Do you need a promise of NSFW content to keep your intrest? If a story in this genre can be as popular as RYT is, that's way higher praise vs one that's popular because it's full of comically oversized cartoon cocks and pics of characters glazed in cum.
Kinda yeah. For me a NSFW Gay furry VN tells me straight away the VN is for my audiance. An audiance which has basically no representation in mainstream media. It tells me that the characters will probably be relatable because they'll have my interests and reactions and carry on stereotypes and accepted ideals of the community and either go along with or subvert them. VN's like Echo used that to understand the reader and in echo's case, twist expectations around relationships and romance between gay furries to totally control the reader to envoke deep emotions. Despite how much you, visa or collective shout want to underplay it, that is art.
Lol. With the less than stellar reputation this genre already has. It's a shame because this and quite a few other stories like SoulCreek, Remember the Flowers 💐, and if you want to mentally fuck-up a bunch of the general public, Arches and/or Adastra would be perfect for that. There are some really talented writers here and it would be great to showcase their talents to a wider audience, Devil's Gambit and Lyre spring to mind. The world building and detail those 2 have is incredible. I think a lot are a result of the China Virus of unknown origin, as people had time on their hands and were stuck inside.