Would you still like your favorite LI if they weren't attractive?

It's funny sometimes, when a game describes characters as "not good-looking enough/plain" and at the same time there is no difference in visual style with "the most beautiful" characters. At least draw them as you are describing!

LIs personality is a defining factor in chosing favourites, but beautiful graphics is a perk of otome games, if it's not here and everyone is the same (and not attractive), I'd probably rather read a regular book. To choose a favourite in a game, a person needs to start and read it, but to do so there needs to be something, and for the most time it's voice actors of beautiful guys on a poster

This is kinda like the "would you still love me if I was a worm?" situation lol. For me, personality is first and foremost the most important factor in a LI. They could be the most handsome man in the game but an ugly or boring personality repels me IMMEDIATELY! Tho appearance can still be a big part of me liking them. If they weren't atleast a bit attractive, then I'm not really that #interested lol. Shallow af asf but it's my truth!!

To be honest, no lol. If we're being honest no one would be fangirling over the LIs if they were ugly. LIs who are green flags would just become nice people id wanna be friends with. LIs who are misogynistic or murderers or stalkers benefit atrociously from pretty privilege, if they were ugly no one would gaf about them and think they were creeps! And thats okay because at the end of the day this is fiction where we can safely explore these kinds of fantasies.

This isnt to say personality means nothing, its the #1 determining factor of what makes me interested! I dont have any preferences in terms of looks but they still have to be somewhat attractive for me to want to romance them. That said, all LIs are obviously made to be attractive, so its really their personality that i focus on to help determine who im gonna like the most :)

nope! i see enough ugly dudes in other genres already, so id prefer it if otome kept feeding me delicious ikemen:3c call me shallow, but its not like theres anything wrong with wanting a handsome guy to fall in love with you! thats the beauty of otome as a whole, after all^^
even something like inkya lovecome, which has a not-so-handsome li, still looks pretty or at least passable enough. so i guess its the matter of the artstyle for me? i wonder. i wouldnt touch most western otome even before i learn about their potential landmines precisely because the artstyle and lis are often very unappealing to me, after all..;

and regarding your provocative thought: personality/story is just as important!! although i do feel sad if a beautiful design is wasted on some boring-on-the-inside boy, but at least there are tons of other eyecandies to choose from. (although usually im not the one who makes a choice, my ~heart~ is)

It can happen to me. Though of course I prefer them handsome lol. If they're written THAT well, I can make an exception haha

The strategy character looks at the appearance and pays more attention to personality.

If the conditions are the same, each has its own attraction (except for the Legion of Replicators)

I will look at the first impression, the common route gives people a feeling, the details of getting along, etc., and decide whether to guide the personal route.

For example: twins (multiple twins) have the same appearance, but are not different inside, and have a contrasting personality, so there are extra points.