ran back to his surrogate family. That's not to say that the MC is incapable of earning a living, but he definitely did not head to Colorado for the money.
While you certainly have a point, the game isn't finished yet. We still do not know all that happens during the step-sibling's youth.
I don't think it's forced or artificial, it's just how kids are. They are dumb & naive. In this case, 10 years old Alex is not only dumb & naive, he's also sweet & caring who's afraid his sister won't have any friends if he kept hanging out with her or at least that's what he thought.
TBH that was probably one of the most relatable scenes the game has... I mean who hasnt pushed someone away due some dumb reason? And considering even as kids they were developing feelings towards each other makes total sense Alex pushing away Jaye for her own good, while still fighting his own feelings. Later, he ran out of home for himself, not her... personally I assume its because Alex realised how much hurt them both are getting for those same feelings... lets say, in a way, Alex was a coward, but he is a teen in a hormonal state that has the hots for his step-sister. Reason goes out the roof, I am sure.
Well, to each their own I guess.
I think that too, but what does it add to the plot the fact that he inherits the villa from him? His parents are already super rich, why can't they already own the villa without having me think how stupid this inheritance is?
It's not that is fishy, it's just ridicolous. This abusive father plot is poorly written in my opinion, and his evilness is over the top, it's not hard to believe the generic abuse but the puppy poisoning bit was just too forced IMO.. also, he wanted to make her the scarred/damaged archetype so to say, but to use the heterochromia as a prop is silly, just like when they try to pass a supermodel with vitiligo as that.
If you're not liking some parts of the story I aint going to be the one to change that, but I pretty sure Alex regrets his decision back from back then even if he aknowledges it was needed but might not be the best course of action. We're not all the same as kids, but I can tell you, IRL, kids can push some other kids away for the dumbest of reasons, best friends too, and their relationship might never be fixed, so it not that far fetched either sticking by their guns depending on the personalities... and I dont even think it was about conflict, just showing how Jaye and Alex fall apart while being kids, for stupid reasons, but with good intentions.
Writing stays about the same. Some of the Jaye stuff you can start to avoid, which helps.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm playing the same game as others.
IMHO the writing improves substantially starting in Chapter 2. The MC is no longer forced to avoid the issues with Jaye, so the game becomes much less about forced drama and more about how you choose to handle the current situation. That made the MC a lot more palatable so I was able to it settle in and enjoy the good character work and continued (if slow) development of the main plot. There's still an unskippable sex scene that I very much wanted to skip in Chapter 2 (though at least it was a flashback), but otherwise the game has corrected most of my major concerns from the early game.
I'm no expert, but my take is that Jaye and Tara are closer to platonic friends at heart and the MC is just cluelessly projecting his preconceptions onto their relationship. As usual.
Thanks, yeah that sex scene I just found uncomfortable, I'm not a fan of manipulation either by males or females.IMHO the writing improves substantially starting in Chapter 2. The MC is no longer forced to avoid the issues with Jaye, so the game becomes much less about forced drama and more about how you choose to handle the current situation. That made the MC a lot more palatable so I was able to it settle in and enjoy the good character work and continued (if slow) development of the main plot. There's still an unskippable sex scene that I very much wanted to skip in Chapter 2 (though at least it was a flashback), but otherwise the game has corrected most of my major concerns from the early game.
I'm hoping the trend continues!
I'm no expert, but my take is that Jaye and Tara are closer to platonic friends at heart and the MC is just cluelessly projecting his preconceptions onto their relationship. As usual.
