Canon MC name vs Self-Insert?

[judahslove]

It really depends, i know i used to always self insert but i started to lil by lil keeping the og name of the heroine ( mostly bc i love hearing the characters actually saying mc's name than just a kimi anatawa…) but it still depends lol, i got lucky enough to have an otome game heroine having the same name as me so i was really happy to keep it and listen to the characters actually saying my name xDD

 

[Wenlisod]

Canon. Better if they talk the name in the dub.

 

[Watera]

Canon heroine name , i like to hear her name by male leads's voices

 

[boxen]

I use canon name, since the actions or the options they give to the players won't always be exactly how I'd respond or react, so it doesn't really feel like a real self-insert. I see the MC as like a character of her own and I'm just the mastermind behind her decision making hehe

 

[loanBe]

I prefer to play vn's with gender choice, but i play bl's and gl's too. Very rare thing for me to play pure otome. I used to play everything years ago, but now there's just a lot to go through, my tastes changed, got pickier in general. Good thing there's a lot of novels where you can at least choose pronoun. As a not very gender conforming gay guy - that is as close to me as it can get. Do i ever feel self inserted? Nope. It's impossible and more like role-play for me.

When mc don't have preset looks or customization, i usually just rotate three names i always use. My own name for games set in present and close to reality, one name for medival/fantasy and one for anything else. Plus one name i use for sapphic/gl novels.
For mc's with set look's i go with canon names. Like, i can't imagine Palmier from Bewitching Sinners not being Palmier(god that dude's hot af, can't wait for Royal Blood).

 

[yumi1]

I use the official names.
But I do project myself onto them—like fully immersing myself in the character and projecting myself onto them.
The names aren't that important.

 

[Foxgloves]

I love using the canon name, especially since it's voiced by default in most games with voice acting. Plus, I feel a bit awkward about using a self-insert name that doesn't fit in with all the usually Japanese names in the story