We both played a completed rev of Chasing Sunset.
I enjoyed my first playthrough of CS and I'm looking forward to other playthroughs while you are less enthused about future playthroughs for reasons stated in your other posts.
Dev choice at the time of creation - Kinetic novel -- Y/N = devs chose 'no' here.
CS does not have the kinetic novel tag, typically meaning that there are some choices that impact characters in the AVN through time, potentially creating different player experiences based on those choices.
The CS devs created a deeper AVN where choices have consequences and some of those closed off relationships with certain people and some choices resulted in different endings.
Each of us got to decide how to play the MC which created different stories for different choices.
You cannot get a choice-based story where your choices are supposed to matter and create different paths while still expecting that all paths will be shown in the same playthrough.
That is not how this type of AVN works.
If your #1 focus is to be able to enjoy everything in an AVN in one playthrough, choose only AVNs with the Kinetic Novel tag.
To your point above about devs - if I want
a deep military simulation, I do not play Monopoly, I play Hearts of Iron III Black Ice rev or Total War.
Different creations Are designed to appeal to different groups of people, and some creations are more niche than others.
If a story is good enough, I am fine with enjoying a kinetic novel type of AVN.
There are times, though, when I want a Different kind of AVN - one where my choices have meaningful impact - and CS is one of those AVNs.
I accept that part of the price I pay for my choices is that I get to play one path at a time and I may miss interesting renders/animations/relationships because of those choices - which is what prompts me to play other paths.
I think you will be challenged to find choice-based AVNs where you feel like those choices are truly meaningful while not impacting the 'all paths at once' playthrough you seem to desire.
Cheers!!