"It’s taken me nearly a year to realize this, but Alexis Kennedy and Paul Arendt have duped me into playing a dating simulation. Where’s that hand-slap-to-face emoticon when you need it? This game shrouds itself as a fantasy adventure piece mixed with horror and comedy in a steampunk setting, but at its heart of hearts, it’s a dating sim. Worse, it’s a dating sim hybrid crossed with a reading comprehension test."
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Kind of related to this topic, what about an option for people who purposefully want to remain single. Something like: committed to a quest for knowledge, or a thirst for revenge. Something to embody a character that has forgone committed relationships in pursuit of something else.