- Feb 25, 2022
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You are fully right...i can read the story like that Erynn never was with Ethan but she got upset and broke up friendship with Alexis when Ethan claimed she slept with him. Thats unlogic. I also dont understand if at the time when MC arrives Alexis and Erynn are still best friends or already seperated by Ethans blackmailing. Its too weird. I just found that for Alexis the Dev has spent her time to really implement her girlfriend path most thouroughly until the current end of game. The thing with the flowers and first kiss were very deep. Even a special approach to Iris you can experience with Alexis.One of the good things about the Alexis path is that it is very believable and easy to understand. She meets a guy who she thinks is hot, only to find out that it was someone she knew as a kid who she thought was adorable and sweet. She's a bit conflicted because knows that she should tell him the truth about her and Erynn, but she decides to be a little bit selfish and things quickly spiral into a bigger problem. From there, she just keeps avoiding the problem by putting it off and telling herself that she can deal with it later when the time is right. Everyone knows how is it is to get stuck in a procrastination loop, so even if people think she is being foolish, they can at least understand why she keeps freezing up like a deer in the headlights instead of biting the bullet. She's afraid that all of the fun she's having will come to an end when she tells the truth, so she just wants to hold on a bit longer. It's selfish, but understandable.
Another good example of a simple and effective path is the one for Elena. She meets a nice guy, but never considers him as a potential boyfriend because she's too busy for one. He starts to date her best friend, which leads to them spending a lot of time together. She sees how nice he is, and has a lot of fun with him, and starts to get feelings for him. Which puts her in an awkward position because she also sees how happy her friend is and doesn't want to ruin that. It's simple, easy to follow, and understandable.
An example of a route that's a bit too complicated and difficult to understand would be Erynn's path. There are a bunch of small details that make it different from a standard love triangle, and it gets a bit too convoluted for me. I don't understand how Ethan could almost break up Alexis and Erynn by claiming to have slept with Alexis? Why would Erynn be upset by that if it was before Ethan started blackmailing her? And how does Erynn think that we can save her from Ethan if we aren't allowed to say or do anything about it? And when did she start to view the MC in a romantic way? Did she call dibs on him sometime in the five years they weren't in contact with each other? He was only twelve when he left, so that would be a bit odd, no?
There's a lot of unanswered questions about Erynn, and they keep me from getting invested in her story. Maybe things will change when some of these questions are answered, but for now I just don't care.