On the plus side, the modern setting enabled the writers to really explore the limits of making a dating sim. It doesn’t help that the synthpop soundtrack for the game is woefully short, cementing the sinking feeling of sameness as you play. The two dungeons you can explore – colloquially called a “dunj” in-game – are a shopping mall and a nightclub, and while it makes for an amusing concept, after exploring several floors, I found myself longing for something a bit more imaginative. With the modern setting comes certain advantages and disadvantages. Well, except for the whole “people turning into swords” bit, which everyone around you considers to be a fairly normal occurrence. “Boyfriend Dungeon” takes place in a fictional modern-day college town in California named “Verona Beach,” and although many things are exaggerated throughout the game for dramatic or comedic effect, the game’s events are mostly believable. Fantasy and science-fiction games are popular for a reason, but once in a while something different is welcome. Perhaps my favorite aspect of the game is its setting. The dating sim portions play out as visual novels and feature anime-like, hand-drawn artwork, and the transformation animations for each weapon you meet are breathtaking. The isometric dungeon-crawling looks about how you’d expect, but the animations are extra fluid, and enemy movements are telegraphed well enough for competent players to learn how to dodge and parry attacks before long. “Boyfriend Dungeon” has a wonderful sense of style. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, nor should it. The bizarre premise is a bonus, a good way to hook people looking for something just a little bit weird. But while “Boyfriend Dungeon” doesn’t offer any groundbreaking innovations, the story is compelling, and the gameplay is smooth as butter. If I’m being honest, I expected that the game wouldn’t hold my interest for very long – hybrid games often excel in one category but stumble in the other. Based on the “date your weapons” premise alone, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to play it. 11 saw the release of “Boyfriend Dungeon,” a dungeon-crawling dating-simulator hybrid that’s every bit as ridiculous as it sounds – you play the role of a “wielder” who goes on dates and destroys monsters with a handful of people who can turn into weapons at will. Old “collect them all” achievement requirements have been updated to reflect the new content.Aug.The game’s credits now include any new staff members and/or updated titles.To account for the new content, the latter half of the nightclub dungeon (“La Rosa”) may have changed slightly.Various typos and mistakes were fixed in the date text.All of Isaac/Estoc’s comments when starting a new dungeon run now have voice acting.When you start a dungeon run, your weapon’s comment voice acting audio will now follow you, as intended.When you die in the dungeon, your weapon will now comment, including voice acting.This new content is equally compatible with old save files, or with newly started games.Seven new achievements related to the new content have been added.After receiving a birthday gift from a weapon, you will now see the gift appear in your apartment.While exploring Verona Beach (the map “hub” screen), you may find 15 new “encounters” between weapons you’ve befriended.You should receive the text message above, from someone named ‘S’. To experience this content in an old save file, visit any dungeon or date, and then return to the apartment.Responding to this message can lead you to new characters, weapons, a dungeon, dates, recipes, and more. Midway through the nightclub dungeon (“La Rosa”), you will receive a text message. You will be able to play the update from your existing save files, but if you wanted to start fresh that's okay too. This is a free update and no additional purchase is required to play if you already own Boyfriend Dungeon.
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