Korea’s online mmo eroge D.A.T.E online
GPM studio is starting their alpha test for D.A.T.E online which is an adult online love simulation game. The game appears to play as an ADV game and largely focuses on the online dating aspects, with women playing female characters and guys playing male characters and having 1:1 chats.
The game apparently has a scenario with events that the players will follow which may lead to H scenes and finally an ending.
Korean online gaming news site thisisgame had a feature on the game with screenshots from the game and an interview with the developers.
I’m not sure if I can see any chance of success in this game.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:42 am
>women playing female characters and guys playing male characters
It’s SO going to fail. Unless it’s primarily gay-oriented, perhaps.
September 28th, 2008 at 4:05 am
And you don’t think guys will be playing girls? Not unusual on the Internet, just look at all the MMO’s.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:30 am
females are more aesthetically pleasing..i’d be one regardless.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Well, being Korean, it’ll probably be KSSN authenticated, meaning guys should be guys, and girls should be girls? If it allows for that level of fact verification…
September 28th, 2008 at 10:10 am
>>It’s SO going to fail. Unless it’s primarily gay-oriented, perhaps.
this
September 28th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Well it looks like they’re trying to cash in on the MMO craze over there. The culture over there has no visible (or mainstream) market for games of this type, typically going to the (very) underground niche.
Which is actually a bit ironic, considering the touch-and-go encounters you see in Seoul’s nightlife.
September 28th, 2008 at 11:56 am
can’t we simply ban gays from this game if we find them??? those lozerz can go play neopetz or something
its looks cool like something I would ply for since it is more meaningful then WOW…it looks like something my dad would appreciate too
September 28th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the grind…
September 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I….. kinda like this idea.
Ludicrous in some respects… but intriguing in others.
Though I won’t be surprised if it had a monthly fee. Ah well: if it did, the price of online ‘dating’.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Take a look at the screenshots - don’t the school uniforms look like they were taken straight from the game Happiness?
September 29th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Unless I’m mistaken, customizable uniforms should be a feature.
And not a biggie…. eroge makers have long copied anime designs from time to time.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
>uinreli
If you’re talking about that one picture, it *is* Happiness.
http://windmill.suki.gr.jp/product/oa1st/html/oa1st_char02.html
September 30th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Lol NOYFB why did you buy an EEEpc, it is just a laptop wannabe for poor people.
October 1st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
while i personally believe this will be a pile of fail,
seeing the screenshots make me interested in how they are actually gonna make this work…
October 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
>JockeII
I’d rather give the OLPC (one laptop per child) that definition.