I choose the order of completing routes according to the call of my heart
Since I'm not afraid of ruining the narrative, I always go from best to worst
I usually play in the intended order, but when there's no specific route order to follow, I choose the character I like the most (normally the childhood friend/best friend) because friends to lovers is one of my favourite tropes
It depends on the reviews and the guide; if there are good reviews, then I start with the recommended route, if not, I start with the route I like best.
I started playing the character lines that I was interested in, and then slowly played other routes. Generally, if there are hidden routes in the game, it will attract me more!
If it is a game that I am very interested in and enjoy, I will complete all the characters!Even playing it repeatedly several times
I always play the route I think I'll be the most intrigued by or any that were recommended to me. Starting from the worst sounds nice and I wish I could do that but unless a game I play heavily needs the use of a guide (for me), then I'll try to gather my own thoughts while playing with no prior knowledge.
At the beginning, I usually choose the route of a character I like or am interested in. But if I fail (for example:keep getting bad endings, or the character is locked), then I will lookup the guide and continue playing in the order it recommends.
I usually start with the route of the character I liked the most from the common route. Once I finish that character's route, I proceed by referring to a guide.
Always start with the character that interest/like at the first sight then finishing all characters' routes. Usually I'm using a guide when I'm stuck getting an ending that I didn't got yet
If I find the plot interesting enough, I usually go with the recommended route order! Otherwise, I would just go with the character I like because getting spoiled with the plot at that point doesn't really matter to me compared to enjoyability.
These days, I always look up game guides before playing!
On guide websites, they usually recommend a specific order, and I tend to clear the game following that exact route!
It depends…if the game is a lore-ish game i'll just look up for the recommended order to avoid spoilers but if it's just a cute lovely dovely game i just go with my favourite character !! But sometimes even in lore-ish game i try to do my faves first and leave the rest at the end ( but most lore games have important routes locked behind the completion of the others so )
I go with whoever catches my eye. But somehow i always end up in the route that is locked, end game character or the one with the most spoilers heavy lol. I guess it just mean the developers just wrote them too good
At first I play the character whose design I liked the most. The first playthrough is blind. For example i saw handsome long haired man or Li who looks mysterious. I always hope that he will become my favorite character. But... umm... im usually unlucky and my "favorite" is some psycho who trying to kill me...T.T Seems i have bad taste in man haha