I posted a pretty comprehensive review of the game last night. It's one of the few if not the only one that can make most players happy I think. Having played all 4 paths I can say that there's little to no NTR in it, unless you choose it. On the love path your only real competition is a kid her own age who wants to date her but you can cock block him if you choose. If you don't, then you have nothing to complain about. As far as the other men who are trying to exploit her, the MC is there to protect her. The MC is not weak by any means and is the hero of the story on that path. You can't have a hero without villains to overcome. For example, the story of Robin Hood would be pretty boring without the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Grandfather: Robin Hood gets word that the evil Sheriff of Nottingham has kidnapped Maid Marian...
Grandson: Grandpa, I hate NTR!!
Grandfather: No, it's okay, he just locks her up in a tower and Robin Hood rescues her and they live happily ever after. So Robin Hood gathers his Band of Merry Men to assault the castle and rescue fair Maid Marian...
Grandson: I said I hate NTR!!
Grandfather: Okay...uh...so Maid Marian and Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men just hang out in the forest all day...
Grandson: What part of "I hate NTR" isn't clear?!
Grandfather: The Band of Merry Men?
Grandson: Yep.
Grandfather: They're just Robin Hood's trusted friends. Maid Marian is only with Robin Hood in the story, no one else.
Grandson: I don't care. Make them go away. I hate NTR.
Grandfather: I don't think NTR means what you think it means.
Our Fate is a visual novel. In order for the story in this or any other novel to be truly great, there have to be obstacles for the protagonists to overcome. Without them, it's boring. Remove Thanos and The Avengers sucks. There are visual novels out there that are simply a romantic relationship between an older man and a younger girl. This isn't that type of game. It has action and the MC is a hero. The villains are evil and going to try to hurt people. The MC is going to stop them. If you just want simple netori/harem scenes to fap to, then this honestly isn't what you're looking for.
The brief nightmare scene was part of the internal struggle that the MC was having. It was there to illustrate what happens if the MC fails to protect her and stop the villains and also to force him to recognize that he loves her and he really doesn't want to see her with anyone else. It's been removed in the most recent release. This change due to player bitching saddens me as a happy ending was what I wanted on the love path, but knowing that the MC could fail in several possible ways gave the story real stakes. Knowing that the MC is pretty much guaranteed to win now makes the story less realistic and actually lessens the emotional impact of the happy endings. It also means that my decisions are less significant now because there's really only one way for the story to go. That leaves the only potential bad ending of basically just rejecting her. You don't want her or you treat her so badly that she leaves. The irony of changing the nightmare to one where she's packing up to leave doesn't change anything in the long run. It's not like she's going to die a spinster or cat lady. If she does pack up and leave and that's the only bad ending, then guess what, after she leaves and gets to the new city, you know some other dude is still going to be banging her eventually, whether it's shown or not.
The corruption path doesn't really have any NTR. The MC is the villain and if he chooses to share her or pimp her out or whatever, that's because you chose that. It's more of a swinging thing than anything. In all possible paths, the only way she ends up with another guy is because you chose to allow it. It can easily be played that she's with no other dude but you.
I really like this game and I hate to see its thread derailed by another circle jerk debate about netorare. There isn't any actual NTR in this game. The pointless complaints remind me of the Acting Lessons thread and bitching about the "NTR ending" when Rena ends up with Liam. Or complaints when a woman in a game has a boyfriend or husband and is shown with them. I want the game and story to grow however the developer wants. They're made an amazing game so far and I trust them to continue doing so. I'm eagerly looking forward to where the paths are going and I would hate to see that derailed by people who can't handle good drama or the consequences of their decisions.
