I would say that TP:TCND was the first iteration, dev then reworked the flow of the story and events along with better renders and enhanced models etc and made EX, but also added the awful sandbox. Overall plot is the same but its quite different otherwise in its execution. After enough hate and complaint, and possibly self reflection, dev made EX2 (this thread) that continues the updated reworked story of EX with its visual improvements, but now without the sandbox punishment.
On the itchio page EX2 is called the continuation of EX, which is the remake of TP. Playing TP before getting to EX2 wont make sense since there are a lot of differences despite the same general overall plot. You kind of have to play EX and suffer through the sandbox mind fuck before getting into EX2.
My question is though, is TP now considered its own game and separate from EX/EX2. I ask because of the 3 games, TP has received several updates since December 2022, with the last one being earlier this month, while EX and EX2 were last updated in December 2022. One would think that TP should be abandoned since the dev is clearly moving on the updated versions of EX and EX2.
But who the heck knows. Im not in contact with the dev. Someone will have to ask him on subscribestar or itchio. Hes not on patreon I think.
