I completely agree, the "constant split" bother me a lot... In my case I wish they would just be more faithful to the comics; I mean it is not like they lack source material on that part! a fan-fiction of course but let us be coherent with original material!
And another thing, please let us have some sort of “love/redemption route” versus “corruption route”, other games have done that and I believe this game in particular would greatly benefit from it! It would be so interesting!!!
The main divide is that they take parts from the comic... then ignores the rest.
Like: All the girls have been blackmailed in the comic. Even kidnapped.
Their response in rough terms? "Kiss my ass!"
Yet in this, they are complete pushovers, have no spine and NEVER talk to each other.
And, just to comically exaggerate: "Hey girls... some guy picked on me in class... - Let's go fucking gangrape him until he begs for mercy." yet, in this game: "Huh, I got raped by this guy and he murdered someone I loved... best keep quiet about it and be obedient."
I wouldn't mind if the game just sticks to a corruption route. But: Just stop throwing in 82 other routes meanwhile, and stick to the guns. Like... why do we need to be a trainer game with a sex dungeon and slaves? That's not the game that's advertised.
Or you know: Characters like Blunk, with a strong moral compass. (I know he's a thief. And constantly steals. But he is still the classic "thief with honor".) Here he folds like a wet blanket because a person he hates with an intense passion offers him a sex slave?)
And as said: Cedric can never "fail" either. It would be a much better counterbalance if you can get fucked by being too arrogant (which, is his downfall repeatedly in the comic+cartoon) It just feels stupid that, playing as a sociopath, murdering rapist, you are treated with silk gloves. Like... what? There's no "risk/reward" to it when nothing in the game is allowed to harm you. Per se. Just for example, to take from the comic+cartoon. Say you rape Irma and kill her dad. And do jack shit to hide the evidence. Irma shows up and just fatalities your ass by ripping all your blood out through your mouth. Or dick, for poetic justice. (To reference how she kills the plant monster. As she can canonically control the blood in someone's body.) Just an example: But that would be a very good "We're not messing around." If you want to go grim: Go all in. Don't pussyfoot around not being willing to hurt Cedric. He doesn't play fair. Neither does the guardians if given the chance.