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Would you rather hear an LI’s inner thoughts throughout his route or unlock his POV after finishing it?

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If you could choose how an otome game reveals an LI's inner thoughts which would you prefer??

Option A: Know exactly what the LI is thinking throughout his route, including his hidden feelings, internal struggles and reactions to the heroine as the story unfolds.

Option B: Experience the entire route normally without knowing his thoughts and unlock his complete POV after finishing it so you can revisit the story from his perspective.

I'd personally choose B! I feel like knowing his thoughts from the beginning would take away some of the mystery. Plus imagine finding out he was already in love with the heroine WAY earlier than you thought 😭
 
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Definitely the second one! Going into a route already knowing everything he's thinking completely kills the tension.

Unlocking his POV afterwards hits way harder, especially when you realize he was down bad the whole time behind that poker face. It gives the route so much replay value too.
 
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mentaik2 said:
If you could choose how an otome game reveals an LI's inner thoughts which would you prefer??

Option A: Know exactly what the LI is thinking throughout his route, including his hidden feelings, internal struggles and reactions to the heroine as the story unfolds.

Option B: Experience the entire route normally without knowing his thoughts and unlock his complete POV after finishing it so you can revisit the story from his perspective.

I'd personally choose B! I feel like knowing his thoughts from the beginning would take away some of the mystery. Plus imagine finding out he was already in love with the heroine WAY earlier than you thought 😭
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Option B all the way!! As someone who loves playing completely blind, knowing the LI's internal struggles right from the start would totally ruin the tension and mystery for me!

There is literally NO feeling like finishing a route, unlocking his POV, and realizing he was silently losing his mind over the heroine the ENTIRE time while acting cool. It makes the second playthrough feel like a whole new game! 😭💖
 
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I'll go with B.

As someone who self-inserts as the heroine, I don't want to know what he's thinking or what his reasons are — it breaks my immersion in the story. I'd rather try to figure out on my own why the male lead is acting that way.

I prefer it when games handle it like Sympathy Kiss, where you can choose whether or not to view the male lead's perspective. Sometimes, a sudden switch to his point of view leaves me really confused — like someone force-feeding me. (Please don't do that.)

Some games even switch to the male lead's perspective and make me choose options for him. Isn't that just way too weird?!
 
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As everyone had already said, option B is more preferable! But if I'm allowed to be curious are there any examples on option A? I feel like it would ruin the immersive playthrough but I'm sure there's a reason the developers put it that way!
 
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Definitely B for me! I love that approach. Noa's route in Blackish House Side Z actually follows this kind of format, and it's one of my absolute favorite routes. I agree that knowing his feelings from the beginning would take away some of the mystery and excitement. Getting to experience the entire story without knowing what's going on in his head, and then finding out why he acted the way he did and how he truly felt afterward, made the whole experience so much more emotional and rewarding. I really loved it!
 
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Definitely option B for me! It feels more rewarding to unlock his POV after experiencing the entire route. I also agree that knowing his thoughts from the beginning really does take away the mystery. We love a little tension lololol
 
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First of all, I love when any piece of media does this! Not just visual novels but novels/manga/manhwa/etc. My initial thought is definitely leaning towards B but I think I really like any POV shifts to the LI, like in 9RIP. It really comes down to how it's written since I don't really encounter this often in VNs.
 
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brickoflover said:
As everyone had already said, option B is more preferable! But if I'm allowed to be curious are there any examples on option A? I feel like it would ruin the immersive playthrough but I'm sure there's a reason the developers put it that way!
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9 R.I.P. does this, after LIs meet with MC for the first time. It switches to their perspective and describes what LIs felt. Itehari does this too, but it's not about feelings, mostly what LIs and other characters did at the same time or after episodes. I'd say it was done very good in terms of showing story.

I like looking at the situation from different perspectives, it help getting full picture of what is going on, so I'm a minority, but choose A
 
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I choose B just like everyone else, because leaving some suspense is exactly where the fun lies—it's like solving a puzzle, and there's no fun in knowing the answer from the start. After finishing the ending, I sometimes feel a sense of emptiness that leaves me at a loss, but when I know the ending and then experience his emotional journey again from LI's perspective, it makes me feel like I understand him better and have come one step closer to him, which also eases my emptiness well.
 
Definitely Experience the entire route normally without knowing his thoughts and unlock his complete POV after finishing it because if choose a i feel like it would break the illusion for me
 
I'd actually choose A (=^.^=) I feel like unlocking his POV only after finishing the route wouldn't hit as hard for me (u.u)I love getting little glimpses into his hidden thoughts and reactions throughout the story, especially when they reveal feelings he wouldn't openly express to the heroine ~ I don't necessarily need to know EVERYTHING he's thinking, but I think knowing at least some of his inner thoughts adds so much to the relationship development ° It makes you appreciate the little moments more and see how his feelings gradually change and deepen throughout the route (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)
 
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