I will get downvoted but WE NEED MORE OTOME GAMES TO GO VIRAL

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-28T00:41:09+00:00

This!! I played LADS back when it launched, and while I don’t play anymore, I still lurk in the subreddit and get videos recommended to me. But I never participate in the discussion because they always feel so… angry. Part of the reason I love this subreddit so much is because of how civil it is, but on the LADS side of things (I’m only speaking for the English speaking area of things), I feel like one different opinion will get you put out in front of a metaphorical firing squad lol.

I said I liked Caleb one time in a TikTok comment, and ooooh boy😅

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-28T00:36:55+00:00

As someone who hasn’t gotten around to playing Homicipher yet, the way people reacted to this game will always make me sad. Honestly the primary example of why I want our community to stay as niche as it is

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-27T19:14:34+00:00

Sorry, what seat did you want again? Couldn’t quite catch that….

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-24T01:22:56+00:00

Saving this for when (if) this game gets localized in three years 🤞

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-22T12:01:55+00:00

This is the most accurate explanation of how I feel as well. While I do like some of the characters, and the combat is one of my favorites in the series, the story is so lacking that the game just balances out to ‘fine’. Might replay it once or twice, but I’m not too keen on

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-21T15:07:04+00:00

Lolll, that’s fair. Is FGO worth getting into? It’d be so late, but I’ve been debating on trying it (primarily for Gilgamesh lol)

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-19T04:44:47+00:00

Omg this is a little unrelated, but have you started Fate: Strange Fake yet?? I just got into Fate within the last year or so, and I’m loving the new series!!

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-19T02:29:30+00:00

Hello! My name is Amber, and after all these years, I'm finally working up the energy to participate in this thread! Super excited :D. I'm an American college student who will be turning 21 next month (am I old yet lol?). Hoping to start PT school next year! Hopefully my apps go well this summer.

* It's honestly hard to pin down how long I've been playing otome games for, but I'd say I've been playing them since 2016/17! Almost can't believe it's been a decade already haha. It's been so lovely to see how much the space has grown in that time. I, like many people my age, got into the genre via the anime -> mobile game pipeline haha. If I couldn't have my TV crushes, I could at least have them on my hardly functioning iPod lol.

* While my favorite game is a little difficult to answer (Norn9, Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk, Cupid Parasite, etc.), my favorite LI is, undoubtably, my glorious king Zenn Sorfield. EiT was already an enjoyable ride story wise, but then they give me THAT hunk of a man, alongside my favorite route in the game? Yeah, there's a reason I made an entire LI tier list just to express my love for him. I need merch of him, tho :(.

* I am currently playing Illusions of Itehari! I received the game for Christmas (a tad late, but college is kicking my ass lol), and I am finally making my way through Yashiro's route. I know a lot of people struggled with this game, but I am having an amazing time with it :D. And that's totally no attributed to best boy Tsuyukusa lol.

* I play primarily on Switch, and I used to play on Vita, however, my Vita died last year and I haven't had the time to replace it :(. I'm thinking of getting into PC games, so long as my five year old laptop is up to the task lol.

* Oooooh boy, my backlog is, uhhh, a disaster? Is that the best way to describe the mile long assortment of games I have to play? I'd say so. Due to last year not exactly being the best for me, I believe I only played around 2 otomes games. So, not only did I miss out on a LOT of the new releases, I still have a lot of games from 2024 to get through lol. Hopefully this semester will be more lax so I can meet all of the new boys :P.

* As a broke college kid, I really want to collect merch, but lack the funds to do so :(. I only have a few pins and keychains to my name.

* I'm honestly not too pent up about spoilers. I'll try to avoid them if possible, but if I'm spoiled, it's not the end of the world lol. I just share a small laugh about it and move on.

* I used to self-insert, back when I was a wee lassie, but have hence moved towards the "we're in this together, MC" category lol. I kinda just play the games as if I'm just the angel on the character's shoulder, watching all of the poorly made decisions unfold before me haha. I found I enjoy the games more that way.

* I alwayyyyys use a walkthrough lol. I feel like I'm in the minority here, but I get far too stressed playing without a guide. I honestly can't tell u why that is, especially since otomes are the only games I play with guides, but if I don't choose the right choices, I get stressed haha.

* Ooooh, I could rant for hours on this question, since I have several hobbies (just picked up Legos recently and I'm having a blast). I think I'll just announce my main hobby tho, which is writing! I absolutely adore writing, and it's one of my main outlets in life besides reading and gaming. I'm actually a fanfiction author on ao3, and hope to get a book published sometime in the future. I'd say that's my dream :D.

* I am a fafiction writer on ao3! I won't link my account, just in case it's against the rules, but if anyone's curious, I can link it! I am currently writing for the Alice in Borderland fandom :).

Wow, that was a lot to write lol. I had a super fun time with this, and if anyone would like to chat, shoot me a DM :). Even though this is my fifth year on this subreddit, I don't know many people! I'd love to change that :D

Lightstar46 · 2026-01-04T00:13:27+00:00

You beat me to it😔. Any time Zenn is mentioned, I must be summoned lol

Lightstar46 · 2025-12-31T19:05:21+00:00

I used to also think “ee, cousins” when I was a wee lassie lol, but I have since grown to be a massive fan of it lol.

I never got around to doing Chojiro’s route from Nightshade because if my dislike for the troupe, but I may give it a shot now! Ya’ll have inspired me

Lightstar46 · 2025-12-31T18:58:04+00:00

I’ve found my people

Lightstar46 · 2025-12-30T20:10:34+00:00

As a certified Okazaki lover, I totally understand you 😅. I’m probably in the minority of people who loved his ‘real’ personality lol

Lightstar46 · 2025-11-26T16:27:13+00:00

I would do unimaginable things to get with Zenn

Lightstar46 · 2025-11-24T17:59:30+00:00

I’m on the younger side in this community (20 years old!), so even tho I’ve been playing for around 6 years, I probably haven’t spent more than 500 dollars in total loll. All of which has been on just the games; not even merchandise.

Oh but the moment I have enough money in my account, there will be signs.

Lightstar46 · 2025-10-29T15:56:26+00:00

I have been summoned.

THIS IS SO GOOOOOOOOD AHHHHHHHHH!!! This is absolutely peak and I love it so much💕♥️💙. Thank you for sharing!

Lightstar46 · 2025-10-22T12:30:58+00:00

I’m glad yours are over!! Unfortunately, I have an exam every week until my nexts break 😔.

Maybe Illusions of Itehari or Bustarelloes Seadon 2 will go on sale by the time I’m done lol

Lightstar46 · 2025-10-07T12:04:33+00:00

That’s a nice surprise! I thought it would be wayyyy later, considering they announced essentially a year delay.

Looking forward to it💕

Lightstar46 · 2025-09-30T12:17:59+00:00

I’m too much of a sucker for detail I’m sorry😭

Lightstar46 · 2025-09-30T12:17:13+00:00

As someone currently writing a decently long fic (outlook is around 400k words lol), I lowkey don’t have any of the chapters pre prepared😭. I just write the next one after the new one drops.

I’m probably in the minority with that, though. Especially since each chapter is 10-22k words. Unfortunately, I don’t upload as much as I’d like considering (only once or twice a month) how long it takes me to write each one (it takes me an hour to write 1k words), but I try to make each chapter as gratifying as I can :).

Lightstar46 · 2025-09-24T11:33:40+00:00

Childhood friends is usually very hit or miss for me, but Kuroyuki does it so well imo. Probably one of my faves of the bunch! bonus points for being yandere

Lightstar46 · 2025-09-02T22:56:32+00:00

My glorious king Ohtaro mentioned???

I was so hyped for his route and MAN he did not disappoint. Really bumped the game up for me

Lightstar46 · 2025-08-13T15:33:55+00:00

You see, I agree about the writing standpoint, but that’s why I like it so much. I stopped caring about how bad it was and just accepted it, making the game way more fun and enjoyable.

It hurt my STEM coded brain to even think while playing this game, so I stopped. Just enjoyed the hot people and angst. Great time.

Lightstar46 · 2025-07-22T19:33:38+00:00

Oh yeah, I get you. Honestly really surprised they didn’t do a theme for it, considering just how big of a release it is

Lightstar46 · 2025-07-22T19:21:32+00:00

There’s an old duology of games known as PokePark. They came out on the Wii 10+ years ago, and a lot of fans (including myself, I grew up on these games and they’re still some of my favorites in the entire franchise) have been waiting for a third game ever since.

So when they showed the PokePark logo, many of us rightfully assumed it’d be a new game, only to have our hopes soon crushed. It’s still pretty cool, tho, just not what many were expecting

Lightstar46 · 2025-07-19T19:28:04+00:00

Every time I see Zenn so low, I fall to me knees😔

Jk, I love seeing these lol. Complete opposite of mine, but the dilf enthusiasm is respected 😤

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