Alright, so, first off: I really like this game. It has lots of potential, and has aspects I haven't seen in similar games. The animations, transformation options and BDSM stuff makes me spend a lot of time playing. I've made several characters now.
While I can definitely see the inspiration from TiTS and Lilith's Throne, BDCC carries the same faults they do: an extremely female and gynosexual focus. There's a plethora of female NPCs, but male ones? Very much left behind. When I as a gay man avoid all the straight/lesbian content, then over 90% of NPC interactions, quests and story are not available to me. I end up wandering a lot, trying to make some of the random inmates into a character I'd like, but again they don't have story or quests so it feels a bit empty after a while.
I even tried the semi-permanent chastity content because it promised anal sex, but guess what? You get forced to have sex with women at least 2 times. (I don't care if they have dicks, a woman with a dick is still a woman.) I felt that Eliza was creepy, gross and started hating her for forcing herself on me- you even get forced to sleep with her at the end if you want out of chastity. I had to reset that entire character. Thing is, I would've liked it if it was a guy, such is attraction. But there is no male option, you don't get one. You're stuck with a woman as a crucial NPC that WILL constantly flirt with and touch you, but is necessary for main quests- which turns me off the game. I miss male content and really wish sexuality toggle was a thing here, like it is in Lilith's Throne.
- There's really only one male NPC with a story to romance/fuck, and it's very strict and slow, only for gentle domming. I haven't even gotten anywhere with him yet. There's brief male characters in the arena you can fuck or be fucked by, but they don't even get granted a face picture like the females get. There's a clear priority for fem characters here. I wouldn't even be disappointed if they didn't write entirely new male characters but instead just gave players an option to genderbend pre-existing ones.
- Even when you disable every gender but male, females will still show up in scenarios (random spawned npcs, not important characters) like with the portal panties. I really wish the toggle worked properly for everything.
- Male/male content quickly reads as a bi guy in denial of his male attraction, as bottom males are often referred to as "sissy", "girl" and called "her", even calling their hole a pussy. It doesn't really feel gay, it gets very straight-coded, and immediately makes me uncomfortable. It ruins what could have been some really hot scenes; the writing isn't bad otherwise.
- The only sexy (stat boost) underwear is for women. There's no sexy male underwear. Some leather harnesses, thongs or exotic gay underwear would really improve options. Maybe even accessories or thigh highs for those who enjoy that.
- I also wish you could toggle off the excessive violence. It's impossible to be a brat, fighting for dominance or otherwise resist for CNC (Noncon play) without the NPCs starting to scratch and punch the shit out of you. Sometimes they'll do it anyway, even if you obey them or actively try your best to pleasure them. Some get angry for no reason, others beat you up without even being angry. It's a bit infuriating, because it takes all the hotness out of the scene- I'm not really into abuse or pain.
I don't know how much the creator of this game is planning to add or change, but seeing it be solely straight and lesbian focused makes me sad- because I really like what's here. I think it's good. I want more content I can enjoy. But the more I play I just find yet another female character that tries to sex me up, and while I can refuse actual P in V sex I get forced into kissing, cuddling, having pussy in my face, my character flirting with them without my consent, and my character just lusting for female NPCs constantly. Eliza, Nova, Socket, Risha, Tavi, Rahi, Kidlat, Artica... Like sure, you can ignore them. But then you're left with no quests and nothing to do besides just fighting and fucking the randomly spawned NPCs. It's very frustrating, and the more fem shit gets forced down my throat with no option to go "sorry I'm not into women", the more bitter I get playing. I don't want that.
If the creator themselves don't make anything, is there a mod for male content? Maybe one in the making? Or alternatively, does anyone know of a good game that doesn't have these issues? I have looked around for years, but I have yet to find a single game like BDCC, Corruption of Champions, Trials in Tainted Space or Lilith's Throne that actually has a lot of male/male focus. They're ALL 90+% female focused. Gay guys get the short end of the stick when it comes to porn, what little is out there is either made by and for women like yaoi (the men think, act and often look like women so it ends up feeling very off and straight), or big, fat hairy men in bara content. Which I'm not into. There just isn't any good quality male/male stuff where there's sexy guys being guys. People seem to often not know how to write male attraction and how to properly sexualise men. Might be a cultural issue.
I apologise for the rant, truly. But gods, I've been wanting something solid for many years now and this one has such promise. Please throw the gays a bone here. We're starving.