Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator Reviews

Been a fan of Oliver's content for years now, which, paired with my love of cats and dating sims, made me pretty hype for this game. I definitely wasn't disappointed. The story was really great, the art was adorable, the music was simple and relaxing, and the ending (the good one at least) was rewarding. I was expecting a simple, cute dating simulator, and was really surprised with the amount of depth the story actually ended up containing. The only thing I would say is that the game is a little unforgiving, and going back through all the text of the game to get an ideal ending was really tedious. Other than that, I'm overjoyed at how well this game turned out. For sure worth playing. Will definitely be invested in any future content Bae Team produces.

Good balance of fun, light-hearted elements and darker, more mysterious storytelling. Characters were generally very likeable and the art was pretty good, especially some of the backgrounds. Really needs a proper skip function though; I ended up using AutoHotkey to mash my space bar to get through repeat playthroughs.

I mean, I guess it's fine if you want to play a game where you date cats, but I didn't find the characters or the overall story particularly compelling. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Hatoful Boyfriend.

This is a funny, heartwarming, and surprisingly interesting visual novel. However, I'd really appreciate more controls. How about a skip read text feature?

Purrfect Date very badly needs a fast forward or skip option, since a single playthrough is the stories of nine people on the island, and you have to replay multiple times to see everything. Each story is of a lab assistant who, best I can tell, has unwittingly gotten a job where cosmetics are tested on cats. I got as far as the part where you are supposed to inject cats with some unknown substance to see how they react, as the cats basically beg you not to. Nothing else about the game really matters at that point. It could be the next Elder Scrolls game, for all I care. When you can't progress without torturing cats, it's over.

can they stop making games look like they'll be cute and funny but they actually just fucking destroy you and make you not want to play games ever again? STOP TRYING TO MAKE ANOTHER DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB WITHOUT TELLING PEOPLE THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. just uhh don't play this game if you a) have feelings, b) like cats and for cats to be treated well, or c) want a cute and funny game. my search for SOMETHING to alleviate my severe depression continues—this game made it 300% worse

I'm going to be honest: I kind of got this game as a joke. A friend showed me the trailer while we were drinking, so I bought it thinking it would provide a couple hours of silly entertainment. It provides entertainment in spades, and quickly moves beyond silliness to suck you into a story that's got teeth. I very much enjoyed it and plan on putting a few more hours in to see some of the other endings. There's not as much choice as I would like, but if you don't mind your visual novels being on rails, it's a fun read.

I hate cats and dating sims alike. So take it from me when I say this is something else entirely. I expected it to be a furry-pandering, creepy mess but there's a lot more to it than that. I won't spoil a thing, just give it a go and if you're not hooked within the first two hours you can refund it. Also... McMurphy's my favourite. There. I said it.

I have to warn people who think they are getting a cute cartoon game that will be light and funny. The storyline gets quite dark with themes of animal experimentation and cruelty. Clearly a lot of work went into this but it feels like a jarring mix of cute with depressing. If you're ok with dark themes you might enjoy it, but if you don't want to think about cats getting hurt stay away.

[updated review after finding 3 endings out of 18(+?)of them] Behold, as this game introduces you to a mysterious cat island. You, a brand new assistant, have been chosen to aid professor Pawpur in his research of this island and its inhabitants. You'll first be met with 5 different cats that you also seem to understand after an event. The game sucked me in instantly. You'll quickly find yourself immersed in this mysterious island and its s̴̠̥̫̜̎͛̕͝ē̵̡͓̠̉c̶̛͔̯̲̖̏̒r̷̢̥͙͊̆͋͘e̸̟͉̗͌͑t̷̯̠̪͌̅̉͜s̴͈̀͋ Do you like puns? Do you like cats? Do you like humour? Do you like hxppy things? Do you like mystery? Then this game is definitely for you. PS. I might be just paranoid but [spoiler]not everything may be what it seems...[/spoiler]