Recent content by Foxgloves

I think it's a bit hard to classify my favorites into "dere" types but I do love me a well-written yandere most of the time.

Ultra

I don't know if there's a word that starts with "Yr" so I'll skip that one even though it's a cool word Zenith

I love characters that smoke, they're so cool. Makes me wonder if some day they'll write someone who vapes instead and I'll lose all interest haha. I do hate smoking irl. Glad to see a lot of people like the aesthetic as well

I think Twitter's a weird metric for drama because the average drama there is something like Person A: hmm what if <character> was <transgender/bi/gay/poly/etc> Person B: well, they aren't. Everyone: Oh yeah?! Well, then why aren't they??? So you hate women AND minorities! I don't know why...

I like gap moe. Not quite into the cliche of a tough-looking guy looking out for a cat left in a cardboard box in the rain, but it's pretty fun when it's done otherwise. Silly people turning serious is a fun thing to see.

At least Tempest's getting a Steam release

I'd love to say it doesn't matter, but 3D feels a bit uncanny and too self-insert for my tastes, at least for otome games where these characters modeled to be handsome ikemens for fans to fall in love with. I don't have a problem with 3D in regular video games.

Not usually, but if I really like a route, I might be a bit inclined to take a short break before starting the next one. Similar to the feeling of not being able to start a new visual novel after finishing a really good one, I'd stall a bit.

I used to go with the very default of "light mode unless the application is dark by default" (for example, I wouldn't switch Discord to light mode, I just accept any theme/mode I get) but over time I grew to prefer dark mode. Easier on the eyes for me nowadays. I do find all the light mode hate...

I love using the canon name, especially since it's voiced by default in most games with voice acting. Plus, I feel a bit awkward about using a self-insert name that doesn't fit in with all the usually Japanese names in the story

Around when Amnesia was new on Steam, I believe. That was how I started. I already knew what visual novels were at the time, and I liked the idea of female protagonist. Felt almost like a "genderbend" of galge to me, as I wasn't familiar with "otome" as a genre.

I liked Cinderella Phenomenon, though I'm biased because it was one of the first otome games I tried out. Blooming Panic was also decent (but I don't like chatrooms). I'll definitely be throwing some stuff from this thread to my backlog, so thank you all for contributions~

I do love her explanation posts, like the otome vs joseimuke one or the ones about the old tracing scandal. 4shiki's a legend, and I still enjoy breadmasterlee hinano yurika's posts even if she moved away from otome games.

For me, it depends on the reason they crossdress and their character design/voice. Essentially: Is the character a cute boy in feminine clothing, or are they straight up indistinguishable from a woman. If it's the latter, is there a good reason for it? A recent example I liked was Kagetora from...