Can't enjoy NTR and don't really understand the argument "you don't have to self-insert", when these stories are written from the male progatonist's pov, with a majority even showing his thoughts in first person. It's clearly the writer's intention that the reader should experience the story "as the protagonist". So, people who dismiss the negativity of jealousy, betrayal and/or humiliation, or the frustration of being "trapped" in a simp protagonist that won't go out and get what he wants, are probably choosing to ignore much of the text and focus solely on the sex, for porn. Personally I don't see anything attractive in adultery, don't even go into the whether one side or the other is to blame when it happens, it's just sad altogether and the only logical justification I can find for some people to be turned on by it, is sadism and/or masochism. But some of those who enjoy "ntr" say all they want to see is the FMC being a slut, so, I'd agree that a large fraction actually play the game as if it were a female protag, ignoring the MC. They're perfectly entitled to enjoy the game the way they please, I just find it difficult to do that exercise, as it requires some level of selective attention to not following all of the story as it's written.
One of my very favorite NTS/NTR games is King of Summer, in which the young MC at the start of the game has his mega hot GF seduced and stolen by his middle aged uncle, who he repeatedly calls old and fat. Then depending on your path, you actually take over the role of the uncle, which for me is really awesome.
I've looked at that one multiple times and always decided not to play it. Could you spoiler the path to defeating the uncle? And in that path, how negatively does the FMC come out? I mean, I like the idea of defeating the antagonist, but it's not like I'd want to pretend that the GF didn't cheat, would prefer having a better motivation to forgive her than simply reclaiming her as a trophy. Although if the story were well written, turning the whore into my bitch would be an acceptable outcome.
But playing SoA I realized that I'll choose a handsome white bastard over a friendly BBC bro (Milo vs Liam), simply because I like the body of the former more
Can't follow you on this one, I don't care what the toon looks like, preferably all look good, but personality is what makes them likeable or unbearable to me. Milo is the typical hideous creep, and I hate when antagonists score their prize. I hope a lot of pain is coming to him in the future. I don't feel the same about Kate, so here's my double standard. She's salvageable because she's a broad you can fuck. Otherwise, I'm a simple man. If the author produces an antagonist, I'm gonna hate him. Also, I like Alice and just don't get what she sees in Milo. At least Liam is friendly, and I don't measure guys by how much they attract ME, I could see Alice being attracted to, or at least ok with getting physical with Liam, but don't understand her attraction to Milo. It makes her flawed in my eyes. Trusting
AbyssGames to fix that at some point! Maybe Milo's blackmailing her and when she comes clean, Luke will destroy him. With pain.