Not really! I don't know many VA's and can't say that i have any favorite. Actually, I often don't even finish listening to the phrases and just skip ahead the second I'm done reading. I pay attention to the idea and the visual first.
I don't really play otome games, but as soon as I see that a voice actor I love is in one, I'm immediately tempted to try it.
Unfortunately, the gameplay usually doesn't click with me, so... well.
Absolutely—I've played through almost all of my otome games just because of the voice actors, whose voices are a pleasure to listen to. Even if they aren't particularly well-known.
100%. I once bought an otome game, that I wasn't really interested in, just because I saw that TsudaKen voiced one of the LIs. The game was pretty mid, but it was still worth it just for his characters route.
If there's no VA in the game that I like, then I probably won't play it.
Honestly, I wouldn't say their influence is that huge, but when a voice actor is really my type, I can't help following them around like I'm enchanted.
For me, definitely! I'm a fan of quite a few voice actors. I love looking up new titles, reading the summaries, and checking the voice cast. I always get so excited whenever I see one of my favorite voice actors in the cast.
VAs do influence me to some extent, but they aren't the main factor. Story and characters come first. Still, if there are VAs I like in the cast, it definitely adds extra appeal.
That phenomenon of "buying based on the voice actor"—it happens to me all the time. I used to happily snap up every game featuring a voice actor I'd fallen for at first listen. However, as their range has expanded recently, they've started playing characters I don't particularly care for. While it's great to see them getting more work, I'm telling myself I need to be more selective now rather than just buying things on impulse.
Although it doesn't necessarily have an impact, if a game I'm playing features a particular voice actor, I'll most likely choose that character's route...
Absolutely as the va casting is usually the thing that pique my interests about something. I started many games because Furukawa Makoto is in it and as a cold/tough guy character.