RPGM - Completed - The Fun Convalescent Life at the Carva Household UC [v1.000] [Tanaka Fraulein]

amazing gallery. not so amazing game. there is way too much dialog and not enough action. the intro feels like a linear 5 hour crawl. i have played lengthy jrpgs that have taken less time to get started.

To be honest one of the trashiest games I played

Maybe it's just not my type of game, but I do expect if you have such relationships you as S&M control your S, but here it goes out of the and of master and becomes shit.

So 3/10, just for content and some work done in story and art, but definitely not more

If you're looking for an over the top, slice of life NTR game, then this one is for you. First off, the premise is so over the top that it's quite ridiculous and funny. Essentially, the cucking fetish in this game is considered a mental illness. The protagonist accidentally contracts this awful mental disease from being bit by a unicorn. Once he becomes fully mentally challenged, he begins lending his wife to various people in town. What's very different from this and other NTR games is that it's mostly light hearted fun and even has a relatively happy ending. The main girl is pretty hot and there's a petite side girl with two scenes. The free roam sections feel a bit forced as there is very little sidequests in this game; it would definitely benefit from a Quest log as you have to walk around to find someone to either progress the main story or see a side quest. Overall, there are a ton of really hot scenes in this game for your masturbation purposes.

This is the best Netorase/Swinging game I've played.
Characters are great, quite a few Hscenes, translation was surprisingly good , and it's a pretty decently sized game.

The game doesn't focus on degrading or humiliating the MC for being a cuck. It's not some asshole stealing your girl away. It's surprisingly wholesome, and well written.

Also the mc is straight, so there's no cum kisses or bisexual stuff involving him if you're not into that.

The bestiality part isn't necessary at all, but this games get 5 Stars cause of the MC girl. Her art is great, also she is just cute and lewd at the same time, and she is "normal looking", not some woman with gigantic breats or a woman that looks like a child.
The story is also fine, but could be longer, the whole game could be longer tbh, with more characters, more options and just more of our mc girl. Also that fact that group sex stands out here, is something what makes the game more special, compared to other titels.

just finished the game with 38 hours (like 2-3 hours of leaving the game on in the background) The characters are really fleshed out and the conversations they have are written well and don't come off as half-baked. The comedy is really good coming out of nowhere while in the middle of some exposition. I think if you enjoy the premise of the game by the time you reach the end you'll have a smile on your face just as I did. 5/5 Wholesome ending!

The NTR is Netorase, to be more exact Sharing.

Played beginning part of it till the NTR begins and I can see it is VERY comedic and VERY text-y. So in essence, it is not much in terms of game but the CGs do serve well. Well, ' cute & funny' would be a good tag for this one. Fappable? CGs are hot enough at least.

Fantastic Netorase content, there are a ton of scenarios and satisfying buildup without dragging too much. Super funny as well, Unicorn disease causing a cuckold fetish is not something I'd have thought of..

Oh boy this is one of the hottest game on this site. Went straight to my best games folder.

The weakest part of this game is certainly the unicorn thingy as an excuse for the NTS storyline. But it's not that bad because the story is afterall, a lighthearted one. Bear with that and you get one of kinkiest scenarios involving wife sharing.

The artwork is the most amazing thing about this game. It made me on the verge of explosion many times.

The gameplay is scene hunter - and it can get frustrating at times, but it kinda make sense considering the context of the game.

This game is going to be polarizing, so I'm going to throw in my review too. Overall, this is a game with some really great strengths, pulled down by some really bad weaknesses and some mildly bad annoyances.

First off, if you aren't into NTR or adjacent kinks, just stop reading and leave, the game is 100% a skip for you.

Strengths?
+ Fantastic art with lots of scenes. Great BDSM Stuff. They nail the NTR with dramatic pauses and music shifts.
+ Great outfits and character design (please I beg of you artists, draw more normal sized proportioned women like Rize)
+ Occasional funny moments and character development
+ Unique take on corruption, the cuckold just openly and happily talks about corrupting the wife, and the bulls ask for consent a lot. It mirrors a real life cuckold situation way more. It's honestly kinda more like swinging than NTR, but Japan is going to Japan. This is different than the usual (kinda boring) ridiculously pure evil character doing the corruption.

Bad Stuff?
- Way too much inane mundane dialog. The slice of life stuff just doesn't do it for me. The CTRL key is held down for so much. Some fat guy likes cake, got it. Skip 50 lines of dialog. Maybe I'll care when he's actually going to fuck the wife, not when he's 5 hours of gameplay away from fucking the wife.
- The translation is not terrible but it's also not great. If a human writer took over it'd probably jump a full star. I'd say the translation detracts 0.5 stars, while the scenes and art are so erotic that good writing could add a full star.
- It's a walking simulator with no quality of life, map, or even a quest objective reminder. Honestly, I'd have just read this as a manga/webcomic and enjoyed it just the same.

Middling Stuff?
~ I like the juxtaposition of happy day life with slutty night time wife, but it could be done faster.
~ The writer likes the NPCs way too much, way too early. It could've benefited from an editor to help cut down the focus to important characters.
~ The unicorn curse premise is just stupid and the unicorn is drawn to look derpy. I don't know why. It's bizarre since the overall writing and ideas are good, like the author knows how to write a story. It's NTR, we're willing to suspend our disbelief, you don't have to spend so much time on the unicorn to justify it (and failing). They even try justifying the stair design in the apartment (who cares? it's a shitty RPG maker map)
~ If I was the editor I'd say cut that stuff entirely and give 3 messages tops about why NTR is going to happen. Keep the actual good stuff like the guy overhearing the funny comments from the townspeople.

Conclusion
4/5. You will be rewarded with the amazing thumbnails and good NTR vibes... if you are horny enough to get through the bad stuff. If you are just browsing, wait until you are in this mood before playing. There are other games that are a pleasure to play from start to finish,and this isn't it. You have to wade through the mud to get to the good stuff here.

I was going to skip this game because the premise seemed so absurdly stupid that it wouldn't be worth it, but I came back anyways because I wanted to see just how ridiculous it actually is. It wasn't worth it.

The art is fantastic (straight up, 10/10) but it's wasted on this game, because nothing else about it is good.

There is so much worthless, uninteresting dialogue. The exposition has exposition. There are some sprinkles of humor in there that might give you a laugh, but it's just not worth reading 10-20 minutes of fluff dialogue for a slight chuckle. It's a VN made in RPGM, but that's not really a problem because if the dialogue was ever so slightly worth reading then it'd be fine, but it's not worth it. It is beyond boring.

If the game stuck to being an absurd humor game and dialed back the walls of text, it would've been pretty good. The ridiculous premise would've been fine. However, it quickly degrades into a by-the-book NTS game. At that point you must ask, why not just make the premise generic as well? If it kept the rather upbeat vibe, it would've been fine. Hell, it could've been great.

It gets to a point where it's all just meaningless sex. NTR, NTS, and all cheating games require decent dialogue to be good, as that is what is required to draw you in and keep your attention. Porn in this genre needs to make you care about what is going on, and that is absent.

I rarely give 1 star ratings, as I reserve them for games that I feel are just outright unplayable, and I feel this game is right up that alley. The top-tier art doesn't even save it, as even the gallery forces you to hold ctrl to skip 15 minutes of dialogue to see some porn.

tldr; If you like NTS or even NTR Type A, just play this, no questions asked.

Sure it's an NTS game, but the lack of heavy conflicts and hateable characters just made this game the best NTS game I've ever played. Bruh, even I like every character in this game. They are not just a lifeless D for the plot, they are alive, have humor, and personality. The downside is they yap a little too much imo. So if you just want to watch the scenes I think you will hate this aspect. The MC is S and the girl is M even before the NTS play is a big plus for me. So even if other people break her, she's not corrupted, she's just unleashed her inner desire, so again no heavy conflict in this game.

Story: 8/10

Still makes sense, nothing too abnormal about it, but I like the comedic part here and there very much.

Story (NTS): 11/10

The best I've ever played/read/experienced.

Gameplay: "It's just a VN, isn't it?"/10

A VN it is.

Art: Hot af/11

They really go plus ultra on the art, not just half baked PNGs, it even has background for every scene. They animated the H scene, even if only "forward backward" animation, but I appreciated it in.

TL;DR High CG-count (40+ unique CGs, not counting variants) RPGM "VN" focused on Netorase (wife-lending/sharing) with copious amounts of BDSM, group sex, and a dash of bestiality. Great art overall, with a bit of a hit-or-miss writing (depending on the reader). Surprisingly "wholesome".

For context, I first came across this game by chance last year when I was browsing through Hitomi and instantly, it became one of my most "read" CG galleries. Without knowing a lick of the plot, I loved the simplicity of the art and how the artist managed to convey the different sex positions pretty well and it also helped that I was a fan of group sex. I was stoked to see it here, only to be disappointed by the MTL and unoptimized text-wrapping at first, but our resident GPT-4 translator came along to save the day with a better MTL. As of the writing of this review, an official TL by Hanabi Games has been announced by the developers on November 2024.

Visuals (4/5)
+Simple but great character designs. Even the males look decent and are recognizable enough. Nothing really off-putting in terms of design
+Well-proportioned heroine, perfect for medium-is-premium guys. She fits in her setting with her barista/waitress outfit. I like how it's not out-of-place slutty like others
+Lots of CG (40+); taking a look at the game files alone, there are about 440+ pictures of the H CG
~Bog-standard RPGM assets
-Some minor nitpicks such as character portraits being mirrored when they're on the left-side of the screen
-Art is crippled by the low-resolution (1024 X 576); you'd need to fiddle around with a third-party upscaling software like Mapgie in order to get the most out of the art

Audio (N/A)
~No voice-acting
~Standard RPGM audio
~Some copluation SFX (plap plap plap, splurt) but it's not really optimized to speed-up or slow-down

Writing/H-Content (4/5)
+Nukige. You'll get to sex scene after sex scene after the intro.
+These aren't Shakesperean characters, but they are written surprisingly well enough that you'd care about them and know them a bit. Honestly, I didn't expect to care much about the bulls at first but they're written "decently" enough that they're surprisingly likeable and "human". Take Large-san for example. He looks like your stereotypical asshole bull (and even the characters in-game remark that he looks like one of those typical AV actors) but he's generally a considerate good guy with a sensitive-side that you'd happily go out drinking with
+Plot is interesting enough to warrant a read even in its current state. While the premise might sound like a load of crap, this is mainly a light-hearted Netorase with some comedy thrown in. I like the contrast between the hardcore H scenes and the wholesome day-to-day life
+Writing has some comedic punchlines, which I do appreciate, even if they miss the timing from time-to-time. They're good enough to develop the characters through their banter
+TL is good enough barring the usual pronoun swapping that MTL is notorious for. Only thing I noticed so far that was off was the guys addressing a character that was off-screen but other than that, the TL is serviceable enough.
~H-scenes are tailor-made for fans of Netorase, BDSM, and group sex. If your niche isn't in any of these, then this game would a be hard sell.
~Most scenes are a variant of penetrative sex. While I am fine with that, I'm pretty sure some would call that out as a con of the game and would say that the H scenes would get stale after some time due to that
-While the writing is generally fine and inoffensive, it is definitely not for some (especially for those who play with their pants down). The pacing between H scenes might kill the momentum for those who are only in it for the sex. In between H, you might need to go through about 5~15 minutes of dialogue which may either entertain or annoy you (e.g. bar banter)

Gameplay (3/5)
+Has backlog (Q) and hide-text-box (right-click) functions
+Overworld map is designed pretty intuitively; not much reason to get lost or whatnot
~Strictly linear and is practically on rails; has no combat and is basically a scene collector
~RPGM mechanics are just used to show the context of a particular scene or conversation
-Would really be better if it didn't follow the standard RPGM template. For example, if the overworld was changed to a menu-based one (wherein you just click Cafe, Grandmother's House, Bar, etc.) then it would cut out a lot of unnecessary time.

Would I recommend it?
In a word, yes. Overall, the game is a solid RPGM scene collector. While "wholesome" netorase isn't a unique concept at this point, the characters in this game are written well-enough that it works well here. I really like the dynamic between the main couple and their friends. The art is really good and I guess this is just the fruits of the dev's labor (they've been working on this even before January 2023, which is their first ci-en post). If you're in the mood for something dark or serious, then you should definitely pass on this in the meantime since the game is generally joking around and lighthearted in nature. If you're also just in the mood for a quick fap, well, this game might work but the context of the conversations really is the spice that gives this game that kick that it needs. Other than that, I'd recommend this to anyone who wouldn't mind the game's themes.

Very good. Starts off slow burn, but gets very spicy later. Surprisingly very funny, and I really enjoyed the relationships between the main couple, as well as with everyone around them. Good netorase story without any belittling or humiliation of the MC (at least as far as I've gotten so far).

The translation is still a but rough in places, but it's good enough to be enjoyable, and for the humor to work, and most of the time I don't really notice it. Only once have I seen the gender pronoun swapping issue you get with MTL from Japanese sometimes. I think you can safely disregard earlier reviews that shat on the game for poor MTL, as long as you use the included patcher it seems much better than what they were describing.

Hits a lot of NTS spots, no belittling the husband. Everything Rize do was because MC asked. Rize was hot without those grotestequely overly large tits or ass that is so common nowadays. Dogs was a bit of a miss with me but acceptable with the context of humiliation.

Game didnt need to be RPGM though. All the walking about town was just a waste of time. Some img files are missing from the download but since the game will tell you which file is missing, it can be circumvated by copying and renaming existing files to the missing file name.

Ruta routes can be missed entirely if not started before progressing with Large's main quest.

would have liked a slightly longer playable epilogue to see the depravity that Rize is willing to go. hopinh for a sequel. while i'm off to look at any other games the developer made

Wow, really good game for people that enjoy NTR, NTS, and BDSM slave training.

10/10

Linear story, but the characters are likeable, showing lots of personality, and the plot keeps you hooked, wanting more and more.

If you apply the bugix and text wrapping patch its very much playable (why isnt it prepatched tho?!)
Love the art and there are actually a lot of scenes in the game even if they are spaced out a bit sometimes. If you are a fan of NTR this is a must play.

Sadly the game may as well have been a VN. Extremely linear, and scenes are few and far between, at least in the first two hours. Even the art is lacking: no standing CGs anywhere, no cut-ins during dialogue, only a couple of CG images during the H-scenes. The art itself is good but it's so infrequent that you just feel like you're playing a text-based RPGM VN most of the time.

Maybe when the game gets a proper translation the story will be more engaging. The story is understandable and the MTL isn't the worst I've seen, but it's not very good either.

FWIW, the intro seems to end after the unicorn "scene" plays out about 15-20 minutes into the game (maybe an hour if you read really slowly), but even after that it's just a game on rails: there are no choices to be made, the game holds your hand and tells you exactly where to go, with nothing to really explore beyond following the rails. I gave up after 2 hours. Incredibly boring and lackluster.

I don't know if the game has a recollection room, but if it does that's probably the best way to enjoy this one in its current state. Maybe a quality TL will make this more enjoyable in the future, but for now I would skip the game itself.

1 extra star for the quality art and the attempt at a netorase game, but that's it.

Has bugs in the very first part, it has LOTS of texts that aren't entertaining, the story is a nonsense, has a lot of text for trying to be a complete story but knowing that this story is not worth the time, you should consider another game if you just want to see ntr o a similar game.