Pairing personalities with the history of the weapon itself is a stroke of genius, and means that when you fight with Boyfriend Dungeon's characters you grow to understand that their character is intrinsically linked to combat, and vice versa. Each one is matched to the weapon they transform into, so Valeria is cautious about trusting new people as she's been backstabbed one too many times, whereas Isaac, who turns into an épée (a slender sword used in fencing), worries about being too old-fashioned.

Date a dagger or seduce a swordĭating weapons might sound strange, but thanks to some realistic writing these characters come alive on the screen. Anyone who loves the masochistic delight of The Binding of Isaac or the beat-tastic addictive nature of Crypt of the Necrodancer, pay attention: Boyfriend Dungeon is your cup of bubble tea, although its combat is also being designed with the option to keep things simple for those who are more into dating sims.

With weapon combos kept in the top left-hand corner, these reminders pushed me again and again to try them out, discovering which combo worked best for the swarming spiders or the tentacled, orb-firing octopus things floating in the corners of the rooms I investigated. My time with Boyfriend Dungeon was relentless as the monsters are just as speedy as you, and I quickly discovered that if I didn't attempt to get to know my weapon better, I was going to die.

Each weapon has its own playstyle, obviously, but you'll have to switch between different weapons (and partners) to best take on the various monsters in your path. Anyway, in the dungeons - or 'the dunj', as the people of Verona Beach call them - combat is fast, frantic, and intense.

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