I keep seeing anons unload on IF authors about the way they do the romances in their games. And tbh it’s exhausting just to keep seeing I couldn’t imagine actually dealing with it. But I don’t understand the disconnect between the fact that’s it’s ok if the reason you play a game is just the romance. That’s valid, that’s fine, romance is one of my top reasons too! There’s nothing wrong with that, the problem is when you try to transfer your reason for playing to the author’s reason for creating. Unless, it’s explicitly stated (and even when it is a romance game still doesn’t mean their idea of a satisfying romance aligns with yours lmao) 99% of the time IFs are not solely romance games. Meaning: romance is not the point.
Romance routes are not even the icing on the cake, it’s just whether or not you want sprinkles and it’s whatever sprinkles the author has set up for you to take from, you don’t get to bring your own or demand different ones. That’s it. To sit there and complain that the story isn’t catering to your every want and whim is incredibly delusional and disgustingly entitled. And can actually be solved very simply: go make your own fucking game/book/IF whatever the fuck you wanna call it. “I’m not gonna play”! THEN DONT?? CLEARLY, the game isn’t doing it for you anyway, so bye. Stop trying to guilt strangers by harassing them and calling them names like you’re a spoiled child that’s never learned that not everything is for them to have however they want when they want.
Not to mention, it’s just incredibly idk belittling and insulting to just disregard these entire worlds that most of these people have spent years creating and cultivating in their heads all because “x character isn’t only into mc all of the time” or “x character doesn’t worship the ground mc walks on”. Like imagine building an entire world, with unique characters and lore and then all anybody cares about is “why can’t i marry this RO immediately and win the game?” like what?? Again if that’s your reason for playing that’s fine (imo it’s a bit narrow-minded but that’s just me)! But keep it to yourself if you’re gonna be disrespectful about it? Anyway yeah I just wanted to word vomit because it’s genuinely getting so annoying. ✌️
TLDR: IF authors are not creating a story for you, you are being allowed to participate in their story. Just be grateful god damn.
