#and the character bloat and unsure focus of the story hasnt helped it

[otome-on-the-side]

people have been complaining about how all the character progression “isnt dark enough” and when they brought new characters to om there was a huge back lash (in part due to fandom misogyny @ 13) to characters being mean again and like. idk I hate how i saw nothing but “ohhh i wish it was back to how it was early game” or “ohhh the japanese version is so much darker” and it KILLS me to see those exact memes and jokes translated over to nightbringer AT THE COST of the main story. 

OM has always been intensely fan desire driven to it’s own detriment via events and a lot of unsavory fanservice, and it frustrates me deeply that when om’s main story got even a little conflict driven, people hated it, often due to how lessons were released.

It’s very much a game thats caught between trying to satisfy as many people as possible and tell a story that doesn’t give itself enough room to breathe - certain beats need multiple lessons to tell, and when people whip themselves into a froth over a dramatic moment that isnt full resolved, it’s rough. 

idk i have such mixed feelings about this development