In the beginning when Part 2 etc. came out, I thought it was Gumdrop´s Longbowman salute to anybody, be it critic or fan! Now I theorise that Gumdrop is serious about Part 2 as his Magnum Opus, since he works diligently on it, with voice over work and all that stuff. He invests too much into it for Part 2 and side stuff to be a joke or middlefinger.
And the longtimers in the thread may remember that once he mentioned that he lost drive to do Part 1 because it was not the story and art he really wanted to make.
I can´t believe I say this but the hints point towards Part 2 is the Art Gumdrop wanted to make from the start. It might be art from an addled Mind, but Art nevertheless. It is our choice what to do with it. I do not play Part 2, I want Part 1 brought to a terrific Father-Daughter couple (because those two are the ones with an obvious connection and love visible), but it will be interesting what the development of the two games will be.