What we used to do, my friends and I, we created our own RPG. “When I was 10 years old, I became obsessed with them, but I never got to play. “I have actually never played an official tabletop RPG,” he says. I’m lucky in that I’ve never played with tyrants, and the story has always taken priority over dice rolls. All the maths and dice and character sheets are just storytelling devices. Whether it’s D&D or some custom campaign, the rules are just guidelines, with players and game masters determining how seriously to take things. That might be where the whiff of tabletop RPG comes from. It’s a tricky game to pin down because the mechanics all exist to serve the player-driven story, not check a list of genre must-haves. They were looking for a real dating sim and got really pissed off because this is not your regular dating sim.” “Some of our biggest detractors are actually hardcore dating sim players. “I normally describe it myself as a multiplayer narrative adventure,” explains Monster Prom creative director Julián Quijano. Monster Prom isn’t billed as any kind of RPG. We developed our lovelorn trio over the course of our horny quest, roleplaying both heated discussions and accusations. When prom was over, I realised that my group had gone through all the collaborative storytelling and character building normally reserved for tabletop RPGs. With a gentle touch, the not-really-a-dating-sim nudges you into these familiar roles, and by framing it as a multiplayer competition, it conjures up all sorts of teen drama. As Monster Prom built up to its titular, hormone-soaked event, I turned into a high school asshole. I’d sabotaged my friend’s chances of dating a stoner ghost, relentlessly mocked another friend until they gave up on love entirely, and trashed the school.

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