I like to call it the "Fuck around and find out" mechanic. It's one of the reasons I've supported the game for so many years.
I roll my eyes everytime I play a game where I can cheat on someone or date multiple people and all the girls accept it or encourage it. It removes any weight from your actions and most weight from a Li's believability. I want characters to feel hurt, jealous or anger if I do something that's fucked up.
It's also why I'm not a fan of throuples in games. How can I imagine a deep relationship with Elena if I can just stack Layla on top of her and fuck them both? It takes away meaningful agency in the story. Why would you break Layla's heart if she just gave you around of applause for fucking her friend?
It's why I hold almost every Li in this game in high regard. ( besides the crazy good female dialogue writing )
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Why would I need to bother making so many route saves if nothing actually mattered? I love mixing and matching all of my routes and they
ALL feel vastly different from one another.