Yeah, I get it totally. I am going to re-write some parts and address the issues. Re-writing Brooke is going to take some time and likely some new renders. There are big impacts on the plot for Chapter 3 that I'm trying to figure out. I have several ideas, just need to figure out what works best. I will likely make the Brooke scene optional as well, but I hope with the changes that you and others will like her so much that you will check out the sex scene because it is really good (well, at least for a novice like me). I will also change Isabella's dialogue to remove any mention of previous hook-ups (aka "booty call"). I do want to leave in the part where she talks about her previous failed relationships and that she is now single and available as that's important to establish. I really like her rare show of vulnerability and it also sends a clear signal to the MC that she is looking for Mr. Right but is worried she will never find him. Would that be acceptable to you and others?
This might take a couple of weeks, but I will be releasing a chapter 2.5 here with the changes to Brooke and Isabella.
Thanks for your input!
I think that will be a overall good choice and remove most of what was criticized for Isabella.
A choice to reject sex with Brooke will also be possitive received, how well she will be liked depends on the new idea you mentioned.
Giving the player a choice with which girls they are romantic/sexually involved is always good.
As player being forced to be involved with LI's you don't like isn't a pleasant experience for most (also a reason why having a gf/wife at the start of a game isn't popular, not a problem in this game), even more so if you want include romance and solo paths, there are even those among us which like to play monogamous runs.
Not to mention, a lot of different preferences, being it looks or personality.
Thought, personaly i'd still like to have the option to reject Isabella and/or sex with her.
It's not that i hate her character, neither do i hate Brooke (just the escort part) and yes her sex scene is good.
As for Isabella, so far she didn't convince me, so i'd like to reject her, that doesn't mean i do want her gone from the story or as a friend of the MC.
Ideally, even if you give the choice to reject them now, that doesn't need to be a final choice.
As DA22 said nicely in his post, give us and the MC the opportunity to see more of the LI's and their good sides.
This will give us the chance to see the LI's in a different light, for example Isabella being a good friend for the MC which is there and supports him, let them change our minds and grow on us.
Then you can give us another choice, if we want to pursue these LI's at a later point.
Also keep in mind, we don't have the information you have, we can only work with what we have at the moment.
I give you credit that you adress the critics which were given in a calm manner and try to improve these parts.
And i think as long as you don't go against the story you want to tell, it will be an improvement.
I'm not a creator, but i can imagine that some of the reactions you got stung, the game and characters are something you like and spend a lot of time on after all, i can only say, try to not take it too personally.
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