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Do you self-insert while playing otomes?

Do you see yourself as the heroine or a separate character?

  • Myself

    Votes: 35 30.7%

  • Separate character

    Votes: 85 74.6%
  • Total voters
    114
I see all mcs as their own chara! When a game makes them a customizable blank slate, I usually just come up with an oc instead of self-inserting.
I guess I just like being a ghost haunting the mc and judging/cheering her on lol
 
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I don't really self-insert myself in the game so I really appreciate MC that have personality! especially if their dynamic with LIs are good.
 
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I rarely self-insert cuz my personality doesn't really match with most heroines. So more like I'm a spectator watching them from afar!
 
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I don't see myself as the heroine as she's her own character. It doesn't stop me from understanding the heroine or relating to her.
 
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I generally insert partially to fully depending on personalities and scenes. Have a fixed player name for games if I feel there's a degree of resemblance. However I'm the type who considers the real self as a character and has distance to myself. I don't like MC as a "pretended/illusionary" blank state or faceless because that's my least favorite type of personality whose behaviors and choices to make being so average npc.
 
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Kinda of a mix, I self insert and usually use my IRL nickname but because the MCs have their own story and personality it feels more like Im "acting" lol, I like it because I try to visualise how it would be like to live the Heroine life, even before the main story etc
 
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Seperate myself , im not seeing it as heroine, more like a third person
 
I'm literally a dude who plays otomes, but the MC will be me while I am playing, no question. It's pretty easy for me to immerse myself and consider the default name as mine if it's voiced—otherwise I change the name.

I often talk to my friends who also play otome games while referring to any actions the MC does as what I've done.
 
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I'm a guy and see myself more as a wingman or sidekick to the MC than anything else, like "girl if I were you I'd do this". I approach it like reading a romance novel or watching a movie: I'm here to see what the dynamic between those two characters are like and if their story is going to make me feel emotional, but I get to have more impact through in-game choices.

That's also why I personally have a lot of trouble with MCs who aren't their own characters and are meant to be some mute self-insert, because I have a harder time connecting with them and don't feel as invested in the story as I could.

Though I will 100% support people who self-insert, I think the point of otome games and a lot of the appeal is to see yourself in those stories and living those adventures after all!
 
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mostly as its own character, but when it comes to LIs and relationships it's very hard to separate my own preferences from what would fit MC or the story, so I guess it's a mix?
 
I don't project myself onto the heroine; I just enjoy her as a character in her own right.
 
I tend to go for default names because self-inserting to a high degree is immersion-breaking for me! When I do some light commentary while playing, I sometimes use first-person. Overall though, I enjoy recognizing the protagonist as a character in her own right rather than like a vessel for myself.
 
Depends.... I see myself when the protagonist is thinking the same as me otherwise if they act totally different then i see them as separated. But when it gets to the super sad parts like the ML heart breaking past then I WANT IT TO BE ME!!! :deadsad:
 
I love dynamic main characters/heroines and really love when they have personality that really comes through in their inner monologues and interactions... i don't really see myself as a character at all, but if I had to say... I'm an invisible character sitting in a cuck chair somewhere in the corner of the room. Even when a game allows for customization I just think up an OC.
 
It depends…? If anything, it's more a case of self-projection.
But rather than being myself, I fully immerse myself in the role of this protagonist within the game.
 
In otome games, I self-insert. I usually change the heroine's default name to my own. Since there are scenarios and stories I can't experience in real life, I like to put myself right into them in the game. It doesn't hurt anyone, right? lol :lapi_peaceful:
 
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