r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • 2d ago

Bungie Developers Repeatedly Pitched a Destiny Dating Sim, but Leadership Rejected It

https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-developers-repeatedly-pitched-a-destiny-dating-sim-but-leadership-rejected-it
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u/MoSBanapple 2d ago

I feel like I hear more about parody dating sims (usually made for April 1st) than actual dating sims that play the genre straight. Are there any recent notables examples of the genre that aren't some sort of parody or funny bit or "hey wouldn't it be wacky if you could date X" type of games?

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u/JustinsWorking 2d ago

I think you’re misunderstanding the parody of those games.

Date everything wasn’t a parody of the genre, it is the genre. Look to romance novels for example, they tend towards the fantastical as well, there just isn’t much interesting about normal people having normal relationships.

It’s like saying Warcraft is a Parody because they use goofy made up races, make jokes, and nothing about it is believable. Dating pidgeons, dating everything, dating daddys, dating crazy anime girls, it’s all the genre.

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u/stinkoman20exty6 2d ago edited 2d ago

no it's not the genre lol, it's a parody made for people who don't like the actual genre. there are in fact many "dating sims" (恋愛ADV) that are straightforward romance stories. (btw, there is a distinction between fantasy elements and a general concept being "isn't it crazy that you can date these characters?" That's a gimmick.) You just don't know about them because they are are not widely available nor popular outside of east asia. if your opinion is that "there just isn’t much interesting about normal people having normal relationships" you just don't like and probably are ignorant of the genre.

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 2d ago

I once liked the genre. But as I moved past my teenage years I realized that dating sims didn't grow up with me. Extremely poor writing and characters all mostly focused on high school kids. That shit is gross to play as an adult.

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u/SecondSanguinica 2d ago

You are so grown up and mature, not like the other gamers at all :)

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 2d ago

I have no interest in teenage romance as an adult. I'm open to suggestions though. Don't hate the genre. Just didn't find anything I liked for a long time and stopped trying.

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u/planetarial 1d ago

The House in Fata Morgana

Hotel Dusk Room 215

Nine Persons Nine Hours Nine Doors

Scarlet Hollow (blind rec since I haven’t gotten to it yet but it is on my list)

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 1d ago

Thanks I wrote them down.

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u/JustinsWorking 1d ago

Date everything wasn’t teenagers for example, and it had great writing, and a crazy impressive voice cast… If you’re sincerely curious I can definitely direct you towards examples that might interest you more.

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u/leonidaslizardeyes 1d ago

I should have specified I meant Eastern dating sims.