Sharing as a dominant character, I think, is a genre in itself. Also love Desert Stalker and everything about a dominant guy, a true boss, challenge ideas like "the winner takes all", possessiveness, posturing, etc. It's a good complement to a character designed as positively confident, to have him not be constrained by behavioural norms (although in Desert Stalker, they frame sharing as a hospitality custom in that culture, therefore not defying social norm) it also feels like the MC's ultra confident expression of freedom. He shares his wife and daughters because he can. Because he knows they enjoy doing it for him, they feel free to take pleasure in doing it, but will never do it to cross him or in spite of him. It's a very male-centric (or at a minimum, MC-centric) power fantasy, which I don't judge. It is what it is. And it busts the argument of people who think harem and sharing are incompatible. AlwaysFan in the sharing arc also gets there, the MC is very dominant and, once he overcomes the toxicity of the first few scenes and opens up to loving Emily, he's happy to "provide" for his girls all the slutty pleasures they might want. Still a power fantasy. Can't mix them with other titles like Exciting Games or Another Man's Wife, where MMC and FMC are treated as equal partners. Both are good for me. NTS only feels uncomfortable when the MMC is passive, while the FMC is a hungry slut or very naive and being taken advantage of by other guys. I need my character to be the top dog.
Haven't got to playing TACOS precisely because of the ambiguous feedback, but every time you or somebody else describes it with some detail, I'm inching closer. I like when boundaries are pushed and, while I understand when you say it can be frustrating that the MC stays away, when he could be joining the fun in all sorts of kinky ways, it feels like the frustration is more about the missed opportunity for extra fun than the MC feeling like a passive cuck - if the game is well balanced and not geared towards it. Other scenes would compensate, and make those feel like, again, a confident character indulging in a "forbidden experiment" rather than it being his comfort zone (as it would with a true cuck). But it's still not clear to me whether TACOS succeeds in staying atop of the tight rope, or whether it falls decidedly into cuckold territory, favouring FMC screen time so much as to break the balance and make it feel like she's driving and he's taking the back seat. Being such a long game, I want to tackle it knowing it will ultimately lead to satisfaction. I'm a hedonistic gamer
My point is, one or even a handful of scenes don't have to define the story, as long as the overall narrative strongly frames them, and other scenes keep coming where the couple is involved together, or the MMC is definitely in an active role, and the FMC never, signals that she's sleeping with other guys because she needs more than what he can give her. I do like when the FMC makes independent choices regarding sex with other guys, but always having the MMC and their relationship at heart (and to those who think this is misogyny... that's just silly. I'm also not a fan of the MMC cheating around without a thought for his spouse. Monogamy is what makes sharing a kink). Good writing leads to scenes that "look" like cheating, but ultimately feel very spicy and right on spot for a relationship where partners are well attuned. That's what I think Cindy's gloryhole scene is a perfect example of.
Yep, that's the one.