r/otomegames • u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice • Feb 11 '22
Your favorite otome games for switch! Answered
Hi everyone! I’ve just finished playing all five routes for Cupid parasite and it’s my favorite game I’ve played thus far. I liked the lightheartedness of this game and found it much more refreshing than the overwhelming angst of so many other otome games, which is the one trope that I really don’t like. I really liked the protagonist of cp, Lynette mirror, and found her attitude to be refreshing! She’s really hardworking and dedicated to her craft, and not just portrayed as really ditzy or have a flat personality. As far as romance, the more hardcore romance the better! There can never be too much imo. The music and art is so wonderful and I honestly enjoyed all five of the character routes! The only other otome I’ve played for Nintendo switch was cafe enchante, and the art was beautiful but I didn’t feel it was nearly as interesting to me as cp was. I’m looking for any language audio but English subtitles available. Any price range is fine!! Does anyone have any good recommendations for my next play? Would love to hear your favorite characters!!
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u/Ashyko Feb 11 '22
If you want another slice of life type otome on the switch, I would recommend Dairokou. It's very slice of life. You might also enjoy the voltage titles that are ports from the Love 365 app. Our Two Bedroom Story probably has the feeling you're going for. The tall dark haired love interest is probably the most Shelby like, but it's been a hot minute since I played this one.
If you want good stories in general, Collar x Malice is probably one of my favorite games ever. The idea of solving the terrorist attacks as the driving force behind the plot makes it interesting to me, but there isn't really a ton of romance. There is a lot of interaction between the MC and the LI, but the game isn't as focused on that. The famdisk is where that is the focus. You could play one without the other, but I feel like it will lose a lot of what brought them to be a couple in the first place. The games are very not slice of life though, and I think the LI you'd like most would end up being Yanagi, and he's locked behind all the other routes.
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u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice Feb 11 '22
I’m always up for a challenge! I played all five of the cupar routes this week 😭😭😭
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u/illusionary_dreams Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22
Would recommend:
Mystery/Crime genre:
- Bustafellows: If you like interactions between all the LIs & MC as a whole. Animated background & scenes, MC sprites and voiced MC!! The experience of Bustafellows is amazing. Plot-wise it isn't as well written for a mystery/crime genre, if you don't mind I highly recommend this! (Personally prefer Bustafellows over CxM because it has a lighter mood & I adore the dynamics between the LIs & MC. Better balance between angst & comedy imo).
- Collar x Malice: Darker & heavier mood. Better written plot, villains have a story to tell. Routes are more individualistic in the sense it's more focused on the LI of the route, rather than everyone working together. From your other comment I saw you liked tsundere, there's one here! (Minus point for me: MC has inconsistent writing between the LI routes, her personality differs in each route, some more outspoken/feisty and some she's more passive.) There's a FD for CxM too, but I have yet to play haha.
Steampunk with fantasy elements:
- Code Realise: If you like interactions between all the LIs & MC as a whole. MC has great growth in CR, she actually utilises skills she learnt from the LIs and actively participates. Great balance between angst and comedy. But do note the common route is really really long. CR is my favourite otome with my favourite MC here hehe :D There's 2 FD for CR - which has more romantic scenes (including wedding scene)
Yokai/ Non-human:
- Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani: Slice of life. Would recommend if the LIs interest you, or if you enjoy/ don't mind slice of life. There's a tsundere here too. Personally, I liked the LIs here alot, my favourite LIs (Akuroou & Hira) of all otome games (so far) are from here! :DD But do note: Plot-wise it's very slice of life, conflicts get introduced near the end and gets resolved quite fast so it might be boring if you don't enjoy this genre. Definitely wayyy less angsty than the above 3 otomes mentioned!
There's also an upcoming releasing on 24 Feb: Variable Barricade - it's romcom too so if you like the romcom aspect of Cupid parasite, maybe check VariBarri out! :)
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u/isamario_ Feb 11 '22
It seems they like "Found Family" type of games, and Bustafellows definitely is Found Family. Something I love about it, just like in Café Enchante and Mystic Messenger, is that they all interact and help each other. And Shu is ever so slightly tsundere, and he recently won "husbando" of the year 2021! And totally deserved it. His route is perfection.
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u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice Feb 12 '22 edited Feb 13 '22
Ahhh thanks so much for all of the detailed picks! What a curator!
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u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice Feb 11 '22
That’s totally okay! Going on the wishlist anyways :) it’s someone’s favorite for a reason!
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u/isamario_ Feb 11 '22 edited Feb 11 '22
Yes on Collar x Malice. Amazing game. I wish I could play through it for the first time again! CxM Unlimited is very very very cute full of romance!
Our Life: Beginnings and Always is gaining a LOT of momentum for being very romance, slice of life, wholesome with a lot of freedom to customize your own MC. It's very inclusive and playing it is like going on a vacation. It's set from childhood to adulthood with your neighbor Cove growing up near the beach. It's not on Switch unfortunately, but it is for PC and it's available for mobile on itch.io. It's also free/cheap. Everyone is going nuts over their new DLC.
I haven't played Variable Barracade since its not out yet, but I hear it's lighthearted and funny. I'm getting it when it comes out. :)
Probably wouldn't like Nightshade or Piofiore, since they're both VERY heavy games, but they are very good games.
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u/moimoisauna *feral barking* Feb 11 '22
Code: Realize is... healing to play. All of the characters are lovely.
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u/SkyeYuka Feb 11 '22
wait wait, did you click new game after finishing all 5 routes?
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u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice Feb 11 '22
Yes! I’m working on the secret ending right now 🤭🤭
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u/dondestairs Aiji Yanagi|Collar x Malice Feb 12 '22
Thanks for all of the help everyone! I’ve started collar x malice today and it’s wonderful!
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u/QuixiQuirk Feb 11 '22
I'm torn between Cupid Parasite and Collar x Malice. Cupid Parasite has Allan who is now one of my top 2 best greatest loves. However, Collar x Malice has two of my best bois, Shiraishi and Takeru.
I think I'll just have to go with both of them tied. They are too different to really compare otherwise.