Why does it need to impact the story? It's called world- and characterbuilding. For a good product (including AVNs) those two are about as important as the story itself imo.
There is stuff just for narration,we have a lot of character already.More characters will be hard to control for the dev.
I didn't say we need to add new characters. I said that IF Samara is indeed the dean's stepdaughter and Vicky's stepsister, that it is at least the 4th "small world" reveal we've seen. The other three I'm thinking off being Miranda being Miss E, Mike's dad knowing MC's parents and the reveal that Vicky is the dean's daughter..
Pretty sure the only place you'll find it online is StockMusic (it's where lots of devs get there royalty free music from).
Gentlemens, we have a name.
Honestly, I'm willing to accept Samara being the dean's stepdaughter because it's the kind of twist I can see MM doing. It just fits his "take an existing character and add a layer" approach.
I agree, same here. I got some shit thrown at me for my "small world" predictions with another game, so for now I will keep them in my mind until I see how many of reveals in belong to that trope in episode 4. If we do get some (like confirmation that Samara is the dean's stepdaughter and/or Mike is MC's (half-)brother), I think I'm going to make some more theories/speculations that belong to that trope that for me make the most sense. For now however, I like to keep an open mind and hope that MM will come with some surprise reveals that are not easy to see coming like was the case with Aurora being the other student in the lingerie store and Miri being Miss E.
The biggest tin foil hat theory I have, that I normally keep to myself, is that I wonder if something will happen that will cause Lana to drop out of school. If Lana was a regular LI and got removed from the game, people would riot, as they do when other LIs get removed. In this case, if it happens, MM can say that he's always pointed out Lana is a side girl from the start.
I never even thought of that, especially since I know more than enough examples of people (both in real life and AVNs) that go to college to completely focus on their study and are not interested in a relationship.
I'm mainly just using AVN logic as proof. So many other AVNs have that one character that is just looking for fun and not a relationship but they get classed as a main girl anyway and you end up with a full route, ending, etc.
