What I meant by the term "feminine love interests" was non-MC characters who could be futa or female.
From what I gather, you would like to include a male love interest in your playthrough but have him be the bottom only? I did have that option in my previous project Fantasy Dating. For example, the futa MC would only grind on the male love interest's penis if the player chose for her not to be penetrated. I'm still rewriting the first male love interest and his intro scene, so I'll consider it but I'm not going to guarantee I will go in that direction.
I'm trying to wrap my head around what would happen during the first sex scene between him and the female MC. They kiss, but he doesn't go for penetration and asked to be pegged instead? The reason I did something similar in Fantasy Dating is that the MC was futa only so setting the story in a culture where the existence of futas made being topped as male a normal part of everyday life was a necessity.
I guess I could do the same hand-waving for Ménage à Moi and just make all of the characters okay with pegging by removing its taboo aspect. That is kind of how I envisioned it for the male MC in that he would never be viewed as "unmanly" or "perverted" by any of the characters for being the receiver of penetration. Instead, he would be considered as having consensual heterosexual relations with a feminine partner and no one ingame would be shocked anymore than accidentally walking on him having traditional sex. Oddly enough, this also means any female/futa having sex with another female/futa would still be considered lesbian and slightly taboo unless I remove that as well.
Although, even if I made a bottom-only route, I would still make the scenes of the male love interest being a top. Anyone choosing to make the male love interests bottom only would miss out on a substantial amount of parts of that character's sex scenes. I'm not sure if that would make it worth it, but perhaps players may like the character and relationship building enough to be okay with that.
TBH, this discussion has given me food for thought. By moving up the starting point of male love interests, I hadn't yet taken into consideration these other lingering factors I was eventually going to have to deal with. I'm meeting with my assistant writer soon and we'll have to discuss this topic before I state my decision.
"From what I gather, you would like to include a male love interest in your playthrough but have him be the bottom only?"
It's less 'like to' & more like the result of conflicting preferences. Let me explain:
So I get that the polyamorius group is going to be like a wholesome family-like harem? I kinda like it. But I'd also like to have relationships with the male LI's. But just having them be with the Male mc only would make them feel like a side chick or mistress, not very appealing in the context of the whole child raising family dynamic. But I also don't want another male to penetrate the females, including the female MC. Hence this option/compromise, where the male is included in the family helping raise the children, but topping is only for the mc.
Also it's not 1 mLI. I'd like everyone to be together (given there
are multiple mLI) without worrying about them topping the girls & mMC.
Them topping each other might be hot tho
"I'm trying to wrap my head around what would happen during the first sex scene between him and the female MC. They kiss, but he doesn't go for penetration and asked to be pegged instead?"
This happens after the male mc has already been with him & given them the okay to be together right? So you could have it be a request from the male & female mc. Like "I really like you, but I have a unique connection^^
(see last paragraph) with the male mc & would like to keep certain acts for him as the only male to do it to me. I hope you understand. I won't keep you hanging however. I know you enjoyed your time with male mc & i can make you feel the same." You can also include some pregnancy aspect, like birth control isn't perfect & theres some risk to penetration if they want mc to be the father only.
The male li obviously likes it (receiving anal) with the male mc & given that he likes the male mc too, he shouldn't turn down a request like that & try to get between the 2 mcs.
"I guess I could do the same hand-waving for Ménage à Moi and just make all of the characters okay with pegging by removing its taboo aspect."
I kinda like the subby aspect of the bottom role (the kink only, I don't think there's anything wrong with having such a preference). I don't think it's necessary to remove the taboo/kink part, but rather just make everyone accepting & understanding. It's a thin line, but basically you can have ppl humiliate the bottom in scene if they are okay with it, but clarify out of scene that that's just roleplay. (Just a opinion. I don't really care that much)
*Taboo* is sometimes more enticing rather than something negative.
Fully functional futa already takes a bit if hand waving, so you can just shape the world more (like the pregnancy rules about ineffective birth control) if you want ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
"Although, even if I made a bottom-only route, I would still make the scenes of the male love interest being a top. Anyone choosing to make the male love interests bottom only would miss out on a substantial amount of parts of that character's sex scenes. I'm not sure if that would make it worth it"
That's the player decision. Most players appreciate being able to avoid stuff they don't like even if it means seeing less stuff. Like many may not even choose male LI(missing whole scenes & making the game shorter), but people who do would surely appreciate the same controls for the male LI as for the Male MC
Player can choose each time male MC: give a blow job or receive penetration
Player can choose each time male LI: receive a blowjob or penetrate others.
You could build 4 labels for fMC/fLI+mLI:
Male licks female
Female blows male
Male fucks female
Female fucks male
Start with the 1st label as the base & include an option for the rest 3. Sure it might cut things a bit short, but I think ppl would like the ability to choose.
Lets say 100 ppl play. 25 don't pick male option. 25 like both(switch). 25 like top only & 25 bottom only. By giving this choice everyone can play. Sure 50% only get half the scene, but it's their choice based on what they like & dislike. If you make all 4 mandatory, 75% may be forced to avoid it due to not liking parts of it ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯.
Introduction of male LI into harems is still a sensitive topic, even more than trans LIs(the problem of which also roots back to them having a dick/being a male). I think the ability to customise that experience to their preferences will make more ppl okay to try that route, even if it means shorter scenes.
On a personal note, I like the MC to be dom/top only & while I don't usually play female mc games, I'd probably like it if the MCs topped everyone, including the female mc
^^Also, special connection between the MCs would be nice to set them apart from the others. It's an equal relationship, sure. But since the players are playing through the 2 MCs, it'd be nice if they were more important & the head of the harem/family. After all every community/group/household has a head/leader/mayor etc. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
Either way, only do it if you can envision it for the game.
PS: If you go the whole sub/bottom mLI
route idea,
I wouldn't mind if the mLIs get chastity cages(maybe too kinky for the story?) and/or use strap-ons on the girls. This is more debatable tho, since some may consider using strap-on on the girls as topping, while some might not care since it's not their real dicks.
Just a random thought, just read it casually.
