Blind Date

A fun, creepy, and sometimes existential Choose Your Own Adventure style game where you go on a blind date. Whats the worse that could happen? Well with 14 different endings, and a single playthrough taking about 10 minutes, apparently a lot. I really enjoyed the writing, the art style is great, and the full Steam release adds a lot more dialogue from the original version. You can check out my playthrough here, but I'd really recommend giving the game a try before looking into the endings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSAHxy1EdSI

This game is really interesting and at the same time creepy. I would not recommend it to psychologically weak or wounded people since it might hurt them further more. Getting all endings with trial and error method took me around two hours so even if the price, by itself, is not that expensive, I think it could've been lowered even more because 3€/hour isn't cheap ! However, I must say that it doesn't really bother me, in my eyes, the experience was worth the cost but I know that some people wouldn't think that way... Everything that happens is unexpected and while some endings are pretty "classic" considering the type of game (not talking about the dating part ;)), some others are really unexpected. Finally, for those who are into lore, "seeking-the-truth" type, don't expect anything of this game. It only raises personal reflections but you don't get to know anything concrete nor about your date, nor yourself as a character since your choices are at the beginning of everything while being very various. The whole game is only made to make you experience a new type of VN-like game, question your own insecurities, etc. there is no actual story whatsoever. By the way, there is multiple ways to come to a specific ending featuring different paths which allows some replayability if you want to uncover every dialogue and possibility even after getting every ending.

So, not gonna lie I kinda...really want to thumbs down this game; not because it's bad game wise. It just deeply wounded some feels tbh. ¯\_₍⸍⸌̣ʷ̣̫⸍̣⸌₎_/¯ Needless to say if you're looking for a quirky game that'll give ya a good mind-****in' while riding a peculiar feelscoaster; this might be it! 

Blind Date is a good simulation game about dating peoples with 14 differents endings. The designs are nice, the ambient is cozy. For his low price, it worth it, I recommend it! 💗

**Spoilers ahead** Your friend Rebecca makes a blind date between you and her friend Karen. You booked a table in a fancy restaurant to meet her, for dinner. Blind date has 14 finals. Some play with common blind date ideas, common fears that people naturally have when they go on such a date. You arrive at the restaurant, look at Karen, she is a beautiful woman, beautiful body, beautiful hair, beautiful eyes, kind and pleasant. She laughs at your jokes, praises you. Except that you never left your apartment, and this Karen is not the real Karen, but just a representation that you made of her in your fantasies. Before a blind date, who doesn't imagine the mysterious person as beautiful, kind, in short, the way you always dreamed of? But leaving on a date is not always so easy, especially if you are a shy person who feels like a failure. And Karen is not afraid to expose your true nature and humiliate you, you are pathetic, shy, you are not successful at all. Why are you going on a date if you don't deserve to be loved? Go on several dates, blind or not, chase the love of others forever, beg and crawl for it. But it won't make you feel better. You shouldn't have come / you shouldn't go. No matter what you say, Karen knows everything. Want to try to look like a badass? She sees through you. Are you going to victimize yourself? She will step on you. Karen knows everything because she is the dark side of your mind, the side that you have always been so afraid to confront. Will you face your weak side, overcome it and go towards the encounter with the real Karen? Even if it is not the way you idealize? Before leaving your apartment you need to face yourself, or maybe you can just stay and order a pizza, choosing never to look at your other side, and condemning yourself to live a life of lies and eternal failure, increasingly far from the self knowledge. Blind date is a great internal dialogue, of an anxious person and with low self-esteem, before leaving for a date. It can boil down to that.

Upon a first playthrough, you'll be treated to a wild ride, that can be really gutting in a lot of ways. It dives deeper into the core of an emotionally fragile character to an extent I wasn't expecting. That 20+ minutes was interesting enough to maybe warrant giving this one a try. But then you can take it a step further and search for 14 unique endings! This won't appeal to everyone. It's all just about navigating dialogue trees, with a combo of experimental trial and error, and reasoning out where a new dialogue option may lead. If you anticipate enjoying navigating all the options, this would be well worth your money! If you think you might just enjoy the one-and-done psychological journey, maybe wait till it's on sale closer to like $3

I received a free key from the developer and was not sure if I was going to actually check this game out. However, I played through one of the 14 endings and its actually a fun game. I really enjoyed the art style and there is some good humor and at least one tie-in to another game. I am planning on playing it further to check out the other endings. If you are looking for something inexpensive and fun to take an hour or so of time, you should really check out this game. Here is my play-through of one of the endings, don't watch if you don't want one of the 14 endings spoiled. https://youtu.be/WInURpWSa5Y

The ♥♥♥♥ did i play

I was fortunate enough to get a free copy of the game, but I would have gladly paid for it. The writing and scene choices were entertaining and engaging. I highly recommend the game for the socially inept like myself. You can view my Let's Play video of it here if you are curious about what the game is about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmzVhDzMS2Q