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Yeah, I've got nothing. I can't defend Day 37.
I normally try to focus on the good in things, but there is just.. next to zero substance in this update.
It's hard to even express how much work is shoved down your throat this time. You have to do it after every 2 dialogue prompts from the characters practically. If you thought that the work was tedious before, it's pushed to absurd levels this time. I was legitimately at a loss for words while playing it. It felt like a prank update for people who complain about the work.
Maddie's role in this update is entirely meaningless. She teases you by saying "hey, do some work then maybe I'll show you something" then just.. never does. Sophie's a bit better, since she ends up showing you some decently enjoyable pics from the party (though, even that turns out to be a bit of a blue ball). Ingrid's part is easily the best, though the good stuff is a little sparse. She does a similar thing to Maddie — saying that she'll show you some stuff if you do some work, then... never doing that. With the exception of the new rule.
Oh yeah I almost forgot, we finally got a new rule to spice up the work gameplay!! Wait.. no, actually it was just bait to get our hopes up. Ingrid explains that there's a new rule where you have to reject pictures that contain a person's anus (which, credit where it's due, Ingrid gives you a really good example picture for. Felt a little out of character for her, but I digress). Except.. it's not actually a new rule at all. Shortly after that she's like "Oh right, Sophie told you about that rule already." So.. nothing actually changes. Aside from the great example pic, it's such a let down. I really wanted a new twist on the work — especially with how frequent it's been.
Oh, and speaking of, it's inexcusable how many of the work pictures are just recolored and reused. I know that's always been a thing, but in this day there was one picture that came up at least 3 times, just with a different coloration. I'm sorry, but that's just lazy. If work is going to be the majority of the content that we get in an update, then at the absolute least each picture should be unique.
Really unbelievable how little this update pushed things forward, and just padded the ever-loving hell out of its playtime with work. This day basically may as well have not happened.