The "What Video Game are you Playing" thread

EpsilonX · 12-17-2022, 11:12 PM

Man, Godfall is one of the most mediocre games I've ever played. The combat system is nice and the graphics are pretty, but there's barely any story, the environments are bland, and the gameplay is really repetitive. It's very...plain. I fought like 4 enemies in the second stage and already stopped caring.

Rabbitman · 12-19-2022, 01:45 AM

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So I have a question - anybody know of any dating sims that aren't just visual novels? Like, games where you actually make decisions, upgrade your stats, and go on dates to level up relationships with other characters? Most of what I've seen you're just reading about what happens and I'm not into that. I want like...the day-to-day life parts of Persona. Anything like that?

Ok this is probably a disappointing answer, but Tokimeki Memorial basically fits your description. Never officially released in English, though.

Otherwise I was gonna say the new sakura wars game. But that game is not so much building up your stats, as it is protecting your stats from whatever social disaster the cruel game writers have trapped you in. Also there?s robots or something, but that part kinda sucks.

EpsilonX · 12-19-2022, 02:22 AM

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Ok this is probably a disappointing answer, but Tokimeki Memorial basically fits your description. Never officially released in English, though.

Otherwise I was gonna say the new sakura wars game. But that game is not so much building up your stats, as it is protecting your stats from whatever social disaster the cruel game writers have trapped you in. Also there?s robots or something, but that part kinda sucks.

This is going to make me sound really lame, but I remember playing sim dating games based on DNA^2, Love Hina, Galaxy Angels, Evangelion, and more. I liked how those were actually dating SIMs, not just games where you choose a character to pursue and then read a story about what happened. I was hoping I could find some actual dating sim games (not just flash games) that were more like those, but it seems like everything is just a visual novel.

Rabbitman · 12-19-2022, 10:03 AM

Ah ok. Yeah I am not too sure about that. Farthest I got into that genre is, like, Persona, Fire Emblem, Danganronpa, or Sakura Wars, which is to say, not far at all.

Sorry for recommending THE dating sim game too. I’m sure you already heard of that one. What you are describing sounds cool though.

12-17-2022, 11:12 PM	#3361
EpsilonX Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hollywood Posts: 2,409	Man, Godfall is one of the most mediocre games I've ever played. The combat system is nice and the graphics are pretty, but there's barely any story, the environments are bland, and the gameplay is really repetitive. It's very...plain. I fought like 4 enemies in the second stage and already stopped caring. __________________

12-19-2022, 02:22 AM	#3363
EpsilonX Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hollywood Posts: 2,409	Quote: Originally Posted by Rabbitman Ok this is probably a disappointing answer, but Tokimeki Memorial basically fits your description. Never officially released in English, though. Otherwise I was gonna say the new sakura wars game. But that game is not so much building up your stats, as it is protecting your stats from whatever social disaster the cruel game writers have trapped you in. Also there?s robots or something, but that part kinda sucks. This is going to make me sound really lame, but I remember playing sim dating games based on DNA^2, Love Hina, Galaxy Angels, Evangelion, and more. I liked how those were actually dating SIMs, not just games where you choose a character to pursue and then read a story about what happened. I was hoping I could find some actual dating sim games (not just flash games) that were more like those, but it seems like everything is just a visual novel. __________________