Do you prefer otome game with gameplay element or just text reading element only?

[Yuuu701]

It depends on what kind of game play element and whether it fits the story. As long as it's not too difficult and tedious, it can be fun.

 

[dogiwall]

I would rather a VN with no minigames, but if it's say something like an RPG, life, sim, or stats raiser that happens to be an otome as well, I wouldn't mind that either. Though, I feel like it would be hard for some games to balance between romance and gameplay...

 

[Rdddmi]

I like relaxing and reading visual novels.
I'm fine with some gameplay elements, but if they are too complicated, or conversely, too repetitive, I start to feel stressed.
I also enjoy games that focus mainly on gameplay but have romantic elements. However, I think the ideal balance is when the game and the novel aspects are clearly defined, and neither one gets in the way of progressing through the other. In that case, I can enjoy both equally well.

 

[CQUUbCQ]

I prefer the visual novel format. I'm not very good at mini-games; if I start one just for a quick break but end up spending hours on it without ever clearing it, I lose my motivation, and the game just grinds to a halt

 

[Arisa-chan]

I prefer the pure visual novel format since its reliable. As for having gameplay elements, it depends. I enjoy light gameplay element like the interactive text or the petting games in KLAP or Moujuutsukai to Oujisama (these are super fun and the hot voices are the best). I am not the fan of minigames since they are a hit or miss for me. Oftentimes they are kinda a slog to go through.

I wish there were otome games with more RPG or stat raising but the RPG system needs to be well balanced and fun.

In the end, I play otome games for the romance and story so as long as that shines then any gameplay element is fine with me.

 

[sorene]

I enjoy both. There aren't that many otome games to begin with, so I end up playing pretty much all kinds, but I'd love to see an otome game with gameplay more like Genshin Impact someday.

 

[wangpanda]

It really depends, but many of the otome games' "non-story" part is not as attractive as RPGs with "otome" facters, except La Corda d'Oro from KOEI. Really hope they can remake those games to NS and with multi-language version.

 

[anibroco]

I like it when it has gameplay, but I wouldn't want the game to revolve around that. I prefer the story more, although sometimes there are minigames and I do like those :)

 

[dam1dam1]

I prefer visual‑novel‑style games, as they let me focus more on the story.

 

[wantwo]

怎么说呢……我觉得，我还是会喜欢有玩法的游戏。就像小黄油那样，很多是会考虑加一些游戏性的：比如什么开拓国土攻克妹子啊，什么生存游戏带着妹子啊，消消乐赢了之后可以看故事啊之类的。我很喜欢那种像博德之门，星露谷，老滚之类的带恋爱元素的游戏，所以会比较希望乙女类游戏在这方面有所创新，哪怕是加上有趣的小游戏元素也行。不过做乙女游戏这块的人还是太少了……在那之前，还是先希望市面上的女性向游戏越来越多吧。

 

[Dhshdy]

i dont mind gameplay elements if its fun but im mostly there for the story and art

 

[MikuMikuni]

I'm a sucker for stat-raising in otome games. It makes me more locked in and I have a higher chance of finishing the game even if it gets too grindy. One example is 1931: Scheherazade at the Library of Pergamum — many would agree that it is too grindy but I absolutely loved the challenge of balancing the stats and trying to do all of the capers (they're like encounters or missions). I guess the romance and story takes a backseat with a game like that but honestly I don't even mind. Other games with stat-raising that I absolutely love are Heartstrings Bug, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side series, and Jack Jeanne.