Just wanted to dote on what a great game this seems like it has the potential of becoming. Using the universal mod for renpy I checked out some of the ways scenes could play out if different choices were made previously, and this may be one of the few games where I actually keep more than one play through going to see how the story turns out.
Especially seeing how
I really hope that we get to see how different things can happen based off your choices. Cause at least with this chapter, it seems like some of the choices don't actually seem to matter as much. Like you can fail your investigation at the market when asking questions, but you still figure out what's going on anyways due to other events that happen. So hoping that the which ending was received at the end of the chapter makes a bigger difference going forward.
Of course on the flip side, making two many branching choices that can cause a slowdown for future updates as you'd basically have to write different stories from that point forward if it branches too much. And it can get easily out of hand if too many major branches happen where things get really complicated to keep track of and write. But I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this game going forward.
I particularly enjoyed that the sub paths seem to be written well even with how the main character is written. It didn't feel jarring or out of character. It felt very believable that she could act out as a very confident, brash person but actually has a hidden submissive side (possibly hidden even to herself) that can come out when confronted by someone else with a strong personality. I was concerned when first stumbling upon this game since I normally like playing female protags as more submissive that this wouldn't be my personal cup of tea. But it actually works out really well.
The only real complaint I would personal have (which isn't to say it's a bad thing, just something that I personally would like to see different), is how the last h-scene is only possibly to get if you
I was able to find times to choose options that I'm okay with, but still wouldn't have been my first choice if not for the fact that I wanted that scene since, based off my personal kinks, he's the one I'm most interested in.