We’re about 1.2k pages in and people still complaining about ntr in an ntr game? The other title of this game is literally NTR Online
this game is NTR, there are no exceptions here. In fact, for those who think that Suguha will have a happy ending with Kirito, honestly speaking, unless Fujino completely changes his work bias, I doubt that will happen.
This name reflects Saikey's level of laziness - "this game has NTR and an online game, so what do we call it?"
NTR Online
And, of course, to avoid copyright prosecution. Focus on the original name that the author came up with.
Sword Art Online: The Trap of Breath Concealed Magic. It reflects the universe that the parody is made of and the abilities that help the main villain get his way. But keep in mind that the name was coined for the first part, because in the second part, Inoda power no longer play the same role as before.
That ending is possible. This game already has a different tone and approach to story telling from his previous works and most other NTR stories. Even Suguha's storyline has already changed mid story.
In previous Fujino games, there was no plot at all, for the most part. It was just a game - go here, go there, catch a scene. Actually, the first part of SAO was the same. I think Fujino abruptly ended the first part on version 0.41 because he came up with something grandiose.
More than a year ago, he said somewhere that there would be two endings - "stupid Kirito" and "cuckold Kirito". But in fact it's just the same thing with minor variations. Why are forum users so strongly opposed to having good endings or at least revenge endings in the game? There are a lot of popular NTR visual novels or RPG games that have good endings, relatively good ones, or revenge endings. It is ok. It's even good because it gives the players a chance to see what they want. For more than a year of development, Fujino could come up with something new. I hope that Fujino makes a real choice at the end, and not just an illusion of choice.
Who's talking about a good ending in this game - wake up, it won't happen anymore, Asuna will cheatin. Fujino can only either make an ending for revenge, or an ending in which Kirito gives Asuna an adequate answer, that is, he just leaves her and sleeps with Suguha\Synon\Administrator... at your choice.
Try to look at NTR in general and this game in particular from different angles. It's not just a genre where a woman gets fucked and her man suffers from it.