What are your favourite retellings in otome games?

[JigoKuu]

There are so many amazing stories in otome games, and many are based on existing literature, myths or fairy tales. Which are your favourite retellings?

For example I totally adore Alice in Wonderland, so any games touching the theme are already super interesting to me!

 

[godsblunder]

I like western fairy tale retellings the most. There are so many great stories to choose from and kudos to QuinRose for trying to do them all. Fairy tales have great versitility too! They can be sweet and fluffy like the Disney movie versions or lean into darkness. Even popular ones like Alice in Wonderland which have been retold over and over never feel exactly the same.

My personal least favorite is the historical event retellings. Sometimes reading a historical retelling requires research to fully understand the context in which things are happening, especially if it's events that are unrelated to one's own country as those would've been taught in school. If I had better foundational knowledge, I might have been able to enjoy them more. Also lowkey knowing an LI is based on a real person can make them less attractive to me... I like my trashy husbands fictional. Real life trashy men can stay away.