Otome or BL which is better

[alisonder]

I gotta say I'm in the both camp too!
If there are good lookin boys ... I'm there!!
If I HAD to choose... Probably BL... Especially if the MC is like Haru from NTY~! I'd like to see more "In charge" girls in otome games.

 

[dawnotaku]

In my opinion, otome is much better. I don't have much interest in BL but I don't oppose them too, since my friends like BL...

 

[icterine]

I far prefer otome over BL.

 

[Gamerguy]

i love both of them but which i play is highly depend on my mood if i want a fluffy lovely story it's usually Otome and if i want some more erm "steamy" love story i go with Yaoi

 

[AoiScarlet]

bueno yo eh jugado de todos los generos eroge ,otome,bl o yaoi ,novela visual,novela cinetica,fandisc y bueno algunas me han gustado otras no pero yo amo los otome son los mejores viva viva hurra!!!!!

 

[EUPHORIC SCHADENFREUDE]

Both plus yuri. I just like love and it doesn't matter what gender I play as or what gender I'm trying to get.

 

[murphy1892]

love both but i've been consuming yaoi way longer. be it games or manga.. but i do buy otome games more cuz its not like yaoi is ever localized and i dont want to drop 80 on a japanese text only game when i don't understand it well :(

 

[Lobagris]

I start with otomes but i feel tired of protagonists,a lot of them are only dolls,dont matter what other character do to them,they always say:i love you,maybe i have bad luck choosing otomes,i play sometimes but now i prefer BLs by far.If anyone can recommended a otome +18 without weak protagonist im be glad.

bueno yo eh jugado de todos los generos eroge ,otome,bl o yaoi ,novela visual,novela cinetica,fandisc y bueno algunas me han gustado otras no pero yo amo los otome son los mejores viva viva hurra!!!!!

Amiga,creo que no te van a entender pero me gusta tu forma de pensarXD

 

[komorebii]

I like both, but I prefer BL games. I find the protagonists in Otome games difficult to relate to.

 

[|♚|KK|♚|]

Well it changes, sometimes I like just being a girl and loved by a guy but sometimes I also like being a guy and be loved by a guy. Hmmmm.

 

[Levibiz]

Alright, even though I play both, I personally like otome games more. However, BL games are usually rustier and go into a lot more weird territories than otome games. Especially the bad ends... If you have a kink, there's probably a BL game bad ending for it. I won't name but I have played some really messed up BL games... Otome games are a lot more light and vanilla.

 

[Larana]

As a woman I don't like to be nothing for the guys who love each over. Это разве что для куколдш - опущенок повод для дрочки. So otome,ofc. personally I prefer bl will be separated from otome on this forum.

 

[Morphine]

I prefer BL. I'm not completely comfortable with romance and sex and playing as a guy gives me enough control over the character to not feel bored and enough separation to fully enjoy everything.

 

[Seras]

otome is better IMO. I have zero interest in BL and I wish there was a separate tag or something for them so I could just look down the list of posts and not waste time on them
I don't play them at all, but if that's your thing you do you. Different strokes and all that you know?

 

[liru_h]

I personally enjoy both. I admit there are times I wish the MC in otome games were voiced because I enjoyed their characterisation. (This is probably why I favor Karin's titles too)
BL titles tend to go into territories that you otherwise wouldn't see in otome games so that lets me enjoy both genres actually.

 

[stupidadsxce]

I love both BL and otome, cause I love to dominate the boy/man so it's not that hard to position myself as a male character (masculine or anything).

As for otome game, I like it because they have more genre and story from school to fantasy. There are also fluffy, sweet, cute to adult and gore story. Only that the characters are too one way. From the story I totally like otome game more, they're like... healing.


While for BL game, what's nice is because I play as a man/boy I can be anything, top/bottom, dominated/dominating. I feel like I'm alive and can relate with the characters more. The story is quite good BUT most of BL game is rated and gore. Mostly for adult player because of the R18 be it from the sex or murder. Also the characters are either gone or dying in the bad route. The drama is so hard to handle sometimes.

 

[Wondermouse]

I don't hate BL but I'm largely indifferent to it, so otome for me. It's not like I'm ignorant to the appeal of BL, it just doesn't appeal to me for reasons I'd rather not get into.

 

[justinbrowsing]

I understand how you feel, a little fantasy won't hurt anyone :56016:

It may be healing in my opinions

personally i think BL is abit tooo intense sometimes lol.. especailly graphically lol.. otome has more less intense stuff ahah. .

 

[justinbrowsing]

I love both BL and otome, cause I love to dominate the boy/man so it's not that hard to position myself as a male character (masculine or anything).

As for otome game, I like it because they have more genre and story from school to fantasy. There are also fluffy, sweet, cute to adult and gore story. Only that the characters are too one way. From the story I totally like otome game more, they're like... healing.


While for BL game, what's nice is because I play as a man/boy I can be anything, top/bottom, dominated/dominating. I feel like I'm alive and can relate with the characters more. The story is quite good BUT most of BL game is rated and gore. Mostly for adult player because of the R18 be it from the sex or murder. Also the characters are either gone or dying in the bad route. The drama is so hard to handle sometimes.

i thnk taht sums is pretty nicely.
bl more intense. otome - fluffy kissy kissy huggy huggy ( some intensity but no where near bl sometimes lol)

i remmeber playing sweet pool.. had no idea how intense that was lol.. i was like.. ummm.. ok.. WOAHH uhh.. ewww.. sweet aww ok.. uhhh.. why are they goo.. oh god.. lol..
there are some really good stories ( and i came mostly for stories and gushy cute stuff vs the hardcore stuff)

also another game where s hammer was put in ya.. like.. too much .. too much.. just give me tsundere guy, sleepy guy, lovey dovey guy and go on dates story lol.

 

[otome!]

i dont think there's any 'better'
story etc can be both good or bad according to the game, and the only difference would be if you like straight romance or bl lol in which case its totally subjective (im in the otome team btw, but im sure im missing out on many incredible BLs, i just unfortunately dont like playing a guy lol)

 

[nobis_c]

Otome, hands down.

 

[yukari13]

BL is better. Otome games are mostly safe and bland, you have to dig deep to find anything remotely spicy AND good. Otomate is the biggest dev nowadays and their releases are BORING. The genre is dying for a reason. They're also mostly on consoles those days because Japan prefers them over PCs, which is a minus for me.

Meanwhile BLs offer memorable stories and characters. There might be less of them, but the quality of writing is much better. While mainstream titles may be too dark or depressing for casual players, there's enough fluff if you look around. Gakuen Heaven 2, for example.

But my favorite BL dev is definitely HolicWorks, they make banger after banger. Their most popular game is Taishou Mebiusline, which is fantastic. But their recent releases(Tokyo 24ku and Tokyo Satsujinki Gakkou no Kaidan) are also amazing.

 

[XD92]

BL is better

You don't have to put up with stupid and weak otome protagonists, in very few otomes there are protagonists with "balls xd", besides the husbandos always look like they're copied from other games, let's be honest, they have little creativity.


In BL there is more fanservice, even in the older ones, up to the magnificent nu:carnival a gem, not to mention the BL works of Yura, Karin Chatnoir, Spray, HolicWorks and many other dark games 7w7 with 0% cotton like an otome.

 

[black_dragon_hungers]

Both. Both is good! (c) :))

 

[ayuan]

Otome
Never enjoy bl. I try but never found what makes it enjoyable to me.
But maybe it’s more correct if i say i enjoy yound adult/josei muke related stuff.