Man, what a ride. I'm kind of late to the party, but I just had to review this one. Lost in Paradise is a medium-sized VN that focuses on most aspects of NTR. What makes this one special, however, is that you can get cucked or do the cucking. In other words, right at the beginning of the game you'll be prompted with two routes: netori and netorare. Regardless of which route you choose, you have complete control of how you want to develop your dynamic with the characters.
The netorare can be limited to just teasing and some handjobs until the very end of the game, or it can go into full femdom. Not only that, but depending on your choices, you can even stop sharing Eva with others and go back to a normal relationship. On the netori side, you can be a good friend and be considerate towards Bob, or you can bully him all the way down into full submission. There's also Celine, and you can also develop an relationship with her if you want.
With that out of the way, let me be clear. While this dev is most known for his netorare/netorase works, Lost in Paradise really shines on the netori route. Plain and simple, it's just a better story. Not only does it have more key events and a more natural development, but it also has more characters, better dynamics and an actual backstory.
If you go the netorare route, the game plays like a typical cuck VN, but even more rushed and nonsensical than what's usually acceptable. The wife needs no convincing and the MC is into it from the beginning. The opening scene of the NTR route already has her kissing and falling in love with the guy. No build-up, no hesitation, no seducing, nothing. After the opening act we get more choices on how to proceed, but even before that the MC is already a willing spectator instead of an active participant with principles and doubts.
But back to what really matters, the netori route is briliant. It's not just a bland power fantasy where you conquer the ladies with your 20-inch dick. It's a well-written and fun story with plenty of hot scenes and a natural progression. The netori sex scenes are objectively better simply because you actually participate in them, which means that the dialogue is more detailed and immersive instead of just "Ughhh my wife looks so hot getting fucked by him." The netori is an integral half of this game and doesn't feel like it was just smacked together due to popular demand. You also have the option of a threeway with Eva and Lia, which was very good.
My only complaints are that there is no option to do some mutual swinging with Bob and the game doesn't have proper endings. It seems like the author didn't know how he wanted to finish the story, so he just wrote two short epilogues to show how the characters are doing now. I also would have liked an option to be more mean in the bullying route. You can try to be mean, but everything is still tame and 100% grounded in consent, which is kinda boring but I understand the appeal.
Conclusion/TL;DR:
Lost in Paradise is carried by the netori route, but the netorare/netorase can also be enjoyed if you just want more of the same. Seriously, though. The netori carried this game and it's the only reason why It deserves a 4 instead of a 3. I was even tempted to bump it up to 5, but then It'd be glossing over the half-baked endings, the silliness of the netorare route, the constant grammar mistakes and how tame the "bullying" route is. All in all, great game. It's worth the download, but you won't be missing much if you skip this one.
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Visuals: ★★★☆☆
Sexual Content: ★★★★☆
Gameplay: ★★★☆☆
Personal Enjoyment: ★★★★☆
The netorare can be limited to just teasing and some handjobs until the very end of the game, or it can go into full femdom. Not only that, but depending on your choices, you can even stop sharing Eva with others and go back to a normal relationship. On the netori side, you can be a good friend and be considerate towards Bob, or you can bully him all the way down into full submission. There's also Celine, and you can also develop an relationship with her if you want.
With that out of the way, let me be clear. While this dev is most known for his netorare/netorase works, Lost in Paradise really shines on the netori route. Plain and simple, it's just a better story. Not only does it have more key events and a more natural development, but it also has more characters, better dynamics and an actual backstory.
If you go the netorare route, the game plays like a typical cuck VN, but even more rushed and nonsensical than what's usually acceptable. The wife needs no convincing and the MC is into it from the beginning. The opening scene of the NTR route already has her kissing and falling in love with the guy. No build-up, no hesitation, no seducing, nothing. After the opening act we get more choices on how to proceed, but even before that the MC is already a willing spectator instead of an active participant with principles and doubts.
But back to what really matters, the netori route is briliant. It's not just a bland power fantasy where you conquer the ladies with your 20-inch dick. It's a well-written and fun story with plenty of hot scenes and a natural progression. The netori sex scenes are objectively better simply because you actually participate in them, which means that the dialogue is more detailed and immersive instead of just "Ughhh my wife looks so hot getting fucked by him." The netori is an integral half of this game and doesn't feel like it was just smacked together due to popular demand. You also have the option of a threeway with Eva and Lia, which was very good.
My only complaints are that there is no option to do some mutual swinging with Bob and the game doesn't have proper endings. It seems like the author didn't know how he wanted to finish the story, so he just wrote two short epilogues to show how the characters are doing now. I also would have liked an option to be more mean in the bullying route. You can try to be mean, but everything is still tame and 100% grounded in consent, which is kinda boring but I understand the appeal.
Conclusion/TL;DR:
Lost in Paradise is carried by the netori route, but the netorare/netorase can also be enjoyed if you just want more of the same. Seriously, though. The netori carried this game and it's the only reason why It deserves a 4 instead of a 3. I was even tempted to bump it up to 5, but then It'd be glossing over the half-baked endings, the silliness of the netorare route, the constant grammar mistakes and how tame the "bullying" route is. All in all, great game. It's worth the download, but you won't be missing much if you skip this one.
Writing: ★★☆☆☆
Visuals: ★★★☆☆
Sexual Content: ★★★★☆
Gameplay: ★★★☆☆
Personal Enjoyment: ★★★★☆