I specifically didn't tag anyone because it was, in a large part, just me airing my frustration. I'm sorry if you felt targeted, I don't want to throw a stone from a glass house and I know you and I have had productive talks before on several threads. I'm not sure where I kink shamed, and if I did, that was not intended at all. People can enjoy NTR, Sharing, Swinging, Scat, Vore, Incest, Harem, whatever they enjoy, and should feel free to have those expressed in as many games as people are willing to make for them and even ask for them to be added to games. Just respect if the answer is no. I just always advocate for clarity on what kinks will be used and I try and fight against obfuscation and underhandedness.
Perhaps I ought to remove my post, but I'm often loath to do that, as I like the record to stand for good or bad. Yes, my emotions came to the fore a bit more here, because this has been one of my top games. I've recommended it as a game to others, many people who have even less tolerance than me. And perhaps I am also bringing over some of my frustrations at what happened in the other game, where I was directly lied to by the other developer involved and there is a bit of worry (for lack of a better term) that perhaps that other person has some role on where Young Again is going now. Which to be fair, perhaps I direct more of my venting at Zargon than I should have. After all, the bulk of my frustrations came more from the other person involved. And I will apologize to
Zargon_games for that.
I could liken it to my reactions to what Disney has done to Star Wars. I have very real emotional responses to what it has become because I saw something I cared a lot about get twisted. It's hard for me to even watch the original trilogy sometimes now because of what the Disney movies did to the characters involved. In a similar way here (though obviously to a lesser degree) there is a very real worry I have, perhaps misplaced, and I should have a better ability to step back and wait here and see.
For me, this option, feels like it could be a shift in trend and direction. If we can ignore Cindy as a character and her lack of desire for Lucas and push them together anyway, turning her from a character in her own right into an empty doll to be moved around... then what about Ruby? Lucas is attracted to her and like Cindy she has zero interest in him... but we are able to bang Emma, so maybe Lucas could come to the player and ask to sister swap... should that option be added? Forcing Ruby into that because some players might want that? Is it a good thing to undercut the whole story and character build up to this point for a single option to be added? Is that likely to happen? Probably not, but I don't know anymore. The scene in season one with Cindy and Lucas was us helping him get a chance, and it failed. So, consistency in season two would have been to see Cindy in the park, learn that she isn't into Lucas, and then we can either pursue her or not. Pushing her towards Lucas a second time is the strange thing, not to mention that it is worded oddly as is the code and flags around that scene, as if it might lead to seeing scenes and actually sharing or swinging... potentially with other love interests.
Again, maybe I am carrying in too much baggage. Recently I have had several games drop in worse content (Full NTR, forced futa, and more), but it was preceded with small moments... toes in the water, so to speak. And if that is not the case here, I do apologies. But it is getting hard to trust anyone these days for those of us who just want to see the main character's story and not be forced into seeing or hearing about other people's sex life.
I'm going to step back for a while, unwatch the thread here, and wait to reengage later. I've gotten too emotionally invested in this one, I guess. Normally that would be high praise, right? A story pulled me in, big time. But for now, I've got too much anxiety attached for the moment.