What do you value more? LI's jiving better with the protagonist or with you?

Hmm, it really depends on the game. There are some games that I find interesting, purely for exploring the different archetypes--those tend to have protagonists that are very blank slate anyway. Amnesia is an example that fits that category for me. Symbolism/aesthetics in the art style is really important to me in these.

Then there are other VNs that have well developed protagonists, with their own personality, like for example Code Realize. I wouldn't want to self insert those, and I'm more interested in what LI fits the heroine and narrative best, to make the best story.

In mobage, though, I'm often just lazy and will name the protagonists after me...so it's always amusing when a plot line comes up or a character just happens to say something to the MC that I relate to a lot.

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