I like this game a lot in some aspects, but dislike it a lot in others. The story is good. The models look good, it has enough branching to be interesting.
Here is the thing though... Every time there is a scene with characters that do not heavily interact with the protagonist, and the protagonist is not present either it ruins the flow and one's ability to be immersed in the story. Then at the same time when one would actually be interested in this scene outside of the protagonist with a character you have interacted with and care about they don't really give these options.
I'll list some of the scenes I'm talking about that I feel could have been done without. Then followed by some scenes I think we could have done with that sadly were never included:
Done without:
Pavlo / Valentina scene where you pick whose view, I don't think this is necessary to the overall plot so far.
Dusk / Amira scenes there are a number sometimes they are kinky, but still not adding to story much
Dusk on the phone
Dr Goldberg on the plane getting killed, not a character anyone cared about
Dusk choking out Juliette who is juliette, and why should I care about her?
Done with:
-Jessica unconscious in the hospital: Maybe someone important comes and visits her? Maybe an intern plays with the sleeping girl kill bill style. There is a lot that could have been done to make her more included seeing as the protagonist has the option to say I'm divorcing my wife for you in the opening scene. There is just... very little Jessica content and I know a little dream was added in this update, plus you only visit her ONCE in the hospital. Come on now? Dr Xheng could also be a part of some of this fairly empty path.
-Hannah: How they gonna show the scenes of peoples brains being shot out of their skull, but not show the scene where her dad beat her ass?
-Cashier / hooker where you ask for to involve your girlfriend penelope doesn't lead anywhere yet and that was a while ago
-Keep / give hannah's panties to mercedes... This doesn't seem to effect anything yet, where I think it should. At the very least sniff them and fantasize if keep, or something I dunno this had potential and it's not utilized. Also mercedes could do something with them to prank hannah if give them to her... I mean lots of missing potential here.
-Janes night out without you: If you piss the wife off enough she has a night out without you. What happened there? Who knows, maybe she got fucked by 2 black guys, maybe she met an old boyfriend, or maybe she did something else who knows? Also, penelope and you are home alone... and NOTHING
-Twat written on car, or car remapped doesn't seem to change a thing.
-Miss Miller's family hijinks: You know some interesting stuff goes on in that house when you aint there... You just KNOW it... they don't write it in though...
-A way to win the volleyball game vs mercedes to make her an ISabella strip, it's lose lose even when you get in the game.
-Miss Fields, one of the hottest girl in the game you can kiss on lips or cheek in the bar... almost no content with her.
-Get a lift with Mrs Eliya has no scene sadly
-Date rape drug for either penelope or Hannah... thne choice to stay at party or leave with mercedes... Leaving with mercedes should effect what happens when you drop the drug in, just feels like branches missing.
