Vivid Gamer's Elizabeth Burnette writes, "With the Vita’s release quickly approaching, one has to wonder what went through Aksys Games’ mind when it announced that it was publishing an otome visual novel game for the PSP. Will Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom be successful at showing that the PSP still has life in it? Or will it be just a fleeting reminder of why otome titles don’t make their way stateside often? I had the chance to play Hakuoki and I will admit that the otome-loving gamer in me was looking forward to playing a portable visual novel."
There is a name people caught up in the otome game craze should know: Otomate. This is the branch of Idea Factory that devotes itself to making games for women. These tend to be visual novels with dating sim elements, though Library Cross is a mobile RPG and I Will Protect You was an Otomate Forte Metroidvania. Lots of Otomate games have been released in English for people to enjoy! Depending on the system you own, you could have at least one title to try.
In the years since Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom made its English debut in 2012, otome games have enjoyed a surge of popularity worldwide. The genre went from an unknown to one that received multiple releases on various platforms each year. Sony handhelds have long been a haven for such titles, with people who own a Vita enjoying the fruits of this bevy of releases.
Marcus estrada writes: "Perhaps you’re a long time fan of visual novels but are still new to the realm of otome games, or you’ve never even touched one prior to Seduce Me’s existence. Whatever the case may be you’re not alone out there. There are tons of otome games available on PC (and a few on consoles too) to help quench a sudden need for them. It’s hard to say there are many others which allow you to date incubi, but hey, that’s part of what makes Seduce Me special."
Considering how popular this series is in Japan, I think it would be great to see it become so over here as well.
It's nice to see a few visual novels filtering over, like 999 and this one (although 999 did have the puzzle mechanic). I'm trying to decide if I should splurge on the limited edition of this or just rent it from Gamefly.
Normally I wouldn't play games like this, but it actually looks pretty interesting!