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[Dram]

Looking for examples of games that focus just on dating, not rpgs with dating elements in them.

Here's what I have so far.

 

[Master Milk]

http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/

 

[balohna]

Newgrounds.com

 

[Linkyn]

That's right. It's by Deep Silver...

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Mass Effect

 

[Hexa]

http://vndb.org/v/all?q=;fil=tagspo...l~no~pl~pt_14br~pt_14pt~ru~sk~sv~uk;o=d;s=rel

 

[catmincer]

I had fun with Sprung. Would buy a sequel.

 

[weevles]

Bits of SRIV and DA have those relationship thingies.

 

[maquiladora]

Red Dead Romancing

 

[NaughtyCalibur]

Fable

 

[Superflat]

Mass Effect maybe?

Actually, absolutely Mass Effect. lol

edit: read OP :[
I guess Katawa Shoujo, even though it's very much based on Japanese visual novels.

 

[D3RANG3D]

Mass Effect maybe?

New Bioware games in general.

 

[Ravek]

Newgrounds.com

I remember this being the case like 7 years agi, but is it really still true today?

 

[maxiell]

The Jake's Booty Call flash games were the finest of this genre

 

[Alfredo]

 

[Septimus Prime]

okcupid.com

People treat it like a sim because you don't have to pay to use it.

 

[spatenfloot]

Leisure Suit Larry

 

[Dusk Golem]

Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus, both available on Steam.

 

[PureGone]

The Sims?

 

[meltingparappa]

Analogue: A Hate Story and Hate Plus, both available on Steam.

Also Don't Take It Personally Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story on FREE, by the same incredible woman.

 

[Xander51]

I never thought I would see mention of McKenzie and Company on GAF. RIP American Laser Games.

The Sims has dating sim elements to it, though it's pretty basic.

 

[Kagami]

I keep seeing this ad on GAF:

 

[Shaanyboi]

Dragon Age: Origins

 

[Kyzon]

Newgrounds.com

THIS! 10000 times this!

Also, IMVU used to be that, idk if it still is though.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Plumbers dont wear ties?

 

[Marjar]

Plumbers dont wear ties?

We're talking about games, not torture devices.

 

[ZealousD]

Plumbers dont wear ties?

Not really a game....

 

[G-Fex]

Wow look at that font

 

[Coiote]

Mass Effect

Came for this.

Dragon Age: Origins

And this.

New Bioware games in general.

Gaf almost never disappoints.

 

[meltingparappa]

http://vndb.org/v/all?q=;fil=tagspo...l~no~pl~pt_14br~pt_14pt~ru~sk~sv~uk;o=d;s=rel

Wow, I have never heard of any of those, and none of the responses so far have overlapped with any of these.

That's way more than I thought, but I can see the number still being relatively small. If you open it up to Western visual novels, the number might only increase by the smallest amount.

 

[Fushichou187]

MMO Western Dating Sim.

 

[firehawk12]

Haha, McKenzie and Co.

Probably the first American "otomege"... complete with FMV. It's too bad no one has really done a LP of it on youtube. Well, not in the year or so since I checked anyway.

Oh yeah, every modern game made by:

 

[Jintor]

That's right. It's by Deep Silver...

Get volition working on a sequel STAT

 

[foxuzamaki]

newgrounds

Newgrounds.com

damn, beatened to death

 

[Dram]

Thanks for the responses.

Get volition working on a sequel STAT

Looking at the wiki, it did get a sequel.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

I keep seeing this ad on GAF:

I spent a good five minutes trying to figure out whether that's a dude or a chick, the developers really nailed the authentic Japanese experience.

 

[DiscoJer]

There was Brooktown High for the PSP


Developed by Backbone

 

[Hexa]

Wow, I have never heard of any of those, and none of the responses so far have overlapped with any of these.

That's way more than I thought, but I can see the number still being relatively small. If you open it up to Western visual novels, the number might only increase by the smallest amount.

There are a crap-ton of Western visual novels, though most are low budget.
If you include all VNs that have romance, it would increase a good amount. You get good stuff like Katawa Shoujo that way too.
And some stuff that I never knew was originally in English until just now.

Surprising how many Otome games there are though. xD

 

[Hexa]

I spent a good five minutes trying to figure out whether that's a dude or a chick, the developers really nailed the authentic Japanese experience.

Wat? That's clearly a guy. :/

 

[Hot Coldman]

Oh yeah, if you want deep relationships in your games, definitely check out Saints Row IV.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

There was a DS relationship game that I think was western-made. Can't for the life of me remember the name; I only saw a review for it in EGM, I believe. I think it was one word, something with a double-meaning that sounded risque.

 

[Hargenx]

There was Brooktown High for the PSP


Developed by Backbone

Bought a PSP used game once, this shit came together(FOR FREE), almost ask for a refound...LOL

 

[Watashiwa]

Christine Love's games have dating sim elements to go with the near (or more recently, far) future stories.

 

[randomkid]

There was a DS relationship game that I think was western-made. Can't for the life of me remember the name; I only saw a review for it in EGM, I believe. I think it was one word, something with a double-meaning that sounded risque.

You're not thinking of the one that's right there in the OP are you?

I remember picking it up for $5 brand new at Target. Nice animation, kinda garbage everything else.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

You're not thinking of the one that's right there in the OP are you?

I remember picking it up for $5 brand new at Target. Nice animation, kinda garbage everything else.

That was it! I had images turned off so I missed it.