I agree, the rendering count and time of production would increase as a result of having to do it in two formats (Male/Female form)... particularly if this was done by the whim of the player.
It would be cool and would also change the story and interactions of the game up, but a nightmare in rendering and production time.
Some of which could be reduced, however, by us using the Character Sprites format that we will be using from now on, starting with the release of "Wicked Choices: Bed Chambers". Having been doing the "Wicked Choices Extra: Michelle & Claire - A Day at the Beach" has shown me that doing it the way without Sprites is very, very time consuming... hell, the wallpaper pinups of Dr. Caitlin McLeish and her children took just under 65 hours to render just those 19 or so images (that doesn't even include the time it took to design, texture, dress and pose them in the scenes).
So, yeah, going to switch to using Character Sprites on repeatable Background location Renders for dialogues and only do full renders (like in "Wicked Choices: Book One" and "Wicked Choices Extra: Michelle & Claire - A Day at the Pond") for dramatic story and sex scenes.
Because of using Character Sprites, it may be possible to provide players with two versions of the Antichrist (Male or as a Female)... but really won't know if it will be possible till I've done "Wicked Choices: Bed Chambers" some to get a handle on rendering and production time using Character Sprites.
Of course, doing so would stand a MUCH BETTER CHANCE of happening if we were able to secure another artist... but we need to first be stable in our releases to encourage more sponsorship through Patron (and other platforms) first to avoid hiring on someone else (provided we could find someone).
I won't rule the possibility out... but right now, I think providing that kind of thing in a controlled environment in storytelling might be a work around to start... place multiple instances within the story and game where the player can decide if they want to use their power to change form between M2F or back F2M for specific scenes and scenarios (like trying to hide their identity, have sex to repower their magic, or just play a prank or have fun in a different body).
Doing it in a controlled environment may add fun to the story for players... or create unique situations that otherwise wouldn't have happened.
You are correct, the Bible was originally constructed by the Angelions to create a 'One God' figurehead to draw people away from worshiping 'False Gods' that usually were just Demonothans using their powers (whether to help people or subjugate them).
The 'Book of Revelation' and its prophecies was created from a vision by one of the Angelion Oracles and also confirmed by Demonothan Oracles as well... so, the vision of the future and the reign of the Antichrist is indeed correct...
As to the reason why both the Angelions and Demonothans have it as a FEMALE was to be the Antichrist, while mankind's 'Translated' version of the bible saying that the Antichrist is a MALE, could very well be attributed to the fact that at the 'time of translation' was primarily a male dominated society of assholes that believed that women were incapable of doing anything besides 'keeping house' or 'producing babies and raising them'... so, to them, the concept of a Female arriving and having the same power that Jesus Christ once had would be abhorrent to them and would've likely purposely changed the text from being a 'Female' into the Antichrist being 'Male' instead.
At least that is one possible theory!
For all you know, the Angelions and Demonothans got it wrong, and it was always to be a Male instead of a female, or reported it to be wrong to protect the actual identity of the Antichrist... after all, the Oracle who came up with the prophecy was Princess Lynara's mother, Rhianne... so, she might've seen what was going to happen to her and her daughter in the future and altered the prophecy to it being a 'Female' Antichrist instead of a 'Male' one... in order to maybe protect the Antichrist and give him the opportunity to rescue her and her daughter from Queen Azera and the rest of the Demonothans.
That's another possible theory...
Or, as suggested, it could be that when the Oracles did their prophecy, they seen the Antichrist in a female form that he is able to take at will... believing that the true sex at birth of the Antichrist is female and not male believing that the Antichrist has to be a powerful female (like they are) to fulfill the prophecy that a male Jesus Christ was unable to fulfill.
Yet another possible theory...
As for the real reason, I guess we'll have to wait for the reveal to find out which theory is correct or the possibility of there being a different theory we've not thought of or discussed yet.