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what's your opinion on doomed romance in otome games?

I mostly prefer romance that isn't... doomed, as I am a total fluff lover, but doomed endings can be really beautiful (or sometimes I like the angst). I don't generally think about what happens after the route ends, so whether someone lives or dies doesn't affect me too much afterwards, even though it does in the moment.
 
They break my heart! Personally I play games to escape reality, so I try to avoid tragic endings...
 
I used to never like it or tragedy in general but then I read virche evermore and my opinion did a 180 doomed romance actually goes really hard when the story is done well (´つヮ⊂)
 
i think if the writing is good, i will eat it and remember the story for a long time. there is something special about tragedy and being doomed to lose someone.
it feels terrible in the end, but i love me some angst
 
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M... No, thanks a lot, but no. I understand that it took a lot of time and work, but life is harsh enough as is. = ( Don't really want to cry over them, thinking "what if".
 
Doomed romance is such a tragic tale that I can't help but be drawn to it even though it breaks my heart. There's something about it that leaves me with a longing feeling. I do love my happy endings but sometimes that doomed romance is what is needed in some otome games.
 
I couldn't even handle Virche so I 100% will avoid doomed romances if I can (one character only got a happy end on the FD and another didn't even have a good ending ToT)
 
i like it to some extent however if it's written poorly (e.g. too short, they didn't expound) its just very disappointing? Like I wish there was more to it. I felt so disappointed with Hanate's route in 7'scarlet. I wish they expounded more.
 
It hurts my heart if there's no happy end ;_; but I like if there's multiple endings where one is happy and another is a tragic ending that way I can feel the pain in the doomed one but still get the happy ending too.
 
I think I didn't click on a game that was destined to end in tragedy from the beginning. I was really afraid of a bad ending, especially when I was happy and couldn't empathize with it. On the contrary, I empathized with bad things quickly, so it would be very painful. There is a kind of tragic ending that no matter how hard I try, I can't change the ending. It's like fate deciding it, there will be a deep sense of powerlessness
 
ozkun said:
I'm the type of player who only goes for happy endings in otome games. I don't do bad endings, if a game forces one on me, I'll just pass. For me, gaming is all about joy, relaxation, and those sweet moments with the characters I love.

I'm a soft-hearted person. Even rejecting a character I like is hard enough, so I definitely can't stand seeing him suffer. If I'm suddenly hit with a tragic ending without warning, I'll probably hold a grudge forever. And because of some 'memorable' past experiences, I usually double-check beforehand to make sure a game has a proper ending.

That said, I don't only play fluffy games. I'm fine with drama and angst along the way, as long as it leads to a truly happy ending.
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I fully agree with this. I just wanna play the game knowing that everything will work out in the end and everybody will be happy. It's true that the doomed relationships stay with the player for longer (at least in my case), but it just leaves me feeling sad and I don't like that. I have one character in particular that I to this day wished had a happy ending variant :(
 
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I generally don't like playing games like that because I can't stop thinking about them. Even when the ones that have good endings don't fully satisfy me I can't get over them 😅
 
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It's depressing leaving me in a crying mess if it's well done. Tragic love stories has their place and at times make an impact last longer for being bittersweet. I prefer happy ending, I don't want realism to the point of that's not how real life works. Just let me enjoy seeing the struggle and pain of the characters going through with a happy ending they deserve to get.
 
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I love getting my heart broken in games. Sometimes I'll even purposefully go for the angst filled LIs. One of my guilty pleasures.
 
It's really tricky to make a doomed romance feel satisfying but I honestly liiiiive for a bit of angst. It feels good to have a bit of a cry even if it hurts
 
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i hate it, specially if there is no warning in the game description about that happening, usually if i see that a RO has a route like that i avoid it, i just can't deal with it as i play these games to escape real life tragedies.
 
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