I love the story thus far, and am intrigued with the engaging “relationship” with Darcy, however i am wondering readers should be given more options in their reaction to Darcy’s betrayal ( especially if Darcy is the girlfriend/boyfriend of MC) earlier on in MC’s flashback after Darcy lock MC in the room.
I think on that particular scene where MC was confronting Darcy, the readers lack the choices of forgiveness , all the choices i had was about "angry / disappointed " reaction towards Darcy. I am hoping for a “sad/sorrow” reaction when learning of the betrayal.
My personal reaction to Darcy would be something like " I am sad for your action after all that we gone through , but i can’t make myself to hate you, for that i will forgive you " and then choose to leave calmly .
I think a forgiveness choice for the readers who plan to romance Darcy earlier will make the story more interesting.
Edit : This is my stats at the end of my playthrough, hope it will be helpful
*Labwork (World-Class): 58% *
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Library Research (World-Class): 58% *
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Rhetoric (Expert): 43% *
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Reasoning (Expert): 41% *
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Political Insight (Skilled): 32% *
Tendencies
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Outgoing: 67%Reserved: 33% *
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Pathos: 87%Logos: 13% *
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Self: 20%Others: 80% *
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Driven: 32%Relaxed: 68% *
References
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Darcy: 87% *
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Manisha: 48% *
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Kayla: 75% *
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Taylor: 54% *
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Hayley: 69% *
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Angel: 82% *
Resources
Remaining startup funds: $2,000
You’ve gained notable favor with Dr. Butler, the college president.
Experience
- Research (Ahead): 64% *
- Teaching (Far Ahead): 67% *
- Service (Far Ahead): 69% *
- Darcy’s Standing (Very High): 71% *
- Gabriel’s Progress (Far Ahead): 62% *
- Town-Gown Relations (Very High): 58% *
- Angel’s Control (Very Strong): 59% *
In the course of your work, you’ve sustained a little long-term pattern damage.
Education
You came to Winfield Phillips from a family who researched magic. While at school, you were a member of Phillippians United.
For your sophomore elective, you chose to study ruction magic. Also in your sophomore year, you chose to rush Xi Theta Phi after an invitation from Yasmine Nichols.
For your senior project, you learned intrinsic magic to let you dampen magical energy. You learned the intrinsic magic remarkably well.
While you didn’t get the fellowship with Dr. Whipple that you’d hoped for, you did get a job working with Dr. Smith dealing with feral patterns.
Overall, a very satisfied and addictive playing experience , the pace is catching up real quick after the slow burn of first chapter, lots of activities were involved and lots of character development in the following chapters, and it was really interesting for me to juggle in thought which are the priorities and which decision will make my adventures more interesting.
The “being” living in MC’ head :
this is a nice surprise for the twist of event and i fully embrace the thought of a “different soul” living in my head , since i sort of like to "talk to myself within my head " in my actual life, hence i can totally imagine how it feels like and am very happy for the alien being to take control of my body to protect both of us
The romance with Darcy:
The romantic route i experience with Darcy after we meet each other again was a surprising cosy treat and i like the reconciliation route very much, and that’s the reason i think the earlier option of forgiving Darcy make sense.
