Played the game, and while the MC does come out of this update looking weaker than before, I'm sure that's the point.
To put it in game terms, MC is level 5ish and has taken on some level 3 soldiers with perfect circumstances (home turf with forewarning and a traitor on the opposing team) and some level 2 Ninjas in a chaotic free for all while teamed up with another character (level 6 ninja). Then he and his Ninja companion get rekt'd by two level 10 ninjas. This just shows he is out of his league at the moment and he and his companions need to level up. Also shows he can't do it in his own and his true strength (the ability to make alliances, usually by using his pelvic sorcery) is what's going to lead to him winning in the end.
I don't think most players have an issue with that.
The issue is with the sexual stuff.
The Reiko and the twins scene started off, from a player's perspective, as a straight-up rape: the twins beat them unconscious and then had their way with Reiko.
Then it shifted, because obviously Reiko was in to it. Now the player is left thinking that Reiko is a total sub-slut: beat her and you can fuck her, which perhaps creates some trust issues in the future, because what if MCs former-brother/nemesis beats Reiko? Are they going to fuck? Is Reiko going to betray MC because she finds someone who can defeat her? And the MC is left powerless and forced to watch, which is going to irk the vocal minority who don't want any LI being sexual with any other being without a huge trigger warning.
Then it shifts again with Reiko coming over to you, while still tied up, and literally raping you because I don't remember MC being asked if she can use him to get off. This creates further trust issues and shows that Reiko sees herself as dominant to MC, which sets him up to be the sub-bitch to the sub-slut (ouch).
Now
Lennier, and I need to be clear about this, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH ANY OF THIS IF THAT'S YOUR INTENTION. We are in the beginning levels of the game and we need to have something to work towards. This is a setback in the story, and all good stories need to overcome setbacks.
If your intention was to have the player dislike the twins, then you have succeeded with me. But the way things went down, I'm currently feeling equally betrayed by Reiko. If that wasn't the intention (and I don't think it was), then consider making a change to the last part of the scene.
> After the twins leave, have Reiko approach you. Have her say that she'll explain everything later (next update), but that the twins "attack" has left her horny and unfulfilled. Then give the players a choice:
> Agree to sex and then the scene plays out as before, or
> Deny sex, and Reiko unties MC and the scene moves on to the car ride
As it stands, Reiko should have lost MCs trust by raping him. Give the player the choice for sex, and this issue goes away. Add some more dialog during the sex/untying scene and you can have Reiko and MC united on getting back at the twins and solving the trust issues that currently exists.
I actually am loving the game, and I don't want to be lumped in with the NTR haters, but I liked Reiko and she's broken MCs trust here.