If this would have had only 1 MC, which would you prefer? Ian or Lena?
Personally, I find Lena's path more interesting. A young girl who can go wild. Probably I was influenced by GGGB.
I like Lena's friends more than Ian's - most of his environment is annoying (Perry, Wade, Alison)
Lena faces much bigger challenges than Ian. She loses her job and money to live on, her parents are seriously ill, her ex-boyfriend is a stalker and a psychopath. Lena's antagonist is a very dangerous and powerful person. Seymour can really ruin her life. And I am very interested in how Lena's path will develop in the future.
Ian? He's doing well so far. And calmly. The conflict with Minerva is easily resolved, drama is possible in the future if your Ian fucks everything that moves, drama is likely due to cheating with Cindy ... and that's it.
Definitely Ian. I think his path is vastly superior to Lena's as of 0.9. Better plot/conflict, better character interactions, better scenes, etc. For the most part, I view Lena's side of the story as a rethread of GGGB, but GGGB did it way better because it had a superior main cast, and the game's simplistic story encourages multiple playthroughs on different paths. In ORS, starting from the beginning feels like a chore to me if you don't CTRL+skip through everything.
The problem with the corruption path in GGGB. I played and did not believe what was happening. Shy and well-mannered Ashley suddenly becomes a whore? Have you seen a lot of girls IRL go from cute girl with one sex partner to gangbang with black rappers in a few months? And being in a street gang. I did not see the motivation that would change Ashley so much. Didn't see realism. "I want something different in life" is not motivation. It's pretty fake and was only meant to jerk off for the gamer on the other side of the monitor. The game was good, but I wouldn't call it a story masterpiece.
. In the ORS, Lena faces financial challenges, low income, and a father with cancer. She is already a relaxed, open girl, with extensive experience in sex. Lena is not shy and has done wild things in her life. Lena likes modeling and is not shy about showing her body. We have a formed personality with character and motivation. And here corruption successfully enters the plot - the opportunity to earn big, easy money just by showing your body.
As well as an asshole sex partner she can have some fun with to get over her toxic relationship with Axel.
Instead of the long road of a good girl, in which Lena takes a detour to success, becoming a musician and dating Ian. But there is no black and white in ORS, you can easily go in a mixed way. The game has a lot of gray morality, unlike GGGB.