A few things. First of all, that line was mostly a joke. Now of course I always enjoy it when the big guy bottoms and bara is where I can get that content. In mainstream media, I rarely see content where the big guy is the submissive or bottom partner in a gay couple. However, I saw one such case in The Spiral Scouts of all things. So I appreciate that bara contains some of that content even if it's not all or most of its content. Like for Extracurricular Activities you mentioned, yes the MC does bottom for some scenes but he also tops in others and I like that it is the case even if it's not the most relatable to the player. That being said, I do understand that having so many big guys being dominant tops in bara can be frustrating, but as I mentioned we do have the potential to create more top content for bara. I mean look at the VN I'm creating, it's basically all top content. And that's just for Visual Novels. If you look at manga, comics, and doujinshi, you can see there is a lot of top content in those media, so it's not all geared towards bara. I will mention that if you're interested in VNs that have top content, there's Minotaur Hotel and Lyre. Mino doesn't have much sex implemented yet, and I don't think Lyre has any sex yet, but they both have bottom love interests. Look out for updates for both of them in the future.
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Yeah, I was not trying to disagree with you on that line or anything. This was simply my observation based on my experience with bara art works, be it VNs, manga, or doujinshi.
ExAc is great, especially with the implementation of Richard and Dwayne's routes now. Their big guys, like Dozer and Chester, also have bottom scenes. So I really appreciate Dyne's effort to balance things out. The other two games I have mentioned, LD and RM, do fell quite a bit into this "big guy ~= dom top" category though. LD features more player bottom scenes in general, meanwhile some of these bottom scenes do not have an equivalent top scene. Same thing for RM, way more player bottom / submissive scenes. Astaroth's full route is dedicated to sub players meanwhile there is no such equivalent for top players.
That being said, these are still amazing games. I support these projects not only for the smut but also for their art, their writing, and many other things they have to offer. But you know, when you pay the same price as other subscribers but get perhaps 2/3 or even only half of the joy, it's not exactly a good feeling. So guess I was indeed a bit frustrated with it.
I'll look out for the projects you mentioned. Thx for suggesting them.