Three minutes of petting in Love Plus before, finally, a kiss.

That’s a lot of work to put in for such a passionless peck with a virtual girlfriend. Real talk, I’ve seen dudes get more action kissing their grandmothers goodbye.

You can enter into these “skinship” modes in Love Plus when your date hints that she’d like a close moment with you, but you have to make sure that there aren’t too many people watching you (represented with flickering icons). Once you’re in the skinship mode, you have touch or slide your stylus on different spots to lower her guard.

The girl will then pose herself to indicate where she wants you to place your lips. If she looks downward a little, she wants you to kiss her forehead, and if she has her head tilted downward a lot, she’s hoping you’ll kiss her hair (wtf). If she’s looking right at you with her eyes opened, she only wants a smack on her cheek.

It’s a lot of hassle for digital lips that you can’t even taste, keeping in your memory. The last time I exchanged a first kiss, I just put on some Viva Voce, told the girl we’d have to stop seeing each other because she was married, traced my thumb on her jaw, and took what I wanted. I didn’t have to play some Ouendan-type shiz just to kiss her hair.

It’s an obvious conclusion, but love isn’t as rewarding when your paramour was programmed by Konami (though I’m sure many Metal Gear Solid fanboys would disagree).

Import: Love Plus

See also: Love Plus Official Guide, Love Plus teaser site, Unrequited Love Plus, Gamers try out Love Plus

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