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[speculawyer]

os those of us without girlfriends can take solace in articficial women?.

Real women are highly over-rated.

Viva Pinata has lots of romance in it, but I don't think that is what you are looking for.

 

[Mar]

RE4.

It was a quick romance that ended in tragedy.

Spoiler

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKEEEEE!!!

 

[d[-_-]b]

Hmm....I've played all the ones listed besides Kimi Ga Nozuu Eiien (watcheed the anime) and Sakura Taisen 3...

Horrible anime , didn't like the ending the Haruka should've gotten the guy, or so I think that was her name.

 

[chaostrophy]

You've probably played it already but

 

[farnham]

White Album

easily the best romance game i ever played..

To heart isnt that bad.. but... a little bit too cheesy

 

[commissar]

Din't mention that on purpose, that is just creepy dude.

Well he is horny.

Max payne 2 is the correct answer

This man knows what he's on about.

 

[Acosta]

Date sims can be funny to play.

Good luck with headache, hope you don´t get sick Bebpo

 

[Sho Nuff]

What the hell are you people talking about.

The answer is RIGHT HERE.

 

[Supa]

Wasn't there an old PC game once called "Tender Loving Care", maybe that's what you need?

Edit: I just realized how that sentence could be perceived as demeaning, it wasn't meant like it :lol

 

[NinSoX]

So that's why FF8 and Xenogears are so popular among "hardcore gamers" :lol

 

[chaostrophy]

Even though I like FFVIII as a game, I didn't like the romance element at all because I hated Rinoa's personality- she was weak and spoiled and annoying. Squall should have gone with Quistis instead.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

True Love
Tokimeki Check-In
Seasons of the Sakura

:lol

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

I said what? and then wow!

Princess Maker(You raise a girl to become a great hero/princess/dominatrix/??? and then marry her...if you want)
True-Love(Even though I sucked at the game and only got the pity-sex scenes)

 

[Nemesis_]

In Capcom's mix of love simulation, adventure and idol disc, you take on the role as a rookie cameraman and take pictures of the girls in their best look and pose during each photo session. The further you process in the game, you will be able to interact with the hotties and take their pictures, rank them and finally trade them with friends. You will also be able to play a couple of mini fames with your favorite idol.

FTW. =P

 

[bloke]

There are lot of those ero/bishoujo S/RPGs from Alice Soft, Pajama Soft, Eushully, Leaf and others that got praises from eroge players, but I don't play them so I don't know how good those games actually are in the context of well... normal console JRPGs.

I usually prefer pure love ADVs, currently going through this...

Makoto Shinkai did awesome inside animation for the game.

 

[bengraven]

True Love 95.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Play the Green Green games
Absolutely Hillarious, and futaba rules

If you like horror, check out School Days, or Summer Days, fully animated adventures

PSP try out the Yarudora Series, Fully animated stories involving girls with amnesia.

 

[Adagio]

Metroid Fusion.

 

[Prince]

Onimusha 2

 

[Matt_C]

Shira Oka

I do not know when the game is coming out but it is a the closest thing to a Tokimeki Memorial we would ever get in English.

Spoiler

Please donate a PS2 devkit for Okashi Studios. I think the prices for PS2 debug kits have gone down low and the interface shouldn't be too hard to code the entire game within PS2 Linux for a development team

.

 

[Wyndstryker]

True Love
Tokimeki Check-In
Seasons of the Sakura

Although True Love and Seasons are a bit old, they do hit that romance category. My sister loved both of those games.

 

[water_wendi]

 

[Sinatar]

If you're looking for a serious answer...

Max Payne 2 has by a cyclopian margin the best romantic tale told in a videogame.

 

[Dega]

LUNAR!!!

 

[kaizoku]

Damn guys stop bringing up those lame love-sims/hentai games! They are a) obvious b) all similar and c) jerking off material.

Romance in games is pretty damn rare though. Obviously a lot of RPGs come into the frame with certain relationships and love interests, mainly FF games....

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I was gonna make that reference.

You can do anything in that game...even become a fluffer in New Reno.

 

[AlanHemberger]

Man this thread really has me wracking my brain for ONE good game romance.

Final Fantasy - ANY of them - does not count.

WTF? FF VIII has the perfect love story

 

[asa]

Max payne 2 and Half life 2+episode 1. These games not only have the best romances, but also trump everything in character realism. I wish all games would be writen this well

 

[Link1110]

Tokimeki Memorial

FTW!

 

[Fady K]

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

 

[Fallout-NL]

Max payne 2 is the correct answer

Definitely.

It's the only game I can think of actually. And it's great. And since Im not going to do a better job of wording it today:

Max Payne 2 has by a cyclopian margin the best romantic tale told in a videogame.

So there ya go.

 

[drizzle]

Hmm.. what about some Tech Romancer?

:lol

I had to do it.

 

[Acosta]

WTF? FF VIII has the perfect love story

Perfectly lame, yes. A good reminder of how dumb can be a love story with desires of being something more.

At least a Tokimeki know what it is and what it needs for working, I would take that over FF VIII "love story" anytime. Is still better than the real thing, I will give you that.

 

[Tsubaki]

Tokimeki Memorial

FTW!

Can you read Japanese? Because there is less romance in TokiMemo than Sonic the Hedgehog. The dialog is incredibly dry:

"Are you free Thursday at 4pm?"
'Yes.'
"Ok. I'll meet you at the concert hall."
'Ok.'
next day
"Hello!"
'Hi, have you been waiting long?'
"Nope. I just got here. Let's go inside."
after concert
"Did you enjoy the music?"
'Yeah, they're my favorite band! I had a great time. Bye.'
"Bye!"

Repeat for the entire duration of game. I don't know HOW that series got popular. It has the most one-dimensional characters and emotionless dialog of any game I've ever played. I am completely convinced that people recommend this game only because they don't understand the language. There can be no other explanation.

 

[PantherLotus]

FFX, if only for the scene where they're in the water.

The English version had better crying, if I remember correctly, but still had that odd Japanese song accompanying it. Remember kids, that's why we don't add lyrics to our game music!

 

[Vandiger]

Sigh, don't make me depressed. I have longed for a new fallout/wasteland rpg for some time now :|

 

[gamergirly]

The Sims 2 with Nightlife is the ultimate romance game

 

[Alex]

I'm not sure if this means love stories, or pervo games.

Lunar, which I love, is cute, but kinda ultimately pretty unsatasfying in terms of a love story.

Actually, I don't think there's a single one that's ever been really geniune or moving. Outside of the ending of Lufia II, which is still the best ending ever.

 

[EphemeralDream]

RE4.

It was a quick romance that ended in tragedy.

Spoiler

MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKKKEEEEE!!!

You sir, are a genius.

My answer: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Spoiler

Necrophilia FTW

And FFX's love story completely stomped on FFVIII. I hated the love story in VIII, it was totally pushed on the player.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

KOTOR stands above imo.

 

[Bust Nak]

Ah, my kinda thread. Have you played Ever17? I'll probably get flamed over this but Memories Off > Tokimeki Memorial.

 

[BSTF]

Lolita Syndrome

 

[monchi-kun]

Gitaroo Man

When it comes to guitar...it's all about the girl.

 

[pilonv1]

 

[atomsk]

buy Chulip... if it actually ever comes out.

current date is this feb

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

Hmm....I've played all the ones listed besides Kimi Ga Nozuu Eiien (watcheed the anime) and Sakura Taisen 3...

Since all the prefab solutions are letting you down, you have no choice but to summon up some DIY spirit and fashion your own robot girl from scratch.

 

[icecream]

Makoto Shinkai did awesome inside animation for the game.

As he usually does for Minori. I always look forward to the OPs of their games, even if the game itself is not so great.

 

[Alex]

buy Chulip... if it actually ever comes out.

current date is this feb

Oh wow, I totally forgot about that.

For good reason, it will *never* come out.

 

[Joe Molotov]

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

Real women are highly over-rated.

Have you ever seen the pictures of my really hot girlfriend?!

It's like there's something wrong with people these days...