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How do you feel about LIs who still have feelings for someone else?

Typically I wouldn't go for those but if they were like Kaina from Olympia Soiree I'd change my mind 👀. Normally they just get on my nerves, my MC should be his everything...
 
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really depends! i think i agree with the others that the writing could really make or break. i have not seen this a lot in games i play though, it can be interesting as a plot device
 
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I really dislike it when a character is framed as a shadow of someone else, especially if it's a late-plot reveal.
 
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I remember reading this thing where you start dating a guy who is grieving his boyfriend. You teleported to a new world so your new BF is like your anchor. And when you think everything's okay - boom. the ex comes back and your bf IMMEDIATELY forgets about you. So now you either awkwardly try for poly relationship or... idk. That is to say - i fcking hate such tropes i am traumatized
 
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Not really a fan of the troupe per say but I guess it really depends on the writing. It's one thing if the writing makes it clear that the one the li truly loves is the mc, and that the past lover was more of a small crush sorta deal. Kinda like Kenshin from ikesen- I was totally fine with how they handled that.
But if the writing makes it feel like the mc is just a placeholder the li settled for, or the past lover is constantly brought up and mc's stuck in their shadow- then that's an absolute nah from me.
 
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depends a lot on how it's written, if it plays as an step for character growth then I'm okay with that. However, if it get repeated often then it's a turn off for me.
 
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I don't remember it too well but in Mystic Messenger there was something kinda like that with Rika, I personally found it a bit weird, not really my thing
 
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Depends, I still haven't come across a game that managed to pull this off. However, I think it has some potential to be a great set up for a story.
 
I don't have a very good feeling about this. But, well, if it's a bereavement, it's easier to accept.
 
I really hate this trope! But maybe thats because I feel like I always see myself at the MC when playing.. so it hurts to see a favorite LI have feelings for another character.. (´Ａ｀。)
 
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I've never played an otome game like this before, I think at most Gil from CupiPara, but his case is special lol. But if I ever come across a Li route like that, maybe I'll be demotivated to do it since I don't want to have to watch the drawn-out drama of a MC chasing after a guy for a long time along to being jealous and comparing herself to the other woman, it would be a waste of time. I prefer to see Li and the MC falling in love little by little than the boring triangle love drama, I've had enough of that in shoujo and romance mangas/ animes
 
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The fact that LI still has feelings for someone else completely killed my motivation to play =))). I'm not sure, but I've played two similar routes and neither of them satisfied me.
 
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Out of pure spite, I want to romance THEN dump them after they fall head over heel for MC. But usually that's not a viable option, does anyone know any game with this option? 🤣🤣
 
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I wouldn't enjoy it at all, I think, although I've never played a route like that. I kinda enjoy being "the one" :D
 
If the LI still likes someone else that much, I kind of feel like, 'then please just go be happy with them.' It also feels frustrating if it takes forever for them to get together and then it's wrapped up too quickly, but if they move on too fast, I'm like, 'did we really need that development?' It's a tricky balance for the story.
 
Whenever this is the case, I'm very much "Girl, let's pick someone else…" because I'm not dealing with all that.

It's even worse if the LI has a child already—I don't care if the LI doesn't love the other parent anymore; it's still a no from me. This is how I felt about one of the hidden LIs in Sympathy Kiss. It felt like I was playing second fiddle to his dead wife the entire route.
 
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I care more about whether the story is fun (or even a bit funny) and has a happy ending.
If it's not too heavy and stays pretty light, I don't mind that trope much.
Like others have said, it really depends on the writing.
 
luvsubaru said:
in my candy love, there's the popular and terrible episode where lysander has an accident and loses his memory. he forgets about the mc in all the routes, but the worst is definitely his route, where he forgets the mc is his girlfriend and... he thinks rosalya, his brother's girlfriend and mc's bestie, is his girlfriend!

and this is still a big deal in the fandom till today; there's always some joke, or complain about lysander liking rosalya, or still not forgetting her even though he's dating the mc.

i think even the game's creator had to make a statement on this? 😭
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My candy love mentioned? Oh my days… I miss playing this game and talking badly about the company that made it after a couple of controversies, specially in Eldarya… Lysander liking Rosalya never sat right with me since she dates his brother, I remember discussions when MCL was launching that his route would probably end with him marrying her like what?

It's wild to me the game ended, I never finished it due to the point system, Eldarya was even worse tho
 
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