I always assumed I wasn't one for self insert type games and as a writer if given the chance I always feel having another strongly established likeable character would be the preferred option. I kinda wrote it off not giving it a fair shot (I've played some otome games with varying degrees of self-insert protags but ehhh.)
but um. well. I don't know what happened here to be honest. This is my first time making a proper self-insert OC and it's been so fun LOL ADW does self insert really well and I'm now more open to the format.
Maybe because Jeth feels like a character I'd want to write myself or the fact this is a project from a fellow indie creator it felt a little more approachable and collaborative vs bigger otome games where I feel like I'm being pandered to (and so I end up not really connecting with it) but as soon as I was done with my first playthrough I was working on a character to ship jeth with haha:
(SPOILERS FOR VILLIANS HEART PLS GO PLAY IF YOU HAVENT. ALSO CHAPTER 7 OF ADW I GUESS? PLS PLAY THAT TOO )
I love (and made sure to get) specifically Jeth's return ending and so my TO was primarily designed for that.... Queen outfit in Jeth colors heheh:
I don't have a proper name for her.......She's just EkkoberryTOchan to me LOL TOchan for short. Her personality is a lot like her creators-- very jeth-focused (to the detriment of everyone else), pretty shameless about it too LOL
I started with Villian's Heart so in my brain that's the first game and they're all interconnected to me u______u
Jeth return ending ---> portal didn't take them to TO's world but ADW Timeline instead where Jeth's memory got (partially) erased but TOchan remembers p much everything and is trying to date Jeth again----> Gacha Date
ADW Timeline:
They're trying their best not to worry
How the kidnapping played out in my head
Landing on Jeth's shoulder KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT
And finally Gacha Date lol:
I'M STILL HURT BY THIS LINE LIKE JETH IF ONLY YOU KNEW. I LOVINGLY DESIGNED THOSE OUTFITS FOR YOU
Its very immersion breaking not to have "Throw self at Jeth" option every time hes on screen but I think that's my only critique. I genuinely love the world and the (other) characters (as well) this series has such a special place in my heart FOR LOTS OF REASONS but one was learning to have more fun with self inserts too.