And then there is always the big and annoying elephant in the room: the problem with the japanese audio & the legal rights/copyright laws in Japan).Īnd Otome games are still kind of niche games (which is sad in my opinion) although I think the popularity for those games rose in the last few years. I have the feeling that Pc as a plattform is financially not that solid (does anyone remember the pirating with Amnesia in the past? And the reaction from the company afterwards, which I understood well. I have the feeling that handhelds seem to be much more the get/go of Idea Factory (maybe Mobile as well in the future) because in Japan there are much more people that play with them & are willing to buy the games, than on the western market ( I even don't know one person in my social environement that owns a Vita, most of them are Pc - or PS4 Players). I would appreciate the release of Vita games for the Pc, but I don't know how much interest/importance there is for that plattform companywise. The cultural contexts/differences can be pretty complex as well and need work while translating.īut maybe that is subjective as well-maybe most of the players like such behaviour in an otome game and appreciate it or want it. Maybe that is something to solve/change while working at the translation. Not always - I think Chizuru of Hakuoki is an okay protagonist-, but in some games it was really.exhausting how much the protagonist stumbled the typicial 'E-ehm.ah!' and looked like a frightened, overstressed squirrel all the time in CGs with cuddling or kissing lol >.< *hides Amnesia in the dark corners of her cupboard*). Only critic for me: the protagonists (I think mostly in the older games from 2009-2014) can be too dense, too helpless/passive and annoying sometimes - especially if you are a western female with another idea of female independence, equality & brainz to find solutions for problems together with the one you love.

They have by far the most polished otome games I've played so far (meaning amazing voice acting, beautifull graphics and nice written stories & their translation is better than in most asian otome games released here.) Oh, I really wish for more Idea Factory/Otomate otome games released with english translation.

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