Speed Dating for Ghosts

Fun game, with more than initially meets the eye. My partner and I enjoyed!

Lots of very good quality stories here. I'd recommend this game even if you're not a fan of romance stories. Several of the ghosts are speed dating to make new friends or get out of the (haunted) house. For the record, Hattie is my favorite.

Over-hyped. I played it all the way through because I wanted to see if it got any better, but it didn't. The achievements were easy to get which is the only reason why I replayed it. I wouldn't have bothered otherwise, even though the game encourages you to replay it. Game design was fine but some characters were honestly plain ugly, and it didn't seem intentional. Dialogue was also fine, though there were plenty of eye-rolling moments and cringe commentary. It was clearly trying to be funny, but failed, in my opinion. Several annoying characters, exactly two (out of 14) had interesting backstories. "Ghosts speed dating" as a game idea intruiged me but unfortunately I was let down. Neither the story, world, nor characters interested me. I'm glad I bought it on sale, otherwise I would've ditched trying to get all the achievements and just refunded the game. I feel bad being so harsh on a small indie game but I just feel like I wasted hours of my life for no good reason. Don't buy it.

It's definitely something special, with an unique style and a bunch of different love interests to choose from. All of the characters have their own special backstory and personality that defines them, each interaction different than the other. My personal favourite is Riley, I'd do anything for this man. Argh, I adore him! He's such a sweetheart!!!

I loved it! Very simple art yet each character has a distinct feel to them

Speed Dating for Ghosts is definitely not for everyone. As the title implies, one should not be allowed to play unless they have already expired, but even putting that aside, the writing is whimsical and uneven, and will definitely not appeal to everyone. Living or otherwise. It also is not the best-looking game of them all. Finally, the story can be rushed in about 30 mins. Then again, it’s meant to be enjoyed for 3 hours or so, and graphics are not the deciding factor when it comes to visual novels. There’s also that very classy Cronenberg reference that caught me completely by surprise. That’s good enough for me. Long live the new flesh. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3583869229 It’s also one of those ‘more than meets the eye’ kinda stories. It focuses rather on getting to know the other ghosts than forming romantic relationships with them. Which means that the title is at the same time misleading and not, both to the game’s benefit. [h3] Don’t let the past haunt us? [/h3] From the technical standpoint, you get exactly what you see. A monochromatic background, a black and white ghost drawn in an offbeat fashion that could certainly use a bit more detail every now and then, and a speech bubble. Promptly followed by a profound revelation regarding the fact how much information can be conveyed with just the proper choice of a font. Some noninvasive music in the background. That’s it. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3583869447 Dialogue-wise, there are plenty of choices, which is always commendable. Even so, I don’t think achieving a failstate is possible. Being aware how both body language and voice tonality completely eludes those review thingies, let me explain that the previous sentence was almost as ironic as the fate of that old man who won the lottery on his 98th birthday and died the next day (not an actual character in this game). There exist achievements for failing to date anyone at all, but these outcomes are more challenging to obtain than the successful routes. I have absolutely no human-to-human soft skills and yet, each of the ghosts that I’ve met happily invited me out to the second date. Speaking of, they are an interesting bunch. The ghosts. Not ten out of ten as far as the writing is concerned but quirky and unique. Six plus to eights all of them. See how effortlessly I grade (former) human beings on a numeric scale? No soft skills. They can also be surprisingly sweet considering their predicament. Occasionally bitter, but not too much. There are some humor and feels involved, as well as some adult thoughts and profound ideas every now and then. Nonetheless, Speed Dating remains a rather light-hearted lecture. [h3] Epilogues of unfinished stories. [/h3] Speed Dating is somehow a more heartfelt experience than it initially appears. Just look at me still contemplating it weeks after having finished its stor(ies)y. Probably due to the fact that I’ve found this review sitting somewhere between my random notes, not complete, but written far enough not to give up on it. There's a metaphor in it. So. All things said and done; Speed Dating is definitely somewhere within the top 50 of my experiences involving ghosts. Even more so at the very reasonable price tag that the publisher asks for it. Thumbs up.