Awww thank you so much for the review! I personally really liked it and it's nice being able to read what people have to say about the game. I will answer to a couple of things since you pointed them, like, Joel "Using" his talent on Clyde's D3. I agree with you, I should've mentioned something with Nia on D4, but I opted for not doing that because of information overload. We'll eventually go back to this anyway.
For the repeated knowledge I did that for two reasons - reminder for readers, cuz there's a lot of stuff the game discusses and to let other characters who don't know learn about it. Unless it comes from a character that should know about it already then I apologize. With 7 routes that have their own pacing some inconsistencies can slip.
Also haha Liam's route is indeed the only route I recommend doing last (or not before Ryan's/Patrice's), but it can't be helped, people are curious! I love both Ryan and Liam, idk if you've read the latest update, but their scenes are especially touching.