VN - Others - Completed - Lusting For Another Man [Final] [Atelier Sakura]

Overall score: 8+

So first thing to say is that this game and the Ria game have A LOT in common and that is that lots of assets, drawing and sex gimmicks were recicled and reused (since this game came out first it was the Ria game that sorta "ripped off" this one).

If I were to sum it up in a few words: The Ria game was good, this game is BETTER.
I would be mentioning the Ria game a TON since it's the best comparison that we have.

• on your first run you only get the bad ending but once you see that you unlock the options for wife POV and one option for the good ending on your second run

• unlike Ria which is "report" game, this one is silent netorase and the MC is almost completely in the "dark" on what the wife is up to, while this sort of gimmick usually result in a boring game but this one it proved to me that even this kind of nts can be REALLY GOOD if done right

• if you read my review on Ria you would know that the art style was one of the things that really ruffled my feathers on that one so you would think that it would apply also for this one?
Partially, I don't know why, I guess it's because Ria is blonde and is wearing purple so you really notice the chin and the small eyes more, while for Tsumugi her eyes are just slightly larger than Ria, and because the brown hair and the matching clothes you really don't pay too much attention to her chin.
So when it comes to this game the character artstyle, while still suffering if you pay close attention, is passable imo

• CGs you would see a lot of similarities between the two games and yes ofc this game got better CGs as you might have guessed it

• this game also wins on the sex scenes comparison. Some sex scenes got the same gimmick for which you'll find it hilarious / ridiculous when you play these 2 games back to back one after another

• But I gotta say on this game the sex scenes kept being better and better as you go along and those towards the endings were some of the best that this company made.
I was never a fan of threesome or orgy but I even enjoyed those out of what this game offered me.

• when it comes to character comparison gotta say for MC they are equal, for the FeMC well it's close personally I would pick Tsumugi but I do get the people that would say Ria since she alone carried that game, however when it comes to the rival the Tsumugi's one is like ten times better than that doctor.

• if I were to name the selling point of this game is that it has one of the best wife POV imo from Atelier Sakura.

• I was debating on whether to give this 8 or 8+.
I was going for 8 but the endings were just so GOOD that it made me add that plus.
Truly both the good ending AND the bad ending so encapsulated the beauty, the nastyness, the guilt, the regret, the sin and the essence of NTR imo.

Sorry if I mentioned the Ria game way more than necessary.
This game was truly great imo.
Atelier Sakura will be missed sadly ...

Lusting for another man is a story about a protagonist who was never very healthy, and can't satisfy his wife sexually cause she has a high sex drive. He tries really hard, but it's impossible, so the only available options are letting her have sex with someone who can get the job done (Netorare), or a bunch of guys for good measure (netorase). Stop me anytime you hear something new, and don't worry they really love each other very much each (in one of the endings). Anyway, it's more of the same, you can find better NTR without looking too much.

Positive:
- Wife's POV (it's the usual, she spends time with other guy, enjoys the sex, and suddenly feelings escalate. There's some reluctance, at least); 2 routes with different approaches; Enough H-scenes, but they are a bit short; The idea that problems such as this, come from lack of communication is a sensible point (couple has love, but they keep "walking on eggshells", around each other).

Negative:
- Protagonist is annoying. Being a "wuss" is fine. Being unprofessional, paranoid, and guilty all the time in sequential scenes, is not; Dumber than usual plot devices (foreplay is a thing, "pills" exist. Jogging and energy drinks, aren't much of a solution); Netorare route doesn't demonstrate the connection between alternative couple (it's love because it is); Netorase route has the heroine on "nymphomaniac mode" (as in she'll have sex with anyone).

Score: 4/10. "NTRwise" this dev has delivered better, including likable heroine, capable protagonist, and interesting scenario. No point in complaining, they are not gonna change their ways, and in my opinion you can find better in their catalogue. Not recommended.