It’s not long until they are set up on a date with one of the many sexy singles in the area. In Boyfriend Dungeon, you’ll take the reins of your created character as they find themselves in the town of Verona Beach for the summer. Platform(s): Reviewed on Xbox Series X (Also available on PC and Nintendo Switch) While it isn’t flawless by any means, it still proves to be a fun, surprisingly compassionate, and inclusive hybrid of Hades-style combat and dating simulation. Boyfriend Dungeon is thankfully the former. Some of them stick the landing while others have little to offer beyond just being weird as hell. Its dating sim storylines stand on their own, but I guess I was hoping for a little more Dungeon with my Boyfriend in the end.There are countless games nowadays that revel in having completely bonkers premises. I can handle a short game, but Boyfriend Dungeon just feels like it’s throwing in the towel just as things are heating up. But I’m left with a lingering feeling that it’s missing something. It’s sweet when it needs to be, silly when it wants to be, and satisfying in the way it brings together dating and dungeons. I thoroughly enjoyed just about everything about Boyfriend Dungeon. I can go back to these dungeons any time I want, and they’re procedurally generated so they’re never exactly the same, but I was hoping to see more of Boyfriend Dungeon experimenting with its symbolism between all the dates and the debauchery. Reaching an actual conclusion explaining why these dungeons exist at the end of the second felt like running straight into a wall with my sword raised, expecting to find something else to fight behind it. The dungeons that are here are fun, Persona -esque spins on capturing a real-life fear and making it into an entire dungeon with enemies that embody those same anxieties. It’s fast-paced, stylish, and all set to the banger of a soundtrack by Marskye, with vocal tracks by Madeleine McQueen that I’m still listening to outside of Boyfriend Dungeon’s city of Verona Beach. As such, I ended up focusing most of my build around wielding Isaac, as this was a chance to not just define a playstyle, but also keep the romance alive even in the dark depths of a dungeon made to represent my deepest fears. The dungeons you and your weaponized suitor serve a dating sim function as well, as you’ll find safe zones to stop, chat, and build upon your relationship.
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