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    Anyone else think Killzone 3 sucked compared to Killzone2?

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    I don't know, maybe I just suck at Killzone. I feel more at home with FPSes with more "balls-to-the-wall" approach, like Bulletstorm, and to a degree F.E.A.R -- although F.E.A.R. is mor eakin to Killzone. Perhaps I don't like FPSes that emphasis the use of cover and storming from place to place as much.

     

    Towards the end Killzone turn into a slaughterfest, with me being on the receiving end. I'm stuck in this one portion just (I guess) near the end. The parts with the near invincible gatling gun mooks were also rage-inducing for me.

    "Whats the deal with dating sims?"

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    As much of a stupid reason it is, I play because of the girls. Storyline second. Since the stories can be very heavy emotionally, It's difficult for me to play some of the more drama-heavy routes. Still, the storylines do have a big draw, especially with Shuffle! and AIR. All of he big sims have have full voice acting, and many of the actors are well known in the japanese anime/video game industry.

    "Whats the deal with dating sims?"

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    The main problem with playing dating sims in general is that the genre as a whole couldn't get more japanese, including almost every single game being in japanese + the whole concept of a dating sim game simply doesn't fly in the west.

     

    Having said that, time to answer this question:

     

    is there some type underlying attachment created by vivid story telling and invoking emotions that leave the player so invested that he/she is submerged in this world, more-so than any 3d game could ever hope to replicate?!?!?

    Anything Key Visual Arts makes comes to mind. Their works are more or less the Platinum Standard of dating sims and visual novels, both in Japan and in the West among fans. The holy trio of games being AIR, Clannad and Kanon. Very emotionally involving, and excellent story-wise. YMMV, of course. Other heavy hitters are Konami (Tokimeki franchise), Aquaplus (ToHeart, Utawarerumono, White Album, Tears/Tiara), Navel (Shuffle!, Soul Link, We Without Wings) and TYPE-MOON (Fate/Stay Night, Tsukihime, Garden of Sinners) -- Fate/Stay Night being bigger than anything in Japan.

     

    Also note: some hentai is involved. Often both hentai and non-hentai versions of the same visual novel exist.

     

    Surely, many dating sim games from smaller studios (which are many) cater to every fetish one can think of, and as a genre, quality ranges from quick cash grabs to the likes mentioned above. Dating sims are pretty much the only reason the PS2 still sees releases in Japan. As far as western efforts go, I don't really know about those with the exception of one: Katakawa Shoujo, with is very tastefully and well done.

    Are you happy with being single or do you want to marry someday?

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    Now that I think about it, it's not so much beng single that gets me, it's more the peer pressure from my family and some friends... almost every time I meet older folk (or even not-so-old) from my family in some social gathering, someone is bound to quip along the lines of "you should really meet a nice girl" or "I was looking forward to seeing you here with a date" or "You're such a dashing and positive young man, yet you don't have a girl on your arm".

     

    Dashing, my ass.

     

    *Waiting for the day when someone asks "Are you gay?"*

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