Do you finish all routes or only your favorites?

[dark.moon]

I usually stick to playing only the ones i'm interested in, but if the game requires finishing other routes to unlock certain characters, then I'll eventually play all of them and sometimes i even end up liking characters I didn't expect to like, which is kinda fun.

 

[ninnikuryona]

im somewhat of a completionist, i think? as in, if i start something, even if i actively dislike it, i feel the need to finish it. naturally it includes all routes, endings, cgs and achievements (if im able to get them)! but even outside of that, i think i wouldnt be able to finish a route or two and be satisfied, because at the back of my mind i will constantly think about how i got the incomplete story and incomplete story = incomplete experience overall. for me, the actual plot is just as important as romance in otome, so naturally i would like to complete the game fully! and who knows, maybe i would find my favourite among those characters that didnt catch my attention at first..!

 

[lst]

I always finish every ending on every route. I'm just interested in knowing what each character is about.

 

[RenaLin]

I used to complete all the routes and endings, even the bad ones. But now I don't have that much free time, so I only finish one route. If I really love a game, I come back to it a year later and finish another route, and so on until I've finished the whole game. It's like rewatching your favourite movie every year.

 

[fr4pp3cinn]

I'm a completionist, so I always finish all routes and endings! Most games I play are more story focused, so you need to play everything to grasp the whole story.
I read really fast though (and I don't listen to all voiced lines), so it's easier to do finish everything in just a few days

 

[6161xx]

I have a bit of OCD, I usually complete all the endings, but I rank the characters in my mind and start with my favorite character's route. I finish the bad endings last.

 

[Yara010]

All routes, all endings

 

[Marrychan]

I usually play through all the possible routes; I like to be surprised and to like a character I wasn't expecting. So I try to get all the possible endings when they're available, and I have a lot of fun with it.

 

[Kleinod]

Depends if the game is good. If it's good, I'll 100% complete it.
If it's decent, then I just skip speedrun through every route while not really paying attention so I can get a glimpse at the ending CG.
If it's really bad, I'm getting the hell out after playing through my favorite route.

 

[Watera]

I try to finish all routes but sometimes i get low and do just my favorite characters routes

 

[Mikaella123]

I usually only play the root with my favorite, but if I like someone else in their root, or if I really like the story, I'll play it all. However, I don't like games where I have to play everything to get to my favorite, like when the character is secret.

 

[freidynes]

im a completionist, but also because the characters im interested in are always locked behind other routes, so i might as well just do everyone's. doing other character's routes sometimes makes me appreciate their character more and unexpectedly makes me interested in them as well.

 

[sophiamolin]

I complete all routes and save important CG screenshots to my game database. For routes with outstanding stories, I'll write my thoughts. However, some routes are genuinely terrible, and I have to finish them for 100% completion. Certain hidden characters only unlock after clearing every route—when that happens, I'll speed through the less compelling character routes.

 

[koko36]

Lately i've been kinda enable to do all the routes , but usualy i'll do them all

 

[junjonn]

i'm not much of a completionist because i can't get myself to start a route for a LI that doesn't interest me but i usually try a few other routes in case i can get some crumbs of my fav from them

 

[NONYA4]

I usually pick up games that only have characters im interested in, but I wont hesitate to skip someone

 

[vivonne]

I finish all routes even if i'm tired of it. It's fun but boy does it tend to get repetitive and annoying if their route isn't that as developed or is too similar to another LI's route

 

[beima]

Personally I tend to finish all routes buttt the ones I vibe with the less I tend to finish quickly in one sitting and never think back about them...

 

[bugpudding]

I usually try to do all of the routes but I've found that pushing myself through ones that I don't really like kinda burns me out. But what if there's a route I end up liking by the end that I didn't like in the beginning... The FOMO never stops T_T

 

[1924672516]

All routes

 

[Pastels]

I try to compete all routes but I'm gonna be honest I can't finish routes for guys I don't find attractive. I'm less picky now but when I was younger and was just getting into otome games, there was only like two to three routes I would play cause the rest of the guys weren't my type .

 

[Pismy]

I always finish all routes but usually only do the happy endings. I'll do normal/bad ends skipping the dialogue if there's cgs to unlock. I rather not drown in anguish lol

 

[ichigomilk]

I almost always do all routes. The only time when I don't is when I just can't get myself to do it. A good example of this is Benkei from Birushana. I like him as a character, just not as a LI. I do all routes because I like to learn more about the character and they usually reveal something new to the story. It's also always a nice surprise whenever there's a character I wasn't initially interested in becomes a fave.

 

[Beannie]

For some strange reason, learning japanes with otome games made me completionist. It just feels awesome, when I see complete CG gallery or platinum trophy (on ps vita).

Also my personal philosophy is that, I cycle between games I know I will like and ones I am not so sure about. In short, it feels more awesome to play 8/10 otome after some "mid" experience over playing two 8/10 consequently (since one of them won't feel so, cause our mind acts on anchors)

 

[Kyouri]

I have to 100% ! I like to get all the story, even if I don't care for the LI or route.