- Publisher: Devolver Digital
- Release Date: Jul 21, 2015
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PC, PlayStation Vita
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Jan 28, 2016Hatoful Boyfriend isn't just quirky and bizarre, it's also the smartest visual novel you've never played.
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Jul 28, 2015Hatoful Boyfriend is enjoyable enough for just being a weird pigeon dating sim. The truth about the reality of St. PigeoNations is what elevates this beyond what I ever expected. Learning that truth takes time and every second is completely worth it.
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Aug 17, 2015Hatoful Boyfriend tells an endearingly crazy story that will have you smiling, laughing, crying and feverishly turning the virtual page. It takes some buy-in, but pays off if you’re looking for something way off the beaten path.
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Aug 11, 2015Hatoful Boyfriend is a must have for anyone who is a fan of visual novels. Plus, the PlayStation version has cross buy, cross save and full Italian translation.
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Aug 31, 2015Overall this game is perfect for pick up and put down play.
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Aug 17, 2015A strange, charming dating sim with a lot more depth than first meets the eye.
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Jul 28, 2015So unpredictable as the humour is that I found myself constantly surprised with the narrative that would pop up in response to the choices that I made in the game took me down a different narrative path towards a different ending, each more weird and wonderful than the last.
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Jul 27, 2015Like those fantastical and ridiculous movies and novels, it demonstrates an ability to rise above its base, absurd concepts and weaves several stories that last. It’s much more than it seems, and begs for you to play it and discover its depth.
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Jul 27, 2015Dating birds may seem silly, but Hatoful Boyfriend nails its plot with the help of its well-written characters, and even surpasses its humorous premise with mysterious themes and dark undertones.
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Oct 28, 2015The best pigeon dating sim ever made.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKSep 21, 2015Something entirely different. [Oct 2015, p.91]
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Aug 7, 2015If you can swallow (heh, bird puns) the basic idea, there are a lot of weird and wonderful stories to be uncovered in Hatoful Boyfriend. Just don’t expect to do much actual playing.
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Jul 30, 2015Let’s be straight here, this is a visual novel game. No real game play, no action-based anything. You are basically reading a book. Granted, said book is full of bird love and other insane plots, but it is well paced and decently organized.
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Jul 26, 2015Behind the bizarre concept is one of the best scripts of the year, and a game that subverts your expectations with effortless regularity.
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Jul 24, 2015Underneath the novel, yet slightly dubious gimmick of a human romancing birds is a charming, humorous tale of teen angst.
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Jul 23, 2015Indeed, if you don't take umbrage with a bit of pigeon-on-human romance, you're likely to be taken on a riotous and remarkable romp.
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Playstation Official Magazine AustraliaAug 11, 2015Most people won't feel the need to replay this eight or so times to piece together all endings into one full nest of a whole. [October 2015, p79]
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Aug 30, 2015I just personally don’t find a dating simulator about Pigeons all that fun.
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Jul 27, 2015Hatoful Boyfriend is the food fight of video games. While you can derive a great deal of entertainment from its complete insanity, this doesn’t negate the fact that the end result is a total mess.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 37
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Mixed: 7 out of 37
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Negative: 10 out of 37
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