Sucker For Love: Date To Die For Review: "A Fun Way For Any Horror Fan To Spend An Afternoon"

screenrant.com:

is an engaging visual horror novel experience that interweaves supernatural romance and existential crisis. Developed by Akabaka and published by DreadXP, it's the sequel to 2022's, and it certainly expands and improves upon the ideas of the first. While the actual dating simulation mechanics and the main character's personality are sometimes found wanting, the game's Lovecraftian love interest and cleverly crafted environments make it easy to be sucked in regardless.

Players assume the role of Stardust, who's returned to her hometown Sacramen-cho months after fleeing it in the wake of mysterious disappearances. The title is split into four main chapters, each of which is unlocked after reaching the true ending of the previous one; it's a game where choices matter — though not to a huge extent — and players can pop around an in-game timeline to discover other paths. Excellent use of ambient sounds paired with a stellar soundtrack and hand-drawn horror visuals make for a uniquely fun world, even if gameplay is on the simpler side.

Sucker for Love: Date to Die For is a fun visual novel.

Once Stardust arrives in town, it becomes clear nothing is as it seems — the letter from her parents asking her to return has suddenly transformed into a receipt, and cultists afflicted with glowing eyes dubbed the «Sacramen-cho stare» are immediately jarring. Worshipers of the Eldritch goat goddess Rhok'zan, Stardust hopes to find a way to save the city from them by summoning her. Once she does, two things become clear: firstly, Rhok'zan agrees things have gotten out of hand, and wishes to be banished by a series of rituals, and secondly, they're immensely attracted to one another.

Without delving too much into the minutiae of the game's lore, what follows is a sort of -esque scenario in which Stardust repeatedly finds herself back at the house facing different cultists, burning it all down, and returning once more. Each time, there will be new followers to meet, face off with, and