First of all let's acknowledge that writing romantic and sexual attraction that feels organic in a game is hard. Because in reality there are so many more nuances to how humans communicate those feelings.

Even the straightforward monogamous relationship paths have issues with how the characters motives are supposed to be interpreted and when characters express actual interest and when they are just casually talking.

This very complex setup with Halsin, where he is supposed to fit all the roles of friendly companion, secondary lover and primary (but non-committed) lover are just way more complicated to work into the game. The funny, kinky, rough trade sex meme became their cop-out rather than putting the required effort and care into it, so that any inconsistencies and uncomfortable interpretations can just be brushed away that he is a joke.

Last edited by papercut_ninja; 01/10/23 12:11 PM.