Basically this. I avoid 0.1/"initial release" because they're often not worth the time.
If something looks interesting I'll bookmark it with the label "check back" and then look through that list every so often.
If it looks *really* interesting I'll download it and give it a try. If I like it...
For the girls I usually just use the name the author intended, unless it's something that just rubs me the wrong way. When you can rename the male MC, I usually go with "Dick Anus" because I have Beavis and Butthead's sense of humor.
Like most replies here, it really depends on the game. I'm all for having a well-written story, but if the exposition just slogs on and on I'm going to skip.
For Ren'Py games, I also tend to take a peek at the source images/scripts first to try to gauge whether I'm going to waste my time.
Does taking real porn and filtering/cartoonifying it count? An example that comes to mind is X-Change Life, where real porn actresses/scenes are used for character consistency.
Or games like Girl Life, where there's so much content that trying to draw/render it all would make it way harder to...
What variant of NTR are you into (or against)? For example, I kinda enjoy games where you're the female protagonist being corrupted away from your boyfriend/spouse (for example, TakeNoTeR), but I avoid titles where you're the male MC that gets cheated on/humiliated. Knowing what you're looking...
Look, nobody here minds if you want to quack. Just... translate so we're not all in the dark?
Also, Google Translate doesn't have Anatid as an available language and I don't want to offend duck-kind by misusing the language. Can you recommend any good translators or language courses?