dating sim

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1. 1

   A social simulation game centered on building and maintaining a romantic relationship…

   A social simulation game centered on building and maintaining a romantic relationship with one or more NPCs.

   • Unlike typical Western games, the goal in Japanese dating sims is to attain true love rather than defeat level bosses.
   • Tokimeki Memorial was hugely influential not just in kickstarting the entire dating sim genre in Japan but also in the way its gameplay influenced the love mechanics I've already described in Persona 4 and Dragon Age: Origins.
   • Short had enjoyed playing dating sims in grad school, but grew frustrated by their focus on the desires of cishet men. "I was like, 'Ah, I gotta make a game where you can date whoever you want, because this is ridiculous'," she recalls.

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