Hmm, i just finished the latest update and have many more questions now. I guess Astrja was my first path when i started so long ago because it was the base introduction and it was a while since i did anything WW in a long while, so i had forgotten choices i made. It's nice to see diverging stories depending on your faction. I was very surprised that you actually try and reverse Hardrada's loss and actually DO go to war for real, as opposed to my main path with the BB where you actually use your knowledge to get rid of most of the WW warriors by letting go to war alone. Since i hadn't played the first game beforehand (which i did about 3 of this game's updates ago), i guess i had picked a girl at random from the previous game, as i was very surprised to see Marion as the general who's basically doing the same thing as us and feeding the English army information to wipe out the Vikings. I didn't see any of the girls in my other playthroughs, tho if i remember, with my DR path i picked no one as i hadn't played Sandstorm, and with BB i had picked the dancer/rebel queen girl. Did anyone do the same path as me, but with a different girl? Is any of the previous girls automatically get the general position, or do they have different roles depending on who it is?
Now, did only your selected girl from the previous game followed you through the portal, all of them? If all, will you save/meet them before leaving or will only your chosen one get helped and the other ones left to their fates when we leave? Because for sure we will meet her, as the game needs drama, especially since this whole episode you keep getting constantly reminded of what would you do if you met her again or could go back to your world. Also, will your chosen girl from this game also follow you through the gate for the next one? Will it be with or without your chosen girl from the first game? It would make the branching infernal. I just hope it doesnt end up being a dream in the end, that would majorly sucks. Also, who will be the god that is Candrid's father or mother? It has to be one, as Astrja's is Skadi, Nox is Njord's and we now know for a fact you need divine spark to cross the gate.
I am neutral on the WW path, as except Mathilda, the sisters aren't really my cup of tea and i didnt like Sonja's pussyfication which even made me unvote her in the OP's poll, but this update was actually better than the last one, which only felt like a cheating simulator in the magical land of the communist creatures and being constantly scolded in every single Yrsa scene, which made me dislike her a lot. She just became insuferable. We do actually get much lore.
All in all, i like this game much better than the last one. The girls for me are overall better and more varied, the Viking/snow theme suits me more than the desert rebel/explorator theme and after trying/reading comments, the "evil" path here makes more sense according to the world we are in and is way less harsh and the MC ,much less cruel but more cunning. I will be really sad when i am forced to leave my wife Candrid and need to wait X more years in the series finale to reunite with her.
Also, what is left chapter wise? One or two last ones combined to wrap up, another for each faction or more? If work is being made towards the next game, i'd assume fewer than more?