It's obvious and has already been stated that this update (although very good in my opinion) severely neglected Emma and Louise who don't have a single scene. They are not side characters, but major ones (at least significantly more important than Stan and Ed who are also completely sidelined). It's obvious that Eva did this because she focused on more popular characters like Cindy and that's understandable, but it's still a shame. I really hope that the upcoming beta & final versions will add some content to Emma and/or Louise (and also change her silly, badly written conflict with Lena that has no reason other than justifying not giving Louise a scene).
Also, I think the problem with these two characters (Emma, Louise) is bigger than just lack of sex scenes in the new chapter. With Louise, the main problem is that she has very few interactions with characters other than Lena. Despite being Jeremy's "girlfriend", 99% of their relationship is off-screen. In the early chapters the game at least showed us glimpses of it, like when Lena spied on them having sex, or when Jeremy showed Ian, Perry and Wade pics of Louise. It's a shame that Eva didn't give Louise a chance to meet Ian. It could have easily happened during his visit to Lena or after a training session if Louise decided to come pick up Jeremy from the gym. Because nothing like this ever happened, Louise is now much less interesting character than before. In the early stages of the game, she was one of my favorite girls, but right now her role has been reduced to Lena's roommate who gives her occasional sex relief (even though these scenes are quite good). In Chapter 9 we don't get even that.
Emma's situation is a bit better, because she is a part of Ian's circle of friends so she has many interactions with several characters. But when Ian, Perry, Wade (and sometimes Cindy) hang up, she rarely shows up. Most of the time the game simply informs us that she is busy with her work or with her political activity. Her role in the plot could be bigger - she could possibly serve as an ally to Lena if she goes against Seymour. We already know Emma hates Seymour and she engages in politics; she surely knows many people who are Seymour's enemies (not anybody influential, but city activists and protesters could also have impact when in large numbers). Also, Perry who is the mayor's son, is infatuated with Emma. So Emma through her influence over Perry and her connections to Seymour's political enemies could be a valuable asset to "good" Lena.
It would be great if Eva didn't stop at giving Emma and Louise a one or two more sex scenes that have minimal meaning, but actually gave them a role in the plot that they deserve. Both of them were introduced as members of the main cast and even though they are not the most popular female characters right now, they still have many fans.
Also, I think the problem with these two characters (Emma, Louise) is bigger than just lack of sex scenes in the new chapter. With Louise, the main problem is that she has very few interactions with characters other than Lena. Despite being Jeremy's "girlfriend", 99% of their relationship is off-screen. In the early chapters the game at least showed us glimpses of it, like when Lena spied on them having sex, or when Jeremy showed Ian, Perry and Wade pics of Louise. It's a shame that Eva didn't give Louise a chance to meet Ian. It could have easily happened during his visit to Lena or after a training session if Louise decided to come pick up Jeremy from the gym. Because nothing like this ever happened, Louise is now much less interesting character than before. In the early stages of the game, she was one of my favorite girls, but right now her role has been reduced to Lena's roommate who gives her occasional sex relief (even though these scenes are quite good). In Chapter 9 we don't get even that.
Emma's situation is a bit better, because she is a part of Ian's circle of friends so she has many interactions with several characters. But when Ian, Perry, Wade (and sometimes Cindy) hang up, she rarely shows up. Most of the time the game simply informs us that she is busy with her work or with her political activity. Her role in the plot could be bigger - she could possibly serve as an ally to Lena if she goes against Seymour. We already know Emma hates Seymour and she engages in politics; she surely knows many people who are Seymour's enemies (not anybody influential, but city activists and protesters could also have impact when in large numbers). Also, Perry who is the mayor's son, is infatuated with Emma. So Emma through her influence over Perry and her connections to Seymour's political enemies could be a valuable asset to "good" Lena.
It would be great if Eva didn't stop at giving Emma and Louise a one or two more sex scenes that have minimal meaning, but actually gave them a role in the plot that they deserve. Both of them were introduced as members of the main cast and even though they are not the most popular female characters right now, they still have many fans.
