I have to agree. I've been a fan and supporter of this game since the beginning, but it's loosing its semi-wholesome semi-realistic spirit and beginning to drift into total fantasy. The story's increasingly convoluted school/city leaders/police narrative is going beyond creating drama and character opportunities and is becoming downright annoying.
Hidden princesses in basements, Cede clinging to MC like a barnacle while asleep, crime syndicates, new characters almost every release...it's getting to be too much. I know this is fantasy and not a documentary but other games do more with three characters and I don't know how much more of this I can take before I totally lose interest.
I know BD is struggling right now, and trying to make this VN all things to everyone, but it's really losing focus and I have to believe it will eventually turn off anyone even remotely interested in the "novel" aspect of Visual Novels.
Thanks for the information - I thought this was a "discussion" thread and not an "slavish adoration" thread. Boy, was I wrong