I think it's fine that we can see the relationship from previous game continue in a natural manner instead of "and then they lived happily ever after" and being given ability to either help it flourish again, or affect it negatively (or leave it run its natural course) In a way, this extends the GGGB experience.
I see your point, still I am more of the "games should stay seperated unless it´s a series" type.
Why do you say hi? We both frequent this thread and you already responded to me.
Then you can just ignore Jess or simply convince her to stay with Dave? I never suggested that Ivy and Lena drugging Jess should be forced, it would clearly be a choice indicating an evil/debauched Lena who refreshes her friendship with Ivy after the recent drama. Jess is established for plenty of chapters, so suddenly ignoring her plotline and not giving her any more scenes would make them even more redundant. Good Jess was lacking development, so the recent chapter just gave an opening I consider worth exploring.
Another point to consider: If Good Jess breaks up with Dave and is on good terms with Ian, she can be open to date him, something that's currently not possible.
What is there to say. I suggest how to expand on Jess and chapter 13 content and your reply is that you aren't interested in Jess nor chapter 13 categorically, so there is only so much I can to elaborate on my ideas and only so little you can respond to.
Chapter 13 introduces new characters I fear will be underutilised in the remaining chapters and water down the relations of the already established characters and their stories. We already have too few development for some characters there from the start.
Well, one girl I see as Lena´s "Ivy Ersatz" on some paths if Ivy becomes even more toxic than she already has become.
ORS is already complex, with some characters on the longterm backburner. Chapter 13 introduces more characters which do not seem to be meant as "1 scene/chapter" characters, but being in the game for the rest of it. I consider this foolish, because it takes away from the main cast, which was already big.
Chapter 13 has Lena, Ivy and Jess out in the woods, so to speak, with storylines which either have to be closed up at the end of the chapter or go on into the other ones and cost time.
Do we really need this? This represents months of work which could have been better used on the major plot- and romance lines. Billy, a throwaway side character being gay is not something we needed to know in all detail. This is worktime which could have been put into e.g. the Seymour or Ian/Lena storylines. The best thing about the photo shot of ch.13 is that we can get Holly away from Ivy´s influence during her absence on the Ian side of the game. There are variables for this, looking forward to ch.14.
