Here I thought I was long winded.
You achieved the award of over thinking a game more than I do. lol
I went through Chapter one of your rant.
1.) Finn walks more on the Vanilla side, this is very evident.
Reason being probably for writing sake its easier,
he doesn't want paths he hates to write or be in.
Which makes the whole Dom and Sub thing kinda mild yes.
Hes also trying to avoid massive hate for one tag such as "trans , pegging , reverse rape"
Look how many people spaz out over those tags alone.
I've had conversations on this site (not this forum) about the need for "reverse rape" to be a tag and lambasted for it as its just rape, but it helps to know if the M.C. gets raped its a difference *rolls eyes*
I am not against it, I just like more accurate tags.
2.) Dirty talk.
I'm a little confused myself about why that would be in a game with sex in it.
But its Finn's story to tell.
Its great if its in the game but why were asked, only Finn knows, I guess hes giving snow flakes a life line?
3.) Dom/Sub
Going back kinda to point 1.
Finn doesn't like set things, I fully respect that myself.
Better to leave stuff out you dont want to/can't write than to put it in and just have people hate on it.
To me props to him for standing his ground on that and not caving into peoples wants.
With that being said, do I wish there was more stuff in it? Simple answer yes, pretty sure most would but again not our story.
The Dom and Sub stuff is mild but he obviously doesn't want to jump into ball gags and pegging.
Actually I might retract the ball gag part I actually believe he may go there at some point but you get the idea.
4.) Resistance.
Ah yes this is kinda all over depending on what you do.
Straight combat, there is a defense skill to raise.
Its also told through the story that your suit also reduces damage.
With that being said its likely going to be that you get a new suit in the next update(s)? due to your body growing.
Dangers being stronger and..... your outfit shouldn't fit any more.
Even Eric got a new suit which he talked about in 2.
When you are in VN - your armour is related to your dodge, I dont know why that changed but if your stats there are higher, you will notice less damage and decreased damage if you dont dodge well.
With regeneration.
Now I kinda wished there was a regen for VN fights.
Health is now a thing with one of the powers.
Energy, damn that shit vanishes, I wouldn't be surprised if later he added a energy regen or power that reduces cost.
Specially making it look like a super saiyan power up, we got the instant transmission teleport sound.
I was also told by Finn, he had plans to make it so Redmoon teaches you how to use the power you stole from her more
correctly so you dont waste so much energy. (when I dont know. I asked after the update when she thought "you waste a lot").
But resistance is hard to talk about since it is open to many things.
The suit, your stats, the gobal threat level.
I believe were going into the second part needing a partner in time, so that could reduce how hard it is if your struggling.
but its natural game progression for things to get harder.
Specially since were on the losing side on part 2.
5.) How weak the M.C. can feel at times.
Ok this one is a good one to bring up.
He does at times and he seems to over come it fast.
However each time your M.C. gets weaker its for a reason.
You seem weak, then you do the time travel and go back a week.
You're stronger when you go back so it makes sense enemies are weaker.
You go on vacation, then enemies suddenly get stronger.
Well the threat level is like 90%, so it goes to show during this time the so called hero's are the losing side.
You have to drop down that number. It would make sense to any game if you're winning you're getting better.
By that logic, the enemies are gaining the leg up so they would be getting stronger right?
Hero's are taking a beating. (maybe not dying but running away to stay alive)
As we see in the start of Genex 2, The hero's have lost ground.
It tells the M.C. hes actually very much needed to turn the tides.
6.) Bullies?
I'm a Gen X myself.
We had bullies, its a thing that use to be true.
So what he got bullied?, where did they go!?
The M.C. fights back most bullies dont like that, specially if they have a friend like Eric.
To add a little logic to it, if you're willing to fight back and you have a buddy who beats their assses.
Its a good guess, the M.C. would train and try to get some sort of martial arts exp or learn to defend himself.
They maybe able to stay ahead of him but Eric not so much.
Eric kept them away.
As its shown throughout the game the M.C. stands up to threats,
-Winter, A guy with a knife.
It is pretty easy guess those bullies figured out he was a Genex and said "Fuck it, I dont wanna be bullied".
A person like the M.C. likely has more friends than Eric he doesn't know about.
Maybe I shouldn't say friend, but sometimes people will come help you because "you're a friend of someone they know"
7.) Tattoo's
Ok I am half with you and half on the other side.
I like Tattoo's ........ But too many is a thing with me.
Some people really like massive tattooed people.
Falls under to each their own.
So yeah, I hope its up some peoples alley.
8.) Eric.
Eric ....... I think hes meant to be written simply as the best friend everyone wishes they had.
He was very happy when your Genex was unleashed.
Protects you when you're out numbered.
If I remember right he actually states in a very positive way that you're making great progress.
Though the M.C. belittles himself saying Eric is so much more better, where he Eric reminds him, hes trained for years.
He seems to be a contradiction onto himself sadly.
Like "stealing the powers is ok from a villain" but not a hero.
He obviously knows about Redmoon, which also means he knew she recovered from it after however long.
Since hes part of the thread.
So he knows the apx recovery rate of taking someones powers.
With that being said Eric saying "dont take hero's powers" seems a bit too preachy to me.
If I was in his spot, I'd try to be a wingman.
If you replaced me with Eric, I'd be thinking ok lets test out this shit and set you up with lower unknown hero.
With that being said, one of the great things actually about Eric, You may disagree with this is.
He's not perfect, he has his faults, which is something I like because.....
Were human in the end, we make mistakes, were flawed.
Makes him more understandable or any character for that matter.
Like how he rants about wanting to be a hero and trying to the best he can to help others.
However hes not so paragon lol to put it, that he wont reject money.
As he tries to get the M.C. to accept money for turning people into The Thread.
Lastly ---Jennika---
Yes she is a Villian, a minor one but she learned fast that,
"Its likely Genex people are immune to her" which also means,
she will be very prone to getting the shit kicked out of her in a wrong situation.
Look what happened to was it striker???
Was able to hold people down.
How many out comes did that have?
Break his arm hard and teach him a brutal lesson only to be paralyzed later on in the end?
She wised up.
Goes back to that bully thing.
Its easy to be a bully to weak people.
When those who stand against you, who can hurt/kill you.
They back down, or like that one guy pay brutally.
I think they said hes still alive but they wouldnt call it living.
Which tells me one of two things.
Hes either paralyzed and in constant pain.....
Or which is also likely from what Winter said.
He is at The Thread and even though maybe paralyzed. He for sure is being tested on and worse.
Theres a lot to go through,
but for now this in enough.