New day, new post! For today's blog post, I will be talking about the problem with main characters in otome games. As many of you may know, all games have main characters. They're always who you play as, and with otome games that main character is usually you. The only issue is, main characters always have to have a set appearance and personality. Some get around this by giving a lot of options and letting you customize the character's appearance. Others don't show the character at all. This can be seen with Hatoful Boyfriend. Hiyoko does not, and presumably will not, have a canon appearance. This was done so the player would feel more like her. Despite this, nothing will change the fact that many players are nothing like her; especially since the fans have created a design of her themselves. On the other hand, Obey Me made the main character a sheep. This was done so they could still use a main character that doesn't look like anyone in particular so the players still feel connected to them. I think this was one of the more clever ways to include a main character, since it still let players be themselves while also adding in a cute little joke as well. However, the main problem with otome games is how impersonal they are. If you have one with a lot of choices, then most of the time the main character doesn't look like you. If you have one with a set storyline, then most of the time the main character also doesn't act like you. If you have one with no personality whatsoever, then suddenly it's weird that anyone would even pay attention to this person at all. Even Mystic Messenger falls into this problem, since the MC doesn't have a set personality but she does have a set appearance that many people can't connect to. I suppose all that matters about a game is how much you enjoy it, and not really how much you relate to it. But sometimes it's nice to be immersed in a game. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Nonetheless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!