- Aug 13, 2017
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I'm hoping that there's something in the end of Part 2 that'll tie everything together and "make perfect sense".If you follow my comments on the thread you may be surprised by the incongruity of my opinions. I am not as salty about the original game as one would think, but I am very direct in telling people that if they are looking for an incest-focused pornographic VN this isn't the bus you want to catch. I actually admire the original as a game and as a story but I came to the party fairly late after several years without updates and almost immediately there was a brief update and the release of part two. Therefore, I don't have the history of frustration that long-time fans have. Instead, I find myself kind of at peace with the fact that the original VN is dead right at the biggest cliffhanger in both playthroughs.
However, this does not mean that I'm not going to dunk on the dev for what they are doing with Part II. For one thing, calling it Part II is a failure of nomenclature. A total misnomer. Calling it that indicates that there is a continuation of the story. I would soften my opinion if it was called something else because I am all about freedom of expression. I have an MFA in creative writing & poetics and would characterize this work as a marginally interesting experimental fiction. It is indeed interesting to look at it purely as a piece of art but, in context, it fails as it only exists to subvert expectations and frustrate its audience. While at the same time stringing them along and taking their money. This makes it cease to be a real work of art and instead positions it as a grift.
So the saddest thing about this is that Part II is eroding any kind of goodwill that I have toward the original game. This is a pity because I quite enjoyed it. Normally I am of the opinion that if you don't like a sequel or an adaption then the original still exists and they can't take that away from you. However, in this case, the continuation - if you can call it that - is poisoning the well and extracting any enjoyment that I had with the original material. That in itself is an impressive if dubious accomplishment.
But I feel like my hope for that should be reserved for someone like Christopher Nolan, rather than a guy who makes a porn game.