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Simply Simon posted:First of all, I have no idea what an Otome is. Apologies to Lotus Aura if this is butting in, but I did up a basic explanation in one of my LPs for it. Excuse my longwindedness: "Now, the thing about those two dating-sim titles is that they were mostly aimed at dudes. You know, that kind where one self-insertable protagonist is thrust into a situation where he is surrounded by multiple gorgeous women and tasked with saving the world or some crap. There is no shortage of those kinds of games in Japan. However, even though most of these kinds of games appeal to men, there does exist a type that targets women: Otome games. Otome (meaning “Maiden”) games are typically dating-sims where the usual situation is flipped, meaning that the protagonist is a self-insertable lady that is surrounded by hot dudes. Alternatively, it involves a hot dude being surrounded by other hot dudes. Otome (which can include porn/mature games) usually has a more "fairy-tale" like vibe to it. Everything is idealized and dreamy and fantastical. It's marketed towards girls/young women who daydream about what romance is like, so the men all tend to be very pretty and fit into roles like "the bad boy who is secretly very caring", "the flirt", "the stoic one", and "the eccentric one." Then there's a sub-category called Josei, which tends to be marketed towards adult women. The story tends to be a bit heavier or denser than otome and romances are more grounded in reality. They also tend to have more sex, but it's not as though otome games shy away from that entirely." In short, one of the reasons why I Will Protect You stands out and was likely picked up by fans for localization is because it's an Otome title that has actual gameplay to it (Metroidvania gameplay, no less). Otome is a niche genre within a niche genre in the West and the only real English publisher of it is Aksys, who mainly focus on localizing Otomate's games. A lot of Otomate's library is visual novel stuff (Code: Realize, 7's Carlet, Bad Apple Wars, Collar x Malice). Also, hello! I'm following this LP, but I'm mostly lurking. Psycho Knight fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Jun 25, 2021 |
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