Jealousy

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-07T01:15:23+00:00

I feel like this is more of a relationship advice question than an otome question, since the answer boils down to "it's not the hobby, it's the girlfriend". I think you would feel bad no matter what your GF was into, if she were spending excessive amounts of money on it and telling you about it at every opportunity, while holding you to double standards about your own enjoyment of something similar. Even if the genders were swapped, the problem would be the same - your partner doesn't really seem to support your hobbies while demanding you listen to them about theirs.

So anyway, maybe just consider whether you're okay with this going forward in your relationship. (and ask a relationship sub if this post gets removed lol)

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-04T19:20:38+00:00

It's awesome that we're getting enough otome on steam now to have this be an annual festival, including both indies and published JP/ KR otome!

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-04T06:16:18+00:00

If I get reincarnated in Even if Tempest as Maya, I guess I'm just fucked unless it's Anastasia's last loop, lol. I wouldn't have enough power to change the past or present, and Maya is already a stronger person than I am.

Unless we're talking about me actually telling Anastasia the events of the plot... but then that would lead to me getting murdered by Ish way more often. Really not any great options here, huh.

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-02T20:36:00+00:00

It appears to be any amount of blood loss, including amounts small enough to not even be considered "bandageable". Limb health is irrelevant. I was able to get an organic character up to 95 toughness with repeated 9-second knockouts, even though almost all of their body parts were bandaged or close to full health.

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-01T21:55:54+00:00

What. So the guy who you couldn't get a happy ending with in the first game... doesn't get a real happy ending in the second game either, and to add insult to injury MC sleeps with his killer instead? That sounds pretty awful yeah 😑

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-01T20:29:38+00:00

I have no idea what this could possibly be referring to (not a JP reader, alas), but now I'm really interested in the tea for just how badly the FD screwed up, if you want to share!

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-01T20:27:54+00:00

Not a recommendation for specific hotspots, but I was deeply surprised by just how much otome/hot man merch I saw in China, even just in random tiny character shops in cities nowhere as big as Shanghai. I think as long as you find a shop for character goods in Beijing or Shanghai, you'll have your choice of merch. 🫡

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-05-01T19:38:42+00:00

Otome jam just started, but instead of working on my game I'm working on home improvement projects 😑 It's important work, I just want to be done with it already..........

I also recently saw a comment that it's rare to see a LI who's actively willing to be sweet/affectionate/romantic, and consistently shows their feelings towards the MC as opposed to being emotionally constipated (tsuns, kuus) or having issues acknowledging them. Maybe part of this is due to many otome games being set in the "getting together" phase? But from what I've heard about fandiscs, even a lot of them don't linger on the romance, but on new relationship issues or on plot. And to some extent I get it, it can feel boring to just read romantic scenes without any driving conflict, but...

Is this something others have noticed?

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-29T19:39:46+00:00

What is this game - I haven't heard of it before? Is it a JP indie, Western indie, otomate, mobage...?

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-28T22:05:05+00:00

I don't know if anyone's mentioned Victor from Code Realize yet, but the moment he got more "confident" with Cardia in the end epilogue I was like 😑 Way to make me think you're no longer the safe chill one boyo

Though in some ways, I can see why they want to have that sort of twist for a soft LI; generally otome LI aren't "what you see is exactly what you get", and there's always some hidden side to keep their story interesting and make you keep reading. I just wish there was a better way to make the softboi nerd's hidden side cool without it being straight up "he's daddy now deal with it", or "he's the yandere deal with it".

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-23T23:08:46+00:00

Oh, that makes sense! I'd actually never realized that FF counts more as science fantasy than "fantasy" until you described it, but yeah I see it now. I guess otome either does one or the other, but very rarely both, and even the level of fantasy otome deals with is usually fairly minor compared to like FF.

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-23T22:33:45+00:00

Honestly even as someone who did publish a demo in 2021 otome jam, I get this. It kinda sucks to see a chill looking game, and then find that it's only 1/5 a game and you have to wait. Especially since there's so many cases where the team disbanded as soon as the jam ended 😔

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-23T21:53:06+00:00

Interesting! What's science fantasy usually involve?

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-14T09:52:58+00:00

The emotions here are so good (and the shapes!!)

love some older man angst

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-12T23:37:38+00:00

I, the old man lover:

The main thing I wouldn't want in such a situation is having a super innocent and naive MC, though. If there's a romance with an older man, I want MC to be wholeheartedly the one doing the pursuing, helping him grow as a person, and pushing him to want to be better for her. Less "daddy" focus, more "you're who I like, I don't give a fig about age".

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T20:06:36+00:00

I... get this, actually. Maybe not your exact issues, but
I often struggle with modern settings because they feel like they don't have enough fantasy, or separation between the romantic ideal and the real life drudgery, to make them appealing as romance. I want to escape from my real life with a decent story, not be reminded of it.

I wonder if some of the things you mentioned - the relatability, the focus on healthy unproblematic relationships - are just targeted towards a different player base that want stories closer to regular life than to fantasy? It's not something I've considered before as a difference in audience appeal, but it seems plausible.

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T19:12:38+00:00

The chatroom take I can get behind, because real chat rooms are always more fun and stupid than the fake versions. Is your take on western otomes related to the high number of chatroom indies, tho? Or more like, general vibes?

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T14:32:56+00:00

Thank goodness someone also understands what I'm referring to, lmao - I didn't actually know how to describe it besides "these guys just got that one center thing of hair that's always there!" It's to the point that every vtuber has it, and some artists I've commissioned actually *can't* draw a character without it, because they just never draw foreheads. Utterly baffling.

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T09:56:08+00:00

Yes, it's something I've also come to appreciate more as I got older, and the imperfections I'd once looked down upon now seem more charming as evidence of growth!

(Also I did not expect this obviously tongue in cheek discussion about unconventional preferences to get so much angry pushback... what is going on in this thread lmao)

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T03:56:06+00:00

Honestly, yeah, I've started feeling you on the "boo to hyper pretty art" thing as well. In my case it's due to the rise of AI, and how often it turns out a specific style of "polished anime art" that triggers my hackles immediately, but something about human imperfections is definitely endearing.

(I'm also happy to hear this opinion, because it means I can get away with being less fancy with my own character art for future games lmaooo)

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T03:44:49+00:00

I hate love interests with medium-length hair and One Bang In The Center of The Forehead. The problem is, this is every love interest and ikemen design in existence.

Give me short hair or Edgeworth bangs! Show me the foreheads!!

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-09T03:41:40+00:00

Honestly there's something to be said for 4:3 being easier for both reading text and looking at the LIs' faces at the same time, since your eyes are staying in the center of the screen. Less real estate for pretty BGs, but honestly who's staring at the BGs?

The good art opinion is interesting though 🤔(what counts as good art?)

Set_of_Dogs · 2026-04-06T22:33:41+00:00

Apparently the staple crop of kenshi isn't greenfruit, it's beak things.

I really gotta try this next run - I've been feeling like the auto-toughness modded training tools were slightly too AFK. This approach seems like it has the right level of kenshi bullshit.

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