First, I miss the old days, before the reboot, when
After Choices frequented this forum, when there was some activities on the fan art thread, and a little good community here around this game.
I liked the slow burn of the first version. Hell, it's take more than a year to finally got a love scene with Sukkhon (and yes it feel like a love scene, not just only sex). But it worth the wait!
I liked the vision we got of a religious traditional Asian woman who was slowly opening her mind and discovering her sexuality.
The hints we saw of Burmese culture...
I'm not a fan of the new version.
But for to all those who do nothing but talk trash about the game,
After Choices had it rough for the last few years.
Having to flee a military coup, with a wife and a newborn baby. Arriving in Thailand with a temporary visa. While transitioning.
She have to provide food and shelter to her family fast! In a foreign country, where she could not even be able to settle for good. With her games as her only sources of income.
So she had to make some quick decisions.
Female protagonist game aren't so popular. Even less when it's a slow burn.
So she try to expand her fan base, by adding a male protagonist. Unfortunately that doesn't work. She didn't get much more supporters, and the old ones weren't happy with it.
Then she try another approach. By removing the male MC, and accelerate the corruption path. But know the game seems rushed.
Did she make some bad decisions? Probably.
But did she deserve the contempt some people show here? Definitively not!
For me, the game has lost much of its charm. What make it so unique.
But I understand why
After Choices made the choices she did.
And I hope she will have more success with her future projects, she deserve it.