What's your favorite story trope in otome games?

[ksana65]

For some reason, I really love the amnesia trope or parallel worlds, for example.

 

[ilnsmicl]

I lovee the classic enemies to lovers trope and roommates to lovers 🫪 ppl might call me boring for this but i genuinely just like it so much

 

[ksana65]

Ooh, I couldn't agree more! I love this classic with all my heart too, so I totally get you.

 

[r1dzune]

for me it's under the same roof! i like how it can be used to create a lot of funny situations and also allows you to observe how the characters' relationships develop more naturally

 

[bravelyflee]

I love when MC gets sick or injured and LI is extra extra gentle and worried and takes care of her.

(The opposite can be sweet too!)

 

[b3rryb3rry]

I love it when an otome game breaks the 4th wall and the characters become aware they're in a game. Cheritz games are a good example of this (Mystic Messenger & Nameless).

Similarly, I like it when a specific LI retains the memory of past playthroughs and falling in love with you in his own route, only to be forced to stand by and watch you choose the other guys in every reset (Amnesia: Memories, Mystic Messenger, Nameless). Also basically Sans in Undertale lol.

 

[aquil_aleo]

I guess this a subset of enemies to lovers, but it's fun when the guy needs to secretly kill you but then rOmANce happens...

 

[b3rryb3rry]

I guess this a subset of enemies to lovers, but it's fun when the guy needs to secretly kill you but then rOmANce happens...

It's not an otome game but Yakuza 0 does this trope sooo well

 

[Pancito]

I think my favorite narrative device is definitely time travel. I love stories where the past and future are connected somehow, especially when there are time loops or you have to figure out how to change something that already happened.

I also really love plot twists, secret identities, and mysteries that are gradually revealed. I love when you think you understand what's happening at first, but then you discover that things weren't exactly what they seemed. And if there were little clues or bits of foreshadowing that I didn't notice at first, even better.

I'm also a big fan of enemies to lovers, but for a different reason. I like watching the relationship develop slowly. If the characters fall for each other immediately, I usually don't get as invested.

 

[zerone01]

Mutual unrequited love, jealousy, and time-loop tropes. Plus, it's not just romance—having rich, non-romantic platonic bonds makes the whole game world feel so much more alive.

 

[usagin]

It depends on my mood, honestly. I enjoy a lot of different tropes, so it's hard to pick just one.

 

[ark_huh???]

An unhinged psycho trans x just a normal person doing their mundane life.

(Yes, i'll be locking myself in an asylum soon :'))

 

[Rudy_2489]

I like the cliché of developing from childhood friends into lovers. It's nice to realize your feelings for each other, but also to hesitate about confessing, worried that the relationship you've built over time might fall apart!