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I don't mind mobile games. I play them casually though since nowadays many of them are leaning towards the live service gacha model which can be hard to keep up with and over time can get really expensive if you want to get every single story. It would be nice if there was a more even split...

I don't have experience with them and do not plan to as I am personally against this type of AI. However, even if chatbots become more common I do not think they will replace otome games or even visual novels as a whole. I believe a good chunk of the community values storytelling and all AI can...

I do not support genAI usage. It's not worth engaging with content that someone couldn't even bother putting more than the 2 minutes spent writing a prompt for, not to mention the environmental and ethical issues a lot of current AI models have. My time and money is better spent supporting work...

It seems like you play a lot of mobile games so maybe you might like Light & Night? It's a Chinese gacha otome game like Tears of Themis or Love & Deepspace. It has a Southeast Asian server that launched just a couple months ago so you don't have to worry about 'catching up' or feeling like you...

No because most otome game to anime adaptations severely lack budget and look really bad from a basic visual standpoint. I can understand speeding up the pacing or only focusing on 1 route to fit the allotted runtime but at least let it look pretty if the story is going to be compromised. If the...

As much as I'd like to always be caught up with the latest releases and be able to talk about them freely while the community hype is at its peak, I usually don't read visual novels right at release. I get burnout easily and have trouble focusing on things if I'm not in the mood for them so if I...

Seems like their BL branch NITRO CHiRAL is still planning on releasing new games, according to their recent stream. Looking forward to seeing what they have in store once more details are available!

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...