Ah, another dev goes the AI route. While I am not against using machine models to help with the workload, I can't help but feel that the unique identity that the traditional animation method gives to a scene goes missing when AI takes over that task. It's like there is something uncannily similar about every game that uses AI. The expressions, the poses, the gestures- it all feels.. familiar? Take kissing as an example. Every AI animation has the subjects make a duck face before the lips connect. They just seem to lack any other variation entirely. Still, it's bobbyboy's rodeo and if he likes this direction, power to him.
AI aside, it was still a fairly good update. Plenty of content and pretty hot too. I do agree however that choice system no longer seems to be obeying your historical picks. Like for example, on the loyal path, Kathryn clearly refuses Luke's push to fuck a stranger in the beach shack, and yet on her own accord is willing to sit on Franklin's cock and screws Pat's brains out? Why? What changed? Did I miss something?
Even in Luke's case, it is all fine and dandy if you encourage Kath to suck hobo's dick or giving handjobs in subway. As long as the couple was having fun together in any setting, it was not an issue. But encouraging her to suck dick at beach suddenly now ends in Luke having a nightmare and remarking that he has made a string of bad decisions? Eh? Just last patch all was good with Luke dreaming of a happy Kathryn in front of a TV, and now one string of blowjobs later, the player has crossed the line? I thought cheating was crossing it :S
I dunno, guess I'm being nitpicky at this point. But I was under the impression that there were 3 distinct paths. Loyal, HotWifing and Cheating with loyal focusing on the couple resisting the effects of corruption, Hotwifing/Swinging being all about adaptation without crossing lines behind Luke or Kath's back and cheating being the ultimate disaster "fuck everything that moves" route. Yet, I'm no longer sure if that is the case and if so, where does my play-through actually stands. No stats I can monitor either, except for hoping for the best down the line =/