Of course, how could I not when it's called Fantastic Boyfriends: Legends of Midearth?
Also, it features all kinds of hot, burly men (of the manga variety, admittedly, but I'll take what I can get) and its translation is being worked on by a very good friend of mine, Chic Pixel's Anne Lee.
As for what Fantastic Boyfriends is beyond being a mobile game stuffed with hunks, well, the gist is that it combines elements of the RPG and dating-sim genres.
Sadly, the latter aspect appears to be more PG-rated than X-rated, but that's how it goes when you want your game to make it onto the Apple and Android app stores.
If that's acceptable to you, and you'd like to know more about Fantastic Boyfriends and maybe even throw a bit of monetary support behind it, head over to its Indiegogo page.
The game's developers, Lifewonders, are looking to garner $20,000 by the time the above-mentioned fundraising campaign ends in 30 days.
A note for those of you who may be riding the fence (as to whether or not to hand over a few bucks Fantastic Boyfriends' makers): this particular Indiegogo effort is of the "fixed funding" sort, which means that if it fails to reach its goal, all money will be returned to contributors.
What do you say? Are any of you planning to back this sucker? Or maybe you've already done so?
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I threw in $30 already. I'm thinking about upping to $50 if it comes down to the wire and funding is still short.
I really, really want this game. It's about time for something of its ilk to come West.
That's awesome, Embryon! And, yes, I agree that it's about time we're finally getting this kind of game in NA and elsewhere outside of Japan :)
I jumped in on the 50 dollar tier, because I like this game's are more than the game itself maybe...
I tinkered for a short time with it before hearing the eventual plans to maybe localize it and held off. It was pretty nice, script is the highlight based on the little I bothered to read. The JRPG format is simple, but well suited for the commuting play style they are probably aiming for.
Wow, you and Embryon are seriously impressing me here, Rowan. Good for you both for being so supportive of this game ^^
Also, I'm so glad to hear you liked what you played of the JP version of this game. Now I'm looking forward to it even more!
Well, this is the first time I've both had a job, and a crowdfunding project that I care about, know about, and isn't obviously going to get funding have all happened at once. Which helps a bit.
I must admit, I am a little disappointed that none of the payment options allow you to get the game, even though I understand the reasoning. And I can't recall the pricing structure on the quests either, so I might end up putting a little more into this than I'd like. But lifewonders sounds like a cool company and I want them to succeed so much.
This is a game I backed just for the cause.
It's really niche so I understand that it's F2P and won't hold it against anyone who shies away because of it but man, I really hope it goes well.
Oh and knowing Anne is working on it is a good bonus as well :)
As for the OG rating I'm pretty sure I've seen other games work around this with "dlc" that added the *naughty* back. :)
Well, naughty was never removed, so there isn't anything to add back. Also, mobile game, which is a slightly different beast to the PC games you are probably thinking of.
Oh, I understand, Rowan. I pointed it out because I thought it was nice :)
I also understand being disappointed that none of the payment options/tiers allow the folks making the donations to receive a copy of the game. Hopefully that means it'll be free, or at least cheap, upon release?
Do you know that it's a F2P game, Franggio? This is the first time I've ever heard that...
Anyway, I'd love it if they added some naughty DLC, but I'm not holding my breath.
Which is OK, really, as a couple of naughty gay PC games have been released in English in the last few months, so I should be able to deal with a non-naughty gay game :)
Ah, I didn't know that, Rowan. Do you know if the Japanese version of this game was F2P, by the way? If so, how did that work?
Yeah free to play. If I recall correctly, the model is basically buying quests and content as opposed to timers abs such
Interesting. I guess I'll just have to see how much I like the base experience before I decide to dump any/much money into it...
ahh did not know that. Thanks for clarifying below as well :)
Yep, thanks from me, too!
Oh man. It looks pretty awesome. Hot men and RPG stuff? Yes, please.
Very much agreed, Justin!
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