Also most of these western otome games force you to give up choices for diversity. Which is not a bad thing, but it's not doled out equally that if I want a game that "all" this something, I don't have it.

Meanwhile in 4chanville there's all the games aimed at men that don't diversify. It's either all girls or all men to date. (yes girls, read my other rants about this)

So it rubs the wrong way when it's yet another game that's not really in that anime style, that also has maybe only 2 choices for me to choose from and I'm supposed to be thankful for it.

It's just not equal in a way that sits right to me and it chafes a bit and I feel like if I complain about it, I'm hating on the character dynamics, but I just like what I like and there's just... nothing really there. :<

@Maverynthia You're right. It's down to who has the money = has the power to decide what gets put in a game. And that's almost always straight white men, who get funded more easily, who are ruled by publishers and investors who also put limits on what's "profitable" (read: even worse men who don't even play games). IT SUCKS. The creators who are lucky enough to be able to finish their diverse game have to do so on a budget, because the larger system will never support them. :(

(Although, in my experience, "the publisher doesn't want this" was often just an excuse to blow ideas off with a simple explanation, because egos. So many huge egos.)

@currentlocation ego and hurt manfeels. "Oh you aren't catering exclusively to /us/ this time, we are going to boycott you! /babywhine"

I want to say Yuri game will get the budget because the yuri games I see are aimed at *drumroll* straight dudes.

I mean Aksys decided to try otome games and.. well they are half assing it but I guess it's bringing in the money?? D3 has dipped a toe in.

I just want quality stuff :x and yeah who gets the budget.