Isaac is a fan of food, fencing and art-all things I personally have sought in a partner before. One of the first people you meet is Isaac, an executive seeking to do charity work that transforms into an estoc. What’s more, you can do so in healthy, mature ways that are comfortable for you individually. You’re in no way pressured to further relationships with characters unless you simply want to. You do this by going out with them to dinner, to the movies or just talking to them. I should probably mention that- Boyfriend Dungeon is indeed a dungeon crawler where you form a personal relationship with the weapons you gleam throughout. That support network (and varied love interests) consists of a multitude of characters from all walks of life, sizes, skin tones and more. I’ve been lucky to have many people just like them. ![]() I think we all need a Jesse in our lives. Their focus throughout the narrative is one of building you a support network from the ground up. If that means making a bunch of friends, lovers or finding that one person, all the better. Rather, they just really want to get you out and help you find happiness. The opening is delightful and places the game’s narrative values at the forefront-Jesse very pointedly and plainly says that while these are “dates”, you don’t have to fall for anybody. Off the cuff Jesse comments that it would be nice if you met somebody, and even offers to set you up on some dates. The Island Of Beautiful Men (And Women, And People In Between)īoyfriend Dungeon drops you into low-fantasy-but-incredibly-relatable world of crashing at your cousins’ (their name is Jesse, and they’re great) rental for the summer as you scramble to get your life together. Boyfriend Dungeon is one of the most respectful portrayals of intimacy I’ve seen during my run on this series, but I’m getting ahead of myself. What I found through play instead was a game that was wonderfully diverse not only in body types and people, but in how it approached the concept of love itself. Ah geez, I thought, This is going to have like, a bunch of nondescript anime men in it or something. Both series left such a sour taste in my mouth that the title to Kitfox’s dungeon crawler elicited a groan from the back of my throat. I’d just gone through the arduous shit-show of Leisure Suit Larry and Halloween Witch. So when Boyfriend Dungeon was slid into my sightline, you can imagine my hesitation. Western media is especially egregious of this, reducing all interactions to sex or Lifelong Never Breaking Up Happily Ever After fluff. Even rarer is the concept of platonic relationships filled with love, hope and merriment. Rare is it to see queer love displayed at all, but even rarer is polyamorous situations unless lit through the express lens of sex. Especially because of that damned media cycle. It’s a mindset that’s incredibly difficult to liberate ourselves from. To narrow dating down to “taken” or “seeking” is to deny ourselves the varied splendors of our brief existence. I have plenty of people I’ve dated that I ended up being good friends with, booty calls or more. The truth about dating and love is that both hold infinite possibilities for forming relationships. This constant barrage has perverted the concept of love into a rather small box. It’s reflected in the countless festive Hallmark movies produced round the clock and shoved down our throats en masse. I’ve found that often we as a culture tend to think of dating in binary terms-you’re dating someone or seeking someone. However, to take this viewpoint is to place blinders on to the reality of dating, love and relationships. You might as well stay home, drink a beer and watch The Deer Hunter. That leaves the horrorshow of Tinder or Grindr if you’re feeling lucky. Plenty of which will straight up not take queer membership as well. That’s before we get to the fact the dating “market” of apps, services, matchmakers and more are overwhelmingly hetronormative. ![]() Gods above, I’m fairly confident there’s been CIA “interrogations’ ‘ at government blacksites that were less painful. Like, just imagine working up the nerve to talk to someone only to progress into trying to figure out what they want to eat. Rather it’s the entire ordeal wrapped up with dating in of itself. It’s not that I don’t have a grasp of what I want from a partner now. I think I’d rather take a vow of celibacy. Today, we’re going to enjoy the last few warm winds of summer on an island full of beautiful people with Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox Games.ĭating is nerve wracking. Miss the last entry? You can read it here. Good day my lovely deviants, and welcome yet again to Joyful Stick.
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