- November 11, 2024
- Cryo & Io Black
Dates & Wires: Augmented Edition
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About
"Dates & Wires: Augmented Edition" is a single-player game set in 1995, where you navigate the Stradanian nightlife to meet eligible bachelors. The dysfunctional micronation's elite candidates include Dan, a Rimbaud-loving intellectual; Fixer, a opinions-driven dataphile; Sandman, an anti-flea smelling hacker; Shitparade, a purveyor of terrible VR trips; and NoK00l, the techwear king. Seize the evening and avoid radioactive souvenirs while pursuing romantic connections.





- The game features a rich and atmospheric world with well-developed characters, making it engaging and immersive.
- The art style and music are beautifully crafted, enhancing the overall experience, and the addition of voice acting brings the characters to life.
- The gameplay offers a unique approach to dating sims, allowing players to explore multiple routes and outcomes, which adds to its replayability.
- The game is relatively short, with playthroughs averaging around 1.5 to 2.5 hours, which may leave some players wanting more content.
- The font used in the game can be difficult to read over extended sessions, which may detract from the experience for some players.
- While the game touches on sensitive topics, some players may find the lack of explicit romantic or sexual content disappointing.
story
32 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story is engaging and well-crafted, featuring a customizable main character, Ashley, who navigates a vibrant world filled with complex characters and rich backstories. Players appreciate the meaningful choices that significantly impact the narrative, allowing for varied experiences and replayability. While it addresses sensitive topics like substance abuse and suicide, it does so thoughtfully, enhancing the overall depth and immersion of the storytelling.
“The game’s storytelling is a real highlight.”
“The characters are rich and complex, with detailed backstories that make the world interesting. It's also very different from our own, but it's very well explained through the game so you don't feel lost while playing or when the characters talk about something that only exists in the story.”
“Each choice you make actually impacts how the story unfolds, so it's entertaining to replay and see what else you can uncover.”
“Although the story does touch on sensitive topics, such as drinking, drug abuse, and suicide, I think it does so in a realistic but careful manner.”
“The original version was rather linear; now there are completed storylines with less obvious ways of getting there.”
“Being divorced from the plot of the comic it’s based on means it’s quite self-contained, but also that it gives a deeper view into a bunch of characters who don’t get as much time dedicated to them in the main work.”