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shatcey · 11 days ago

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Have you ever tried console otome games? They are much story extensive and requires no fighting etc. Or do you prefer mobile otomes? Your thoughts on console otome vs mobile otome.

Hello, Anon. Sorry for the late reply. Again… I had to finish one of my projects first. If I understood you correctly, you were asking about the computer games. If not, I'm sorry for the rest.

There will be several links to games in the text. You don't have to know about these games or check the links. I have given them to show with examples what I mean. Some projects simply influence current and future thoughts and decisions. With the examples I gave, you can see how smoothly I come to Cybird's games. So I believe that my every choice literally led me to them. Yes, I am a crazy (true believer) fatalist.

I played computer otome games. A lot. I tried different thematics (past, present, future, magic or science and so on), different writing and drawing styles. Let me check when…

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I discovered my first game at the end of 2018. And it literally saved me. My grandfather died… I grew up with him, and we had a pretty good relationship. So I do not know how I would take it if I had not dive into another world. It's an unhealthy way to solve problems, but that's what my subconscious told me to do. And I just followed it.

No more sad thoughts!!!

At that time, I didn’t know English very well and I was looking for something very simple. You know, it’s very difficult to read a book if you only know a few words. And I was incredibly lucky to find The Cinderella Phenomenon (Steam). It has a very simple fairy tale style of storytelling. So… it was very easy to learn and remember new words and fixed language structures. And after that… I read a lot of games. Mostly from Japanese developers. The most memorable of them Amnesia memories (Steam). I can still hear its exceptionally beautiful background music. 7'Scarlet (Steam). Creepy world, a very interesting and multi-layered story, and exceptionally remarcable boys. And of course Chengeling (Steam). I just fell for this game and the developer (@.steamberrystudio). I read their second game Gilded shadows (Steam), and it’s also very good, but… you know… you never forget your first love (Marc).

But… after I discovered the Cheritz (@.cheritzteam) games - Dandelion and Nameless (steam) - I suddenly realized that there was something missing in other games. Like… hidden intention, hidden thought… something that under the surface. And Cheritz really love to using it. So… after completing these two games, I inevitably discovered Mistic messanger (Wiki of the game, all links are at the end of the article). And this is already a mobile game. So… You can say that Cheritz introduced me to a whole new world. I couldn't even imagine how many games are available on this platform. And I tried several types of games again… before I discovered Cybird games. And since then… I don't see the point in looking for something else. It's perfect for me. Well, there was a short period of boredom, and I was looking for something new. But… most of the time, I am extremely happy with these games.

And I would like to mention one more game. Ebon light (itch.io). It's very dark, and by definition, it doesn't have any good endings, the future of the MC is pretty depressing. But I also like the plot, how deeply thought out the world is, and the boys (how dare I call these mature elfs boys, I'm such a bad girl). Unfortunately, the developers didn't do anything after this project. But I really like this game, and I am very glad that I discovered this jewel.

So... that's the difference?

Video games (ViG)

Due to the very limited space (the form for text placement), video game authors cannot use very long sentences. They have to break down their thoughts into short fragments to make them logical. Because of this, most developers use a rather simplified narrative style, which greatly ruin the impression. At least for me. Not Cybird. Not at all their games at least.

In addition, mobile games are time-limited. They must divide the story into parts of a certain size. They must be of such a size that they do not tire the reader with too much text, but at the same time arouse interest and provide some information. It's quite tricky. Only a few developers have figured out how to do this.

You can read anywhere and anytime. It's up to you… Whether it's at home, on the street, or at the some cafe… Reading from a phone is not a problem.

There are several Otome games that I have seen. In some games, same as Ikemen, you were given to read one chapter a day for free. Some just let you got the glimpse of the story, and you had to buy the rest with real money. Others allows you to read as much as you want, but to select some options you need to… use the internal currency… So at some point you're going to get stuck anyway unless you're willing to pay. In any case, you won't be able to read the whole story at once.

Community. I can't say that this applies to any Otome game. But in the Ikemen games that I mostly play… you can literally see other players and interact with them in some way. Yes, it's mostly the competitive part, but you're not alone in this world.

Endings. There aren't many endings. Most games like Ikemen have only good endings. But there are games where everything is the same as in computer games. But there aren't many of them. Mystical messenger is a very rare case.

Love interests. This does not apply to all games. I've played games that have pretty simple LI, and that's why I don't even remember them. For me, this is a dogma. LI in the ViG are all broken. One way or another. Each of them has some problems, struggles, some kind of trauma. There is always something dark in the past, something that you need to explore and help him somehow get through it all. Basically, you need to play the role of a therapist, in rare cases he does this job for you (William).

Computer games (CoG)

The form for the text on the computer is larger, and the authors can freely express their ideas the way they like. There are more internal conversations, long descriptions of emotions, they can freely utter very long monologues.

Video games are not so limited in time. They can make one chapter very short and another very long. It's up to the author to decide what it will be like. And yes, they usually calculate everything in advance, they still have more freedom compared to the authors of ViG.

You are attached to a computer or laptop. And there are places where you literally can't use them… it's just inconvenient…

You can read as much as you want (you've already paid for it). You can read the whole story in one go. Or you can leave it for a few months. No one will remind you of this, no one will force you to finish reading. You literally have nothing to lose and nothing to gain in any case.

These are exclusively single-player games. It's just you and the boys (or a few different variants) and nothing else.

Endings. A lot. Really. Each character can have 4-6 endings. Most of them are bad. Some of them are so terrible that you can lose sleep. Some are just sad.

Love interests. Most of them are quite sane people. Really. It's kind of awkward to even talk about it. Yes, there are always one or two exceptions. But… they are mostly very normal. The limit of something strange will be some yandere who will lock you in a cage (Toma). Or some guy who's going to try to kill all the time because… he's just gone crazy (Ukyo) or have split personality (Varg).

I stopped reading Cogs because I can literally get stuck in the story for a long time. They won't stop me. And I can't afford to spend that much time at a time. Yes, I can stop, like I said, it's up to me, but… the story can captivate me to the point where I completely forget about everything.

Despite the fact that I love many of them and remember them fondly, perhaps due to the lack of community (at least at the time when I played these games, I did not find it), I got tired of them pretty quickly. They're good, but… I read them and.. I'm starting to read something else. I never wanted to reread the same story.

And the fact that literally at any moment I can get a bad ending did not let me relax. You really need to find the right answers in advance and follow the instructions. Ikemen games also have an option system, but it doesn't affect the plot in any way. You just either get an epilogue or you don't. And if at first you might be a little annoyed that you have to constantly look for answers, you'll get used to it pretty quickly, and even if you make a mistake, it won't upset you much. There are bottles, and eventually we will be able to solve this problem.

In ViG you've been stuck in this story for quite some time… what is slowly developing before your eyes. It's arousing your interest more and more. You have become accustomed to the constant presence of boys in your life, and it has become more interesting for you to learn more about them. And the fact that you need to reread the story doesn't seem strange. I really like some of the routes, and I reread them from time to time (I reread some of the stories). Some stories seem completely different after 2-3 readings. Because in between, I read other routes and already know a lot more about the same situation. And this complexity of the plot is quite interesting. The more you play this game, the more you will learn.

I didn't get that impression from video games. Perhaps because of the format (the story is quite long and has many endings), the authors cannot take the time to make the story multi-layered. There are exceptions. I mentioned this at the beginning of 7'scarlet. Different routes (which you should read in the order the game tells you to) explain the same situation from different perspectives. And the more you read, the more difficult the situation seems. The more 3d this world becomes. And that's one of the reasons I like this game so much.

The fact that there are more problems with boys in ViG makes them more interesting. It's interesting to learn more, figure out what's going on, and so on. It's more intriguing, involving you more in the story. And… at the end… they seem more real. These are no longer 2d characters, they are real and breathing (sometimes literally).

Considering everything I've said… you might think that I think ViGs are better. No, they both have pros and cons. Simply put, they are designed for different people.

If you're just looking for a story… just a book with pictures to read… then you'll like more CoGs. They are quite long and there are a lot of them. And finding a story with a narrative and the story to your liking is not a problem. But developers rarely make a continuation of the story. So you have to accept the fact that this is the end.

If you like to dig, learn more about the world and the characters. If you don't mind live in the game day after day, just to get more… stories… for years to come (if the game is still active), then ViG will be more to your liking.

I hope I haven't forgotten anything. If so… let me know, I'll add it.

dividers by @.fanguro

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