For All You Creepers

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugg...r-/1373657

Typically we don't kiss and tell, but we couldn't resist spilling the beans about Konami's DS game, Love Plus. It's just too creepy to keep to ourselves.

Currently only out in Japan, Love Plus is a dating simulation that lets you court several different virtual girls. If you play your cards right, one of them will start to fall for you.

And that's precisely where things go from odd to just plain icky.

As you grow closer, you'll need to take your new fake girlfriend out on dates -- in real time, no less -- and start planning your future together. Eventually she might ask for a kiss, which requires touching her on the lips. Or perhaps she'll ask you to whisper sweet nothings in her ear, which requires babbling pleasantries into the DS microphone (and a serious lack of shame).

An interview posted on BoingBoing revealed more sordid details about Love Plus, as told through the experience of happily married San Francisco man Koh and his happily not-a-real-person-at-all girlfriend, Rinko. When asked what they did together, Koh lent some insight into their awkward relationship:

"Ok, this is pretty embarrassing. The DS has a mic and a touchscreen, so... one time, she asked me to say 'I love you' a hundred times into the mic. I was on the airplane when she asked me that, so I was like, no way. There was also this part where you have to hold her hand on the touchscreen. If you touch her hand with the stylus, you get to hold her hand. And then there's the part where you have to kiss her."

OMG! So did he?

"No, no!" he responded when prodded by the interviewer. "The girl's face shows up on the screen, and you have to touch her lips to give her a kiss. That's pretty weird.... this is embarrassing. I'm sweating right now just talking about it."

Love Plus has caused quite a stir in Japan, as some wives have complained that their husbands are effectively 'cheating' on them by spending too much time with their virtual significant others. Do you agree? Or is this just harmless (albeit a little disturbing) fun? Sound off in the comments.

No wonder why Japan's population is shrinking!

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Dating sim with a mic. I see nothing weird here.

God I want that game.

Why date real women who will argue with you and make you feel like pomegranate when theres always a virtual girl out there who will be a pillow for you to lean your head on, an ear to hear all your problems with, and with proper mechanical tinkering, a loving romantical partner...

geez though, game sure sounds creepy...
[size="1"]but i still want it...[/size]

I bet they already have H-games on the drawing board after this. "Draw your own size lololol" >_>; Creepy, man.

Meh, this isn't anything new. DS games have done this before. For instance, there's that DS game Kimo Kawa E, where it's a series of mini games with the girls. One requires you to punish the dog character by spanking her with the stylus and stuff.

Besides, Love Plus is pretty old.

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I bet they already have H-games on the drawing board after this. "Draw your own size lololol" >_>; Creepy, man.

Been done. Not sure about the "draw your own size" but there are touch-interactive H-games for the DS.

No wonder why Japan's population is shrinking!

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Zing!

Been done. Not sure about the "draw your own size" but there are touch-interactive H-games for the DS.

</3 My poor brain. I know it's popular and all, but pron, especially interactive pron is...awkward in the least in game form. I'd have to have a pretty high suspension of belief to keep that game up.

[SIZE="1"]Not that I'd have a reason for looking.[/SIZE]

But Love Plus is awesome.

Just biding my time for the day when I can hold my android waifu for real.

</3 My poor brain. I know it's popular and all, but pron, especially interactive pron is...awkward in the least in game form. I'd have to have a pretty high suspension of belief to keep that game up.

[SIZE="1"]Not that I'd have a reason for looking.[/SIZE]

rule 32 + ds

But Love Plus is awesome.

Just biding my time for the day when I can hold my android waifu for real.

Enjoy your robot sex.

When I read the title of this thread, I thought it was about me

:|

Enjoy your robot sex.

I wish.

I wish.

Relavant to your interests?

Since no one else has said it, I will. :3

Relavant to your interests?

Far too inhuman yet. But it's definitely progress in the right direction.

I'll keep dreaming of a world like Eve no Jikan's. My heaven.

I wish.

You have no idea how scary that was to read.

I wish.

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ONE OF THESE DAYS BRAH.

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