Let me start by saying I really did want to like this game. And at its core there some things that are really fundamentally right. I like stores I wish there was a little more. I know there are more shops at the Northpoint Mall that have been implemented yet. There was a weird thing at Northpoint Mall a shop with I guess you could call it secret achievements maybe or either way doesn't matter. I like the concept of the story. It's like a Western or European take not sure where Dev is from, on the old Asian storylines where the child is saddled with debt. Some of the characters are pretty likable. Some of the characters just not likable at all and what I mean by that is you can be a villian and still be likable. Now to get with my major issues on the game and I have played others like this Perverted Education, Repurposing Center, and SQ Cruise Ship just to name a couple. I understand that most Twine games have grind. This game...lol...is a real long grind. I mean wow its grinding beyond imagination. Then if you miss something on a day it which basically is divided into two you have to wait another whole week to get back to it. Now early now really a big thing but when you start getting to day like 100 something starts to become annoying especially on some days where it seems like there is nothing major to do. The UI was pretty good in a couple spots I wish it was a little different such as when you do a task in the bathroom it doesn't return you to the bathroom but to the bedroom then you have to back in the bathroom again and this just adds on to the grind.
Lastly it seems that while the game gives you choices that it definitely tries as hard as it again to steer you in certain directions. I have no problem content but at times the game overall just seemed like a giant SJW narrative. While the interracial and alt content doesn't bother me at all it does bother me how hard its pushed. An example of this is Lexi, who is a somewhat likeable character and I first I really liked the character but then with Lexi it seemed like it got to a point and quickly you need to do what I say and push my message or else I don't want to have anything to do with you. Now can you make it make from some of those decisions? I think so but again its really difficult unless you want to follow her strict messaging. The same can probably be said of the Black Militaristic storyline. Yes they would be considered militant.
On the flip side of that there were characters who I really liked and seemed like I was their path and then boom one mistake and that character was completely off limits from then on and you were pushed back to the earlier narratives. So while those narratives aren't forced they are kind of hard to avoid. I guess if you just tell Susan early to go f**k off that would work.
Have to be honest I would love to just punch Susan in the face not just because I didn't like but she was annoying. The dev states their is a lot cf content to be fair it seems like there is. And I'm guessing I didn't see all of it. I was up near the auction part of the game and I just couldn't take anymore...lol...because you have to do a lot of grinding to get to that content. And I played for a while. If you're somebody playing in short sessions God bless you because you'll be playing this game for a very loooonnnggggg time.
I said kind of mixed feelings because I did want to like it
