I do buy early access if it looks interesting, but occasionally I wait until the full release before fully playing through them. Though, this varies per game for me.
I almost always try to go for the good ending first, though I don't always use guides for it so I might end up getting a bad one at first anyway, but I don't go for the bad one by default.
The romance part is the one I actually care about, so this isn't something I'd focus on when looking for a new game. Though it's not a horrible idea if it's done well, so I do see why some people would like it.
It varies per game for me. If I believe the experience to be more interesting while played blind, then I'll do that. Otherwise I'll check specific details of guides to get the endings I want the most.
I'm usually not the biggest fan of yandere's. The forceful toxic personalities they have only make me uncomfortable most of the time. Not a fan of so many of them being made.
I'd love to see more of the "Ice Princess" type of MC like Lucette from Cinderella Phenomenon. It's really entertaining for the MC to have a sharp edge to them.
Yes! I have no clue why Ken Ga Kimi doesn't have a translation yet, they're really missing out on a lot of new players. One game I'd mention myself that has really pretty art is Cendrillon palikA. It looks so nice.
Yes!!! Long hair is my favorite!!! All of my favorites have already been mentioned in this thread. Sometimes I edit boys with short hair to have long hair, because I think it's always superior...