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Like others have mentioned, this is definitely a quantity over quality situation. I was expecting as much with there being one hundred characters. Some do have more substance than others, depending on who you get attached to you might find their content and/or resolution to be unsatisfactory. I did find myself repeatedly attempting to interact with certain characters because I thought there was more to be done. Although there are some exceptions, generally after you get a Love/Friend/Hate end that's it the majority of the time, there's nothing else to do. I personally think some of the dialogue lacks the finality to indicate as much. For example after Timothy's friendship ending, I was under the impression that you could spend more time together depending on the time because of what he says. After things have wrapped up you get the exact same dialogue no matter the time of day. More than once after finishing up a route I thought to myself, is that it?
The game is very polished with high quality voice acting and nice art. Although it is missing some quality of life features in my opinion, it really needs a backlog feature with the ability to replay voices. The ability to narrow down characters by their stat in the Date A Dex would also be very helpful. We should also be able to end the day at any time even if we can use the glasses more. Due to the large cast there's bound to be at least a handful of characters that you'll be interested in loving, hating, or befriending. The humor can be a hit or a miss but as someone who isn't big on most of it, it hasn't ruined my experience.
There are some things that interfered with my enjoyment, not that they're objectively bad but I wasn't a fan personally.
I dislike the way stats are handled. I'd really like the option where after we reach an ending we get points that we can invest into the stat of our choosing rather than them automatically being allocated. If I need 70 Charm please just let me dump what I earn there instead of having me button mash through characters I don't care about just because they have the stat I need. If not that then please let us narrow down characters by their stat on the Date A Dex at least.
Gameplay wise, I don't like that stats are almost exclusively dependent on endings and I wish there were other ways to earn them, not counting the crumbs you can get from the Lavish DLC. Maybe mini games or something. I don't like that we HAVE to interact with a chunk of the cast in order to get the points necessary for certain things. It's nice that we don't need to like or love a character but if I don't care about them I have no interest in interacting with them in any capacity. Like I said, I'm not into button mashing just for the sake of getting the points I need. It gets old.
With that being said, I do recommend it. It's a unique game with a large variety of characters, there's at least one for everybody. Some even manage to be endearing characters despite the game being a parody of the genre. You need to keep in mind that it doesn't take itself too seriously, this can be a good or bad thing depending on your tastes. Even if you're not interested in the relationship aspect you still might like it for the humor.

So I bought this game as a joke.
You know—haha wouldn't it be funny if I fell in love with my microwave?
Cut to 12 hours later and I'm passionately defending the honor of a sentient table named Abel in a group chat like he’s a real person.
Date Everything is exactly what it sounds like: you date everything. Lamps. Alarm clocks. A really mean cactus. The ghost of your student loans. The concept of capitalism (and yes, it flirts back).
The game starts with you getting laid off from your job because AI took over. Too real. But then you put on these magical sunglasses (the "Dateviators") and suddenly every object in your house is hot and emotionally available. Except the fridge. The fridge has baggage.
Why this game slaps (emotionally):
The writing is unhinged in the best way. One minute you’re having a heartfelt convo with a plushie about vulnerability, the next you’re in a love triangle with your bookshelf and your bathroom mirror.
Voice acting is STACKED. Like, unnecessarily good. There are characters with maybe six lines who sound like they were voiced by a SAG-AFTRA god.
100+ datable objects and somehow they all have distinct personalities?? I shouldn’t have a favorite chair, but here we are.
Stuff to know:
It’s a long haul if you’re a completionist. I’ve only “dated” 12 objects and I already feel like I’ve emotionally cheated on several.
Some characters are deep and surprising. Others are kind of like, “Hey. I’m a lamp. Wanna kiss?”
There’s a handy little phone app in-game to help you track who you’ve dated, which feels weirdly invasive but also helpful. Like a Tinder spreadsheet.
Final Thoughts:
If you love dating sims but also want to question your sanity, this is for you.
If you’ve ever stared too long at your rice cooker and thought, we’d have good vibes, this is DEFINITELY for you.
10/10. Will absolutely ghost the humidifier again. That guy was too clingy.

I was incredibly hyped for the game, And I want to be the biggest fan! I do recommend it, HOWEVER: On sale
Positives: Lots of different characters! Something for everyone and a lot of different personalities! I am also a fan of the built in content warning! Its very nice to know certain things will happen and it wont punish you for skipping those things.
However,
The negatives: This game is very much quantity over quality. I finished a story line with a character I was excited to date with like 4 times of talking. It didnt feel earned, I didnt feel connected to the character and their story was just way too short. Another character I completed with 1(!) interaction. Which felt sad too. I understand there are 100 datable characters in this game, but the depth characters have had so far is less deep then a kiddy pool, which makes them feel a lot less intresting to court. I understand they cant give every character 10 hours of story since there are a ton of characters, but the 2 characters I have finished so far took less then 10 minutes each. Sure if you take 100 characters at 10 minutes each you end up at 16 hours of gameplay, add the wandering around the house and you will have 20-25 hours of game if you really try to extent the timer. But thats also assuming everyone is your cup of tea. I personally find the feminine characters more intresting since I am not into masc men, which already cuts the options in the game down significantly. Lets say its 50/50, you lose 12 hours of gameplay that way.
I like this game a lot, I love dating sims, this one seems so unique and special, but its just barebones. Part that makes dating sims fun for me is getting to know the characters, and slowly having them fall for me. In 10 minutes, that feels like the characters are bland, 1 note and not fleshed out. Like you're playing with cheats. I would nearly not recommend it but I'm too biased since the concept is so fun for me. Wait for a sale tho. 15 bucks is the perfect price