Some of yall wondering why Alexia falling for Andras and his brutish behavior, and why she can't be smarter than him etc, but we are still in Act 1 of 3 lol. I think Alexia has the potential to be a smart corrupted female that can take advantage of this relationship between her and Andras later in the story. Or, she can just become a dumb corrupted female who simply prefers to get rammed by different males for entertainment. I mean, the options are vast when it comes to her, (depending on the desires of the player). Act 1 is a build up, and I can't help but feel that this fact needs to be taken into consideration. Alexia has the potential to become a puppet master, as we can kinda see from her text during her corruption, or help Rowan at any cost, or even make herself the powerhouse through her sexual nature and stuff. We see she even has the potential to learn magic, something that'll probably come into play later. Lets just let this Act end, and lets see what is in store in Act 2 and 3 when it comes to Alexia and Rowan.
That said, 7 years for a visual novel is a little long in my opinion, yes, but you have to also consider many other factors beside the small team at work. Some ain't full-time employees, and the budget also isn't as massive as a major game, (I could be wrong about the budget), the vast multiple story lines with each character and such can cause delay, going back and fixing or changing things, the game didn't start with a huge budget, required learning, the team has grown over time, writing and fixing the story, reviewing it again and again to make sure it makes sense, and fits most kinks each player seeks. I mean, the list goes on and on, so I can kinda see why this game is taking time to be finished here. That, and you don't want the team to burnout neither. Only certain people working on this type of game and material, so it ain't like you can easily find replacements if someone decides to leave. I'm sure there are major challenges to complete a game like this one and thus why it's taking a while. Perhaps Act 2 and 3 won't take as long because many lessons have already been learned, and the team can simply apply their knowledge to the new stories.