I like various sorts of adult VNs/Kinetic/Games but have a particular fondness for netorare (there is a spectrum - the MC not knowing, the MC aware but powerless to halt it and the MC actively enjoys as a fetish i.e. Cuckold.) I much prefer the first two as I find the full on cuck fetish not to my taste. This masterful Kinetic Novel falls squarely into the "MC aware but powerless to stop it"...well, short of shooting someone or losing his job. Now that I got the parameters in place - on to the review.
First off, this Dev is talented, really talented. The renders, animation and story are top notch. Starting with his intro where he clearly spells out that it is a kinetic novel, with movie like animations, about a subject matter some might dislike (you know the crowd that loses their shit over NTR) - I knew I was about to view something special.
It is a classic NTR story. If anyone is familiar with Jav NTR you have seen this story played out. Yet, the devil is in the details and this KN is all about the details. The buildup, the characters, the inevitability. You see what is going to happen, but it somehow does not lessen the impact. How? Because the Dev has done a superb job of setting up the relationship of the husband and wife. They love each other. There is a bond. It shows in the writing and their interactions. That is the key to great Netorare - it is what makes the betrayal (through blackmail, coercion or whatever) that much more titillating.
On the technical level, the renders are excellent. The animation is fluid and of high quality. Most of the animations are actually like mini movies or quick frames. You are alerted when this is happening, so you don't skip. There is sound and it is used strategically and well. Apart from a few typos the writing is very good. A story is woven, and it is plausible. There is no real stretch of porn logic. Yes, you may have acted differently than the husband, but that is not the point. It could happen. The antagonist is an asshole. You will most likely hate him. Having worked in and around the C suite and within sales organizations I've met many like him. Again, plausible character. Most likely you will also dislike the husband and view him as a "beta male" or whatever. I simply viewed him as a man with no options frozen by events. The Dev does throw a few things around suggesting he is not a loser or unattractive.
Critiques? Well, apart from the stray typo my only cons would be purely subjective. At first, the wife wasn't my cup of tea. Not fond of tattoos (she has a few) and piercings (nose, many in ears). She is not a young bimbo masquerading as a mother with a son in college. Yet, as the story unfolded, I found her more appealing. The sex scenes are good. I just wish there were more of them. For artistic reasons and to build the anticipation and shock you, at first, see glimpses of action. It is initially frustrating - I wanted to see the full-on seduction and more than the glimpse, but then later I realized what the Dev was doing. You were seeing what the distraught husband was seeing - well done Dev, well done.
Ok this has gone on long enough - if you enjoy Netorare and do not mind a Kinetic Novel, this is your Jam. It elevates the genre to a height few Devs can achieve. Try it out and don't use the skip function.