HuniePop

HuniePop

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Developer(s) HuniePot
Publisher(s) HuniePot
Distributor(s) MangaGamer
Steam
Humble Bundle
Platform(s) Windows, OS X, Linux
Release date(s) January 19, 2015
Genre(s) Dating sim, tile matching, adult game

HuniePop is a 2015 adult hybrid tile matching puzzle game and dating sim that was developed and published by HuniePot.[1] Funding for the game was raised via a successful Kickstarter campaign and the game was released on January 19, 2015 through Humble Bundle, MangaGamer, and Steam.[2][3] HuniePop is available in two different versions, an uncensored version available via MangaGamer and the official website, and a censored version via Steam. The game follows the dating adventures of the main character as they try to woo several different women in their home town.

On February 14, 2015 HuniePot released an update that gave HuniePop a new, more definite ending that unlocks options that make it easier for players to fill out a female character's profile and select date locations, among other options.[4] Due to its strong sexual content and themes Twitch.tv has blocked users from streaming gameplay footage of HuniePop, regardless of version.[5]

Gameplay

Game play focuses on the player (who can be male or female) interacting with several different women, each of whom has her own distinct personalities and preferences. Courtship requires that the player converse with the women, which will give them the opportunity to gain hunie points and players can choose to give the women gifts that will enable them to earn more points. In order to progress in the game players must take the women on dates, where they will be presented with a series of tiles where they must make matches of the same icons. As each women has specific things they like and dislike, players will gain more points if they match the icons (each of which represents a specific personality trait) that the woman prefers. Throughout the game the player is guided by Kyu, a love fairy set on turning the player into a successful Lothario.

Characters

Main characters

Aiko Yumi

Voiced by: Marie Rhys
Aiko is a 28-year-old college professor.

Audrey Belrose

Voiced by: Brittany Lauda
Audrey is a 21-year-old college student who enjoys Recreational drug use and shopping.

Beli Lapran

Voiced by: Amber Lee Connors
Beli is a 23-year-old yoga instructor.

Jessie Maye

Voiced by: Amanda Berning
Jessie is a 36-year-old porn star and the mother of Tiffany.

Kyanna Delrio

Voiced by: Helene Daviau
Kyanna is a 21-year-old hairdresser who is obsessed with fitness. She is a single mother, and has a one-year-old son.

Lola Rembrite

Voiced by: Kira Buckland
Lola is a 24-year-old flight attendant who enjoys playing tennis.

Nikki Ann-Marie

Voiced by: Skyler Davenport
Nikki is an 18-year-old barista who is also an avid gamer.

Tiffany Maye

Voiced by: Lori Fischer
Tiffany is a 20-year-old college student and cheerleader. She is the daughter of Jessie.

Unlockable characters

Celeste Luvendass

Voiced by: Sarah Wiedenheft
Celeste is a 32-year-old alien woman that can be unlocked by a series of events that is triggered by giving Kyu your porn magazine.

Theiatena Venus

Voiced by: Tracey-Jane Lovely
Venus is the goddess of love and is unlocked after the player has slept with each of the main characters at least once.

Kyu Sugardust

Voiced by: Jaclyn Hernandez
Kyu is a love fairy and acts as the player's guide throughout the game. She can also be unlocked as a dateable character by successfully dating and sleeping with one of the main female characters.

Momo

Voiced by: Arden Jones
Momo is a cat girl that can be unlocked by going to the park and throwing away a bag of goldfish, after which point Momo will appear.

Reception

Critical reception for HuniePop has been mostly positive.[6] Hardcore Gamer gave the game a rating of four out of five, writing "HuniePop is pornography – darn fine pornography at that – but it’s also a shockingly good puzzle game. Occasionally those two identities feel at odds with each other, but for the most part they work in concert to show you a good time."[7] Kotaku also gave a mostly positive review, praising it for being "strategically deep and challenging enough to kick a Candy Crush casual's ass" while also commenting that the game lacked a "strong finish".[8] Destructoid criticized the game's conversations as lacking in variety while stating that "In the end, I realize this is a game that, while riddled with issues, I liked a lot. A whole lot. In fact, with better writing and some more care given to the characters to flesh them out, it could be so much more."[9]

References

  1. ↑ Brakke, David (March 18, 2015). "Minnesota Otaku: Raise a flag for anime dating sims". SC Times. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "HuniePop: A Dating Puzzle RPG by Ryan Koons". Kickstarter. October 2, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Priestman, Chris (January 20, 2015). "Dating Puzzle RPG HuniePop Is Now Available On PC". Silicon Era. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ Thew, Geoff (February 14, 2015). "HuniePop’s Valentine Update Gives Lonely Gamers Closure". HardcoreGamer. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Twitch.tv tweet". Twitter. January 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ White, Lucas (January 16, 2015). "HuniePop Review: Not safe for work, or anything else (update)". Technology Tell. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Thew, Geoff (February 5, 2015). "Review: HuniePop". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ Fahey, Mike (January 21, 2015). "I Need A Little More Romance In My Adult Dating Puzzle RPG". Kotaku. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (January 27, 2015). "In which I cease judging a game by its hunies". Destructoid. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

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