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How many LIs are too many?

I think around 6–8 LIs is ideal. Personally, I'm happy to have more love interests as long as each route is well-written, has plenty of content, and doesn't feel rushed in its progression.
 
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About four people would be ideal.
Actually, even just one person is fine. I feel like the more people there are, the more watered down the experience gets.
 
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It gets kind of overwhelming when there are more than seven of them.
But I usually don't mind it too much if the characters are interesting.
 
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I'd say 5~6 LIs is definitely the sweet spot, and I wouldn't be bothered by a secret route. When it gets above 7 in a single game I'll start worrying about it lol
It also depends on playtime though. A longer game with more LIs is understandable, but a shorter one just tells me the routes won't be properly developed... as long as the plot is not rushed and the routes aren't the same thing, but with different characters, I can let it slide

It's more likely I'll play a game with a lot of LIs if they have two MCs and a longer playtime though. Too many LIs for a single MC is a bit overwhelming
 
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I think it's 10. But with games like Kuni no Alice series, Starry Sky series, Vitamin series, and Tokimeki Memorial GS series, even the number 10 still feels pretty small compared to them 😂
 
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For me it's less of an issue of too many characters than it is the routes becoming too short if there are too many. If there's a game with 10 LIs and a game with 5 LIs and they're of equal length, then unless there's some masterpiece-level writing in the former I'm going to prefer the one with fewer LIs as it's more likely they will have more satisfactory, in-depth routes.

I can somewhat get the appeal of more LIs if the game is solely focused on fluffy romance and doesn't have any huge plot going on, but even then those games aren't to my taste anyways.

So, for the average-length otome game, I'm most comfortable with 5-6. (4 is also acceptable on the shorter end but generally I prefer at least 5.) For a longer length one pushing it to ~8 is fine, though IMO anything above that does get a bit tedious.
 
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If a game has that many characters, they usually split them into different series, with each one focusing on around 3–5 LIs, so the story quality can still stay consistent. That's why it isn't really a problem for me. As for games that still keep more than 7 LIs in a single title, the story tends to become extremely long, which can make a lot of players lose motivation halfway through.
 
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Not to mention that many games clearly separate the main LIs from the side LIs. For example, in Ozmafia, Danzai no Maria, and VitaminX, the main LI routes are usually much longer and higher quality compared to the side ones. Some games even have hidden LIs as well.
 
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More than 7 for sure, ideally for me it would be 4 and 7 being the maximum, but there some games that have more and are very good.
 
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I think 7 is all I can take and even that is pushing it. 8 or more and I'm going to start questioning the development choices and assume the game is unbalanced.
 
I think usually around 5-6 is fine, I feel like fitting in too many makes the routes not as fleshed out but more is fine as long as they feel relevant to the plot and everything still ^^
 
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