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I like western fairy tale retellings the most. There are so many great stories to choose from and kudos to QuinRose for trying to do them all. Fairy tales have great versitility too! They can be sweet and fluffy like the Disney movie versions or lean into darkness. Even popular ones like Alice...

Pub Encounter... I was never expecting a masterpiece from it but still. Lots of otome gamers are 30s+ and have expressed wanting games with older casts of characters on places like twitter and reddit, which this game delivers. However, the writing is so bad that it isn't as popular as it...

I enjoy looking through artbooks, especially when they include design drafts and commentary. It's always interesting to see which characters the designer nailed immediately and which characters changed a dozen times before the official design was settled.

My preferences lean towards anime-esque 2D graphics but as long as the cast of characters are fun and the premise is interesting, I'm willing to at least give a game a shot. The visuals of a visual novel are a core component but so is the novel aspect. I've been pleasantly surprised by some...

It can take time to adjust but ultimately I'm okay if it's just the voice being replaced. Visual novel producers are well aware that the voice talents are a big draw for their audience and they most likely do not make the decision to change them lightly. My issue is when the writing gets...

I love the convenience of online reading but if I'm buying a personal copy I would rather get the physical instead of the digital because I can have full ownership over it. I'm not a fan of the subscription model many manga publishers use because series can be removed whenever.

Otomate has their annual Otomate Party, usually held late summer (August-September). This year's will be September 12-13. You could buy livestreaming tickets if you want to watch it but probably not worth it if you only want new game announcements, as they are posted online as soon as the event...

Love! Sushi Rangers... LIs are based off sushi toppings.

I play gacha otome on and off. As already mentioned, the gambling aspect and inability to take things at your own pace without missing out on parts of the story really sucks. I separate the art from the monetization system and try to enjoy what I can without in-app purchases, sometimes relying...

Any otome game getting an English translation would be awesome! Some personal picks though would be: CLOCK ZERO, Wand of Fortune, Trouble Magia, the rest of the QuinRose Alice series, etc...

Sometimes things just don't pan out and projects fall through. Are there any you'd like to reminisce about? I remember back in the day, I was excited for Yandere Heaven Affection Bunny Cage. It was supposed to be a R18 otome game inspired by the Yandere Heaven CD series with original...

All the art shared so far is so lovely! I wish I could show my appreciation for games through artwork but I don't have the skillset for it currently. Maybe one day in the future...

Yes, you are correct. In Japanese, sub characters are what native English speakers would call side characters, not submissives. It's most likely a case of waseieigo ("fake" English loan words, where terms can be traced to English but are used very differently - another example would be how...

When I'm out and about, I will use my phone to play a game. Mobile devices are easier to carry around and depending on specs, can also run other console and PC games through emulation. Modern handhelds like the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, while technically handhelds, lack the portability of...

Although I like physical media, I tend to go for digital games because there's more (and steeper) sales on the digital storefronts than the average GameStop. I am more likely to pay the full retail price of limited or collector's editions but the quality hasn't been great for them lately...

I like them as long as it's not too tedious. JackJeanne's rhythm mini games were cute at first but there's only a handful of songs with no variation between the 7 routes. If the upcoming sequel also recycles the same few songs I hope they inplement a feature where you can skip the rhythm game if...

I try to 100% games as much as possible. I would even go through all dialogue options even if the guide says it's a selection that doesn't affect the ending just to see what happens (sometimes it leads to nothing special, but sometimes you're rewarded the funniest dialogue ever). There's only a...

I loved the atmosphere and language deciphering gameplay of Homicipher! It was such a unique experience. It's so unfortunate that it's popularity brought about the wrong kind of audience and attention to the developer, to the point they had to step back and will likely not publish new games nor...

I like it when the MC and LIs are closer in age because it allows them to interact more naturally as opposed to having to tiptoe around age-based social hierarchy. If there is a noticeable age gap, I usually prefer LIs who are older than the MC because they tend to be closer to my age and are...

Wow, we have similar experiences! I also started with Pacthesis's games then found other free indie otome like RE:Alistair++. My first paid JP games were actually Voltage Inc mobile otome but shortly after I bought Hakuoki on PSP as my first console game.