Games looks cool and I want to give a try but after reading this thread and reviews it seems like playing a male MC is only an option if your just a huge fan of being a NTR loving super cuck.
Besides that...
...My question would be is there any differences between male and female MC as far as the other elements of the game is concerned?
I won't make sweeping statements because the game is all over the place and fairly buggy, but you can avoid most if not all scenes between any of the girls and other people, the game is just rather inconsistent between the implication being if you truly blocked anything from happening, or if you just chose to not see it (but I think it leans more towards the first). The game for the vast majority does not give NTR vibes, your allies are not your harem and you don't really get into any serious relationships until the post-game section.
The bigger issue with the game is that there are no proper "pure romance" routes, even for characters you'd expect it like Meredith. Basically both the devs and the patrons were really into the idea of their big tit cleric getting corrupted and fucked by absolutely everything, so even if you use the game's systems to keep her as un-corrupted as possible, you can still easily run into scenes like she sleeping with horses, aliens, and other party members. Bottom-line is that if you are more into harem dynamics or having the girl all to yourself, then you don't really get to pick whoever you want or to romance everyone, I think Clawyn is probably the only girl that doesn't sleep around almost no matter what.
Also main difference between Male MC and Female MC is that Male MC gets more content with the party members, including fully implemented pregnancy content for most of them. While Female MC doesn't get to impregnate her companions, but she gets more scenes with minor characters in the themes of beastiality and gangbangs, she can also get pregnant, but again, only to minor NPCs.