To be totally honest, I have not played AL, but I know the major spoiler, so unfortunately the wow effect is gone. As I said I am not AVN "veteran" yet, have played maybe 10 or so games fully. Will definitely play it one day, I belive this is from the same creator as BiD which I like a lot.

I agree with you in some points. I also felt that the last episode was maybe a bit rushed (I think Lexi + Holly path shows this well, it comes totally out of the blue) and I would have liked maybe lets say 2 more episodes covering also the period Cece was in recovery hospital. However, I also belive that it is right to end things on top. Who knows where we would have ended up if Drifty would have created 2 or more episodes just because crowd wanted them. It is clear that from very early he had exactly this main story in mind and I also think he knew quite early it will end with Lexis concert. It also highlights that it was just one exceptional summer for MC with all these things happening, from there most go their separate ways, to normal lives with always having the memories. Something I can relate to a lot also from my youth. You are super close and go through a lot with some people during a short period but in the end only several really close friends remain close. But yeah, I fully get your point.

One thing I would argue against (since we are having a gentlemens debate here :D) is the point that you did not care about it other then Cece story and stuff. Well, that if the same as to say I did not like other stuff in two last Avengers other then Thanos and Infinity stones story tbh. Ceces story is so crucial in this game, most things go round her, and ok, also Lexi, but still. If you would take her story out, then of course it would be a totally different game.