![]() The cast’s often shady backgrounds are interesting enough to pique your interest, but there is way too much time spent grinding out XP before you actually get to pursue those relationships. It also takes a lot of time to flesh your companions out - seeing as the game forces you to grind the dunj just to go on one date per level gained. When you’re answering texts and picking dialogue options, characters might remember specific choices and mention them later - but there is otherwise a disappointing amount of interactivity on offer. When I say that Boyfriend Dungeon’s dating simulator segments lack depth, what I mean is that they often feel like you’re progressing through very linear and predictable storylines. As far as dating simulators go, there isn’t a whole lot of depth to these mechanics - but there is a surprising amount of room to be who you want to be. It seems like the game allows for platonic and asexual relationships as well, which is a nice touch. ![]() I noticed a few dialogue options that even allowed me to turn romantic advances down entirely - not that I ever went for them. All parties involved share an understanding that you’re just playing the field, dating around and trying to have a good time. You just love to see it!īoyfriend Dungeon doesn’t punish you for dating the entire available roster, either. It’s difficult to find big-budget Triple-A titles with this amount of racial and gender-based representation, and I honestly feel like that impacted my enjoyment of the game in a positive way. The way this game approaches consent has stirred controversy lately - largely due to its villain, but it feels like folks have missed the forest for the trees. Boyfriend Dungeon has a diverse cast of suitors for you to date, and there’s some really great representation in that roster. Putting aside the unusual amount of monsters representing your darkest fears, life in Verona Beach has its perks. ![]() Let’s talk about my many new relationships. Moving the story forward feels like actual work, and it’s thin enough as it is. The game loses its lustre in these moments - when you’re just doing the same thing over and over again, and it has no new content left to show you in between runs. Since you have to level up weapons to go on dates with them, you could spend days in the dunj grinding out XP to flesh out your sharp-edged companions. The story introduces you to a painfully obvious antagonist who hounds the player at every turn, and that eventually snowballs into the game’s climax.īefore that happens, gameplay boils down to a simple routine: Plunder dunj, level up weapons. That’s the basic premise - date weapons in the real world and slay monsters with them in the dunj. Most of the dates you go on are with Weapons you find unconscious in the dunj, which is in-game slang for dungeon, believe it or not. It doesn’t take long before a tsunami of romantic options comes crashing over you, as they often do, and suddenly you have a wealth of suitors to consider. While all this might sound a little intense, don’t let it distract you from the real reason you’re here: love! Upon arrival in Verona, you meet up with your cousin Jesse, a nosy fellow who takes it upon himself to find you a date - seeing as you’ve never actually been on one before. Wielders work with Weapons to slay monsters and face their inner demons. Weapons are people with the ability to instantly transform into weapons (duh), though they lack the ability to fight on their own. In this world, humans come in two distinct categories: ‘Weapons’ and ‘Wielders’. No, really - monsters have infested the local shopping mall, and they take the form of your darkest fears. In Boyfriend Dungeon, you play as a newcomer to Verona Beach - a summertime city where romance is in the air and monsters are in the mall. Hey, we had a fun time together, but…where are my shoes? I’ve got a thing I need to get to. Put it this way: if Boyfriend Dungeon were an actual date, I’d look at it as more of a fun fling. I was sold based on that premise alone, and while Boyfriend Dungeon’s humour and stylised art provide romantic and violent thrills, its charms wear off quickly when you realise there just isn’t much going on beneath its surface. That’s right, Boyfriend Dungeon is all about taking a special interest in your weaponry - whether you’re in the heat of combat or on a hot date. You plow through floors of enemies, hacking and slashing your way to better loot using the power of love - quite literally too, because those romantic partners I mentioned? My new romantic partners come courtesy of Kitfox Games’ Boyfriend Dungeon - a dating simulator that doubles as an action-heavy dungeon crawler. This week, I have three - so you could say I’m doing pretty good for someone stuck at home.
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