- Oct 18, 2019
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I like to call it the "Fuck around and find out" mechanic. It's one of the reasons I've supported the game for so many years.Man . This game has so many routes with on ramps, off ramps, she knows her, she's related to her, you just screwed so and so, have x amount of points for this scene, if you do a route that way you get this hidden variation. A lot of it for drama just for the sake of it.
Hard to keep it all straight even with a flowchart. Probably why I've picked this up and dropped it a couple times.
Its like a chimera between a over-done daytime soap opera and a RPG min-maxer's wet dream.
I roll my eyes everytime I play a game where I can cheat on someone or date multiple people and all the girls accept it or encourage it. It removes any weight from your actions and most weight from a Li's believability. I want characters to feel hurt, jealous or anger if I do something that's fucked up.
It's also why I'm not a fan of throuples in games. How can I imagine a deep relationship with Elena if I can just stack Layla on top of her and fuck them both? It takes away meaningful agency in the story. Why would you break Layla's heart if she just gave you around of applause for fucking her friend?
It's why I hold almost every Li in this game in high regard. ( besides the crazy good female dialogue writing )


Why would I need to bother making so many route saves if nothing actually mattered? I love mixing and matching all of my routes and they ALL feel vastly different from one another.