What is a dating sim? A dating sim is generally used to refer to a romance-based visual novel game. The player is attempting to build a relationship with a character through things like stat farming, mini games, and dialogue choices. The objective is to end up with the character of your choice. There are usually several romanceable characters with good and bad endings for each. If you want a more in-depth definition with a list of examples, Wikipedia article linked here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_sim
First off, some background on me and my player. I (27F) am a fan of dating sims of all types as long as they have a good story. I like the art, characters, playing to get all the endings, etc.
I also enjoy tabletop RPGs.I have played several different RPG systems but never GMed before. My significant other (26M) and I actually started dating while playing an RPG (Mage, if anyone is curious).
I decided that I would like to learn to GM by playing a one-on-one campaign with him. He settled on this concept: using the Pathfinder 2e system, he plays as a high-level wizard and each session, I basically send him through a one-shot of my design, kind of like an episode of Dr Who or Star Trek. It can be any setting, style of encounter, or plot. I can do anything. ANYTHING. *grin*
So, just to see if I could, I decided to see if I could send my hapless lover through the most obnoxiously stereotypical dating sim I could muster. And I did.
I built the world with three different paths, each one with a different girl. Each girl corresponded to a particular monster that he would encounter upon romancing the girl. They fight, and he discovers that he was sent on this crazy adventure by a succubus looking for a little entertainment. Simple, entertaining, and weird. Just the way I like it.
The game started and my player was sent back to high school (appropriately age-regressed), where he was introduced to three girls. After class, he chose which one to talk to, then which one to sit with at lunch, and finally, which one to walk home with after school. From that data, I had the girl he chose most often (the goth loner girl) ask him on a date. He performed well on the date, making awkward, funny conversation and even using some magic to give her a gift. The girl then asks him to her home and the fun begins.
My player had chosen the Kuchisake-onna girl (this monster is from Bestiary 3, for background on the mythology,
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He thinks it's completely innocent, and I told him to keep me posted on it and let me know how it goes. This'll be fun!
Yesterday he said he was sharing poems for the first time, so it may take a minute, depending on how much time he spends on it. We'll see...
Edit: He wasn't here today! Maybe he's in therapy already... Ugh he better be here tomorrow. Sorry for that disappointment. Just stay posted till tomorrow then.
Edit 2: He's back after 3 days! He said he was really sick in those 3 days and so didn't get that far, Dang it. He said he would play it later today though, I'll see what happens on Monday (the next time I see him).
So I just watched the trailer of the anime and it was cool but I am more of a reader than a watcher.... I heard it has a manga as well so I went to check their reviews on it... people were saying that it can be called the worst as well as the most epic series. Some said its trash. Some said it's the most epic.
Since light novel is ahead, I wanted to ask about your opinions. If it's worth to read this or not.
(BTW the trailer had mostly positive comments on YouTube.)
Lately, I have been enjoying Fire Emblem Three Houses, and Rune Factory Four. They are both RPGβs with dating sim elements in them. Playing these games made me realize that I like having romance in my RPGβs, so Iβm thinking of getting other RPG games with dating some elements on my switch. Do you have any recommendations?
Hello everyone, I have a dilemma that I haven't been able to resolve on my own.
I'm working on a visual novel/dating sim (I'm still just starting out) where the MC will have the option of identifying as non-binary.
For context, them being NB does affect the storyline (though not heavily), since it's set in the twelve constellations of the Zodiac, all of which are separate societies and have their own issues and some of which can be conservative/puritan/close-minded, you get the idea.
You play as Earth's Ambassador and your main quest is to resolve the constellation's diplomatic issues, since you can influence the government directly. The dating sim is the side quest of the game.
Players will also have the possibility of selecting their gender and their orientation. Essentially, the player would have the choice between ''I am attracted to men'', ''I am attracted to women'', ''I am attracted to men and women''.
The problem is that I also have a few non-binary love interests and it feels...weird (and wrong) to box them in with male and female characters, but putting them as a separate category, or just with the ''both men and women'' option feels weird as well. I really don't wanna perpetuate the idea that to love people under the trans umbrella you need to be bi or pan.
I'm also trans myself and I've included a bunch of transmasc/transfem love interests so I can get the representation I don't see in videogames.
Does anyone have any ideas? What would be the best way to be inclusive without having to give up a non-binary MC or love interests? I've thought about describing it in a different way (i.e. masculine bodies, afab/amab people) but nothing seems quite right.
Iβn thinking of working on one but not sure if there will be any interest in it? Iβm thinking something set in the original territories but with no canonical cats. What do you think?
Or would you rather a visual novel over a dating sim?
I remember LDshadowlady playing this game, basically you were an owner of a new horse but the horse had a human prince face. You had to bond with him through mini games and progress the story like that. It was a dating sim, I remember you had to answer a lot of questions too. And I remember this specific part where he was chopping leaks for breakfast or something. Please help.
