Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing

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  • Summary: Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person. When a pandemic puts the lockdown on a blooming relationship, will the new couple keep the romance alive, or will distance pull them apart? Cozy up with their quarantine story and see if they’ll find a way to stay connected in theFinding true love is hard enough when it’s in person. When a pandemic puts the lockdown on a blooming relationship, will the new couple keep the romance alive, or will distance pull them apart? Cozy up with their quarantine story and see if they’ll find a way to stay connected in the weirdest of times in this new episode of the Half Past Fate story.

    Features:
    - Learn to love from afar through the charismatic 3D pixel-art style of Half Past Fate
    - Enjoy a charming and honest slice-of-life story set in all-too-familiar circumstances
    - Play from both sides of the new relationship and see how each of your lives have changed
    - Judge (or admire) each other’s home decor, peculiar roommates, and musical tastes
    - Explore in endearing detail the intimate environs of each other’s quarantined lives
    - Maybe figure out what the heck “defragging” does    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. RPG Fan
    Mar 5, 2021
    72
    All in all, Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing is a title that doesn’t do anything wrong in its gameplay or story presentation. Truth be told, it is really only hampered by its brief duration. If you’re looking for a shorter diversionary title with an emphasis on romance development that doesn’t ignore the pandemic experience we’ve all been going through, you might want to look into this cute episodic adventure. Like most rom-coms though, don’t expect it to be insanely memorable afterward.
  2. TheGamer
    Feb 14, 2021
    70
    I’m not generally a visual novel type of person, but Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing was a fun little adventure that reinforced my appreciation for not having to wade through the digital dating waters myself. I’m not sure the game did enough to make me want to take a crack at another playthrough for a different ending, but it did make me interested in picking up the full Half Past Fate release that is currently on sale. I’d say that makes Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing a success.
  3. Noisy Pixel
    Feb 19, 2021
    60
    The only issue with Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing is that its runtime is simply not enough. The characters’ relationship feels underdeveloped, and even the themes of “romance during a pandemic” don’t really stick. Still, if you’re looking for a really quick adventure with a comfortable atmosphere and absolutely no complications, it could offer an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon.
  4. Pure Nintendo
    Feb 23, 2021
    60
    Half Past Fate’s pandemic themed addition to its romantic series is a nice little love story, but it doesn’t have much in the way of player interaction and feels like it only scratches the surface of the emotional impact of looking for love in lockdown.
  5. Nintendo Life
    Feb 14, 2021
    50
    Ultimately, we have to ask ourselves one crucial question when it comes to Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing: do we really need yet another reminder of the truly awful situation we’re all still in? The story being told here is an uplifting one, but it’s also stuffed with terms we’ve become all too familiar with over the course of the past year: social distancing, flattening the curve, remote meetings… we could go on. Games are – perhaps more than ever – a means of escapism, and Serenity Forge’s new title strays a bit too close to reality for our liking. We’d probably recommend other developers try again in a few years time when the dust has settled.
  6. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Feb 16, 2021
    50
    In its brief runtime, Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing tries to tell a charming story of romance amid the pandemic, but it's just a waste of an hour instead. Give the original game a try in lieu of this.
  7. Gamezebo
    Feb 16, 2021
    40
    Ultimately we’re not sure Romantic Distancing is even worth buying at its budget price point, unless you’re desperately after an hour of undemanding and disappointingly lightweight entertainment.

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  1. MisterMacys
    Feb 16, 2021
    5
    Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
    - Very affordable at USD ~$5. - Very charming. - Very short.
    Honestly, it feels more like a proof of    Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
    - Very affordable at USD ~$5. - Very charming. - Very short.

    Honestly, it feels more like a proof of concept for Way Down Deep's game engine, which is beautifully detailed while being low poly; the actual story just left me wanting more. Not enough vignettes by far; the pacing is too fast due to just handwaving away passages of time and using a montage instead of fleshing those scenes out. Character dialogue was pretty decent up until the final chapter. It could've used another pass to be more believable; it felt like the writer(s) just wanted to wrap it up fast. And Stephen maybe could have used a few more facial expressions for his portrait art. The few music tracks were quite catchy. Props to Environment Artist Kristin Butcher for those amazing building interiors though. Not a bad game, just way, way too short. I look forward to something longer next time.    … Expand

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