Was there an otome you regretted starting?

[MarietaStay]

You know, sometimes otome seems pretty good, but for some reason we quit playing it and think that we might come back to it someday. But are there any otome games that you disliked so much that at some point you regretted even starting them? For me, it's Jooubachi no Oubou Menou Hen. I stumbled upon it one day and decided to give it a try. But I really didn't like how the LIs forced the MC into 18+ situations. So I immediately regretted starting it and quit after the first route.

P.S. Actually, I think there aren't many otome games that are that disappointing, but maybe you've had a traumatic experience like that too

 

[Leviathan_01]

Sympathy Kiss and Tengoku Struggle. I didn't really like the characters or the MC in Sympathy Kiss, and in Tengoku Struggle, although I liked the LIs and the story, I found the MC very contradictory in personality. One minute she's brave and supposedly there with them to put the guys in their place, the next she's whining and can't do anything. And the plot was a mess, it kept going in circles or going to something completely unrelated, like them being on a mission but suddenly stopping to wander around instead of going after the supposed villains they were supposed to be going after. It was too confusing and I thought it was a waste of time, so I got frustrated and dropped both games, and I don't intend to ever go back lol

 

[jred]

Sympathy Kiss and Tengoku Struggle. I didn't really like the characters or the MC in Sympathy Kiss, and in Tengoku Struggle, although I liked the LIs and the story, I found the MC very contradictory in personality. One minute she's brave and supposedly there with them to put the guys in their place, the next she's whining and can't do anything. And the plot was a mess, it kept going in circles or going to something completely unrelated, like them being on a mission but suddenly stopping to wander around instead of going after the supposed villains they were supposed to be going after. It was too confusing and I thought it was a waste of time, so I got frustrated and dropped both games, and I don't intend to ever go back lol

I had the exact same thoughts on Tengoku Struggle about the MC! Although I did end up finishing all the routes, because this was one of my first otome and also Yona is one of my all time faves too. I've played quite a few titles since then, but Yona stays high on the list tho Tengoku Struggle isn't even in my top 10. Didn't hate it, per se, but it was kinda meh in the story just because of how disappointed I felt with MC.

I tried Sympathy Kiss cause a lot of people recommended it for light fluffy cuteness, and I can't finish this one. It doesn't feel like my vibe, and I've left it at that without too much thought. But I can see why other people would like it and I wouldn't say I regret starting it, because at least I know this sort of thing isn't for me now lol.

So idk if I can really answer this one, I guess I haven't really played an otome that I truly regret? At least not big titles, anyway, I think.

 

[Miwa333]

Sympathy Kiss and Tengoku Struggle. I didn't really like the characters or the MC in Sympathy Kiss, and in Tengoku Struggle, although I liked the LIs and the story, I found the MC very contradictory in personality. One minute she's brave and supposedly there with them to put the guys in their place, the next she's whining and can't do anything. And the plot was a mess, it kept going in circles or going to something completely unrelated, like them being on a mission but suddenly stopping to wander around instead of going after the supposed villains they were supposed to be going after. It was too confusing and I thought it was a waste of time, so I got frustrated and dropped both games, and I don't intend to ever go back lol

I had the exact same thoughts on Tengoku Struggle about the MC! Although I did end up finishing all the routes, because this was one of my first otome and also Yona is one of my all time faves too. I've played quite a few titles since then, but Yona stays high on the list tho Tengoku Struggle isn't even in my top 10. Didn't hate it, per se, but it was kinda meh in the story just because of how disappointed I felt with MC.

I tried Sympathy Kiss cause a lot of people recommended it for light fluffy cuteness, and I can't finish this one. It doesn't feel like my vibe, and I've left it at that without too much thought. But I can see why other people would like it and I wouldn't say I regret starting it, because at least I know this sort of thing isn't for me now lol.

So idk if I can really answer this one, I guess I haven't really played an otome that I truly regret? At least not big titles, anyway, I think.

Oh oh me three I'm sorry Tengoku Struggle fans but i felt the same about MC. These posts made me realise why i took a break from the game in the first place. Other than that, i felt that there were many unnecessary filler scenes in the story.

This is one of the few otome games that actually made me fall asleep in my seat (literally) because it didn't manage to keep me on edge with its storyline. I love the visuals though. I will probably come back to it when I feel motivated again.

 

[Leviathan_01]

I had the exact same thoughts on Tengoku Struggle about the MC! Although I did end up finishing all the routes, because this was one of my first otome and also Yona is one of my all time faves too.

Hahaha I was also charmed by Yona since he's a tsundere and also looks like Beelzebub from Obey Me!, who I really like. I tried to stay in the game because of him, but unfortunately the story's pacing and the MC weren't for me. ┐⁠(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀⁠)⁠┌ I feel my mind would explode if I stayed too long playing Tengoku Struggle and trying to understand what was going on XD

 

[Leviathan_01]

Oh oh me three I'm sorry Tengoku Struggle fans but i felt the same about MC. These posts made me realise why i took a break from the game in the first place. Other than that, i felt that there were many unnecessary filler scenes in the story.

This is one of the few otome games that actually made me fall asleep in my seat (literally) because it didn't manage to keep me on edge with its storyline. I love the visuals though. I will probably come back to it when I feel motivated again.

If you finish it, come back here and tell me what you thought of the game and if you managed to understand what it was about!

 

[sum]

Shiro to Kuro no Alice. I'd rather stick with the aesthetic concept than ruin it with such poor storytelling.

 

[Harmonea]

Taisho x Alice.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, gives me time-investment regret faster than "surprise, the story and fantastical setting you got super interested in was all psychosis~! :D"

 

[zhaobudao]

Tengoku Struggle
Someone said it was good so I bought it...
And now I'm constantly fighting the urge to snap my Switch in half
I want to sell it but I also can't waste the money, so I guess I HAVE to force myself through at least one route...

 

[bravelyflee]

For me, it's Jooubachi no Oubou Menou Hen. I stumbled upon it one day and decided to give it a try. But I really didn't like how the LIs forced the MC into 18+ situations. So I immediately regretted starting it and quit after the first route.

For me it is Jooubachi no Oubou Kaguya Hen.

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Spoiler

There is a love interest that can magically control insects. And in one sex scene, he's like ohhh I'm not worthy to have sex with you (MC), instead I will magically control my insects to go all over your body and inside your lady parts while I watch you and get myself off..

I CAN'T UNSEE IT
WHY THE INSECTS WHYYY

 

[Fishish]

Not otome but a BL game I regretted (actually the only visual novel ive ever dropped) was Hadaka Shitsuji (naked butlers). It was just so god awful that it actually became borderline funny to play XD. The thing is I dont even know why I despise it so much, im no stranger to messed up visual novels but something about naked butlers characters were so irridemable to me like in a "omg if i read any more of this I will actually become stupider" kind of way that even the humour of it couldnt keep me going XD.

Other than that all of my regrets have mainly been from buying and playing something I knew I wouldnt be as interested in. Like im not to big on modern settings in games or games that use real time elements so a few arguably good otome games have just not been for me and thus I regret getting them. Mystic messenger jumps to mind, I did not have the energy to play that game through to completion.

 

[ariselaine]

Sympathy Kiss is the only one I've ever dropped...I appreciated the dev's trying out the "faceless MC" generic response type but I hated it. :/

 

[bugpudding]

For me it is Jooubachi no Oubou Kaguya Hen.

NSFW Spoiler

Spoiler

There is a love interest that can magically control insects. And in one sex scene, he's like ohhh I'm not worthy to have sex with you (MC), instead I will magically control my insects to go all over your body and inside your lady parts while I watch you and get myself off..

I CAN'T UNSEE IT
WHY THE INSECTS WHYYY

I regret having eyes and reading this.

Weirdly enough I feel this way about Slow Damage... I really, really want to get into it because I think Towa is super interesting but GOD Taku's route made me want to roll my eyes out of my head. I forced myself through all of his routes which might have burnt me out on the game.

 

[king犬]

I played one route in *Alice in a Cage*, then gave up. Both the male and female protagonists got sick. Finally, I have to say: this artist's art style is absolutely amazing!
Is the screenwriter unhappy with their real life? How can they write such a crazy plot?

 

[satory]

Even if Tempest fandisk.

First we have a character who all his special route speaks about potatoes, which was funny, but not what you would expect. And then we have a character, who has actual God telling him that he is the Chosen One for the main chacacter, only he can save the world and has all the game lore explaned to him in great details.

Every love interest is equal, but some are more equal than the rest, it seems.

 

[Sakuragawa]

"What in Hell is Bad?" (This is an 18+ mobile gacha game that also got a 10+ version on app stores in addition to the 17+ version somehow.)

I really wanted to like the game but it was bad and just kept getting worse. Battles were bugged that I had to replay a level several times because my units were either no damage or it got stuck at the end of the battle. It was about 100 battle levels for 1 chapter of story. I finally dropped it when it got so buggy that I could not even update the game at all. When I played there was no pity system for the gacha.

The MC is also very shallow, doesn't have any traits other than horny.

The art was very nice but I'm not sure if the artist(nori) is still working with the dev because from what I've seen shared online, the dev has been using AI for their videos and their recent art looks suspiciously AI too.

 

[hashi]

When playing games everyone's talking about, I'll be careful!
Hopefully nitpicky details get covered up by the moe elements.
I really want to avoid shitty games at all costs.
The protagonist, the game characters, the story, the system, the development team... there are many things that don't add up.

 

[CheshireSmile]

piofiore i hate that game with a passion. i heard paradigm paradox was also kind of garbage so while i was going to try that one i passed on it, so i'm not sure if it actually was bad or not

 

[Arisara]

Diabolic Lovers, Jooubachi no Oubou Kaguya and Walpurgis no Uta. All this games i dislike MC.

 

[Angelzz]

Not really, no. I'm the type that likes to play and read everything even if I don't enjoy it, I like having different experiences with stories and not all of them are going to be positive. Even if I get upset with a game, or don't like it, I won't regret playing it.

I usually just think "played it, and I didn't like it, but it was an interesting experience nonetheless"

 

[mahouaya]

Radiant Tale. I found it really slow and dragged out. Unfortunately, it was one of the few otome games I just couldn't push through I only did my favorite's route and then dropped it

 

[Doglo]

Virche evermore. I'm not gonna lie, whoever thought that people would trauma bond after watching the immense massacre(s) this game has for EVERY route needs to find God

Although I can understand the very niche concept - Otome itself is meant to be innovative and out of the box, so I can't fault them for wanting to be creative. But like...I came out traumatized more than anything from this game ngl

 

[Doglo]

Tengoku Struggle
Someone said it was good so I bought it...
And now I'm constantly fighting the urge to snap my Switch in half
I want to sell it but I also can't waste the money, so I guess I HAVE to force myself through at least one route...

The beginning is definitely agonizing - I think I only liked Goemon's route enough to finish. If you're ever into pining/yearning it does just that, which I don't think happens too often in other games! With that said tho I get you

 

[h4kusa]

For me, it was Uta no Prince-sama Repeat Love.
I was pretty disappointed with the story. I had a hard time understanding why the MC and the LIs fell in love so quickly. The romance felt rushed, so I couldn't really get invested in their relationships… I still like the characters and the overall concept, but the pacing of the love stories just didn't work for me.

 

[a4015]

The title was "The Sacrifice of Hoo-yeon." I was expecting a story with supernatural elements, but I was disappointed because it was too short and lacked emotional depth.