Even though there's still a fair amount of development to go, Zorlun recently stated that he will be closing out some routes over the next year and then concentrating entirely on those routes which lead to endings, in other words the LI routes, and one for each kink. He still has to cover the other two social work events, and have more dates, plus the cosplay convention and then close out the routes that won't lead to an ending, all during next year. And that's why some things need to be sacrificed, that originally he may have intended to cover. Having said that, he did suggest there's likely to be some form of further sexual content involving Aiden before the end.
I get it, I wouldn't mind this game going on for much longer, so the Dev can flesh out more characters than he has up to now. But in order to do that, he needs to be motivated, and Zorlun obviously wants to move on to newer projects, and he's decided that 5 years is long enough for this one. And I would much prefer that he keeps motivated long enough to bring this game to a satisfying conclusion. Than try to push him to develop more characters than he's comfortable with, and have him give up in frustration before finishing the game. Now I'm not suggesting that would happen, because Zorlun has made it pretty clear he fully intends to finish it, and isn't going to get sidetracked. But I think we should really be supporting his decision to conclude the game in the way that he wants to.
Sorry, I have decided to delete the reply to your comment and explain myself better why it feels bittersweet to snip Aiden's content, if it ends up happening.
I understand that there are certain characters in a story that are not as important as others, let's start from that, and Aiden doesn't seem to fall in that category at least from what I've played thus far. He is a character that appears twice, in four characters, and everytime he has made an appearance, it was made in a way that made you feel it wasn't going to be the last time you would be seeing him. When you help him out in the boutique, his last lines were: "I hope we meet again someday... and have some more fun".
During Chapter 3, after they go to the police station to denounce the aggressor that wanted to rape Myriam, before she left Myriam said: "Do you know where Aiden is? I wanted to thank him" and a few lines later says: "That's too bad, I hope I can meet him again and thank him". These, as I take them, are clear indications that there are going to be more interactions with him.
And while it might be the case, because as you pointed out (which I've also read in the comments), Zorlun wants to make at least a few naughty scenes involving Aiden.. it's where the disappointment comes from really at hearing the fact that Aiden
might not make it, and I say might because it sounds like there might still be a chance.. as slim as it could potentially be.
I will accept whatever decision Zorlun takes for Aiden, of course, and respect it.. but personally, it feels as though it might be a little late to cut his content altogether.. considering we are four chapters in and he has been referenced enough to make us feel he's one of the important characters in the story.
I appreciate the fact that Zorlun has a pretty good idea of what he wants for his story and that he's starting to think which endings does he want to pursuit for his story and which won't, and I also agree that motivation is an important thing to maintain when it comes to game development. It takes a lot of time to do what he does, and I really appreciate the effort, because the game is pretty good and I love the flexibility he offers us when it comes to shaping Myriam, but I'm giving my two scents as to how I feel about Aiden's matter. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels a bit disappointed at the prospect of Aiden not being a part of the story anymore.
As for the LI routes, I don't exactly know what you mean by that acronym, so if you can explain that I would appreciate it.
EDIT: Nevermind, just figured it out heh. LI stands for love interest
