{"id":32228,"date":"2024-06-11T12:35:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32228"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T03:35:52","slug":"dev-rejects-waifu-dating-system-lack-of-real-life-romantic-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dev-rejects-waifu-dating-system-lack-of-real-life-romantic-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Dev rejects call to add waifu dating system due to lack of real-life romantic experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The developer of turn-based SRPG <strong>Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children<\/strong> has recently garnered attention for their \u201cfunny but sad\u201d response to a Steam user\u2019s request for a dating system to be added to the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256704850\/movie480.webm?t=1514697825\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooter was created by Korean developer Dandylion. The lore-rich game takes place in an unstable free trading nation called Valhalla where civilians called Troubleshooters are tasked with investigating the rising number of crimes. Combat plays out like an old-school turn-based strategy game- but it is supported by a deep Mastery System that allows a high degree of customization and many potential strategies to take on each new challenge you face. Since the game\u2019s 2017 Early Access debut and subsequent official release in 2020, it has garnered an impressive Very Positive rating (with 94% of 8109 reviews being positive).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiseHatoriLove\/status\/1799537045662318669\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Developer Dandylion has responded to almost all the reviews on Steam. This also goes for a <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/id\/flares117\/recommended\/470310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short positive review<\/a> submitted on May 5 by a player who has since clocked up over 350 hours in Troubleshooter. They praised the strategic gameplay- saying that it is \u201cmore complex than Xcom,\u201d with their only complaint being that the game has no dating system. Dandylion\u2019s frank response, which reveals that the team did not add any romance options due to a lack of real-life experience, has since gained lots of attention on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-001.jpg\" alt=\"Troubleshooter Abandoned Children SRPG game\" class=\"wp-image-32231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many commenters on X found the response both amusing and sad- with some empathizing with the dev team\u2019s lack of dating experience. Dandylion\u2019s honesty for recognizing their limitations when it comes to creating a realistic and believable dating system also garnered much praise.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EternityInGamin\/status\/1799652174173200441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"165\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-002.png\" alt=\"Troubleshooter Abandoned Children dating system comments\" class=\"wp-image-32240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-002.png 538w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-002-380x117.png 380w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mf_tomb\/status\/1799550301512339716 \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"184\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-003.png\" alt=\"Troubleshooter Abandoned Children dating system comments\" class=\"wp-image-32241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-003.png 540w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-003-380x129.png 380w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ofenyver\/status\/1799643755181682725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"190\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-004.png\" alt=\"Troubleshooter Abandoned Children dating system comments\" class=\"wp-image-32242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-004.png 537w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240611-32228-004-380x134.png 380w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children is available now on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/470310\/TROUBLESHOOTER_Abandoned_Children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).The developer is currently working on a sequel, Troubleshooter: Banished Children.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a>&nbsp;based on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240610-297213\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese&nbsp;article<\/a>&nbsp;(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-06-10 14:12<\/em>&nbsp;<em>JST)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children&#8217;s developer gains attention for \u201cfunny but sad\u201d response to a Steam user\u2019s request for a dating system.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":32234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-32228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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