Netori Dev - So in my multipart post about another game (sorry about that), there's some nuggets to take from it. I won't re-hash those here.
Of most of these Phone VNs (approaching 30 as of late), a couple of stand out ones are:
- Le Stag's - enough said already
- My Streaming Girlfriend - it's NTR/NTS but there's a mystery plot twist going on regarding their managing her streaming career.
- There's just a couple where they are more like Tinder VNs with each girl having a different kink/persuasion. Which is fine to escape the excessive NTR/NTS VNs. But there's not a significant standout story in them.
Note: There is one other NTR phone VN where the Streamer character "Polly" is based on VixenP and her starting her streaming career. There's no stand out aspect except it pissing off lots of players that Polly cheated (which was added being an NTR game).
And then there's yours. Instead of the MC being the cuck, MC is the bull. Very nice character flip no one has done yet (that I've seen.) And having to send the photo too. ++
The navigation tree is so super helpful. I wish more had them. It makes up for not having multiple save slots.
If you've not played some of Le Stag's (or My Streaming Girlfriend), it might be worth your time. Be sure to focus on the characters (their lives, state of mind, etc.), not the defined/choreographed sex. There's plenty of AI gen & fan-fic sex out there already, make yours a story and players will stay.
You've started off well with the first couple going through some emotional growth. Note the "Seven Stages of Grief" apply to all change, not just some one dying but even one's personal growth as the old "you" is fading away. So the NPCs will need to travel that emotional path.
Don't hurry through the growth. Many of the VNs speed through it. Linger just a smidge to help build character depth.
(I'm hope you some of the items below may help to expand your player demographic.)
There's so many different experiences. Make sure the MC goes through some growth too and expands his sexuality via player choices. He too should go through the seven stages as his career advances, just like porn stars.
* What about lesbian couples wanting to explore the bull, each taking turns helping each other with him. Just cause they're emotionally into women doesn't mean they don't like a real human cock vs a toy.
* There's going be sub cuck wanting to clean MC & their partner up. Does he reconcile he's bi or just open hetero?
* How will he handle a dom cuck? He's got to know his place with his clients where he's not in charge.
* There's going to be players into futa so MC will need to entertain that unless you blow past that.
* What about any those post-coitus emotional break downs -- not about the joy of sex, but the release of other emotional states given their brain just opened up. That shit has happened with my partners for realz.
* What about his feeling of loss when a couple moves on from him? (like, She gets preggo, after the kid they start being responsible parents meaning less Bull time.)
* Being with a bull "service" where an operator sends him out, is this volunteer gig or is he being paid like a gigolo?
Hell, have a couple of the folks become friends with him beyond his gig work with them. He's going to need someone to talk to. Of course, if he's a decent human being, he'll have to deal with client's emotional exposures.
It would be ironic if later he makes a Personal counseling appointment to process what he's going through. And the Counseling doctor turns out to be one his clients from a previous or re-occurring gig. Then each of them have to put on their "professional" hat when they are working having changed roles. So these two guys end up being each others profession emotional support.
It's not uncommon for professional Doms to be part sex therapist, part psychiatrist - both are therapy for the brain. So is the bull brainless or smart & bored with common jobs?
Think of a any normal career. There's a cycle of highs, lows, burnout, recuperation, and the daily grind. Maybe even real consequences where after a hard career as a service bull, he longs for a career change and committed relationship for his mental well being. (Probably best to avoid STDs like most VNs - or not.)
All the above is just 'spaghetti on the wall." It's your game with a fresh take in a growing space. It'll be interesting to see where you take this.
Good luck. Cheers.