Do you clear all the characters in an otome game before starting a new one?

[ichigomilk]

I used to do every route first because when I started playing otome games there weren't many localized ones, so I didn't have many to choose from compared to today lol. Nowadays I tend to jump around between a few otome games after finishing a route, mainly because my backlog is so huge and I get curious of other games haha, but if I'm really invested in the game I end up finishing all the routes before playing another one. Even though I jump around a lot, I almost always do every route. I only skip if I absoluetly have to. However, recently I've been thinking maybe I should go back to what I was doing previously just so that the story flows better and I won't have forgotten some of the stuff that happened.

 

[Lilia16]

Yes, I clear everyone first.

 

[LapisWhale]

I know I'll never finish a game once I start a new one =))) My perfectionism doesn't help, worse. So I try to complete it first, just to get bored of that game and end up not playing anything at all for a year or so =))) Such a pain.

It's not like I get confused playing multiple games at once, but most of the time I just can't bring myself to do it. Not just for VNs, but any type of game =)))"

 

[judahslove]

Depends !! Im sometimes sooo focused on an otome game that i genuinely play it for hours and days without looking at the others xD, but there's time when i buy a game start playing for some hours and leave it to play other ones thy usually end in my backlog games after…but i essentially force myself into finishing one first before continuing!!

 

[puinnai]

Yep! Because if I don't finish them and start another otome game, I know I'll probably never continue the other one hahaha, or at least I won't for a long time

 

[O cha]

I usually try to complete all the LIs' routes if possible... but sometimes I skip LIs that really aren't my type (like, I'm personally not a fan of older characters lol). If there's an LI whose route unlocks only after clearing others, I might just look up a guide and rush through their Best Ending, skipping the Good and Bad endings entirely.

 

[LittleTeddy2002]

I think I also used to try clearing all the routes, but then found out I'm not as interested and patient for that. Therefore I just play my favorite !

 

[Webtx]

I've sadly never completed every single route in an otome game. I'm just not the type to enjoy every personality a game has to offer, and there are plenty of character archetypes that simply aren't my thing

 

[Shelia]

I usually try to finish a game completely before starting the next one. Maybe not always 100%, though—for example, I don't try to collect all the illustrations (if that requires consulting the walkthrough too often).
The exception—games like Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side. For these, I just couldn't bring myself to play through the whole thing over and over again, so I had to take breaks - usually after completing two routes.

 

[skipstar]

I like to 100% so I'll try to clear every route but if I can't get myself to keep going then I would move on to the next one

 

[NotMyCupOfTea]

It depends. If there aren't any other games, I do them all in one go. If not... well, I do them when I feel like it, but only to complete everything. If I don't like a route, I use the skip button. I need to see the entire gallery complete. (The only routes I don't do, with very few exceptions, are the poly routes.)