VN - Ren'Py - The Honeymoon Shift [v0.3] [Cloaca Games]

I think this is one of the best games to demonstrate what a load of crap NTS is

The points you could get from this game:

1. If you are in a relationship, then the only way to enjoy NTS is not to engage in it.

2. If your girl wants to try swinging then either fix her head straight ASAP or dump her.

3. If you are not in a relationship and have no conscience at all, you can find an accomplice, and break up (or mutilate) couples for fun using 'sharing' as a weapon.

TLDR: 5 for semantics, 2 for visuals, 3.5 in average. Rounding it down.

Oh boy. Let's start with the easy part. The images and all are average leaning to bad but I also have to say that I saw a lot of game with worse images. So it's not very appealing but it does it's job.

Now the elephant.. I do understand that it's supposed to be a short game but really? How long was the development time? 2 Weeks?
And exactly here is the problem. The game takes zero time to develope anything in the story and the result is nothing makes sense.

And the absolute worst in this game is the wife. The overall plot is already pretty bad but I think with a bit of time and work you could make it to something worth to read.
Instead you have a wife you absolutely don't care about because the game does nothing with her at the beginning. She is basically directly send on the other guys dick. And the switch here if you stop another women giving you a handjob. You either say no and the game ends with "True love" or you allow it and you get rollercoasted into getting cucked.

Conclusion:
I give two stars for the average images and also for the option to leave your wife. But the end is not good. She becomes the other guys whore and MC drinking alone in a bar. I played worse but it's not far from that.

Let me start by saying that the existence of different paths doesn't mean there's actual exploration involved. For example, you can choose not to take the path that leads to you getting cucked, but then the game just ends lmao. That’s not what "having different paths" means!

The next issue is the wife. Overall, the characters in this game have zero personality appeal. The wife’s love and caring for her husband is a complete lie; otherwise, she wouldn't let the bull fuck her in the ass on the very first session when she doesn't even let her husband do that, and there’s no corruption mechanic involved. The wife is down for anything right from the start—if you tell her to sleep with 100 people, she’ll do it. This isn't NTR; this is a slut simulator. And then the developer writes that this is a "deep psychological story"! What psychology? The wife does whatever she wants with the bull from the very first moment without coordinating with her husband.

The art isn't good either. It’s not bad, but it’s not good if you compare it to other Honey Select games.

There’s absolutely no logic to it either; it runs on porn logic. If someone on a first date tells a wife—who isn't in a sharing relationship—"what nice lips you have," her husband should definitely show some reaction...

All in all, this game couldn't hook me at all because all the characters are trash. I’m sure the developer agrees with me, from the wife to that couple who plotted everything.

The animations aren't good compared to current Honey Select games either.

So, in summary, there is no love, caring, or corruption in this game, nor is there any NTR in the sense of losing someone the player has fallen in love with, because in the first place, no one would fall in love with this woman.