High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever
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High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever is a dating simulation set in a US high-school named Charm Springs High. The object of the game is to date one of six available boys and eventually get an invitation to the prom.
The game incorporates a number of mini-games to drive the storylines forward, together with fetch-and-carry quests and dialogue-based elements which allow the player to progress.
Despite issues with their publisher, DR Studios released the game through Green Man Gaming
in 2010.
, High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever was dropped by the publisher when they merged with Square Enix
and the title was funded by DR Studios themselves until it could be released. Due to this unusual turn of events, many sites such as IGN erroneously list High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever as a cancelled project.
, mainstream media have been slow to acknowledge High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever, but customer reviews have been positive and the game was enjoying an average review score of 4.5 / 5 even in September of 2010.
The game incorporates a number of mini-games to drive the storylines forward, together with fetch-and-carry quests and dialogue-based elements which allow the player to progress.
Despite issues with their publisher, DR Studios released the game through Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming is an online digital PC games retailer launched in May 2010. It allows its users to download games and then trade back their downloads when they've finished with them for credit to use against other digital content on the website...
in 2010.
Eidos Relationship and Reported Cancellation
Originally developed for Eidos InteractiveEidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
, High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever was dropped by the publisher when they merged with Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
and the title was funded by DR Studios themselves until it could be released. Due to this unusual turn of events, many sites such as IGN erroneously list High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever as a cancelled project.
Critical reception
Due to the rumours of this game's demise and the reliance on Digital DistributionDigital distribution
Online distribution, digital distribution, or electronic software distribution is the practice of delivering content without the use of physical media, typically by downloading via the internet directly to a consumer's device. Online distribution bypasses conventional physical distribution media,...
, mainstream media have been slow to acknowledge High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever, but customer reviews have been positive and the game was enjoying an average review score of 4.5 / 5 even in September of 2010.
External links
- Official website
- High School Dreams: Best Friends Forever at Green Man GamingGreen Man GamingGreen Man Gaming is an online digital PC games retailer launched in May 2010. It allows its users to download games and then trade back their downloads when they've finished with them for credit to use against other digital content on the website...