Massively alter the game and it's not HC2 anymore so you might as well be playing something else. There's plenty of shit out there involving a slutty mother figure as the main character, so you might as well go play those things since you seem to not actually want what N_Taii has to offer.Of course there will be a massive alteration of the core of the game, that's the plan.
How you said, she was was bad character in HC2 (all of them were in some way, that's mostly in my opinion because we didn't get properly connect with them, Celis was ok but c'mon bro... practice with me?... Bitch borderline r*tarded) with Aywin as MC you can have her be a complete slut or fights back, of course with consequences of that fighting back. Maybe Aywin could have even help zeno corrupt the other men and women of the tribe in exchange for keeping Noah and celis safe(Or lie that her husband is alive and better do what she is told to keep it that way if N_taii feels extra diabolical), and you can still have Noa do his thing maybe even events from his point of view.
I tell you, HC2 with a Female protagonist would have been a masterpiece.
"NTR only really works on male characters
Swap a woman in as the main character and the NTR is instantly ineffective"
That's actually just your opinion, there are plenty of NTR games with female MC that are Gold and I really see HC4 being one too if ever N_taii decide to bless us with it
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One of my issues with Cyanna is that ultimately both she and Ulrod are pathetic. She's constantly down on herself and the only person interested in her romantically is a source of immense guilt, he's simping for the girl he hadn't seen in years and is so inept as a leader, soldier, and general human being that he resorts to violence and rape at the drop of a hat to get what he wants. It's hard to feel anything but pity for her and that makes her scenes less effective even before their actual content is considered.My thoughts exacly, during the demo when the personalities of the main cast were still unknown Cyanna was definitely my number 1 pick and it was not even close, but once N_Taii established her character as this shy and insecure woman who's secretly in love with Leto but doesn't act on it because Rose is already in a relationship with her, i just lost all interest in her, not because her character was badly written mind you, it's just simply because i feel bad for her 95% of the time. As a matter of fact i'd much rather see Cyanna end up with Leto in the happy ending instead of Rose actually.
As for that remaining 5%... It's hard to feel bad for her during her scenes because she's flat out asking Ulrod to berate her constantly, especially during her first sex scene, when Ulrod was calling her all kinds of names and she kept saying "more" in-between moans i was straight out flabbergasted.
My second and biggest problem with Cyanna's content is that she is constantly upstaged by Rose. Rose and Cyanna have such different stakes in their scenes. Cyanna is not cheating on Leto so Rose's scenes have more weight to them by default. Where Cyanna has essentially been bullied into a physical relationship with Ulrod, Rose is essentially being held captive and being emotionally blackmailed into sex with her captor who is at least twice her age. Rose's first scene can be summed up with "I have to do this." and it's factual. She had to do it. Cyanna's first scene is almost the exact opposite, she was drunk and depressed and gave in. Rose made a sacrifice, Cyanna gave up. The fact that they were played in concordence with each other just made Cyanna's side look and feel less important. Their second scenes are much the same with Rose seizing initiative, taking internal responsibility for betraying Leto, and Cyanna giving in to Ulrod's bullying again.
I feel like Cyanna and Rose should have been paired off with other characters in the story more often to avoid Cyanna feeling less important. More story content with Cyanna and Haylen, since Jazon is a guard there'd be some level of an excuse for Cyanna appearing in Haylen's content. Rose and Lily would be easy to pair together since Rose's alterego works at the bar on occasion. More interaction with the secondary cast would balance out how content is delivered and it would help keep Rose and Cyanna apart which would help with Cyanna being outshone by Rose.