What are some games that aren't strictly dating sims but have quality relationship mechanics?
>>338388815
real life
>>338388815
The Harvest Moon games are all right. Most of it consists of a daily routine of giving the girl an (x) amount of the same items each day. The heart events are quite touching though.
>>338388815
Persona series is pretty great with social links. Fire Emblem's is alright. I'd be interested to know some more too, but I don't know of anything else really that isn't a dating sim.
>>338388815
rl
Azure Dreams had some nice relationship stuff alongside the main dungeon crawl.
>>338389309
Is that Kira?
>>338389472
Joke was done already.
>>338389748
It's persona 4.
>>338389842
You sure?
>>338389842
No it's not you dumb shit.
>>338389842
is this a jojo reference?
what games allow me to strike out on my own
Girlfriend Construction Set. It's like 30 years old, but it's still better than most of the shit you see today.
>>338390206
>>338390316
Persona 4 has some of the same plot elements of jojo part 4. Thats the joke.
>>338389842
FUCKING GET OUT! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>338389309
Wouldn't it be his wife's son technically?
Doukyuusei, Natsuiro and Huniepop
>>338389754
>you will never reluctantly arouse a cute weeb
It gets flack, but I liked how ME3 had relationships with two other games of potential build-up.
Starting the game going into war with your waifu/husbando, rather than the usual declaration of love right before the ending.
>>338389104
>that one Rune Factory game that lets you marry a chubby girl and you can tell her she should go on a diet
>>338392465
Rude.
>>338388815
Stardew valley
>>338388871
this. dating sims are plain sad and demeaning
>>338392283
Too bad every game had a different cast so you couldn't develop lasting relations.
Rip legion
>>338395127
>he didn't romance space gypsy qt Tali
She was there for you in every game bruh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGnbEtube-g
>>338388815
I don't think there's ever been quality relationship mechanics in any video games. A lot of games just have you bribing your way into a character's heart or spamming actions that build your relationship with them.
Just like real life.
>>338395586
she died in secondI made sure of it
The witcher series isn't bad. There are a few side quest routes and mainline ones where you romance characters, the frustrating thing is you can only end the game with the canon romance options and not any of the others.
