Sliding in here late, but I adore @lovebirdgames and Band Camp Boyfriend and also rambling. (There is a "gen rambling again" tag for a reason.) So, that being said:

What was your first otome game?

Hahahahahahahahahaha. So, funny story. I honestly don't remember what led me down this path. Since I grew up without Internet, every time I had a weekend or so with unlimited Internet (at a hotel or whatever) I went BANANAS. From whatever I was doing at the time, I stumbled upon a little number--

THAT'S RIGHT. PACTHESIS GAMES WERE MY EVERYTHING.

I mean, they still are. Some of my favorite tropes I learned from these games.

Lance, my first otome love, and also a catboy. Says a lot about me.

Anyway, these games eventually led me to Zeiva games and X-Note (the full game of which I only just acquired in 2020) and My Candy Love, leading me down the path to simpery and fangirling you all see today.

Did @zeiva girls in maker because I love them so much//

Cliché - Critical Change

Release date (Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Steam, Online demo) English: March 28th, 2019

“Cliché…A phrase that is overused…It betrays a lack of original thought…Has the time come for a change? A critical change!

Raise Muki, a muscular girl with the heart of a maiden in any way you want! Guide her so she can be with her beloved prince! Will things go horribly wrong, or horribly right? It is all up to you!”

Dragon

Chi An from Dragon Essence. Finally! A happy end after all that depression…? Wrong! Turns out it’s the saddest ending of them all.  The world is endless gray!! 😭

Took me almost (!) a month. Nearly. Contest Entry on Zeiva’s Art Contest.  Dragon Essence | Chi An & Tian Zhao

Dragon Essence (wip)

Dragon Essence - Color My World -

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Release Date (Windows) English: May 5th, 2017

"In a world where humans worship dragons as their gods, a human girl and a dragon boy meet each other by chance.

A feudal fantasy visual novel - follow the story of Chi An as she struggles between the responsibility towards her family, society, and freedom to pursue her own happiness."

This is a game by Zeiva Inc! You can download the demo/play it online here, or buy it here for USD$20.00.