I’m sorry you feel that way, but the story is built on certain premises. One is that the Mc works at a financial institution. The fact that the Mc is a male would be another “forced choice.” Another is that he moves in with Anna’s family. His engagement to Anna is not optional, in the same way him being straight is not optional. It is a necessity of the story. Yet another is that he will have more than one partner. Each of these are there for a reason, perhaps some have more justification than others, a fair point, but that is the case with all stories and games. We don’t have character customization, does denying the “choice” of being male or female mean it is not a true story? Or does it simply mean that the story being told doesn’t have or require that to be a choice?
I will again point out that you do have choices for about half the girls. Not everything is unavoidable. You say we failed in making all the girls introduced so far likable, I would ask in what way? Which girl didn’t you like? Maybe she is avoidable. Or perhaps I could have helped to alleviate your concerns by giving context as to why she isn’t avoidable. However it seems you have arbitrarily decided that because some girls are fixed that you will reject the whole story out of hand, regardless of if it is even an issue (since perhaps you would like all the unavoidable girls). Though, in fact I’m not convinced, based on your other comments, that you even played the game. Or maybe you did get a few scenes in, if that.
Finally I find it rather offensive that you call it “sick” that you don’t have full control over every relationship. I think it is borderline, if not outright, kink shaming of the harem fetish. Saying “harem games MUST have a monogamy path or it is just sick,” is poor form. I always welcome discussion and even criticism, but any more kink shaming because the game is an unashamed harem story will not be ignored.
