as far as I can tell GDS tried a male protagonist game hoping the Patreon subscribers would skyrocket and since everything instead stayed about the same he's reverting to what the Patreon subscribers claim to want which is more Chloe
I've seen enough Chloe content in my life and really loved all the other stuff but whatever keeps the lights on I guess
In my opinion, they should've just updated ChloeBtC, if that's the case. I felt like Fake Family transitioning to Chloe is kind of a bait and switch since this game was marketed to me (at the time) to be a different take on the universe. Which, in itself, I find interesting. Going back to Chloe MC seems like it's just reworking the same previous games with better graphics.
But I do not condemn the decision. GDS is a business and the smart move would be to follow where the money is. It doesn't mean I have to like where the game direction is going.
The mc is kind of an idiot though. GDS took a reverse hollywood approach here: Replace the female mc with a boring male mc
Agree that he's kind of a wimp. For a young adult with supposed experience, he acts like a total tool. But I still find that interesting because that makes room for character development.
Chloe, I feel, doesn't really get that development in the previous games. She's still a nymphomaniac in denial now as she was then.
But this topic is polarizing. Whether you write a strong dominant male MC, or a weak-willed wimp male MC, or a goody two shoes male MC, or any other kind of male MC, basically any male MC with a set personality, you won't be able to capture your entire audience.
There's also the topic of payoffs. I don't speak for everybody but I find it's easier to get a good sexual content from a female MC by just making them take a bath or look in the mirror and masturbate. Male MCs have to work for it, otherwise, it won't feel rewarding and it becomes another quick porn simulator.
At the end of the day, I would've preferred that Fake Family stayed grounded on the male MC and have him get his character development, rather than jump back into the 4th iteration of Chloe18 - which, don't get me wrong, I would still probably find hot and entertaining but getting old at this point.
But don't let my non-enjoyment of the thing you enjoy hinder you from enjoying the thing you enjoy.