It's a middle grade fantasy adventure about Zellidora Stormclash, a human girl raised by two monster Minotaur moms.
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Materials are used to craft clothing and zines: the former are mainly cosmetic though and the latter offer a disappointing mix of magical powers.Parents need to know that Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed!, by Diane Walker and illustrated by Tim Probert, is the first book in the Dungeons Academy series and set in the world of the popular Dungeons & Dragons game. Combat feels stiff and floaty and lacks strategy. It’s clear, though, that dating was the main emphasis of the game.
Dating each weapon further encourages you to experiment with them all to enhance both combat and your relationships. Each has a slightly different playstyle and abilities, though don’t expect Hades levels of depth. You see, you use each partner as a weapon in “the dunj”, whether they transform into a sword, a dagger, a glaive or more. Going on dates and offering them gifts deepens the bond between you, which in turn levels up their abilities in combat. But it’s also about friendship, sexuality and polyamory. If you want it to be, Boyfriend Dungeon is simply a game about getting laid in one hot summer of love. That’s what makes dating them so fun as you genuinely want to get to know them better, awaiting the next message and invite on your mobile phone. They’re seductive, or mysterious, or suave, or downbeat, but there’s always more behind these initial emotions. One minute you’ve got a character offering you “sword pics”, the next you’re having a deep emotional conversation about a character’s past.Īnd those characters don’t rely on stereotypes either, but have well-written and interesting back stories.
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It’s certainly a bizarre premise, but thanks to honest and open writing that’s full of tongue-in-cheek innuendo, it all works. It’s a game of two halves where you crawl through dungeons to find weapons who then transform into people you can date. Boyfriend Dungeon can best be surmised as Dream Daddy meets Hades. It’s very clear the message of the game is that dating is for all, no matter who you are, as long as it’s loving and consensual. The character creator allows for multiple pronoun options (in fact, it defaults to they/them) and you’ll date characters of all genders throughout the game (despite its title). By the end, you’ve been on multiple dates – maybe even dabbled in polyamory – and grown in confidence in both yourself and in your queer identity. You begin the game as someone who’s never been on a date before. Dating is about opening yourself up and being vulnerable, learning to deal with the good and the bad that comes with that. There’s catharsis that comes with this in the game’s final moments, if you persevere. It quickly becomes clear that Eric is the villain of the game and – spoiler alert – he gets his comeuppance in the end. But it’s also an integral part of the plot. This could be triggering for some, hence that content warning. He’s called Eric and he’s an arsehole.Įven with the content warning at the start of the game, this story beat still comes across as shocking when it happens.
He also misgenders a non-binary character at one point. Yes, there is a character in the game who stalks the player and offers unwanted advances.
It’s not long after the game’s release and already there is much discourse around the theme of stalking in the game. There are good times of fun and flirting and emotional connection. Beyond the stalking controversy, Boyfriend Dungeon is all about the rush of young queer love.ĭating in Boyfriend Dungeon is much like real life.
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