Pia Carrot... holy shit!... now with photos!

[thesteve]

Heh, glad to know I'm not the only straight woman out there who finds games like Pia Carrot really fun. I love a good dating sim. I probably have Harvest Moon to "blame" for that (the first one, which I got at launch, so that was long before playing as a girl and marrying a guy was an option).

There's a girl on here? Cool! Are you cute, Japanese and have bunny ears and a bunny tail?

we all wanna know

[Aggie Tsubi]

No, I can't claim to be the girl in the Keio Flying Squadron series, haha.

[thesteve]

ahh, but most girls judge themselves far more harshly than others would
pic?

[BlueBMW]

Lol you guys are too funny.

Speaking of keio... want!

[kazekirifx]

With this kind of exchange, it's no wonder girls don't stick around here for long.

[tpivette]

With this kind of exchange, it's no wonder girls don't stick around here for long.

yeah really... no one asks me for my photos! I'm kinda offended!

Anyway... Aggie, since you have experience with dating sims, what would you reccommend for the PC-FX besides Pia Carrot? I'm new to the genre (but had so much fun with Carrot, that I'd like to try another), and could use some advice

[thesteve]

LOL, its all good.
nice to have some girls around too.

[Tatsujin]

Try..

Can can bunny extra dx
Dragon knight 4

:]

[Aggie Tsubi]

I'm still digging into the PC-FX library myself, so I'm probably not experienced enough yet to make qualified recommendations for its best dating sims.

This is just a random aside, but my favorite dating sim, oddly enough, is a game on N64 called Getter Love!! (it's the only true dating sim in the N64's entire library). It's this really bizarre hybrid of a dating sim and a board game. It can be played with up to four people, but even playing alone with three AI opponents, the competitive angle really makes it a ton of fun. Of course, given its nature, it doesn't have the depth of story of something like Pia Carrot.

[Ji-L87]

I'm still digging into the PC-FX library myself, so I'm probably not experienced enough yet to make qualified recommendations for its best dating sims.

This is just a random aside, but my favorite dating sim, oddly enough, is a game on N64 called Getter Love!! (it's the only true dating sim in the N64's entire library). It's this really bizarre hybrid of a dating sim and a board game. It can be played with up to four people, but even playing alone with three AI opponents, the competitive angle really makes it a ton of fun. Of course, given its nature, it doesn't have the depth of story of something like Pia Carrot.

How....does that work...as a game? I'm curious now

[Aggie Tsubi]

Well, there's a long review of it here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/576253-getter-love/reviews/review-47802

But the general flow of the game is that everybody picks where they want to go on the map for each turn, then it goes through each player one by one as they meet girls, set up dates, go on dates, answer questions and give gifts to increase the girl's affection, challenge the other players to mini-games, use items to help yourself or screw over the other players, and ultimately try to be the first to confess your love to a girl without getting rejected (or if you do incredibly well, the girl will confess herself).

[esteban]

Welcome, Aggie.

With this kind of exchange, it's no wonder girls don't stick around here for long.

I know!

[Aggie Tsubi]

I've actually been around for over a year, but I don't pop in too often. But thanks for the welcome regardless. I never got so much attention before posting my gender, haha.

I probably should check out the other sections more. I do love my PC Engine Duo-RX too (more than the PC-FX actually, which is guess is no big surprise considering the size and quality of the PC Engine library, but I love rooting for an underdog so that makes me fascinated with the PC-FX).

[filler]

I pop by for the first time in a while and...wow! It really warms my heart to hear about new folks discovering Pia Carrot and to read about people enjoying this game. This has seriously made my week!

I know tpivette has been talking up the scenes in this game, which are quite nice, but as a counterpoint I'd like to mention that the stuff is pretty tame by today's standards. Not that it's kids stuff, but I agree with Ji-L87 that playing these games to enjoy is the way to go. If anything I hope folks give it a try for the pictures, and stay for the charming characters and story.

As for other games like this on PC-FX I can also personally recommend First Kiss Story. There are no scenes like in WtPC but there is some risque humor, and it's a charming and heartwarming love story that Pia fans will enjoy. Who knows, maybe I'll manage a translation of it someday...

[BlueBMW]

I will admit, Pia Carrot is a different style game than I had ever played in the west.  There is definitely a lot more here than some dirty pics.  There is some depth to be enjoyed.  I thought Saori's story was particularly interesting.