crys hasn't abandoned the game. this is a passion project for him. he wants to do it. he'll get there. mind he is doing almost all of it alone. and the amount of writing he puts into it is insane. literally chatting with him rn, says he is hoping to finish another scene as i type this
The plot:companion progression ratio is disproportionate, it feels like a slice of life anime, wich is not bad, but the progress of the plot is slow. I think this man favour character development and relationships, and a way to make things more organic or natural is making the progression of the plot part of the progression of the relationships that you have with them.
I rebember that right affter you go to the camp for the first time you can just grind and max the affection without even moving to the next main quest, idk, but that mechanic does not convince me.