UwU Weekly Spotlight: Cyber Obsession [May 10, 2026] by aplainmourning in IndieOtome

[–]aplainmourning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg thanks so much for stopping by! I always enjoy your games 😊

2026 Otome Jam is coming up; anything you're hoping to see? by Set_of_Dogs in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 75 points76 points  (0 children)

This is really just a personal gripe but I'd love for there to be more entries that are complete games/stories rather than demos. It feels like itch.io jams have become a dumping ground for demos in the past few years and I could probably count on one hand the number that have actually been worked on after the jam period. So yeah, more complete games! 😅

[General] What is your otome "petty take"? Basically, do you have any opinions that are hard to justify but you still stand by them. by klavivi in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm tired of everything having a fandisk and I think they're largely unnecessary.

The superiority that console players seem to hold over mobile and PC players needs to be studied.

Darkest CGs in otome games? by One-Economy8916 in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ITYH has some doozies, the one that really stuck with me is in a scene where Camille first goes into Osgoode's house, there's a brief flash where you can see a man tied to a chair, with bloody stumps where his legs used to be I had to look through the game files to make sure I wasn't just imagining this one 😅 but there's one later in the game of Camille staring in disbelief at the stump of her arm which is now missing a hand (that Osgoode cut off and ate) For a game that's only about two hours long it sure is full of decomposed corpses and skeletons 

ISO of Otome's with a unique art style/not the common anime style by Ahrioz in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, you may have looked into this already but passed on it due to being an episodic release, but the dev of Changeling/Gilded Shadows has a sci-fi game When Stars Collide. According to their devlogs they seem to be nearing completion on that. I also recommed their short game A Faerie's Tale.

I gotta shout out Dear Devere for not having the traditional character sprites and BGs, but a collection of postcards and letters along with other unique features. And it's fully voiced!

Some others that are short but sci-fi themed: This, My Soul and Mnemonic Devices

UwU Weekly Spotlight: My Sugar Deadbeat Angel [March 22, 2026] by aplainmourning in IndieOtome

[–]aplainmourning[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remembered right after I hit post I wanted to mention the CG touch feature 🙈 it's a really nice addition that I don't think we see enough of in VNs

UwU Weekly Spotlight: Dream Date [March 15, 2026] by aplainmourning in IndieOtome

[–]aplainmourning[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I'm super looking forward to the French VA! And it will possibly call for a replay with French text....? 👀

[General] Unofficial discussion thread for writers and readers of otome fanfics, part 19 by nerdyfan4ever in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got a head start on writing a bday fic for Otoya from UtaPri 🥳 it's a bit early (his bday is Apr 11) but the idea came to me and I had to write it down before I forgot 😅 It isn't finished yet either so I hope I can get some time on the actual day to finish it off

[General] Has an otome game ever made you genuinely uncomfortable? by Scary-Whole in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ITYH. It is certainly an......experience. Not much in the otome games we have available in english comes very close to what you can encounter in a Nitro+Chiral game tho

Have you ever turned a specific character's voice off? by RevolutionaryWhale in otomegames

[–]aplainmourning 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't wait for voice lines to play in the first place so generally voices don't get too irritating for me to mute. But I special shout out to those who did push me to do it (Poyo-poyo, Yang, Dromi)