There are 3 paths, you even have an option in settings to turn on the variables to see the paths, there is Balanced, MC Dominant with MC Very Dominant later on and MC Submissive, but those latter routes aren't complete respected sometimes it happen and sometimes Laura do other things then the path actualy is. Even the saves say what path you are on when saved with those settings on. And you get to see other pictures during those paths.
What he meant to say is that the paths are an illusion & meaningless. They don't have a substantive impact on the core relationship or character behavior. It's basically a marketing tactic: you can change the label on the tin but if the underlying product remains the same it's gonna have the same taste.
I know, there are different text on the paths, but like said balanced path was the best made as it stay constant, but like MC submissive, it was all roleplay, like one time she would insult and make mc pathetic, but next scene she was more caring, same for MC dominant, although some events MC had a say in, other event she was more dominant then he was. So yea basicly it were just 2 side paths to show some other pics and text but in long run it was still same Balanced path with some side jumps. It would only been more fun if those paths stayed constant too, not a rollercoaster of different personalities.
Lot's of people agree and your points are all valid. But the dev has shown no desire or ability to develop those paths coherently. It is one of the severe problems that really hurts immersion within the game.
There are no paths.
For real, it feels like this game has no direction, update after update taking TINY steps forward, despite all the sex there's no real drama and the characters don't feel like they're developing much at all
Agreed. The MC might as well be a bot at this point. His only role seems to be to ask for the occasional photo and respond with that stupid horny emoji. That lack of emotion makes the core relationship feel completely empty and thus the sharing/cheating has no impact.
It's called milking. And thats one of the big problems with Patreon, compared to more decent platforms like Kickstarter.
i think this is ignoring the failed Oliver entry. Love him or hate him his character was aweful for the story. the dev had to backtrack and give players an option to remove him from their story he was hated so much.
Ironically, Oliver wasn't awful for the story. He was an addition that created a huge amount of emotion among the players. Some were ok with him and some hated his guts. He's the sort of character that most writers would love to come up with and then use as some sort of antagonist.
0.2 -> 0.3 (1 week)
Not part of the convo originally, but as an aspriring writer, I wanted to chime in.
