Love Quest (video game)

Not to be confused with Love Quest (manga).
Love Quest

Cover art
Developer(s) C-Lab
Publisher(s) Tokuma Shoten[1]
Composer(s) Mya-n Suzuki[2]
Koji Morikawa[2]
Platform(s) Super Famicom[3]
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Role-playing video game[1]
Mode(s) Single-player

Love Quest (ラブクエスト)[4] is a 1995 video game for the Super Famicom that was released exclusively in Japan.

Initially, the game was planned to be released for the Family Computer.[5] A prototype copy of this game was leaked into the public and has been sold for a price of 250000 Yen at an online auction that took place in 2008.[5]

Summary

A typical battle screen in Love Quest.

The player begins the game as a young man with an Oedipus complex who searches for his bride who disappeared during their wedding.[6] Instead of fighting "girls" (who vary in age, occupation, and appearance) in a random encounter, the player has to "win" their heart.[6] Some of their "special attacks" includes the girls biting their nails and using their cosmetics. Items of armor must be bought at boutiques while weapons must be earned by progressing through the story. The video game is set in the backdrop of 20th century urban Japan.[7]

There is no sex or nudity; despite the "suggestive" themes of promiscuity that are present in the game.[7] The same girls that "attack" the player also join the play to support and heal him.[7]

Characters

Hero
The player can alter his name. He lives in Shimokitazawa district as a supervisor and he is 24 years old.
Yuka
She is the Hero's fiancée who suddenly disappeared from the church wedding in Yokohama.
Yumi
She is Yuka's sister who is enrolled in Yamagata University.
Arisa
She is the idol talent of Buzz Today. Arisa has a talent shop in Harajuku.
Ayumi
She is a genius in high school who lives in Asakusa.
Satsuki
This character is the announcer for TV Asada.
Kathy
The player meets her aboard the luxury liner "Queen."

Magic

Red
Non-contact aggression
Yellow
Attacking an enemy by "touching" it
Blue
Lowering an enemy's attack power by grovelling at it
Green
Praise - Lowering the enemy's defense power by flattering it

Reception

On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the Super Famicom version of the game an 18 out of 40.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Soundtrack Information". SNESmusic.org.
  3. ↑ Japanese title at super-famicom.jp (Japanese)
  4. ↑ "Japanese-to-English title translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Love Quest (unreleased)". Auctions Yahoo Japan. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Basic game overview". Ritchie (GameFAQs). Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Advanced game overview". MobyGames. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  8. ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ラブクエスト. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.327. Pg.38. 24 March 1995.

See also