


Ryan and Misha in particular can feel different depending on which hobbies, jobs, or even star sign you pick at the start of the game, opening up new dialogue options or even seeing them react differently to their dates. They encompass a variety of races, careers, subcultures, even senses of humour. The characters are all well acted, the dialogue is well-written, and the characters all feel like real people. If it goes well, you can get a second or even third date. Players control either Misha or Ryan, two best friends who go to a speed-dating event together and choose who to spend time with. Ten Dates, the latest game by Wales Interactive, is a nice, relatively low drama story about people who’re looking for the one. I don’t know if it’s just that I live in a small, out of the way town where romantic prospects are few and far between, or just that some of my favourite books/movies/games are either outright romances or have strong romantic backbones, but I like the idea of settling down for a few hours and guiding my character through a love story. Dating sims are something of a guilty pleasure of mine.
