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Why are dating sims almost always just a gag though OTL

I'm not really an expert for otome terminology myself, thats just based on my own interpretation of the term ^^;

i used that as a short hand for games meant for self-insertion, that have a very thin MC characterization as a result. Yumejoshi is generally a term for fans who like to self/oc-ship instead of having a defined MC, so blank slate-self inserts fall into that area.

I think the only game where that kind of worked for me was mystic messenger 🤔 But thats because you have a lot of opportunities to voice your opinion there, so it felt more natural to identify myself with the MC.

• bad translation as well
• non-existent MC (aka yumejoshi games)
• LIs who constantly belittle/disrespect the MC or call her pet names (e.g. "kitten")
• tropey writing (especially that trope where the MC has to constantly get saved from random bad guys or a creep by a LI)

i meant that

//my first impression was that this is an age-gap romance, but after looking up some info, the guy is actually way, way younger than he looks

might give this a try

I honestly have trouble coming up with specific tropes I like 😅 As long as the character has depth and is well-written (and doesn't have any of my personal squicks) then I'm game 🤔

same 😅

I see, I hadn't considered that some of the mechanics would be harder for mobile players 🤔 The main reason for my complaint is that the fights feel way too short if you play them perfectly, you don't even get to listen to the entire soundtrack once when the boss goes down 😔 had this especially when fighting ::: spoiler spoiler Chigda. The soundtrack is incredible, but he goes down before you've even seen all the mechanics. :::

I honestly didn't realize how much I've been missing a proper AAA girly game on PC until I played infinikki. I'd been using FFXIV to scratch that fashion itch until then, but a proper dress-up game is just better :,) Also I will go out and say the puzzle design and encounter design is so much more interesting than that of comparable titles such as genshin impact (I just wish the fights were harder)!

When I saw this, I immediately sent the link to a gamedev I know who has a disability. They were really excited 🥰

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we discussed this over in !otomegames@ani.social back when it was initially announced! The fandom seems to be delighted about this feature, but I'm personally more concerned about the data privacy aspect of it all...the author is absolutely right to look at this whole thing with scepticism

I find it a little far-fetched to solely link the popularity of otome games to some kind of frustration with modern dating, though. Romance games (and romance in games, e.g. Baldur's Gate 3 or Mass Effect) offer a lot of fun in-and-of themselves.

It's a section at the bottom of the steam store page: