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on: January 16, 2015, 03:03:35 AM
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that some of the otome mobile games do not have background music? Or is it only me? The only mobile app otome that I know that has background music would be "Shall We Date?: Niflheim". I feel that background music is an important element in otome games because I feel like it helps emphasize the atmosphere and gives more "feelings" to it, ja feel? So anyway, once again, is anyone else bothered by this?  :faint:

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Reply #1 on: January 16, 2015, 03:16:12 AM
I love hearing good otoge BGM for the same reasons, but I've gotten used to experiencing stories without it. It is mostly the free apps, though. Of the free apps that I also play, Ninja Love+, Ninja Love for GREE, Wizardess+, Midnight Cinderella, My Forged Wedding: PARTY, and Be My Princess: PARTY have music. When Hiiro no Kakera 4 was put into the SWD format, they cut all the BGM and voice acting. Very sad, but I got over it.

I wondered why NTT Solmare decided to keep one of their first games with music, while a giant gap of games were silent until The Niflheim+. Even their paid apps are just as bereft of music. I only happened to notice an intro song was attached to Angel or Devil+ well after its initial release, never to be listened to again. As Wizardess+ came immediately after Niflheim, maybe this is their way of saying that this is the format they'll choose from now on, though that means we don't get all CGs or stories for free...
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Reply #2 on: January 16, 2015, 03:36:22 AM
I love hearing good otoge BGM for the same reasons, but I've gotten used to experiencing stories without it. It is mostly the free apps, though. Of the free apps that I also play, Ninja Love+, Ninja Love for GREE, Wizardess+, Midnight Cinderella, My Forged Wedding: PARTY, and Be My Princess: PARTY have music. When Hiiro no Kakera 4 was put into the SWD format, they cut all the BGM and voice acting. Very sad, but I got over it.

I wondered why NTT Solmare decided to keep one of their first games with music, while a giant gap of games were silent until The Niflheim+. Even their paid apps are just as bereft of music. I only happened to notice an intro song was attached to Angel or Devil+ well after its initial release, never to be listened to again. As Wizardess+ came immediately after Niflheim, maybe this is their way of saying that this is the format they'll choose from now on, though that means we don't get all CGs or stories for free...


I just recently bought Hiiro no Kakera 4 as SWD. Everything is beautiful, the artwork and the story! But it such a disappointment that it had no background music at all. I didn't mind the fact that the voice acting is completely gone, but the no bgm bummed out... So I every time I play it, I have to listen to something like piano instrumentals. Though, if we wanted voice acting + bgm we would have to pay more /:

Also, when otome app games were still new, I bought NTT Solmare's SWD: Ninja Love & My Sweet Prince oh lord, I couldn't  get over Chezem... Both had bgm which made the game more enjoyable for me. Idk, I just think that games with no bgm is just so... Dead. But it doesn't mean I'll stop playing otome games, I guess I just have to suck it up and play my own bgm xD


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Reply #3 on: January 16, 2015, 05:33:33 AM
I like to keep my phone on silent so I can screenshot quietly, and also the otoge background music I've encountered, so far only Voltage parties, usually annoys me. I always keep it muted, except when I've watched something on youtube or listened to music on my phone which require unmuting my media volume, and then when I open one of those apps I am attacked with noise and scramble to get to the background music mute option. @_@

But, maybe I just haven't encountered the right kind of otoge background music for me?


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Reply #4 on: January 16, 2015, 06:36:06 AM
I also like to screenshot silently. But when I use headphones, it eliminates that issue. Without headphones, I turn the sound on and off, depending on where I am and what I am playing. If needed, I'll muffle the sound from the speaker with my fingers.

Ah! Suddenly remembered that both the old Contract Marriage and Vampire Darling had music. VD's music was so good, but it was a shame that both those games and MFWP only play those songs while not in story mode. I find it rather annoying when it is otherwise silent while I'm playing because I have headphones on, I exit one scene, and LALALALALAAA. Music. Loud. MFWP and Contract Marriage were the only songs that I really disliked hearing over and over.

In paid apps, I rather like many Voltage games' musical scores. Oh, yeah, and most KOYONPLETE games had music as well. LOL Randomly remembering all these free games. They usually had really lovely tracks, but some compositions were drastically short against the scenes.


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Reply #5 on: January 16, 2015, 06:56:55 AM
Ha I didn't even know Contract Marriage- had music at all! But I meant I like to screenshot quietly because *I* don't like the noise, and I'm usually playing my otome alone in bed in the dark. Though I also like keep my screenshots silent in public because otherwise it sounds like I am taking a picture of someone around me BUT I'M NOT I SWEAR. Even more embarrassing if heard while in a restroom...

Also lolll I totally thought this was going to be a new discussion about typical MC annoyances XD


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Reply #6 on: January 16, 2015, 09:34:28 AM
I usually listen to music while playing Otome games, so even if there's background music I just turn it off ^^ I didn't like most of the music anyways.
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Reply #7 on: January 16, 2015, 12:34:42 PM
I guess I'm the odd one here. I actually prefer apps without music.
It's been like this ever since I started playing, I turn BGM off, make sure my phone only rings for calls, messages, alarms.

For me music is just a waste of space. I am really strange, since I don't like music. Especially when it's on repeat, I just can't stand it after hearing the same thing more than twice, I just want to enjoy my reading, not be annoyed because of those annoying sounds...

Plus, I sometimes play in places where I wouldn't necessarily want to be loud.

I always mute the games anyway, so I'm one of those who really aren't bothered by it.


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Reply #8 on: March 03, 2015, 02:14:37 AM
I usually turn the music off so I don't know what difference it makes in the game.
In the game East tower I have the music on.
Maybe I'll try it in the others too.
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Reply #9 on: May 17, 2015, 09:38:53 AM
I don't remember music in mobile otoges (except that ninja one I think?)
But I do love the music in the browser based games.
I agree that the music helps set the atmosphere and guve a fuller experience.
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Reply #10 on: May 22, 2015, 12:15:46 PM
Well, there are a lot of mobile otoge that feature music, but, until recently, they have been primarily only in paid apps. Ninja Love GREE/+version, yes. Then all of NTT Solmare's games had nothing until The Niflheim appeared. I honestly think that Solmare has always been following the trends made by Voltage, which came out with music in the PARTY games. Thankfully, CYBIRD and Solmare and were smart enough to think that a BGM disabling function was a good idea. Voltage is so backwards...


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Reply #11 on: May 22, 2015, 09:13:19 PM
Ah~ doesn't Koyonplete's novels have music?! *fails at otoges* OTL


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Reply #12 on: May 22, 2015, 09:25:08 PM
Yes, they do. Both in their visual novels and more distinct otome games. My expression of primarily did not exclude that.

I do not like Sushi Rangers' BGM at all... But all other KOYONPLETE apps (or... Applete and Koyon) have such nice scores~ Very niche to even have a song composed or whatever through Vocaloid.



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