Reaction posts to the dating sim "Nameless: The One thing you must recall"

[alias_sqbr]

I just finished this game and really enjoyed it!

My review: This is a very enjoyable dating sim about a lonely teenage Korean girl who relies on her dolls for companionship in her empty house...and then they come to life as cute boys! I was worried I'd find the premise too silly but once I got my head around it found the Toy Story-esque emotional arcs surprisingly affecting. It reminded me of the way Labyrinth used dolls and fairtytales coming to life as a metaphor for adolescent mixed feelings about the changes of adulthood, including sex. In the end the focus is more on the protagonist's emotional arc than the romances, and the ending, while happy, left me writing fixit fic, but I still really enjoyed it. Be warned that the plot goes to some dark places, especially in the bad endings. But it's also quite funny, with a lot of cute platonic relationships and swoony romances.

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Comments

[godhaunt]

ooh, sounds really interesting! i wanna finish reading through your hakuouki posts first, though (i'm going through it slowly)... but oh it sounds exactly like the kinda thing i like!

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you that's good to know! And I hope you enjoy the game.