Well, I finally played the new "Dual Family 1" version and my heart is heavy with how much potential is wasted by the circumstances! I have seen the train wreck this game became, it was one of the first I found on F95. Some scenes are really good and wellmade, showing what could be, e.g. the "I love yous" of Dad/Daughter followed by the latest confrontation between Father and Mother in the new update and the daughter´s patience finally snaps and tells her mom where she should stick it, that was definitely well-done.
And we had some equally nice scenes in the older versions, but what led to the current state and the living soap opera this thread is, the long pause in the development cycle (only rather recently DF 1 started to get new updates) and that for now we only have family drama, where the frontlines are drawn (in the main route Father+Daughter against Mother+Son). This game could still be one of the best, if not for how it is developed.
I am rather sure that the various DF2 "games" or art, like e.g. "Esperanza", are what gumdrop wanted to do practically from the start. There are many hints into this directiono over the years, that he wants to do "art games" or dependig on how you see it, "art by an addled mind".
Nevertheless DF1 still has serious potential, but I fear it will not be tapped. If gumdrop would just get to the longawaited dance evening or at least there could be some "first hot action" in the arboretum with Dad/Daughter and at/after the shopping trip of Mom/son. That could bring back fans to the game, showing that Dual Family is not dead, but I would not bet on this happening. But such a move could bring movement into this game again.