I’d describe it as something awkward and even a bit embarrassing. Japanese games are known for this. For example, Nier Automata has intense scenes where silly robots mimic human behavior, including imitating sexual activity.
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YT (that is, Yoko Taro, the crazy author behind Nier series…) is known for his, well, bending the norms, and albeit B2’s hind quarters is scientifically researched 
as one of the best fanservices ever, so albeit I have put aside N. Automata around 15% because, well, I can’t make head nor tail of the YT-style convoluted story & narrative.
(enough inside the game to appreciate the reference to the paradox of the Ship of Theseus…), so I can’t say about the scenes you noted.
Best regards from Italy,
dott. Piergiorgio
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You should definitely complete it and also give Nier Replicant a try. Even with all the fanservice (which is actually cool, though), these are excellent games with an outstanding story.
Some people can be triggered by certain things. Suicide, nonconsenual sex, ie rape. Even if both are consenting, just rape in general can trigger others. Apparently, at least in the MUDing community, they have had to crack down on sex acts on a person’s character when they did not want to, present or otherwise.
Anything that consists of children is in poor taste when it comes to drama. See the above paragraph for apparently really poor taste.
Anything that is deemed to be truly racist in any number of real world categories could be a problem. But hating Orcs or Dwarves in a fantasy setting should be fine. “Every one hates the bloody Cardies. They are all Spoonheads” (DS9 reference if you do not know)
Something too much resembling a current religion or policial spectrum. It can bear some resemblance, as there are only so many things that can be made up. But too too familiar could trigger some one.
Actually come to think of it, anyone can be triggered by just about anything. But real world racism, nonconsensual behavior and children are usually the top things to consider avoiding. There is a reason GTA does not have (officially at least, not sure about mods) children on the street or mother’s pushing baby strollers. Just bad form.
Yet, it could be a powerful tool in a war game to “see a broken body” if it drives the point home of why the character is doing what they are doing, to save others. The Last of Us set a powerful tone using a similar technique. Nothing gruesome per say, just very sad and chaotic and unexpected.
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In my case, it has nothing to do with what I personally feel is objectionable, but what I think others are likely to feel uncomfortable dealing with.
All the obvious social taboos about physicality – sex, scatological issues, and so forth – are obvious. Then there’s politics generally and highly topical political issues specifically.
Finally there’s the issue of what I know about an individual’s specific concerns. I wouldn’t recommend a particular episode of The Orville featuring a giant pseudo-spider creature to someone I knew was arachnophobic, for example. Text adventures are in many ways easier to distance from because they’re generally text, but the basic principle is the same.
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