actually great writing, with incredible banter in dialogs. I laughed out loud at some of the lines.
it's still pretty much the prologue at this point. and progress seems really slow.
and clearly we are not here for the lewd scenes as there is only one
no update from the dev since june though, could be worrying, but the update felt promising.
yeah im not arguing that im just saying I don't see her being part of the blackmail portion of it unless she had prior knowledge that was the plan. She is complicit in helping her yes by threatening the MC's life. But unless Valentine knew blackmail was the plan she very well could of thought she would of been ordered to kill the MC or Akira was just going to threaten the MC, which is why I just do not see it her being complicit in the blackmail but rather assault. It's fine if you see it differently but I just dont see it the same.
Valentine is Akira's confidente. she clearly knew going in what Akira planned to do with the MC, there is absolutely zero doubt about that. she is 200% part of the blackmail from start to finish. she also provided proof of MC committing murder if you decide to kill Frank, she was there in the motel, and was the one listening in and seeing MC's face, which she reported to Akira. Moreover, she carries a weapon when MC doesn't, and prevents the MC from moving against Akira, so she tilts the balance of power to increase the pressure on MC to be forced to accept the deal, and she knows.
and the texting scene that you find cute is also part of the blackmail. she is sent there to remind MC that they are still watching him and they can drop in his home anytime and stay there, he can't do anything about it.
the only escape MC has is plot armor and being an AVN MC with a magic dick... relationships shift, loyalties sway, and they will need MC more than he needs them.
I play immersively, so the way I see it, she has blackmailed the MC (aka me), and therefore I don't give a shit if she has reasons for it or not.
indeed. she could have started by asking nicely first, at least. she said she preferred loyalty over fear, claimed she prefers the carrot over the stick, but she start immediately with fear and the stick... xD like, she had zero credibility as a leader after that. it would have been much better for her to make a deal as equals where she promises to get rid of MC's bad military records in exchange for his help. it is implied she is testing him and his usefulness with the first assignment, but let's be real, she already knows he is useful after reading his file, and seeing him still alive, adding to that Valentine's evaluation.
it will be fun to watch Akira's walls crumble down for MC though. the lick scene just confirms she is still a kid.
just to be clear, I don't hate her. she is a good character. and could be a good LI, we don't know enough yet.
and MC was super dumb, he got a text to go somewhere, and he just went. there was no need for him to go. yeah, people know he got the drive, yeah, they got his number. so what ? he could just ignore it until they really pressure him to meet. he also went it completely unprepared, no plan, no escape route, no weapon, no leverage.
and the worse part, in the end, the flash drive is just forgotten completely from the story after the first threat. it doesn't matter anymore, she doesn't ask for it back, and MC doesn't try to open it.
