JIG: It may be small in scope, but GPTouch's (Hima of Grace's Diary) mini-visual novel Jurassic Heart is big on love. And teeth. Lots and lots of teeth. Created in just two days for the 2013 Pulse Pounding Heart Stopping Dating Sim Jam with design and programming by Guts (Thongrop Rodsavas) and art by Piti Yindee, it's a very short but also very funny game that's unexpectedly earnest to boot. You're a young girl getting ready to go out for the day with a friend of yours, Taira-Kun, to visit a music store to help pick out a ukelele to replace the one you inadvertently were responsible for him breaking.
Indie gaming website Cliqist explores the current trent of gimmicks in the dating sim genre and why they're becoming increasingly popular.
"Ah, otome games. It is the genre that sweeps women off their feet, that sets their hearts aflutter and brings a rosy glow to their cheeks. Nothing brings me more joy than writing about… Wait a second. What was the title of this article again? ‘Top 5 Bizarre…’ Oh no. Oh gosh. You don’t seriously expect me to-? Is that a tentacle monster?! Fair maidens, cover your eyes and run away from your computer screens, for I am about to reveal the strangest, weirdest otome games you can possibly find on the dark web!"
Howell from GamersFTW writes: Ah…Dating sims. An interesting look into relationships. They allow players to choose their way in a finely-crafted story, and find out the hidden pasts of a plethora of characters, and maybe even find love. However sometimes, those characters are a little…different. With that in mind, here are the weirdest partners players can find in dating sims.
This is brilliant :') learning about new insane dating sims always makes me smile
I actually only found out about the Brother one during picture research for the ones I knew. Alwaus great to see what games will allow me to date next. :D
