So I got to the part where I have to pick a house to investigate in Nadir.
I've been trying to play an NTR route, but I see nothing that really supports this idea. Sharing, open relationship, cuck stuff, yeah, they are all there. But not a single hint towards real NTR even being possible. And to prepare for the NTR that never showed up, I was playing the loyal submissive MC that doesn't cheat on Lilly. To me, NTR is all about things happening without MC's consent or desire (or even knowledge), but the game is completely consent based when it is dishing out the fetishes. It's one thing to ask the player if they want to get on a route, but always turning that meta decision of the player into a deliberate choice of the MC doesn't always work for NTR. Isn't turning on NTR in the preferences hint enough that the player is into NTR and that you have the player's blessing to engineer situations that can lead to NTR? But at least the dev definitely understands the difference between the NTR and NTS. It's just that NTR is non-existant.
Plus, it just felt like I was playing it the wrong way. I was working against the natural direction the plot wants to take me. It seems quite clear that this is generally designed as a "rise of the MC" story. The medallion gives him immense powers. The way I see it, the most satisfying and plot/porn relevant way to play this would be as a dominant harem making MC that gets corrupted by the medallion's power.
And any form of sharing, netorase, cheating, and submissive acts, are supposed to happen with MC's explicit consent and desire, not because he is too weak. He may act like a submissive/cuck if the player wants, but it will be just in the bedroom and with generally wholesome vibes. He will still be a competent hero or corrupted anti-hero/villain outside of sexual situations. But actual NTR? It goes against the very nature of the story. Which is probably why I haven't seen a single instance of it up to the point I played.
Just a heads up for others who wants to try an NTR (not cuckold) run. Perhaps there will be a good payoff later by building up a wholesome romance with Lilly if/when she finally has a chance to be stolen by BBC/slavers/whatever. But it will likely be an extremely infrequent branch (that probably lead to bad ends). Not to mention this is a pansexual furry game, so gay stuff will also limit H-content if you are not leaning that way.
That said, despite my playthrough having just a single sex scene, and my choice of MC disposition being contrary to what the plot is trying to set up, I enjoyed the story. There is great world building (quite gritty and dark, actually) and endearing characters. I can totally play this without any fetish mindset, probably. Just playing the hero that wants to romance Lilly and save the world lol.
