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Poll: Cheating on the Girls

  • I love cheating/sleeping around 98
  • I like cheating/sleeping around 40
  • I don't mind cheating/sleeping around 236
  • I dislike cheating/sleeping around 49
  • I hate cheating/sleeping around 12
  • 2023-12-12
  • 435 votes
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Content

It goes without saying, but our MC is a man-whore who gets around quite a lot... and in the process, he's formed multiple relationships: some sexual, some romantic, some a little of both. This web of relationships will only continue to grow as the story progresses, which leads to a lot of risqué content.

While this will inevitably lead to some hurt feelings and drama, I want to make something very clear:

(!) Some of you may consider this "mild" SPOILER territory, read below at your own risk! (!)

Your actions will never lead to the loss of a girl/your relationship with her... with some small, extremely rare exceptions where you can literally do everything wrong and make a blatantly obvious sequence of "bad" choices that could potentially lead to some negative outcomes. The ultimate outcome in Radiant, even with all of the sleeping around, will be a harem where the girls accept and grow to like and respect one another, which can in fact mean the "happiest" outcome for most involved.

With that pertinent fact out of the way, I want to know how much you guys LIKE or DISLIKE cheating content. "Cheating" in this context is the MC cheating on the girls, never the other way around.

Be honest! You can only vote once!

Comments

Ausguy92

I prefer an above board harem, but cheating works as long as it doesn't destroy existing relationships or you can reconcile into everyone getting along.

RK Studios

I want to expand upon on the subject of "hurt feelings and drama": Something I've always strongly disliked about harem AVNs is the way the girls are just immediately okay with one another. I don't know about you guys, but I've met very few "cuckqueans" in the real world. Jealousy, possessiveness... these are common and normal emotions that a lot of guys and girls feel. Pretending they don't exist for the sake of harem feels like a copout. It pulls me out of it and breaks the immersion. In a way, it even makes the girls seem like they care/value the relationship a lot less. Something I wanted to avoid in Radiant is glossing over those feelings. Many of the girls in Radiant will have fairly believable reactions when learning the truth about the others... and this will sometimes mean they're upset, or angry, or even ready for a catfight. That being said, with some clever timing, wording, and persistence, you'll be able to push through it and obtain the best possible outcomes for all. I feel like, from a story and relationship perspective, this will make them feel more real (in a good way), it will make your relationships stronger, it'll help you learn more about each girl... and it will make the inevitable harem feel a lot more "deserved" and earned. The idea is NOT to punish players. The concept behind cheating in the game is to make the story more meaty, the content more taboo, and ultimately... the game more fun. This INCLUDES the tricky and more "dramatic" parts. It hasn't really been done before in these games, at least not in a good way, so you guys will definitely have to trust that I know what I'm doing and can pull it off in a way that is ultimately more satisfying and fulfilling than the alternative.

Siilyb1424

I actually quite enjoy it as an option. I like the freedom to make that decision myself. For example I really liked what yoy did with the restaurant scene in ch.1, first date with Brooke. That was really well done in that the player controls both how it plays out as well as how to feel about it and how to approach the two ladies afterward about it.

The AG Endeavor

I hate cheating in this genre out of principle. If the girls can’t even have a serious romantic interest outside of the MC, the MC shouldn’t have the option to cheat like that. If you want a cheating game, play a cheating game.

Dubsington

I think you're on a good track. For me the perfect situation is when the girls are aware of each other, get along, orgies are a regular thing, and lesbian sex within the harem abounds. I don't mind some drama along the way-- stories must have conflict, after all-- but I'd rather not have it be insurmountable. (If I want irritating drama I can't fix, I can just stick with real life.)

wulftattu

IRL I never cheated on someone I was in a "true relationship" with. Having said this I dated alot of women at the same time. Some knew some didn't. Some found out and "poof" some excepted it. I love the idea of the conflicts, these, while in a game, represent real people. No two are the same. Some may be like I know don't want to see or hear bout it. Some Ya she's cool go for it. Navigating it should be fun.

DMG Entertainment

So far the way you have it is fine. The MC does think about what he is doing and does feel bad, but he is a manwhore in the end. We play game like to do things we can't or won't do RL.

Callisto

I have no interest in harems and mostly follow a single LI route in pretty much all AVNs. Yes, I miss out on a lot of content this way, but that's how I enjoy it the most. That being said, I love conflict and drama in stories, and I've had several intense experiences when I did things I later regretted.

David Traub

I think it's fine so long as if you don't like cheating, then you don't have to.

TemplarWarden

It's a matter of balance, time and communication. What positives offset the negatives, how long it goes without being resolved and how I would know as a player that is jot a bad end. Missing out on content in an adult video game by avoiding routes kinda just not want to want in a game with a harem option. Alternatively, I don't want the MC to be a continous piece of shit and treat favorite characters worse and worse. The longer it goes on and less active the character is to resolve it, the more unpleasant it gets.

Jonathan Hang

I don't mind Cheating/Sleeping around. Depending on the AVN's story or the way I feel about my character, I'll go for the Harem/Playing the Field Route with the LIs I like, or vice versa. I'll replay the AVN multiple times for each focused LI path later. With Radiant, I tried to RP as a caretaker taking care of my wards, only dating Brooke (for as long as I could) until, during the trip, I finally caved into temptation. Now I'm going for everyone (well, except Jade). I'm a man-whore when it comes to AVNs, lol.

Stonehands Jones

I like the temptation just so i can prove I'm loyal to my girls!