GxB

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Anime games
Distribution
AnimePlay
Dojin soft
Genres
Dating sims
Visual novels
Ren'ai games
Erotic games
Gender target
Bishōjo games
BL games
GxB
All pairings

GxB is a common abbreviation used in reference to dating sims and occasionally used to describe general fictional works where a female main character dates male characters. Most of these have only been commercially released in Japan, though McKenzie & Co and Girl's Club were American originals, and Natsume released one of the Harvest Moon For Girls games in English under the title Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town. It is short for "Girl x Boy". "X" is commonly used in Japanese in between two names to indicate a pair, the first of the two names being dominant. In the case of dating sims, the first gender is that of the player character and the second is the gender the player character dates. Games with characters of different genders in the same category are usually referred to as "all pairings". GxB games are often referred to as 乙女ゲーム (otome games) or 女性向けゲーム (josei muke games) on Japanese websites.

1 Gameplay
2 History
3 Systems
4 List of commercial GxB game titles
5 List of Dōjin GxB titles
6 See also

[edit] Gameplay

The goal of these games is to have your desired partner fall in love with you (with a confession of love or proposal at the end) and have a relationship with them, but the requirements for gaining a 'good end' differ from game to game. The main character (you) often has several parameters, such as looks, style, intelligence, talent, etc., that can be raised through various activities in normal gameplay. The potential partners usually require a certain parameter or parameters to be at a certain level for them to fall in love with you. There is also usually a pure dating aspect of gameplay. This involves asking or being asked on dates by the love interest, doing an activity with them, and responding to their questions or comments. The player has a choice of responses, and a correct answer will raise your standing with that character.

One feature of these games that has become standard is 'full-voice', or having voice acting throughout the game, not only at major plot points. The love interests are often voiced by well-known seiyuu or voice actors, and sometimes having well-known voices takes precedence in the development stage over interesting characters, polished graphics, or an engaging plot.

At certain points, or when the player passes certain requirements, special events can occur, often with a 'CG' (computer graphic) as a reward. This CG is a set picture featuring the love interest and sometimes the main character in a pose, and some dialogue.

[edit] History

(From the Japanese Wikipedia article Otome Games)

The first Otome Game is thought to be the 1994 offering from Koei, Angelique, for the Super Famicom, though earlier, less-known titles have been produced, such as Girl's Club for Philips CD-i.

[edit] Systems

Some GxB or Otome games have been created for cell phones, but most are created for PCs and gaming consoles such as the Casio Loopy, Super Famicom, NEC PC-FX, Sega Saturn, Playstation and Playstation 2.

[edit] List of commercial GxB game titles

Angelique (series)
Arubarea no Otome (series)
Bakumatsu Koi Hana Shinsengumi (single title)
Darling (series)
Dessert Love (single title)
Dragon Penance (single title)
Fantastic Fortune (series)
Favorite Dear (series)
First Live (single title)
For Symphony ~With All One's Heart~ (single title)
Full House Kiss (series)
Glass no Mori (single title)
Girl's Club (single title)
Harukanaru Toki no Naka De (series)
Harvest Moon For Girls (series)
Heroine Dream (single title)
Hoshi no Oujo (series)
Houkago no Love Beat (single title)
Kaitou Apricot (single title)
Kare to Kare no Hazama De (single title)
Kimagure Strawberry Cafe (single title)
Kiss x Kiss Seirei Gakuen (single title)
La Corda D'Oro (Kiniro no Corda) (single title)
Last Escort (single title with expansion)
LittleAid (single title)
Mahou Tsukai to Goshujin ~Wizard and the Master~ (single title)
Marmalade Boy (series)
Meine Liebe (series)
Meshimase Roman Sabou (single title)
Mizu no Senritsu (series)
Mystic Mind (single title)
McKenzie & Co. (single game with an expansion, McKenzie & Co. : More Friends)
Otometeki Koi Kakumei Love Revo! (single title)
Pet Detective Y's
Siesta ~Susuki Nohara no Yumemonogatari~
Sotsugyou M (series)
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side (series)
Yo-Jin-Bo ~Unmei no Furoide~ (single title)
Yume Iro-Iro (single title)

[edit] List of Dōjin GxB titles

Hitotsu Yane no Shita
KIRA*KIRA Renewal
Kimi to Ita Jikan
Koneko to Oujisama (based off the commercial title Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side)
Study!
Amgine Park (English)
When I Rule the World (English)