The only gay character I met within my first three hours of the game tried to force himself on another man. Instead, all you do is shoot ships, read terrible dialogue, and then purchase irrelevant sex scenes with tokens. I would have loved to be able to use the world map to engage with events around the universe that allowed me to interact with new characters, select dialogue options, and actually feel like I have a stake in what’s going on in the world. And even the erotic scenes feel like a tertiary addition. Why does it feel as if every gameplay mechanic exists separate from the actual goal of the game? The space shooting and tactical combat are mini-games interwoven between visual novel dialogue.
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It would have been exciting if the world was full of all sorts of characters that aren’t limited by gender. I also advocate for the ability to romance and engage in erotic scenes with men, but I imagine the fanbase would be very upset about the “homosexual agenda” being forced into the game.
Intentionally obscuring the protagonist and giving them a painfully ugly outfit sucks. And giving the main character an actual design would be nice. And with this system, you can select if you wanna play the feminine body type or the masculine body type. I would have loved if StudioFOW had created a system where the protagonist has two sets of genitalia or the ability to switch between them freely (this is so StudioFOW doesn’t have to create two separate erotic scenes for each character model).
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Inability to modify your player character (besides from skin tone during erotic scenes) is disappointing. Every other man in Subverse also acts this way.
He’s the wet dream self-insert for incels. He looks like what a 4chan user would use to describe the word “cool.” He also acts like a 4chan user: He’s sexist, obnoxious, vulgar, perverted, acts like a total prick, and yet the entire cast of women want him desperately. Previous point especially applies to the main character. I understand this game is meant to appeal to the male gaze, but I don’t see how applying similar expectations of attractiveness on the male characters would have detracted from the experience? I want to see sexy men too. Every man is fully clothed or intentionally ugly. Every woman is strikingly gorgeous and scantily clad. Who needs compelling stories that grant the player a personal attachment to the character right? Just add a bunch of sex scenes and call it a day! It feels as if StudioFOW was convinced that their audience would have no interest in the cast’s personality. There’s very little additional character development for the women. Instead, players level up their women through battle and purchase simple (and underwhelmingly short) clips through a vendor. Erotic scenes are not cleverly interwoven within romantic character arcs.
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