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1271: 33: 137: 496:(1994) truly popularized dating sims in Japan, in which the player, a high school student has the ability to date a dozen different girls. The goal of the developers was to hearken back to high school days. Konami director Akihiko Nagata said "the person who created the game wanted to have experiences like this back in his high school days". The was a strong hit in Japan, with 1.1 million copies by 1996. 655:. Eroge only gets released to PC because large Japanese game companies do not want to release games with sexual content on their game consoles. Because of this, Eroge companies make a censored all-ages (15+) version of the PC version for various consoles. Censored versions often contain additional endings and added scenes to compensate for the absence of sexual scenes. 545: 562:
In a typical dating sim, the player controls a male avatar surrounded by female characters. The gameplay involves conversing with a selection of girls, attempting to increase their internal "love meter" through correct choices of dialogue. The game lasts for a fixed period of game time, such as one
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Some Japanese dating sims may allow the player to have romantic or sexual relationships with characters in their teens. The degree of sexual content varies, but may often include intercourse. Sexually explicit dating sims may fall into the category of
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with a time scheduling system that provides context and relevance to character interactions, allowing players to choose when and if to interact with certain characters, which in turn influences their responses during later conversations.
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Dating sims are often dialog-heavy and focus on time management. The player must befriend and carefully build and maintain a relationship with one or more characters. The gameplay is largely dependent on statistics.
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month or three years. When the game ends, the player either loses the game if he failed to properly win over any of the girls, or "finishes" one of the girls, often by having sex with her, marrying her (as in
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There are many variations on this theme: high-school romances are the most common, but a dating sim may also take place in a fantasy setting and involve such challenges as defending one's girl from monsters.
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make up the bulk of dating sims, other types of games exist. Games where the player character is female and potential objects of affection are male are known as GxB or
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Dating sims often revolve almost entirely around relationship-building, usually featuring complex character interactions and branching
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These games also often involve raising stats that reflect the player's skills and can be combined with other genres. Series such as
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Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: a Player-centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories
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were more popular in Japan than in America which preferred more action orientated video games.
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The National Girlfriend: The Not-So-Innocent Story of Japan's Puppy Love Video Game Phenomenon
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with romantic elements. While dating sims share a similar visual presentation as
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One game series that often includes dating, with the goal of marriage, is the
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series of RPGs also feature dating sim elements in a similar manner.
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illustrating the complex system of statistics standard of the genre
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The first game that set the standard for the dating sim genre was
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games, which focus on female/female relationships, and
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Simulation video games
Subgenres
Construction and management simulation
Business simulation game
City-building game
Government simulation
Life simulation game
God game
Social simulation game
Dating sim
Eroge
Bishōjo
Otome
Farm life sim
Virtual pet
Immersive sim
Sports game

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