If you don't mind my asking, what DID you think the MC would be in for? As you say, it was clear the girls were in for a rough time, did you think the MC would somehow be a party to that while having his every sensibility catered to?
I had nothing to base it on, but what I did initially guess as there have been plenty of games doing a very similar concept, was something along the lines of people in the background (people like Kathleen or August) having an ulterior motive for the MC to be there and as such would do what they can to manipulate or direct the MC to their whims. What I also imagined is that you would start out as a literal aide, doing random shit while the facade of a "brothel" was being maintained before you start getting more inklings as to things not being right and from there either pivoting as a saving grace for those affected or leaning into the debauchery.
That's generally the most basic theme that all of these games follow, so that's what I was initially expecting.
ename144 said:
We know the place is a sex club, and Kathleen wasn't exactly discreet when checking out the MC when they first met. The fact that no one would give any specifics on the MC's actual duties felt like a huge red flag to me: that was the same trick they pulled to get him in the door, right? To me, it seemed pretty obvious the MC would be called on to do at least a few distasteful things sooner or later, and it turned out to be sooner.
Of course, them not divulging his duties IS a red flag and is generally a common tactic when trying to manipulate someone, which was generally in line with what I expected, where it diverted from the average corruption/illegal club type games was the point where you realized that you're
more expendable than the girls and have less rights (after all it ain't too difficult to find a dude wanting to do this shit, but it's harder to find a woman in a situation like that which they require). I think everyone knew that the MC would have to do something distasteful or end up in a distasteful situation, but I expected it to be much later as I was expecting a far more common story.
ename144 said:
But even beyond those details, the MC's extended ruminations on whether he was a "good" person made the issue inevitable in my eyes. We knew for a fact the girls were going to be exploited thanks to their desperate circumstances, and the MC was willing to rationalize that away to secure his future. Suddenly, the MC finds himself facing a similar situation: he really wants that tuition money, but now he needs to whip his dick out to get it. Curious coincidence, no? What you see as an uncool ambush by the writer, I see as a clear warning sign: this is what it feels like to be exploited, so bear that in mind as we proceed.
I never said it was an uncool ambush by the writer, I despised the way the scene was constructed as, and this is something I've iterated in every post now, I had no way of knowing if the devs idea of "femdom" was that scene or not, since I've come across many games that DO try to pass off femdom as forced sexual assault. That's what I took issue with.
Also, MC's circumstances are pretty different given that it was basically railroaded by Chucklefuck and his idiot of a nephew (was it nephew? I think so), the girls are literally cornered animals and the MC isn't to the same extent, so I don't think it was the devs idea of going "here, this is what it's like" and moreso "here, this is the game, enjoy dancing like a puppet". Again, to each their own, in fact I'd probably even like that premise if it wasn't for the existence of Kathleen and that one scene.
