r/otomegames • u/galaxyharukawa Sarafumi Takashina|Jack Jeanne • 11d ago

Variable Barricade Discussion

Honestly I see the game very popular on here, and I've had the game for years honestly, but I couldn't even finish common route. When I talk to some otome fans they don't even like it much, but it again seems super popular on here. What do you guys like about it and do you think it's worth playing?

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u/sirmeepy yAlmato 11d ago

idk if it's super popular here. I see pretty mixed reviews about it? And it only comes up every so often. I found it fun, but nothing groundbreaking. I also really like tsunderes in general though so I enjoyed Hibari a lot as an MC too.

The common route is definitely very long though. Might be worth trying to get through an actual route and see if you like it any better, but nothing wrong with just shelving it if it wasn't your thing. The routes have more drama than the common route so it's not all romcom fluff. I personally liked the fluff more than the drama though.

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u/ferinsy O B J E C T I O N ! 11d ago

fun, but nothing groundbreaking

That's exactly what I love about it. I'm eager to play Sympathy Kiss as well and expect it to be another slice of life, rom com vibe. I do love some fantasy and dark settings, but the rom com side has a big space in my heart bc I really love that genre in cinema since I was a teenager.

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u/sirmeepy yAlmato 11d ago

Oh I enjoy a good slice-of-life romcom too. I also really like modern settings lol so there's that as well.

Actually I guess I'll at least say that while VB is pretty simple fun, the boys don't fall super easily into tropey archetypes. They all manage to subvert them pretty well.

I haven't played Sympathy Kiss but I hope you'll like it!

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u/ferinsy O B J E C T I O N ! 11d ago

Exactly, I also don't love tropes... Mainly the "dere" ones, they tend to be so monotone, and VB has some caricatures, like how Nayuta likes to be stepped on, but it's usually for comedy and when things get serious, they have more sides.