It has always leaned toward a mafia-style story, even in the earlier version. It was fairly obvious that William was part of a crime family.
Beyond the controversial "incest" themes that some (Most) seem to endorse, the primary issue lies in the writing quality. With sharper, more engaging writing, Ocean could have crafted a less dull and cringe-worthy story. It did miss some good punch!
I just wish PixelLab had this much of support. I miss some good written VN these days.
Of course there are. You lot need to be more liberal. Jeez! What's up with this close-minded thinking? My boy Nika got a whole sister squad! NAMI, Mila, Vicky and Nadia! And I will not look at them any differently!
I agree with that statement. In the first place, it was always about the criminal world. The old WIAB was less focused because it was a porn game rather than an adult themed game. I remember about the gangs, the old families, the prison, the girl falsely accusing you etc...
The issue lies with the fact that it takes too much time and the story suffer from that. When chapter 4 went out, I played from the beginning because I knew it wouldn't make much sense just playing the last chapter after 1 year and a half.
Ocean's biggest mistake is to focus on both game at the same time, rather than doing first SG, and then, focus on WIAB. Considering that it's somewhat a prequel, it could have been better.
And considering the speed he's shitting very high quality render, focusing on one game would make update faster, we're talking every three month.