Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media today announced that interactive film Five Dates is set to launch on PC next month, on November 17.
Described as “an exploration of the unpredictable modern dating experience”, players picking up the game guide protagonist Vinny through digital dates with five potential matches.
“Entirely conceptualized, filmed and developed during lockdown - Vinny, a millennial from London, joins a dating app for the first time while living in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option. He must pluck up the courage to video date with wildly different personalities.” reads an emailed press release.
Five Dates Release Date
In Five Dates, the choices made by the player determine the course of Vinny’s relationships. Their status is tracked in real time, affecting the different scenarios that you’ll encounter, as well as the consequences in the final scenes.
Five Dates features seven hours’ worth of filmed footage alongside ten potential endings. The interactive film is directed by Paul Raschid, known for his work on The Complex and White Chamber.
It stars Taheen Modak (Two Weeks To Live), Demmy Ladipo (The Last Tree, Enterprice), Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Suspicion, The Flood), Georgia Hirst (Vikings, Ravers), Georgia Small, Marisa Abela (Lena Dunham’s Industry, Cobra) and Sinéad Harnett (UK singer/influencer).
“Five Dates is the world’s first live action interactive rom-com aimed at Millennials and Gen-Z. The world needs a dose of warm and funny right now and we hope it’ll spark some new ideas for romance for those who play.” said Good Gate Media’s John Giwa-Amu.
You can follow and wishlist Five Dates on Steam ahead of its November 17 launch. PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch versions will follow shortly after.
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