do you follow recommended route order when playing?

[dahlrie]

do you follow a recommended route order when playing or do you just go straight for whichever love interest catches your eye first?

 

[lovingarlert]

I usually just go straight for the LIs that catches my eyes first since usually I downloaded a game because a character catches my interest so I'm excited to play the LI's route first! ^^

 

[eevee09]

I like to follow a recommended route order mainly for storyline purposes. Sometimes I get lucky when a LI I'm interested in (either due to visuals or voice) is the first route I have to go through, but then it's also absolute agony if they're the last route I have to play! Even so, I don't regret following recommended route orders because the writing just ends up making the most sense in that order.

 

[Suzu鈴]

I always look up the recommended route order first and stick to it. I have such bad decision paralysis that I can't just pick whoever catches my eye first lol.
If I really can't find a recommended order anywhere, I usually just go in reverse order from the character order on the official website.

 

[myfrral]

I usually don't look at recommended routes when playing games. I'll play my favorite male lead route first. Then slowly play with other character routes, gradually progressing from the most interested to the next. According to the recommended route, I always feel like the game plot has been revealed in advance haha.

 

[oricha]

I do the first route of the character I am interested without guides. Then, I try to get the other endings of that character.
Only if I dislike a character I do it with guide or if I see that I skipped some other ending while looking at a review blog.
I want to enjoy the gameplay first, otherwise I would just look at gameplay videos of that otome game (￣▽￣;)

 

[dahlrie]

I like to follow a recommended route order mainly for storyline purposes. Sometimes I get lucky when a LI I'm interested in (either due to visuals or voice) is the first route I have to go through, but then it's also absolute agony if they're the last route I have to play! Even so, I don't regret following recommended route orders because the writing just ends up making the most sense in that order.

me too!! i usually like following the suggested route order but if we're free to choose, i'm the opposite! i like saving my fave for last so i have something to look forward to while playing the other routes (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

 

[dahlrie]

I always look up the recommended route order first and stick to it. I have such bad decision paralysis that I can't just pick whoever catches my eye first lol.
If I really can't find a recommended order anywhere, I usually just go in reverse order from the character order on the official website.

woahhh i never thought of doing reverse order!! definitely gonna try that next time if there's no recommended path

 

[dahlrie]

I do the first route of the character I am interested without guides. Then, I try to get the other endings of that character.
Only if I dislike a character I do it with guide or if I see that I skipped some other ending while looking at a review blog.
I want to enjoy the gameplay first, otherwise I would just look at gameplay videos of that otome game (￣▽￣;)

haha i totally get that! it's rare for me to be completely disinterested in a character but when it happens i also use a guide so i can still get 100% completion on every route <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠>

 

[oricha]

haha i totally get that! it's rare for me to be completely disinterested in a character but when it happens i also use a guide so i can still get 100% completion on every route <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠>

It is rare for me too, but there are some characters that I just can't get along even when I start their route haha
God bless the people who make those guides （人´∀`*）

 

[sobble]

Yes bc I get a lot of choice paralysis and also like to save my favorites for last, so I usually can't pick where to begin

 

[aoisora( ◕ H ◕)]

If a game has a recommended route order, I usually follow it.
I want to experience the story in the intended order and see how the plot develops naturally, especially if the routes are connected.

 

[_ennoir_]

I usually spend my first play blind. And sometimes I want to save the one that catches my eyes for the last :3