"Dumb shit" might have been worded differently or taken into a different context than intended. But it is, in fact, serious stuff. That's the biggest thing here and the main point to his argument. Not everyone signed up for that as those darker undertones were never implied before the reveal. Many saw this as a lighthearted incest story with fun characters like Haley. Not much people expected darker subject matters such as statutory rape to be a focal point in the story. In a way, it feels akin to clickbait. Not saying it is, I'm just saying that's how blindsided people feel.
I saw it as a light-hearted tale too but this new twist has me intrigued and I enjoy character development. I'm invested enough in these characters that I'm willing to see it through it to the end, but I feel like a lot of people just aren't open-minded enough to realise that this isn't the story
they want to see, it's the story the
dev wants to tell and they can tell it however they like. People can not like it as much as they want, but don't go around saying that it's the wrong thing to do when you're not the one telling the story and you don't know how this is all going to play out.
People get far too possessive of stuff that isn't theirs to possess when all they have to do is just say, "well, it's not my cup of tea, but it is what it is so let's just see where this goes." But instead they get all pissy about arbitrary points and become so triggered by plot development that isn't to their specific liking that they act as though it's a personal attack on them and their enjoyment.
Well yes, but also, no. I'm sure most with legitimate issues here understand the severity of the situation. That's why some feel outraged by it. They understand it, but that's not what they decided to play this game for and I'm not talking about the ones who only want porn. I'm talking about the ones who would rather play a light-hearted experience. Things like this subject matter? That's heavy on the mind. I've seen people recently criticize some people who have an issue here, calling them weak-minded (I'm paraphrasing) but it's a stressful topic that requires care and some people, don't want that on their mind and never expected that to be on their mind when playing this game, especially those who have grown an attachment to Haley as a character. The most drama I think people expected was the taboo of incest and how it affects the people around Haley and the MC. It's a matter of a game not being entirely truthful to the audience, hence the outrage.
No, I don't believe that what puts these complainers off is understanding the severity of the issue and disliking the heavy nature of it because many of them have made it quite clear that they simply don't want any drama in the game at all. Again, there is an abudance of games and VNs with shallow stories and shallow characters if that's what people want, and whilst this one could have done a better job of laying the groundwork for being a dramatic game and for this shift in narrative, the dev clearly wants this to be something that has a little more depth than most other adult games and that's perfectly OK.
I get the need for escapism in these games, to leave the world behind for a little while and jump into another world with no worries, cares, or dramas, but hard-hitting stories with hard-hitting subject matter can be even more satisfying as they can actually make you feel something for the characters and their story. But the complainers don't want to feel, they just want to have a quick fap to some hot pics and not have to think about anything, which is OK and there's nothing wrong with that, but just because a game wants to have a more serious plot doesn't ruin it, it enhances it and elevates it above the typical fodder.
Exploring a character's backstory and history is not a problem nor is the subject matter of it, how it was handled can certainly be considered a problem, but overall this is an interesting new direction for the game and I for one am very curious to see how it plays out.
