Hatoful boyfriend (a pun between "heartful" and "hato [pigeon]") is a parody dating sim made for the PC and MAC. Instead
of choosing from male or female human characters you would normally
expect to find in a dating sim, you date, yes, pigeons. Of course very few visual novels in this
genre are as simple as just choosing who to date, they contain plot twists and
characters with incredible backstories.
Hatoful Boyfriend takes this to a satirical extreme.
In this game, you star as a bright human girl who is
accepted into a prestigious school for pigeons.
Your character has to be very smart, because the game subtly reveals it
takes place in a dystopian future. Even
though it appears to take place in current day, human beings now live in caves
and normally have a very primitive level of intelligence, with pigeons as the
new master species.
Your choices include a psychopath school doctor, a
wealthy, but aloof classmate, a ghost, your best friend, and more. There are eight potential pigeons to choose
from. Some of the storylines are very
typical, you spend time together, you fall in love, the end. Some choices end with you falling in love
with a CIA agent and running away together.
This game is subtle, but if you keep a close eye, you will
notice some pretty amazing things in the storytelling that go far beyond the
usual dating sim.
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