- Mar 7, 2021
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Literally my thoughts on what NTR is and why most NTR games shouldn't be called that.English is not my native language, so I apologize for any mistakes.
Of course. I think there might have been some misunderstanding about my point. I didn’t mean to take away the freedom of choice. What I wanted to say is that whether it’s an NTR game or not, the freedom of choice should be equally available to both sides. I might have conveyed my point poorly.
And, this is just my personal opinion: NTR, as its name implies, is about losing someone you love to another person.
Therefore, if the protagonist is not in a pure one-on-one romantic relationship with someone, I don't think other women having relationships with other men can be considered NTR.
For example, Megan and Jessica are the protagonist's family. If they date other men or have one-night stands, it can’t really be considered NTR. If the protagonist's mom sleeps with the dad, is that NTR? No, it’s not. And if the protagonist isn’t in a relationship with Amy and she’s with another man, that’s also not NTR. In Mia’s case, even though it’s an incestuous relationship, they love each other, so if Mia were to have a relationship with another man, that could be considered NTR. However, if Emma were to have a relationship with another man, would that be considered NTR?
If we were to set the standard for NTR as any male character other than the protagonist having a relationship with any female character close to the protagonist, then can we really consider that NTR? By that logic, the whole world would essentially be full of NTR.
Harem, incest, and NTR are all just differences in personal preference. It’s hard to understand how someone could be okay with harem and incest but not with NTR. Ultimately, I think the best approach is for developers to create games however they want. What matters most is the vision and intentions of the people making the game. Thank you.
If we remember where term came from, it came mostly from Japanese games, in which MC's LI is exactly taken away from him, it is really a real, pure NTR there. And if, as you gave a good example, MC's sisters date someone other than main character and have sex with someone other than him, that's fine. It's just not normal for a brother and sister to start a relationship. But for some reason incest is considered normal and welcomed in games and you almost never hear people who are unhappy about it. But NTR (although it is not NTR in fact, but just a normal life of a sister, mom, etc.) - is considered something bad.
Totally agree with you. So when Jess in Lust Theory went out on dates, maybe to spend time with boys, I didn't consider it NTR and it can't be considered it. If she's spending time with someone other than main character, that's fine. Of course until MC and sister fall in love with each other, then of course it could be considered NTR and cheating, like loving couple
And by the way, when MC himself takes someone away from other male characters or has a bunch of girls for himself alone, this is also considered normal in games by most. But when a girl has a lot of boy friends for sex, that's not normal. Not that I'm stomping for equality, but it seems really stupid.