ORS is really good in terms of story and character development but I must say the reason for the respective breakup of the two MCs is way too cliche. In Artemis for example the breakup and trauma that follows is way more creative and original.
What do you mean? There's like 3-4 different ways for Lena/Ian to break up, at different stages of their relationship.
* Lena getting mad at Ian because he fights with Robert against her wishes
* Ian not liking Lena doing Stalkfap and confronting her like an incel due to lack of wits
* Ian finding out Lena has cheated on him and calling it quits
* Lena/Ian keeping it casual and eventually dissolving the arrangement due to never developing deeper interest
or do you mean their break ups with Axel and Gillian over their respective cheating? That's fairly standard yes, but it also provides them with something they have in common and can initially bond over. Also, i think the game goes quite beyond just a cliche with a number of possible variants (and player's freedom) how those initial breakups affect other relationships, as well as the ones the protagonists have with their exes. Lena/Axel can go like 4 different ways, e.g. -- blocking Axel entirely, falling under his spell and never getting out, fighting his pull early but eventually losing that fight, or falling early but then finding resolve to put end to it. And the game is quite far from done, yet.