cool to see an update, haven't played the beta, I'm broke. wanted to share some thoughts. the game can feel confusing to navigate or what to do next. I'm sure the branching paths have something to do with it.
on that, trying to go along with both paths (who wins the fight) will create more workload, as you already have experienced and detailed with working on Erin or Frieren. seems like that could be a repeat, don't want to repeat the same thing or burn out.
back to the confusing bit - i played from scratch and after I felt like I couldn't progress i did the start from the update thing. i guess *spoilers* but that threesome scene I didn't know how to unlock in my from-scratch playthrough, nor could I get that 2nd portal fragment to work after completing the first one alive. the texting for the free-use was a little confusing, not sure what the press, but I got it
i could nitpick different aspects, ? for characters i don't think I can unlock yet, sometimes scenes show twice/duplicate audio and visual especially the park.. but the animation here is one of, if not the, best in this genre and aesthetic. the newer animation style, not so much the old christmas one imo
i also don't like the death angle. project COR did that, not as much build-up connection here, but still can be annoying, right. it'd be cool to have a more difficult way to save both. don't want to put more work on you, but also having then all three overall ends there meet at one would be cool. bringing back to life would be a whole can of worms though, impact and all that
anyway, keep working hard, I see the work you've/y'all've put in, don't burn out, and thanks for making the game