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Should there be at least one good ending in a NTR visual novel?

  • At least one good ending 22
  • No good endings 13
  • 2021-09-04
  • —2021-09-11
  • 35 votes
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Having a good ending usually defeats the purpose of what NTR implies. Then again, you could easily make the argument that visual novels are the perfect mediums to implement a good ending since by nature visual novels are choice-based games. As a reader, I often find myself longing for at least one good ending. NTR can be extremely heavy, so knowing that the characters do have the chance to redeem themselves makes the dark parts of the story a bit easier for me to digest. As a writer though, good endings are just missed opportunities to make the story even more hopeless, which is one of the characteristics that NTR tends to tilt toward.

For my next project, I have at least one good ending in mind. Of course, a good ending is kinda subjective. I think it’s impossible to have a “true” good ending with NTR, unless you stop the story right before the inevitable—blackmail, rape, etc.—happens (which, I think, is lazy writing at this point). But people can redeem themselves, and bonds can become stronger after shared tribulations.

So my question is: should I put resources into writing at least one good ending for my next game, or should my focus be aimed solely on hard NTR?

Comments

Sitri

This one is tough. What you said is basically true for NTR. Some people go the cuckold route for NTR. For me, NTR doesn't have a good/happy ending. The only happy ending is the husband/boyfriend being left in the dark/oblivious to all that's happening or if the NTR takes the route of cuckold where he accepts his cuckold status. I'll have to think about this one then respond. :) But then, what is considered a happy/good ending for NTR? Lol. This is a great poll and question. This is kind of like a heads or tails type thing. Just flip a coin. Haha.