People don't got to understand how to judge things. People judge things based on their own experiences and knowledge so each will do it their own way, just as you judge things your way. It's like an opinion each person can have a different view of things.
Your still trying to make everyone see things the way you do, your explaining how you see the situation unfolding. Doesn't mean everyone else will see it the same way. Hence why so many others have stated they think the Leon scene was badly done/not timed right/unnecessary or whatever. It's their viewpoint/opinion. Simplest statement I can make is the reason she cheated does not matter at all, make all the excuses you want, explain it away all you want, the fact is she cheated. Yes some people try to move on after cheating in a relationship but majority do not make it because of the lingering doubts, they get worse over time and eat away at a person who then tends to destroy the relationship in some manner. Same conclusion just takes longer and is more painful for everyone involved especially if you add kids to the mix.
I never said it was wrong to give her a second chance but let me ask you this, does Alan forgive Leon and his family for everything they did in his past? Her betrayal of Alan with Leon was worse than what they did to him and his family, she not only cheated with his enemy from his past, she betrayed his trust, faith and vows to him. She can spend the entire rest of her life trying to make it up to him but she will never regain his trust, or faith in her fully. She has been lying and hiding things from him not just once but constantly so it's not like he can trust her to tell the truth or not to keep secrets from him ever again. There will ALWAYS be doubt in his mind, whether it's about her telling the truth, not having secrets or cheating again in another "moment of weakness".
Her traumatic past? Well now Alan has some trauma being betrayed by the person he was faithful and loved so much but that won't effect their marriage. He'll ignore all that so he can stay with the person who caused that trauma right?
How do people learn from their mistakes? Usually it's from the consequences, you don't know if something is right or wrong unless there are consequences to learn from. What does Clara learn from cheating on Alan with Leon? If Alan just forgives her, it shows she can do anything in their marriage and it won't have consequences because Alan will forgive her in her mind. So now she has permission to cheat whenever she wants with whomever she wants. No consequences for her actions.
I agree it would be nice to see them "take out the trash" together but afterwards it's her turn to face the music and he should walk away to give her some consequences and take responsibility for her actions as well. Whether it happens or not has yet to be shown but so far nobody except those already decided on ending the marriage are giving Clara any consequences for her actions.
All the netorare stuff was done for Alan? Who gets the promotion for a sucessful mission? Who ends up enjoying all the netorare stuff? You only see it as Alan benefits from everything and it will be easy to forgive her banging out 10-20 guys in a few weeks time because it was for him? Yea my wife is a slut but it's ok she did it all for me. If she never cheated with Leon doesn't mean it would be boring, that's your opinion. It could have happened later after more corruption effected her and she had more than a few days to establish a bond with Leon and still had the same purpose only more meaningful. Could have completely left that out and just had the corruption get her to where she is seeking out sex with other men or to do more things with them or a specific one who makes her experience things more. Those last things would have stopped this from being a typical netorare cheating story and made it a better one, but that's just my opinion.
Sorry but it seems like you are the one going around and targeting those who don't seem to agree with your opinion just like how you picked mine out even if my comment wasn't for you. So many people enjoyed the Leon scene with Clara and only the minority who hated it are being more vocal here as expected.
I have long since stopped trying to explain what the game is trying to convey to people like you because I want to respect this thread rules.
Those who were looking for explanation to why the cheating happened can kindly read my earlier comment or ignore if they want to force their opinion on me. That is why I put it out there.
But since you already picked my comment to nitpick on, let me pick something back,
Clara's actions are undoubtedly bad and considered a betrayal by many, but they serve a purpose, in fact, the most important purpose from a plot perspective. It shows and exhibits complicated moral dilemma and human weaknesses to the story. Its quite realistic that everyone has dark desires in their heart and so many succumb to it, even more so under extreme and stressful conditions.
In regards to forgiveness, it falls on Alan's( or the player's) discretion whether or not to forgive Clara. You argued that Alan's trust and faith in her will never be fully regained, but that entirely depends on his character's ability to forgive. There are indeed instances where people have successfully rebuilt trust after experiencing a major betrayal. There is always 2 sides to a coin even if it won't be perfect.
As for Clara's traumatic past which is yet to be made clear, it might not justify her actions, but it should be a significant aspect of her character development and might provide a possible explanation for her actions, perhaps even adding a sense of realism to the story.
You still think she cheated because of a "kiss" and that is proof that you barely understood what is happening between the main characters or you simply skipped or didn't care to pay more attention to everything that happened before.
Depicting characters with perfect moral compasses would be unrealistic and unrelatable; we all have our flaws and make mistakes.
When it comes to lessons and consequences, the story isn't over yet. We have yet to see how Clara's adulterous actions will shape her future and whether the consequences will lead her to accept responsibility for her actions.
Moreover, netorare stories are a niche genre that doesn't appeal to everyone, but they thrive on evoking strong emotions. The purpose is to challenge the players and provoke "healthy" discussion rather than make an echo chamber of ntr haters.
But when all is said and done, the dev's choices may not align with the preferences of every person, but they create interesting drama and thought-provoking scenarios than the usual boring cliche where the woman is forced into cheating compared to doing so out of her own will because of "unique" circumstances rather than just simple cheating. "Being forced into cheating" plots are so predictable and overdone that even a pig can guess how it will end. You pick any ntr story out of 100 and 99 times you will get the same thing.
But people are free to dislike what they don't like but what baffles me is why they stick around instead of moving on lol
