Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "Sure, redoing similar bits over and over eventually became sort of annoying, but Save The Date is an experience that jostled me out of my normal, gamerly state of mind. Actually, scratch that: it pulled me loose and then made me desperately want to keep clawing for the surface on my own. I’m not entirely sure what I’ll end up taking away from it in the long run, as I actually rewrote this post multiple times while re-saving, re-loading, and rethinking the game. Honestly, I think that’s the highest (and most oddly fitting) appraisal I personally can give it. And the rest? Well, that’s up to you."
Whether you’re helplessly in love or hopelessly alone, these smart interesting games will get you through the commercially assigned day of flaccid romantic gestures
😔 Looks as though I'll be self-loving with some Persona 5. It's about the best alone-on-Valentine's-Day game I can rustle up.
The author talks about mountains, ninjas, the difference between knowledge and wisdom, and the free game Save The Date from Paper Dino Software.
JIG: Things are going well. She liked your choice of restaurant. She loves the food. And look, there off the balcony... dolphins! Everything seems to be going perfect, in an almost magical way. And then it all goes horribly, horribly wrong. In Paper Dino's free visual novel Save the Date!, you have just one objective... to make sure your dinner date with your bosom buddy Felicia doesn't end... um. Poorly. Which is harder than it sounds considering the universe seems determined to make the worst case scenario come true no matter what you do. Click on the choices you want to make as they appear, and right-click to save and load your game.
