This is an incredible game! The gameplay mechanics are a really neat, tight combination of Persona time management and action roguelike combat (it's not actually a roguelike, but feels similar) and the writing is actually very good!
First off, I understand if anyone is uninterested because of the horniness, but it's way less leery than I would expect from any game, especially a dating sim. It reminds me of "Welcome to the NHK" in that it's talking seriously about pervy people, but the camera for the show/game itself isn't leery. The game also doesn't objectify the love interests as much as I expected? Most of the dating scenes are focused on the characters talking about their feelings and encouraging each other, which I really like.
The combat feels like an action roguelike to me because it's focused on perfect dodging attacks to create an opening and managing limited healing. I really like that there's no XP, so you don't get more powerful from anything in the dungeon, you only get more powerful by spending time with other characters. It's a neat little addition that adds a lot to the "My friends are my power" theme. This also means that you want to get through the dungeons as fast and clean as you can to get as far as possible in a single day fighting as few enemies as possible.
I like the time management stuff a lot better here than in Persona because this is a way shorter game, so I can easily replay it again later to see other routes, so I don't need a guide to tell me the optimal route and can instead just... play the game myself. The scenes are short and you can save frequently, so it's also pretty easy to redo anything that you feel like you messed up.
First off, I understand if anyone is uninterested because of the horniness, but it's way less leery than I would expect from any game, especially a dating sim. It reminds me of "Welcome to the NHK" in that it's talking seriously about pervy people, but the camera for the show/game itself isn't leery. The game also doesn't objectify the love interests as much as I expected? Most of the dating scenes are focused on the characters talking about their feelings and encouraging each other, which I really like.
The combat feels like an action roguelike to me because it's focused on perfect dodging attacks to create an opening and managing limited healing. I really like that there's no XP, so you don't get more powerful from anything in the dungeon, you only get more powerful by spending time with other characters. It's a neat little addition that adds a lot to the "My friends are my power" theme. This also means that you want to get through the dungeons as fast and clean as you can to get as far as possible in a single day fighting as few enemies as possible.
I like the time management stuff a lot better here than in Persona because this is a way shorter game, so I can easily replay it again later to see other routes, so I don't need a guide to tell me the optimal route and can instead just... play the game myself. The scenes are short and you can save frequently, so it's also pretty easy to redo anything that you feel like you messed up.