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💖 I need y'all's quick take on the ball—

Added 2025-03-09 19:47:34 +0000 UTC

[Closed poll] 2. Experience control WON!

I need to get the pulse on something, and polls always help me figure things out in the grand scheme of things better than anything.

At the ball, there will be a branching of different things to do.

Imagine something similar to the Ch1 crime scene branching + some of the vibe of the carriage in Ch2 with Watson.

I am trying to determine if you all like time management or would rather have complete control of the experience.

1. Time management:

Classic example: You only have time to do Five things, but Eight things are available. Maybe you lose out on a romantic moment, a deduction scene moment, or something based on your choices.

You can't do everything in one playthrough.
Time management (a pro for some, a con for others).
Less playtime per playthrough, but a more condensed, streamlined play.

2. Experience control:

Time is not a factor, and what to do and when is your choice entirely.

You can choose to end the choices early, ex, "I've done all I wish to tonight, and the hour is getting late."
It might feel a little more overwhelming with so many choices if you're a completionist on replays.
But it allows for complete control of your experience, a more story-based setting.

3. Compromise option:

You can do almost everything, but certain branches have mutually exclusive branches that lock the other out. So there is still some replay value, but it's a much smaller amount.