Whether you're an avid gamer or simply a fan of video games, these Japanese ones will surely be your favorite this Valentine's with all of its thrilling plots and romantic scenarios.
# 5 - Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)
The Cloud-Tifa tandem can be your ultimate relationship goal.
They were friends since they were young in a village called Nibelheim. Everything was perfect but fate's a tease. Time came when Cloud had to leave the village and become a soldier, leaving Tifa with a promise that he will run to her rescue if ever she would be in trouble.
Years passed by, hardships occurred and a lot of incidents happened, which brought the two together. But Cloud's promise to Tifa seemed to have been permanently etched in his memory that he had been obsessed on protecting people, thinking that everyone was his responsibility.
Final Fantasy is a science fantasy role playing game that will make your heart ache and jump with joy at the same time. It was a game developed by Square, and was first released in 1997 for Play Station 1. A remake is set to be released for Play Station 4.
This is the game that will bring back your fate in love.
# 4 - Calista and Zael (The Last Story)
The Last Story was a Japanese action role-playing game wherein Zael was the protganist. Zael was a knight who dreams of a better life, until he met Lady Calista, the princess of the House of Arganan.
Lady Calista had almost given up on her own dream to travel within her island, until she met Zael who helped her achieve this lifelong dream. Eventually, Zael found love in Calista. Both of them lost their biological parents at a very early age and the similarity drew them closer to each other.
Just like any other releationships, the two encountered various problems along the way. Calista got kidnapped while Zael was framed for murder and got thrown in jail. All of the trials made their relationship stronger, and they finally got married and traveled the world together in the end.
The Last Story was a game developed by Mistwalker and AQ Interactive for the Wii video game console and was released in Japan in 2011.
Play this Japanese RPG to help you get through the hardships you're currently enduring.
# 3 - Link and Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy, action-adventure video game series with more than 10 games but Ocarina of Time is vastly different among the others. This is actually said to be the prequel of the original Legend of Zelda game.
In Ocarina of Time, the romantic relationship between Link and Zelda was prominently shown, which started with their childhood friendship.
In this game, the two characters team-up to a powerful duo to defeat the evil king. Along the course, Zelda used her powers to bring back time by seven years, in order to undo the destruction made by the evil king. But upon doing this, she didn’t relealize that it will also bring her back to the time when she first met Link.
The Legend of Zelda was a game first released in 1986 and was developed and published by Nintendo. A new franchise entitled, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is set to be released on Nintendo Switch on March 3.
A power duo to inspire you to be the best version of yourselves in your relationship!
# 2 - Shirou Emiya and Saber (Fate/Stay Night)
Fate/stay night was a visual novel game released on January 2004. The protagonist was Shirou Emiya, who lost both of his parents in a fire accident. He was a teenager, who constantly tried to protect Saber, his servant.
Shirou had various love interests but Saber stood out among all of them. He fell head over heels for her the moment he saw her. To Saber, it was quite different. She did not expect Shirou to have the slightest attraction to her. She was even bewildered by how protective he was.
Saber's naivety and Shirou's genuine care them perfect for each other. Understand how the biggest differences may make the best couple through this game.
# 1 - Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong of Resident Evil is one bad ass tandem, being featured in The Inquirer's 2007 list of the most memorable video game love teams and earning the ninth spot in the top video game romance of Joystick Division in 2011, calling them a special love team is an understatement.
Leon Kennedy was seen by gamers as a super smooth government agent with a sarcastic and moody attitude. But Ada turned him into this love-sick puppy. Complex and complicated are some of the words that could describe the relationship of the two. They're both very confused as to how they really feel for each other. They're attraction towards one another is undeniable but the nature of their work only complicates their already complicated situation.
Play this survival horror game either as Ada or as Leon in Resident Evil 2, 4 and 6.
Play as their characters and feel the energy of love emitting from your game consoles on Valentine's Day.
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