So I just did a Caroline run of this game last night, mainly because, as usual, I wanted to see her, and I know I've said she has the best plot in the game. All of the others to me are mainly just there to get rocks off (Sara, Linda, Twins, Jazmyn, etc) but Caroline's is the only thing that's really meaningful.
Her business and past with Charles and her denial of her feelings for the MC until he does everything he can to keep her around. I know this is old news to everyone here and perhaps because this game was the first of the adult kind I've ever played and Caroline is/was my first love in them, but for some reason today, wanting, REALLY wanting to see where her story goes means the world to me. Granted that might mean I don't have a lot in my life that's not going well, because I do, but last night's run, I just want some sort of happy, meaningful, and logical ending to her story.
If it doesn't happen like I expect or want, I'm surely going to be PO'd. I don't do harems and as soon as I finished the game the first time and saw that was a choice, I was like no way. That's probably why I don't like harem games at all (plus my real life morals) and only choose one girl per game to have my MC fall in love with. It all stems from this game I think.
So I will say the recent post did light a spark of hope, we're at the point, and way beyond it, of "fool me once; shame on you. fool me twice; shame on me." but whether I (or anyone) else was suckered in by the recent announcement, I really do hope it happens so we can move on and really try to enjoy this game and whatever comes out of it. I still play in, unfinished or not, but if it never gets done, then I will have to do to this game what I already did to another big name game, and finally say goodbye to it.
Exile me, make me a pariah or a scapegoat or whatever you want and belittle me for speaking my mind, but that's all I'm doing. I want to see this game done and I want to have the sheer joy of seeing Caroline's story finished. Her story still got to me emotionally last night, and I want that x1000 when and IF I see it finished.