DS virtual schoolgirl relationship simulation Love Plus has sold over 100,000 copies, with highly positive buzz having pushed sales on from the 45,000 copies sold in the first week.
Fans of the game are adamant about the worth of their virtual girlfriends, with “who needs real women when you have Love Plus” being a commonly heard sentiment online. Others have branded it “social poison,” saying it robs men of the opportunity to date real women by enthralling them with the charms of a virtual relationship.
In one key aspect the game differs from most dating simulators or visual novels – much of its appeal is based on cultivating and maintaining a “relationship” based on the games “real time clock” system, and on simple voice recognition, rather than pursuing a set-piece story or chasing specific characters, and it seems this element has successfully captured the hearts of many tens of thousands of ronery men.
That it is cheaper than a real girlfriend and significantly less risky than an actual schoolgirl must also help…
In any case, with 100,000 copies sold the game is a spectacular success for a dating game, and sequels and ports seem inevitable.
Love Plus ita-DS are now a common sight thanks to stickers being distributed with gaming magazines, and of course the efforts of lone craftsmen:
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ah with these guys outta the gene pool life should make more sense now
Life makes more sense now?
Life is going to make sense some day?
What is sense?
Must be somehow related to the gene pool. Dunno.
Nah, cloning will be popular long before those guys die.
What is this 'sense' you people talk about?
Spider sense anyone?
Do they have out guys and stuff for girls?
And...by what I'm reading from this place....men aren't being "robbed" from dating real women. Sounds more like they're being saved?...
What is love ?
is common sense...
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8181/commonsense.jpg
baby don't hurt me
Love= Love plus
Yeah there's a general attitude that women are all lying cheating money-grubbing whores. This belief is even stronger in Moonland than in the US. I can see why guys might percieve this and feel hopeless about dating. Mostly, though, it's probably a sort of "You can't fire me, I quit!" response from social rejects.
+1
Correction:
Love < Love Plus
don't hut me..no more!
WHEN I WAS
YOUNG
love is a sin
Reply to girl anonymous
"Do they have out guys and stuff for girls?
And...by what I'm reading from this place....men aren't being "robbed" from dating real women. Sounds more like they're being saved?..."
Sadly for you I don't think there's much market for a girl version of love plus but if you ask for it it might get done.
Since it supposedly women only want money a game boyfriend wont give you that. It might be part of the reason girl versions of these game don't exist.
But I'm curious, why don't you get a boyfriend? Is because guys are jerks? Because they are poor? Because they are ugly? A combination of above?
Maybe you are not confident in your own appeal?
It would be interesting to get an answer from a real girl.
In my eye's, I'm fuck ugly. But people tell me I'm average or above looking. Idk. When I was 7 I was told I was ugly by this older man and it completely destroyed my self-confidence.
I went from care-free, energetic kid to self-concious hika-....whatever. I'ma shutin. I exercise and keep in shape though. Last thing I need is someone saying "look at the fatty." God. I'll die.
Dating real guys? Guys aren't jerks. And if he's poor. I'll just get a job. If I can. But I just don't think a guys that patient. I'll cook and clean and all that stuff. But showing interest or any emotion at all? I can't. I guess I'm afaid of getting hurt. He'd have to wait and push the right buttons to get that fun-loving side of me. Which only comes out when I'm alone or with my dog. 'Cause she won't judge.
^
That is what cosplay is for. We all may be emotionally damaged, but temporarily being someone you are not gives you an excuse to not be yourself with all the baggage that comes with it. Someone most likely will take notice and just maybe get to know the real you.
Plus, cosplay sex is awesome. For both sides.
^ QFT, the whole comment, not just the last sentence.
There's always the simple paper bag if you don't have enough money for cosplay.
I hope no one will mind...
http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Cosplay-139233417
i wish those anime vaginas are fuckable, cuz i hate using hand... so I prefer fucking real women
There actually IS a version of this for girls. :/ it doesnt have as huge of a following because it doesnt have a lot of the features this has. It's also completely 2d anime style. It is also for the DS.
"Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 1st Love Plus"
Female protag, bunch of male characters. Same old song and dance but not as advanced as this Love plus.
fffffeeehh!!! I DEMAND A MALE VERSION! that is even better <3 because why would you need real men when you can have virtual ones?
This is just sad ;_;
Less people, moar space for gaems and figyas!
You keep people in your room. Are you a slave master?
define slave master
No More...whoa whoa
who needs life when you have Love Plus
"ah with these guys outta the gene pool life should make more sense now"
The proper response would be
with these guys out of the gene pool we'll have more faggots and douches reproducing. Wtf is family values?
Don't forget the assholes... and jerks, too.
and rich people
seems their the only ones with a chance of getting laid nowadays
Actually the rich people die always alone because they have to high standards.
Don't you mean women?
Anyways, don't worry people. We still have whore houses. Soon, becoming a hooker will become a respectable job. MARK MY WORDS!
Soon? Come on men, there are HOOKERS that reach important goverment positions all over the world. Hookers rule the world.
By the way, prostitution is the ONLY work some women can do right.
Then gogogogo, say your mom she should become a prostitute since that what she cant do everything else right.
Congratulation son of a whore!
Let me clarify: law wasn't improved with women lawyers, and neither bussines with bussineswomen, so if they are good looking, let they be ho's, if they can cook, so be housewives, and if they are ugly, fat and retarded; then let women be Equality Now activist!
Why su butthurt everytime someone writes the word "whore" or "hooker"? It is related in someway to your line of work? Do you preffer to be adressed as a "call girl" or "escort"?
People that don't work as that, shouldn't be named that. Or should we call all men garbageman now?
garbageman are better than you Ayu. I generously tip the ones on my city and I'm really glad we have that useful people to take care of our shit.
You do anything for society besides pee standing?
If you don't count software development, fashion design, medical attendance and organizing protests against hentai bans, no.
If you do all that shit, them I own fuking Dubai.
But ok, not all are whores, there also bitches. Happy?
You own Dubai? Poor you...
Software development did I learn at school (and in my free time, I wanted to become computer scientist first), fashion design is my hobby (I even win always at the clothing design contest by the famous japanese brand Bodyline), medical attendance was I needed to learn for my future job and the protests are just because I love hentai (not all thought).
C-C-C-Combo breakeerrrr
I don't know about that. Seems we have plenty of other detriments to the gene pool that will still be present.
What is Sense of Life?