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Do you self-insert while playing otomes?

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

  • Myself

    Votes: 59 31.1%
  • Separate character

    Votes: 141 74.2%

  • Total voters
    190
Not even remotely. I'll try to play by making choices that I think are in-character for the MC, but there is very much a division between who I am and who they are. Which is good, because honestly some of the choices that make the most sense for those characters are HIGHLY questionable. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Unless the game can offer a wide range of personality types for the player to choose from,
I usually prefer a female protagonist who already has her own established background and life story.
For me,, projection means seeing all these diverse and unique personalities shine in the game and show their charm. It puts a huge smile on my face—it's like a breath of fresh air!
 
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most of the time i treat the heroine as a separate character. since i don't relate to characters that easily, keeping them separate makes me feel more alive (?lmao) because it gives me this drive to understand and feel for them. so i try to immerse myself in how the fl thinks and operates, so on so on.

but, if i adore a love interest so much, i just swoon and try to self-insert if my imagination permits haha.
 
I used to because my first otome is amnesia and the heroin doesnt have a name of her own. It feels weird when the characters call me by the name.. then I discovered there are otome games with a default name for their heroines<3. Never self inserted again it just feels uncomfy for me lol.
 
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