The Star Stable book series are amazing. I wish the game was as cool as the books.
They are written better than many YA/Adult books I've read. I'm so freaking happy that I decided to get them despite the fact they were labelled as "for kids and teens". I thought that it would be just some kids book I would keep for some sweet Star Stable nostalgia, but no. It's actually good.
If SSO's storyline and dialogues were as amazing as the books are, I swear, I would probably be way less concerned for the other gameplay issues.
It would be something like a visual novel, except it has a 3D world and online features. No serious MMORPG-tier stuff, just a good story with horse racing and care details, as well as online stuff. Seriously, the game would be so cool and immersive if the writing was that good.
Helena Dahlgren is an amazing writer, and if she wrote all the SSO lore and dialogues, the game would be so much better, dammit.
One thing I wish sso would have done with Jay/Jessica is made them nonbinary/genderqueer in someway shape or form . Like their redesign and giving them a more androgynous name (I know they kinda dropped the name Jay but still :( ) like they really laid out the roadworks just to BETRAY ME - like imagine a nonbinary Jay in the pride festival and they like open up to MC about it (and when I say that I mean they slip up and get pissed and storm off in dark rider fashion) and and oh I'm so so crazy that would never happen but I would love it so mucvhvhchch......
I know it was "The Sabine office" because of the festival but I feel like Jay would've been a better fit for the "office bitch (gender neutral) who is always on your ass about doing your work and everyone wants to be them or be with them also they're top dog"