Best Friend Forever

I wanna recommend this game cause it looks very cute but unfortunately I cant even play the game, the game freezes as Im about to get off the bus and I have no idea what to do to fix that, it seems that Im not the only one facing this issue and the issue still continues without being fixed.

The premise of Best Friends Forever held a lot of potential. At its core, it's a dating sim with a heavy focus on personal growth, companionship, and navigating the complexities of interpersonal relationships. Unfortunately, it fell short in delivering any real engaging or emotionally impactful experience. While an attempt at exploring the dynamics of friendship and relationships was made, the plot offers no variety and shower-deep insight to queer issues. The story follows a predictable path, with very few surprises or emotional highlights unless tied to the romantic interest(s) of the player. The unique dog care aspect also begins to feel like a chore, and the vet's feedback follows on a loop. The lack of variation or (true) challenge made it feel like a chore instead of an idle game. All in all, this game lacks replay value. The choices the player makes have minimal impact on the outcome and the story follows the same path no matter what options you choose. The only reason I chose to replay this was to 100% the game, and it truly felt like a chore after the first replay. It's an amazing concept and the art was very well done, but it just doesn't hold up the way I had hoped.

i love the graphics, story, and dogs. i also love the gay pride support and also, did i mention i love the DOGS???????? a literal quote from me 5 mins into the game: "Wait, that's why its called RAINBOW bay!!!" YES YES YES buy this now

Плюсы: Красивая графика; 3D-шные собачки, которых можно тыкать; Можно выбрать внешность и пол. Минусы: Нет возможности пропускать текст (даже виденный ранее); Плоские "повесточные" персонажи - романсить интересно буквально двух, остальные существуют в каком-то вакууме; Глючные спрайты, иногда пропадают (особенно в последней сцене); Хотя 3D-шная собака милая, взаимодействие с ней быстро надоедает в виду однотипности.

I have complex feelings on this game. I'm gonna start with the negative to get it out of my system. I wish more was done with the dog ownership component of this game. As it is it feels like more of a gimmick then anything. They're cute, and you can improve their stats, but that's about it. If this is gonna be how you market your game do something more with it. As it is the dog ownership parts of the game and the romance parts of the game are very disconnected. Maybe have one of the dates with each character be a doggy play date, where you have to make sure your dog is on its best behavior. Maybe give the romancable characters' dogs more personality. Like you love one character, but man they're dog is so yappy! Or maybe how cute their dog is becomes a reason you want to be with them lol. Asides from just the dog gimmick, I think another thing this game struggles from is how short it is. This can cause character arcs to feel rushed and stop you from being able to form a really strong connection with the romance options. One last nitpick is I don't like the 'pick one of these options and if you pick the wrong one the date doesn't start'. It's annoying, especially when you forgot to save. The difficult part should be the date, not starting the date. Okay, onto the positive. It's so damn charming. I love my dog in this game, it's so cute. I love the other dogs in this game, they're so cute (especially Marshmallow). There's a variety of romance options for people with different types and I appreciate that. I like that each has issues which makes it feel realistic but also they still work on those and they have other things which are positive to offer. Anders step on me. Also good disability rep in a dating game? So rare! Really love that. I like this game, but I wanted to love it. Congrats to team behind it still, it has some really good elements.

So far I have only done two romance routes, but both of them were amazing. Cute people to date and even cuter dogs to pet. I love the options for your character, letting you chose between three preset characters and then pronouns. So you aren´t forced to go with the feminine option if you want the she/her options or any other way. Leaving it open to customization even with the few options you get.

Wholesome doggo game.