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Originally posted by: wandering
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Hooboo, what are your further game interests? The games you already own barely help me acertain what sort of player you are, as Mario kart and Metroid Hunters are universally liked... But Animal Crossing, do you like it? What do you like about it? If you do not like it, why?
Oh, just go ahead and recommend Sprung already! 
Well... since you asked so nicely!
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(Originally posted on DS Currently Playing)
Sprung is a dating game where you select dialogue options to play. It has both a "guy" quest and a "girl" quest since there are two main characters, and although everything about the gameplay is quite unimpressive (after all, you're just choosing what to say), the dialogue is amazing. Sometimes it's hilarious, sometimes it's punny, sometimes it's wacky, sometimes it's intentionally corny, especially the dream sequences when your transported to a faux 1940's black and white noir movie setting.
the closest comparison to
Sprung I can make for general gamers is Lucas Art's classic adventure game series Monkey Island, which itself is a treasure trove of wit and off-beat humor.
Here are some sample snippets so that you can judge for yourself:
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Leanne: Is that one of your standard lines or what?
Brett: No, really, I'm interested.
Leanne: oh, a strange guy approaches me at the club and he's really interested?! I'm luckier than a one-eyed dog in a meat house!
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Brett: My name isn't important right now.
Shana: You are so right! The only name that matters is the one given to us by the Universal Mother. My earth name is actually Ariel O'laughlin Du Lac. But don't tell anyone. Just call me Shana in public.
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Brett: Did you come here with anyone?
Shana: oh, no. When you belong to humanity there's no shame in showing up at a club alone.
Shana: ... oh so ... desperately alone ...
Shana: Do you ever find joy in rejection? I have to everyday. It's not so bad.
Brett: Do you ever think there's too much peace in the world?
Shana: HA HA! That's funny!
Brett: Thanks.
Shana: Isn't it lovely to be so attuned to the universe?
Brett: No really.
Shana: HA HA! That's funny!
Brett: I'm not joking, really.
Shana: Oh, I get it.
Shana: Breathe Shana breathe Shana breathe Shana.
Shana: Nom yo ho ren ge kyo nom yo ho ren ge kyo ...
Shana: Ahhhh ... better!
Brett: I've never met someone who wasn't embarassed to chant in a techno club before.
Shana: I've never met someone who could break my peace barrier. You are really an interesting individual.
Shana: Here, take this! (You have received the Cell Phone - Shana's #)
Shana: It's not actually my number, it's my grandmother's.
Shana: But if you call her, she'll take a message, place it in an empty bottle, summon the Mountain Gale on the Auronic Whistle ...
Shana: ... and then the Aspen Falcon will deliver the message to me. Don't forget to leave your callback number. See you later!
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... I love this game!
Of course, EGM DID give it a 2.0 and most reviewers panned it. If you're willing to play a game where you simply choose dialogue options and get the results above, then it might be worth tracking down a copy of Sprung, it should be relatively cheap by now!
~Carmine M. Red
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Kiki: OF COURSE I LIKE FLOWERS! WHY DO YOU ASK!
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