Hey guys. The last update was small because of me. I had a really busy month and just couldn't find time to sit down and write. So DMF just ran out of script to do art for.
The good news is I've written more now and I'm going to try and double my effort to make up for last month.
DMF and I are also aware this is the least liked chapter and understand your criticisms. That being said, we still gotta finish it. We hope you'll still enjoy it, and that the further storyline elements planned for it will increase your enjoyment..
But we also get it.
Thanks for everyone playing and enjoying the game and we hope you'll stick with us all the same.
We got some really solid lewd scenes these past few updates, so I personally can’t be too disappointed with recently slower story progression, but I get everybody’s concern. I think Chapter 2 is still the gold standard for gameplay and story; Although DMF’s improving artstyle (seriously, compare the newest and oldest CGs) is a big upside, Chapter 3 can’t really compete as it’s a mostly a “bottle episode” with really only Lori… and Ronnie Ann, which brings me to why I think the reception is more mixed compared to before
The only thing I didn't like about this chapter is not the content, but rather how divisive it's been. The community has been very, very divisive over it to an almost ridiculous degree in my opinion. I know everyone has their preferences and such, but it just seems silly to fight over it. Chapter 3 is going to be a major turning point in the story of course, but there are no right or wrong paths here. Just play the game as you please. As they say, you do you.
I think this might be in part because of shift in plans for Ronnie Ann’s development. I’ve seen relatively little complaints outside of those parts. The realization from the devs came that you’re not given many reasons to care about her before this chapter if you didn’t care before or immediately. The extended flashback was necessary for this reason, but this pisses off people who are always going to dislike her, because this chapter has her biggest role in the story, compared to the unskippable but brief scenes of the previous chapters. It stings all the more to haters who wait over a month to get nothing but a girl they aren’t interested in (common genre problem). Note I say all this as somebody who actually always liked Ronnie Ann as a character.
The Sid situation is also partly because it feels sprung upon some people when it was only teased and joked about previously before being spelled out with (seemingly) little in-universe time. But also a lot of that feels unfair to me; Lincoln and Ronnie have been vague about what their relationship is before this chapter. If that counts as cheating, what Lincoln did is definetly worse. Just because it’s not your fetish doesn’t mean it’s bad writing.
This combined with the facts that it’s Ronnie’s harem of 4 max versus the Loud’s minimum 11 in a game (and fandom, honestly) that advertises incest first makes it an obvious uphill battle.
No matter what, I am still enjoying the game and Chapter 3 lot, but this is why I predict future story updates will be less mixed once the pre-established sisters return to center stage. Haters, just grin and bear it until your favourite girl comes back. It’s what you’ve had to do for every other porn game.