I can't play my real self, as the heroine is a spineless girl who can only stutter and mumble and act incredibly passive. Myself? I'm straightforward, and get what I want - I would most definitely ask them out before even the first year was over, but I'm stuck with waiting until they confess. Which is stupid.
Even if the third game has a devil mode - this does not change a thing in how I interact with the guys.
It'd be nice if in future games, they let us choose a personality, which heavily influences your decisions/options/dialogue with guys.
I see you had fun playing through each game with this mindset though! I might try to do one playthrough as myself as well.
Thank you for your response. :D I was afraid that the community was dead, seeing as no one has posted anything new since April.
Ah yes. I know what you mean. The heroine does seem to have a certain personality type that can't really be shaken no matter which way you play--she is always naive and quite clueless. X)
Overall, I guess I meant try playing as your real self given what you have to work with. After all, it would be impossible to get everything just right, especially because Japan has a completely different culture from our own. For example, I guess it is perfectly acceptable in Japan to invite your teacher to walk home with you after school, but here in America, it is not a common practice. Similarly, the entire tradition of Valentine's Day and White Day would be seen as flat-out ridiculous in my country, so I kind of have to do a little imagining and think more in terms of "if I were in that situation, what would I realistically do?" X)
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That was interesting to read! I never thought about it, but it really is true that, in games, we shape the heroine to fit the character we want to go after! This actually makes me a bit sad, since I would probably not land any of the guys in otome games if I answered whatever I wanted xD. One question, tough, what did you do about bombs?? I mean, that's something that is completely unrealistic, but the game still imposes on us as a "penalty" in the first and second game, did you just let the bombs explode or did you go and call the guy out on a date, even tough you, in real life, would barely know the dude?? Also, did you start asking guys out only when they started calling you
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I usually try to play as myself as much as possible, but it's true that, even with Devil/Angel mode, we have very little control over our character's personality and story trajectory. It's definitely something that's always bothered me and can, at times, really take me out of the game. This frustration is also something I've taken into consideration as I've begun developing and coding my own otome games, so I'm actually really glad to see this thread appear and know I'm not the only one who wants to be able to have more personal expression in their heroine's behaviour! :)
We've just started development on our first title in the past month, so you can't play them yet, unfortunately. I am planning to share with this and some other otome communities I'm in once we have something playable. Our plans are to make something more inclusive than you might be used to, so you'll be able to play a male or female lead and there will be both male and female romance options, plus a more diverse cast. We're also including puzzle games. Our first game is being set in a magical boarding school (similar to The Worst Witch/Hogwarts), it's going to be more of a visual novel than a stat raiser but the puzzle games will impact your relationships.
For now, we're developing for browsers but we hope to move it to touch devices eventually. :)
I read your entry the other day, and I was so inspired and tried doing the same thing! :D I answered truthfully on dates, and asked them to places that I would like to go to
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Haha. I never really thought about what said regarding "natural talents," but it is so true. I realize that it is, in fact, quite hard for people to play as their real selves because the game is so limiting. However, I was trying to encourage people to try to get as close as possible. I guess it would have been more appropriate for me to say "what would you realistically do if you were thrown into those situations?" XD
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hmmm... I think it depends on which "me" I decide to use for the game.
If I used my highschool personality, it would be easy to get any guy's ending which doesn't involve spamming the study command. But now... I think the Athletic stats would be around 0 while Intell would be around 150. I think, I'd also end up with Jin's ending or Himuro sensei's ? (Study and arts and charm) Also, since I shop often I'd probably unlock Chiharu's ending and... well, I'll answer all his mails like in the game. However, I'd probably talk to him when meeting him on the first date xDD
TGS2... Komori or Shiba for the highschool me, then probably Akagi or Wakaouji ? Always the hidden characters, huh ?
TGS3, I'd probably go for Kou but end up with Shugo, Taiyo or Oosako-sensei (Since we kind of have the same dream of becoming a teacher after being helped by an amazing teacher <3
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Even if the third game has a devil mode - this does not change a thing in how I interact with the guys.
It'd be nice if in future games, they let us choose a personality, which heavily influences your decisions/options/dialogue with guys.
I see you had fun playing through each game with this mindset though! I might try to do one playthrough as myself as well.
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Ah yes. I know what you mean. The heroine does seem to have a certain personality type that can't really be shaken no matter which way you play--she is always naive and quite clueless. X)
Overall, I guess I meant try playing as your real self given what you have to work with. After all, it would be impossible to get everything just right, especially because Japan has a completely different culture from our own. For example, I guess it is perfectly acceptable in Japan to invite your teacher to walk home with you after school, but here in America, it is not a common practice. Similarly, the entire tradition of Valentine's Day and White Day would be seen as flat-out ridiculous in my country, so I kind of have to do a little imagining and think more in terms of "if I were in that situation, what would I realistically do?" X)
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You make your own otome games? That sounds interesting. What are your games about and how do you play them? :D
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For now, we're developing for browsers but we hope to move it to touch devices eventually. :)
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If I used my highschool personality, it would be easy to get any guy's ending which doesn't involve spamming the study command.
But now... I think the Athletic stats would be around 0 while Intell would be around 150.
I think, I'd also end up with Jin's ending or Himuro sensei's ? (Study and arts and charm)
Also, since I shop often I'd probably unlock Chiharu's ending and... well, I'll answer all his mails like in the game. However, I'd probably talk to him when meeting him on the first date xDD
TGS2... Komori or Shiba for the highschool me, then probably Akagi or Wakaouji ? Always the hidden characters, huh ?
TGS3, I'd probably go for Kou but end up with Shugo, Taiyo or Oosako-sensei (Since we kind of have the same dream of becoming a teacher after being helped by an amazing teacher <3 ( ... )
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