Here is your answerHey, how much if anything do/will our choices affect the story going forward?
I'm assuming you won't be using imported saves from season 1 so I'm guessing choices made there won't matter much in season 2.
Sometimes you will be able to see what could happpen if you make some other choice than we planned for this story.But will it be possible to change the overall story as we go? save certain characters, let others die etc.
Obviously I understand that there can only be a limited amount of major deviations since otherwise it would be a nightmare to keep track and add content to the various routes but being able to affect the story seems like a major draw for a game like this. Especially when it comes to the later seasons
And as for the rest of your post you are correct