In short: devs acted based and monkeypaw-pilled.
And I admire the 'tude. Instead of just catering they went their way. And their way makes sense and the game's better of for this - IMO, we don't really need 'gonna catch 'em all' approach, its kinda lame. It's sensible that some girls just hate our Drago Baddie too much for them to be a proper consorts or harem members. So - again, it's sensible! - devs gave us the way to 'recruit' those gals without sacrificing their characters.
Well, in kinda monkey-pawish way, yes, when 'the breaking' is considered. But still! We got gals, devs got their vision. Wolves are fed, sheep are safe.
Grand.... how could you. I thought we was here. Thought we was eye to eye. Starsky and Hutch. PB&J. Lamb and tuna fish. Oh the betrayal! But no really, I don't care that we can't collect em all. I respek the whole thing if that's why it was done. Hell just admitted I would've done something like that myself. But I'm petty like that.
I also have the controversial opinion, that big harems are... hold up.
Let me check nobody watching... ok.
are iffy. Prefer small and reasonable numbers, to lots of pretty numbers. And I never considered a requirement for harem. To be getting all the girls. Apparently a lot of folks think differently but eh.
My only real gripe is my pickle wasn't truly tickled. I have a
deep and I mean a
DEEP seeded enemy to lover kink. And we have two amazing examples to work with. Everyone else kinda just falls into place. I mean sure Heloise starts as an enemy. Arc was romantic and nice, but not quite what I want. No no, I want the deep hatred. I want that enemies for life to hubby experience. That I hate you to I love you hit different. Val would feel like a stretch. But Naho could reasonably work. We get small snippets to show she could work. And yea it's sensible that some would hate us... however! It would also be sensible that they would see our good (if chosen) actions. And be able to come to the conclusion, that we different.
Either way, I just want my kink man.... but it is what it is.