Do you self-insert while playing otomes?

[caducus]

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.

 

[DoDoPopping]

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！

 

[breacher]

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.

 

[Shuyi🤍]

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.

 

[nkzwjtlp]

its hard to bring myself into it cause we have different personalityO_o

 

[idk_]

Always a self-inserter here! I always rename the heroine to my own name to get full immersion in the story.

 

[ReflectLight]

Almost never actually. In fact its actually worse when they try to intentionally make MC as vague as possible so that anyone can somewhat see themselves in her. I feel like the amount of Otome games that do that have increased as we rarely even get a voice for MC nowadays.

 

[LivEnblem]

keeping separate character
By maintaining that distance, I can play while anticipating what actions the character(heroine) might take in the next scene. Another reason is that if I try to fully immerse myself—pretending to *be* the character—I actually find it harder to concentrate

 

[ynnaliaa]

I don't self-insert when playing otome games.

I usually see the heroine as her own character and get invested in her story, personality, and relationships with the LIs. It makes it more fun for me to watch how the romance develops rather than imagining myself in her place.

 

[Yuuu701]

Yes, if I feel like I can relate to the mc. Otherwise, no. They'll feel like another person.