Well if I play as a female protagonist I prefer it to be in a third person rather than first person.
What makes me hesitant to play however is that I have played games with a female protagonist where there was no agency for them. Things happened to the female protagonist rather than the female protagonist having any influence on their life. (Please note I'm not talking about kinetic novels but from the protagonists perspective).
I also have a big issue with female protagonists who are sheltered to a point where it seems they dropped in from the 18th century or so. I expect even sheltered men and women to have heard of sex/porn/masturbation even if they have no experience themselves or think it is wrong in some way.
Lastly sexual assault in the first hour of the game makes me turn it off. I can understand you wanting to tell a story like that from the female perspective but it has to be earned.
Cool, thanks for the feedback! As someone writing a female protagonist AVN, I'll keep this in mind.
I think the tricky part is:
- Many female protagonist AVN players are guys, who want to see sexy scenes with the MC without too much buildup. (And probably want more groping and assault content like your typical bimbo in rapetown plot)
-Others are female players, or players who want to identify as the female: and want more agency, believable, and personality. You actually put it pretty well:The MC shouldn't be a prude from the 18th century, but sex scenes especially assault ones also have to be well-paced and earned, but also provide choice of player agency during.
It's a tricky duality to balance.