How to like your main character in a dating sim?
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:51 pm
So I've come across a very unique problem. I've asked a few of my VN making friends and they couldnt give me any advice.
I've been working on this particular dating sim for a while and I can't for the life of me find any romantic relationship with the main character more compelling than one between two of the love interests.
I can 100% write romantic scenes between the main character and a love interest well, and it's obviously adorable but I just find myself thinking "man, love interest A and love interest B would be much cuter together." It's been to the point where I just made the main character a previous love interest, but the same thing happened! I'm now think "man, love interest C and love interest D would look much cuter together."
It honestly feels like a curse. After a while I completely lose interest in the main character no matter how many interesting scenarios I put them in, how many times I change their looks, how many times I change their personality, I end up loving the love interests' relationships instead. I literally end up making the main character the third wheel in most scenes because I go overboard with how cute the love interests would be interacting.
Any help would do. I honestly think I just lose interest in main characters very quickly or something. I'm not one to project myself into dating sim protagonists, so maybe that's the problem.
I've been working on this particular dating sim for a while and I can't for the life of me find any romantic relationship with the main character more compelling than one between two of the love interests.
I can 100% write romantic scenes between the main character and a love interest well, and it's obviously adorable but I just find myself thinking "man, love interest A and love interest B would be much cuter together." It's been to the point where I just made the main character a previous love interest, but the same thing happened! I'm now think "man, love interest C and love interest D would look much cuter together."
It honestly feels like a curse. After a while I completely lose interest in the main character no matter how many interesting scenarios I put them in, how many times I change their looks, how many times I change their personality, I end up loving the love interests' relationships instead. I literally end up making the main character the third wheel in most scenes because I go overboard with how cute the love interests would be interacting.
Any help would do. I honestly think I just lose interest in main characters very quickly or something. I'm not one to project myself into dating sim protagonists, so maybe that's the problem.