There are two fan bases on here. Those that want choice and those who want all the content in one play through. If a Dev is going to lose fans no matter which one they choose, a game with choice or game without, the Dev should consider dropping the fans that result in more work, the choice fans and stick to straight VN.
It's a shame but it's why we don't get a lot of choice in games, complexity choice imposes on the Dev and the amount of work to do choice, only to lose about 1/2 of your fan base over time b/c "that was short update" or "it took 3-6 months to develop five minutes of game play! Why do people support this Dev he's ripping people off!!". What Dev needs that?
How many times do we see comments like that on here b/c people opted out of content and then bitch their next update content was too short.
My two cents. Game is visually amazing! Keep up the good work Dev!