User blog comment:The Jacked Maverick/Oliver M. Picky: Ten Reasons Why Class Act is better than the original High School Story Trilogy. (And Ten Why It's Not)/@comment-24378197-20181225162930

Great review on HSS:CA. I have a few things to say about some of the points you've made.

18. This is interesting. Since I love quality over quantity, I've already accepted with the love interests provided. As you've said, it's a pity there's not much to say about Rory, who I practically don't know. Ajay and Skye, on the other hand, are more compelling and really feel like characters.

17. I actually like the absence of different activities to choose from because I find the formula they depend on repetitive by Book 3 (earn club points for some reward in the end, drama early on, etc.).

12. Skye's one of my favorite aspects of Class Act because she seems broody at first but is actually a nice girl with understandable motivations. Yet at the same time I worry that her story as a victim of child abuse will be mishandled or brushed aside. Her story deserves a proper pacing rather than getting dragged out or stalled.

11. Agreed. Rory being a Mary Sue gets on my nerves, and its ties to point 18 makes it worse. However, I think BSC has a more blatant case of the forced love interest cliché, which makes me dislike it.

10. This is also another thing I like about CA. I love that Bailey has a personality closer to mine than Jordan's, though the latter is one of my favorite protagonists to play as.

1. This is sadly true. I think it would've been nice to see a bit of Berry News and see the Berry High principal, for instance.