would you enjoy combat aspects if they were added in otome?

[rorocchi]

if the system would be fun and allow you to pair up with your love interests of your choice in combat mechanics, be it turn-based or rpg (or any other types, i'm an amateur so apologies if i ever talk wrongly about anything related to games and otome)

personally, i enjoy concepts like battle couple, where the heroine can support and fight alongside if the setting the story is allows for something like that.
i also see the appeal of the heroine being supported and rescued instead in dire situations, i don't mean to make light of either and call one side better.

or combat wouldn't really be your thing and you'd rather experience the story told through a visual novel like format with choices that impact to flags/endings?

 

[raccoonNiko]

I think Hana Awase really fits this description, and I really enjoyed it! The story puts an emphasis on the heroine's position as someone who supports the love interests in combat, and I think it's an interesting dynamic that was explored nicely throughout the games. I'd love to see more similar concepts, with games that have actual battle elements alongside the usual visual novel presentation (*^▽^*)

 

[Daisy Magnus229]

It depends.

When combat is added, romance is usually not the priority. If it's turn-based, the story has to be entertaining enough to make the grinding bearable. For me, Persona series is entertaining, while Octopath Traveler is... boring (no offense).

I'd still prefer a classic visual novel otome, maybe with a little mini-game or a moving sprite

Even though games like LADs definitely pique my interest, the romance isn't always my cup of tea. If I want combat, I'll just play a JRPG or a souls-like, they have romance too sometimes. I remember playing Nier: Automata and it was beautiful.

 

[satory]

I'm not against tha idea, if it's 1). have a difficulty setting and 2). all action combat must be on PC (how are people playing LADs on mobile is beyond me). I'd be very interesting to play a huge completely female-oriented RPG. Basically, just give me finished, one-time purchase LADs on PC and I'll be happy

 

[藍色水珠]

I enjoy otome games with combat elements, especially battle couples where characters of different strengths can complement or cover for each other, fighting side-by-side.

Early titles like Armen Noir and Bloody Call may not have all perfectly happy endings or perfect storylines, but they were still quite good.

 

[rorocchi]

I think Hana Awase really fits this description, and I really enjoyed it! The story puts an emphasis on the heroine's position as someone who supports the love interests in combat, and I think it's an interesting dynamic that was explored nicely throughout the games. I'd love to see more similar concepts, with games that have actual battle elements alongside the usual visual novel presentation (*^▽^*)

thank you for taking the time to answer to my questions and provide me with smth very interesting to chew on
i looked hana awase up and so far, i only relied on a detailed review about it and one thing i got pleasantly surprised and excited for is that tachibana shinnosuke(hes one of my favorite vas qvq) voices a character in there and the reviewer's opinion about said character is so hilarious to me uvu
+ lmao there even was toshiyuki toyonaga and the reviewer's note was like: ''why is this character's voice so hot?"
i nodded to myself, knowing fully well without even listening the treat this voice actor can provide

i also chuckled over how the reviewer got sidetracked sometimes due to being engrossed into raising their stats which neglected story progression; i feel like that would happen to me too
i would definitely try to look up more about this game, i would like to see how the minigames look like; maybe youtube has some kind people who uploaded playthroughs there =v=
+ oh and i would definitely wanna check the soundtrack, i might have accidentally stumbled into songs from there without being aware it was from hana awase; the art is really distinct and i remember seeing it

i too relate on your take about hoping to see similar concepts intertwined like that; im aware it's difficult to weave smth like that without neglecting one aspect or keeping it entertaining for everyone, but it sure would be nice if it's achievable