VN - Ren'Py - Vulgar Reverie [v0.15] [Saxonado Studios]

Rev @ Vulgar Reverie [v0.15]

Love the art, the heroine is sexy.

Dislike the writing for reasons I can't quite pin down. The fluency is fine, but the narrative seems rote and the characterization of specifically the MC doesn't click with me. The overall characterization is well done, possibly too well in his case. He's believably somebody I'd want to shove to the side to nail his wife myself as well.

Porn's as enjoyable as the rest of the art.

Early on the tutorial says the red options are 'rare' but I swear they are the most common. Perhaps my irritation comes from so much art and effort going into a mooncalf daydreaming shit that supposedly doesn't happen and doesn't matter: makes the Get To The Fucking Point -> tattoo on my peen stand out.

TLDR: Lovely for those who habitually ignore cucks anyway.

I've been following this game since the 0.03 release and I have to say that it holds up pretty well to this day. The art is gorgeous, Karmanseph really does have talent. I think that the NTS story is really good. Many people have different feelings about this, but I found the story to be still surprising to me. You can still feel the tension when the new events are happening, especially when Ammie teases us non-stop. We can really feel the NTS. In my opinion, this is one of the best NTS/cuckold adult visual novels out there. Saxonado was the first dev that I supported and he really deserves it. I really recommend giving this VN a try if you're into NTS and cuckold content of course.

Vulgar Reverie was something I’d heard a lot of praise for back in 2024, and at the time it made sense. The game was in early development, and those earlier parts were its strongest phase. The build-up to the NTS elements was excellent, and the art is fantastic.

The problem? The actual sex scenes. They’re terrible, easily some of the worst I’ve seen in H games. The lead-up to the first NTS scene with Jack was great, but when the actual sex part came, it was so painfully generic and boring that I clicked through it and forgot about it by the next day. At the time I didn’t fully realize why I felt that way.

Well the later arcs made it obvious. The new partners were pure walking tropes with no personality, and the same formula repeated, solid teasing leading to bad scenes. It feels like the author’s only reference for writing sex scenes was the dialogue in porn videos. I would suggest the developer to read some good Japanese NTS VNs, or heck even NTS manga will do if you want to improve your H scenes. Either way, these arcs were clearly worse because at least Geist and Jack felt like actual characters, these new ones don’t.

The game’s scenes are split roughly 60/40 between vanilla and NTS, by far the most vanilla content I’ve seen in an NTS title. I like vanilla scenes, but when they all feel the same, it’s just wasted CGs and effort that could have gone toward better NTS content. Despite having plenty of story progression, the sex scenes barely escalate at all, same “SAFE” setup every time, condoms, no kissing, no spicier content like anal, raw sex, rimming, creampie, gangbang, etc. Kinda funny because there is an early choice that asks about group sex which leads to nowhere.

It seems like the developers are so afraid to push things that in January 2025, well into the story, they actually ran a Patreon poll asking if kissing was okay. The result was unsurprisingly an overwhelmingly yes. I'm pretty sure for most people who know how NTS works, it's a no-brainer answer. The fact that they need to run a poll to determine such an obvious point says a lot about how timid their approach is. If they’re this hesitant about escalation, they might as well start making vanilla H games instead.

I also find it comedic how often the protagonist and heroine repeat how much they love each other, almost feels like ChatGPT hallucinating, overcompensating to convince themselves. They need to reassure themselves so much that it ends up feeling like they lack mutual understanding and don’t fully trust each other. Or the devs are breaking the fourth wall by projecting their insecurities onto the long-lost vanilla fans who stumbled upon this game and get angry about a NTS game having NTS elements.

My suggestion towards the developers: instead of including no-name randoms with zero personalities as partners, make them have actual personality like Geist and Jack. Even the MC’s colleagues or Amelia’s students and family servants would fit better into the worldbuilding. Imagine Amelia disciplining a delinquent student through sex to “fix” his attitude. If you can’t write sex scenes well, at least add spicier content. So far, all the sex scenes play out exactly the same way every time, similar dull dialogue about how much bigger the dick is compared to her husband, the same boring condom-on sex with arbitrary restrictions on acts like cunnilingus, kissing and other basic intimacy. There is very little variance in the sexual acts.

V14 was a pleasant surprise, at least trying something different with how they deal with rival factions. Freya targeting the MC could be interesting, but this looks like it could turn into a harem plot instead of opening up more NTS opportunities.

Overall, barely a 2.5/5. The early parts were strong enough to make me subscribe to their Patreon, but the longer it goes, the more it becomes a mediocre H game that wastes its setting’s potential. What we have here is a classic situation where the dev is trying to appease both the vanilla and NTS fans to maximize his profits. So it's stuck in a limbo where it will never truly satisfy either of them enough to make them pay up. Certain NTS AI-CG game, which released way later than VR, is catching up to the Patreon revenue of VR simply because the author knows his audience and properly caters to them. As a result, it's growing at a faster rate than VR, which has kinda stagnated.

I've seen some people claim that VR is the best NTS game currently out there. How they’ve reached this conclusion is genuinely beyond me, unless their exposure to this genre has been limited to low-effort 3D, AI-slop WEGs. Maybe my expectations are high after reading so many untranslated Japanese VNs covering a broad range of genres.

This is a tough one for me to rate a 3 because the quality is undeniably top tier. The art is fantastic, the game design is solid, and I haven’t run into any bugs. The UI and settings are all well done. The girl is absolutely gorgeous.

But for some reason, I find myself struggling to stay invested. I can’t quite put my finger on it, because on paper, everything should work for me. I think it comes down to a few things. The stakes never really feel present. There’s no real tension or sense of risk, and I always feel like I know exactly what’s going to happen. It’s predictable. On top of that, the writing is just so wordy. It doesn’t feel like real people working through something emotional or messy. It feels like characters in a script being used to carefully explain every emotion, thought, and boundary so nothing is misunderstood. That kind of over-explaining can really kill the moment. Even the sex scenes start to feel sterile because of how precise and self-aware the dialogue is. Instead of pulling me in, it pushes me out.

To be clear, this is a good game. The quality is absolutely there. I still download it now and then. But I often find myself getting bored or burnt out, skipping through the story instead of staying engaged. Even the sex scenes are hard to get into.

If you're into NTR, especially Netorase, it's still worth checking out. You might not run into the same issues I did. If it clicks for you, the quality is there to make it a great experience. It just didn’t fully land for me.

Waited way too long to play this. So good.

• Amazing art, amazing FMC. Thicc!
• Tension and writing here is perfect. Sounds like it might have been reworked at one point based on older reviews, but I think it's fantastic as of v0.14. It's really the most important thing to nail in this genre and I think it's great. I know people want animations, but to me, the thing that makes a scene hot is the tension and building, which we have here in droves.
• I only played the green route, and am turning all optional content on, but Amelia's progression as she gets more and more confident is just so perfect.
• There's a realistic chemistry to the characters and their relationship that just adds so much. I literally had to pause and take a second because I was getting so excited when
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  . That's part of what makes this game so amazing. Yes, that scene is "vanilla" but the tension in that moment is so high and it's such hot moment... whew.

Can't wait to see where this goes next. Seems pretty obvious that we're heading for some harder femdom based on the cliffhanger. I know the dev has said this will always remain pure NTS (which I am totally good with), but I'm really hoping that as this develops we get to explore some dirtier, darker kinks. My wishlist:

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But really no matter where this goes I can't wait for more. Awesome, awesome game.

Amazing game, I'm loving it alot! I've seen people complaining about the new update and I also agree with it if you went the strong route and don't like being humiliated because throughout the current update, all you're doing is being humiliated XD. I went with the humiliation route so it fits well in my playthrough and I enjoyed it but if you're someone who would prefer the "strong" route, then just keep in mind that as of the current update, there are times where you aren't very "strong", and I think the dev should find ways for the more dominant players to still be able to enjoy the newest update. I know that'll be difficult as meeting a mafia family as a "strong" character won't go down too well, but there are ways I'm sure, that people could think of that will fit into the story and still be enjoyable for the people following that route (an idea I just thought of is that, with Enzo, Ammie could look to you to kinda ask your permission to go and have sex with him and the player could nod or shake their head and if the player shook his head, Ammie would come up with some excuse or something and promise him more later to still push him to accept the deal with the idea of still being able to have her (still up to the player if he does have sex with her later) albeit at a later date. Like I said, I'm following the humiliation path so I'm the last person to ask about ideas for a strong path, but I think the more dominant players would appreaciate that or at least something like that). Besides that, the game is really damn good and is one of my favourite NTS games. Ammie is hot, caring, sweet and does everything for you and is always thinking of you, the writing is done really well and does well to set up the mood it's going for (serious, funny, teasing etc) and the scenes are done really damn well and look amazing. Overall an amazing NTS game! Much love! <3

Amazing game so far, art is 10/10 and devs seem to have a vision they want to follow with some advice from the community sometimes. It's currently getting to a point where Amelia and MC don't have to reassure each constantly to fuck other guys so I'm looking forward to more of this game

I love this game.
ART: It is amazing, the main female character Amiee is such a bomb. the slides are clean and use good lighting.
Dialogues: personally I love the dialogues, Amiee seems like she is a master of teasing, she looks so beautiful and pervert while teasing the M.C .

can't wait to see where the story goes. hopefully the author explores a wide range of activities.

I wanted to love this one because the art is phenomenal and the UI is clean, but everything else drags it down a lot.

The prose and the writing in general is just so... wordy. It doesn't feel like real people exploring their relationship, it feels like this sterilized concept of people exploring their relationship put to text on a screen, where the developer has to describe exactly what every character is thinking or feeling at any given moment in order make sure the audience understands what is happening next and is completely satisfied with the excessively clear communication of current boundaries and fetishes. In a way, it makes the story feel way more bland and vanilla than the actual content would justify.

The "dirty talk" in sex scenes, for example, is so absurdly wordy and precise with each line's intent, that it feels like Chat GPT wrote it:

"Oh yes you're another man who isn't my husband and you're fucking me right now, oh yes I'm going to describe in excruciating detail what exactly is happening to me right now so that my husband can get a big boner, oh yes please cum inside me but actually cum in this condom because we haven't progressed to that part of the story yet! Are you getting all of this, audience? Do you understand exactly what's happening?"

It just goes on and on like this. It's so boring.

The art is so damn good but I can't recommend this game in good conscience when the writing just completely sabotages it. Zero subtext and zero room for interpretation or critical thinking; the dev already did all of that for you! How nice of them...

P.S. Brandon is literally a non-character, just a walking trope that borderlines on straight-up racism. If you want to add BBC fetish play to your game (already a bit questionable but whatever), there are certainly much less offensive ways of doing so.

To be honest, there are too many slop NTR/NTS games here. It's all the exact same porn logic, same story beats, same uninspired characters, uninspired art, the list goes on and on. I'm happy to say that although this game absolutely does works off porn logic and isn't exactly a literary masterpiece, it does not fall victim to the other common pitfalls.

Amelia, the wife, is the star of the show. The artist absolutely knocked it out of the park, not only with her design but also how she is rendered in the sex scenes. While the male characters look a little off and the rest of the art isn't really anything worth writing home about, literally none of that matters once a sex scene starts and the main girl looks like she's melting into visual ecstasy.

A complaint I have with a lot of NTS games is that their definition of NTS is literally just NTR with a few extra steps. Similar kinks for sure and I don't have a problem with NTR, but it's about actually delivering on the product that was promised.

In my opinion, this game absolutely nails the sweet spot of NTS. Even with all the pleasure and jealousy and intrusive thoughts, Amelia gave off the impression that she really is ride or die with the main character, and that gives off the warm feeling that you just can't find in NTR.

I really hope this game stays its course and doesn't just turn Amelia into some perennial cheater who doesn't think about anything other than sex. It's always hard to say this early on into a game where the future is headed, but Amelia already has more personality and charm than most NTS/NTR heroines ever end up getting. I hope the devs keep up the great work because I think there's something real special here.

probably one of the most eye candy art I've ever seen on any type of smut platform. Absolutely gorgeous! The lines, the coloring, the lighting, the outfit choice, the body proportion of Amelia, it's perfect. I'd dare say the preview images don't do this game enough justice.

offers you lots of scene that slowly progress over the time, the newer the version, the more unrestrained the wife gets. sex conversations are well done, typical cheating wife dirty talks and MC wants to see his wife get fucked so it's more of a roleplay thing for both of them, nothing too out of the line.

still, it's a simple VN game, you read dialogues and make some choices (that i dont think would have any effect since the wife is slutty asf anyway) but yea this game targets one and only 1 main kink - cheating with consent. The choices you make in the latter part of the game don't matter much as it doesn't even change anything while the first half of the game would change the dialogues up a bit, making you more assertive or passive (still don't change much in terms of plot branching). Storyline/background doesn't seem to be connected to any of the characters until the last part of the game so you guess it, it's just sex after sex after sex as MC and his wife exploring their fetish's limitation.

it's been clear throughout the game that many dudes did tell MC that his wife is cheating but our MC right here is too far gone in the head to even care. It's like, "Would it still be cheating if you are allowed to cheat?" and this game fuck that "NO" button until it is broken, lmfao.

Anyway, enough said, 4/5 but this game really could be better if devs fidgeting a bit with the UI or the story's branch, giving the player more control over the plot and the game as a whole (options to move from place to place for example). Also I really wish to see this same art style on other more common genre, would do numbers tbh.

Art - 10/10
Character - 10/10
Story - Typical NTR story/10

Overall 10/10

very good build up and very nice bond between wife and husband, kink is shared nicely between them and wife still show love and concern after everything

Loved the new version which was filled with more action than talking. Good thing, Amelia is still naughty but devoted wife. But, the bathroom sex was a little let down because curtain got in the way, otherwise would love to see Amelia getting pounded roughly.

I have a few suggestions for future plots, don't mind then if you don't like them.
It will be great if the mc get to double penetrate with other guy. She could also seduce her mafia family's men like her father, uncle or grandfather... The old man concept can quite a vulgar theme too like as in a watchman

And there are times when mc miss her naughty adventures because she didn't set up camera, so it would be great if there was an option to see those scenes in gallery or other features.

Well, I am waiting for next update until then.

This review has been written for v0.13 of the game.

Bear in mind that the review that follows is my opinion, and mine alone. It represents how I feel about this project, and what I think of its current state (as of writing this). It should, by no means, be taken as the absolute truth.

Well, what can I say about this... The game has amazing, 5/5 art, and potential to match it, and then some. But that's all there is to it... Potential, and nothing else.

I've been delaying writing a review for this project on account of its potential alone... Always thinking along the lines of "Let's give it some more time, it will improve in the future". However, by this update (v0.13), I've come to the realization that all of this potential is something that this project will never actually deliver upon.

This game sells itself as a Netorase game, yet the author/dev seems to be very wishy-washy about it, to the point that whenever things start to heat up/spice up, he goes out of his way and bends over to appease the fears of "fans" (patrons) who, for some reason, are scared shitless of NTR-- while playing a Netorase game, which is by itself a subgenre of NTR.

The blatant insecurity of some of this game's "fanbase", which scream for "reassurance" (vanilla lovey dovey scenes) every single time ANYTHING even remotely sexual happens with someone other than the husband, is a joke that writes itself... but I won't delve deeper into it, as I intend to focus on the game itself.

The art: What is available for the game, so far, is nothing short of amazing. High quality all the way, and the FMC is one of the hottest female characters I've seen drawn in this sort of artstyle, ever. 5/5 here, no questions and no complaints. Show the artist some love, he more than deserves it.

The story: It's average, at best. You can tell the author/dev is not an experienced writer, and the basic concept of "show, don't tell" seems foreign to him. The story has some interesting bits here and there, but it also feels weird as the author seems to have started to want to take it more seriously than it should be.

This is a Netorase game, a genre which is meant for Nukiges-- games that focus on sexual aspects and are meant to have a linear scaling of events. If you want to write the next 'Bound by Honor', you should probably consider switching genres.

People play such games for the fetish (netorase) first and foremost, and the story is supposed to be just an accessory to help "sell" the fetish-- an instrument through which you deliver the 'action'.

2/5 for the story. I don't seek those games wanting a soap opera, I want hot relationships and intense sex scenes that delve deep into the Netorase fetish. If you make plot points that by themselves divert from the main genre of the game, you're setting yourself up for failure. Keep your drama and intrigues within the boundaries of what can be used to set up the Netorase content and make it hotter, spicier.

The sex scenes: Utterly and absolutely abysmal. I lack words to describe the dicotomy between the writer being able to create hot and intense build up scenes and teasing scenes, yet being absolutely inept when it comes to writing actual sex scenes.

From the very first Netorase focused sex scene you can already tell the author has no clue whatsover about what to do with such scenes or how to go about progressing them... What you get here is the blandest, most basic kind of sex humanly possible. There's nothing hot about it, there's nothing intense about it, nor nothing spicy about. It's bland, tasteless and boring.

The dialogue during those Netorase focused scenes tends to get so awkward that it might even make you cringe.... And that's ignoring the fact that, despite selling itself as a Netorase game, around 80% of the sex scenes currently available are either vanilla or the MC's fantasies/daydreaming. 1/5. Not worth your time if you came here for the Netorase.

To get any "kick" out of those scenes, I believe you gotta be the kind of person who pops a bonner/gets wet from watching random lingerie ads on TV.

I'd like to emphasize the fact that the main dev and author for this project has proved by now that he doesn't know how to write hot sex scenes. Out of sheer luck he got one, a single one right. And that's it. The author seems more preoccupied about appeasing his insecure patrons-- who are scared shitless of NTR-- than actually honning his craft and improving his story, which leaves me no hopes for the future of this project.

All in all, I rate this game a 2/5, because I honestly belive that this is the score that it deserves. A game with no Identity, that doesn't seem to know the direction it wants to go, overpromises and underdelivers all the time, and has an identity crisis every other month, where the author can't seem to decided if he wants to progress with the netorase, add more vanilla or ignore both to try and turn this into a story-heavy game.

Amazing art paired with mediocre writting from an author who seemingly can't write sex scenes, all in a "Netorase game" where out of 31 scenes only 6 are Netorase, the rest being mostly vanilla with a few daydream/fantasy scenes.

I will not be updating this review, because I'm done with this project. It's just not worth my time.

This is the most overhyped piece of erotic media I have ever seen in my life.

Art - 8/10
Character - 10/10
Story - It's NTR

Overall 9/10
I gave this a 9/10 ( 4 stars ) purely just because of the art and because of how the character looks

I never rate NTR stories since all of them are pure garbage, and some of us, for example, like myself, only play/read them just because of the art, since somehow the art from the NTR stories is better than the Vanilla stories

But if I had to give a true and real rating, since this is a NTR story, it would've been a straight 4/10 ( 2 stars ), the art is carrying this game/story

Best game ever,!
They really tried hard on the plot and art here, but a couple of СGs a month is somehow not enough) I really like that everything happens gradually and the main character's experiences are not mocked as is usually the case.
I hope that the project will not be abandoned.

As of v0.11a, a really solid game. What looks to be a pure NTS game (which is already rare in itself), with a really good potential. So far, the only gripe I have is some grammar/spelling issues, and I wish it were longer so far. However, it seems the creator updates their game fairly regularly, so it definitely has a lot of potential in the coming months. Great game, great art, solid dialogue, and great potential. Can't wait to see more!

Okay, so I've gotta be honest, this visual novel is seriously impressive. It's not just pretty pictures; it actually sucks you in, and the character development is really well done. But the bottom line? It's a love story, and that's what makes it work ( ^ω^ )

Very high quality, very good plot, very excellent, NTRS game recommendation
Freckles are an advantage, and the strength of NTR is also an advantage, and the update speed is also very fast.
The animation quality is also excellent. Now I check whether there are updated NTRS games every day.

One of the best netorase/sharing games I've ever played, the wife is just so seductive yet the husband doesn't seem like an absolute doormat and at least for now, they're enjoying everything together which is great. Overall 10/10 game for me.