History VisualNovel / SuckerForLove

A full sequel focusing on Muu and The Black Goat of the Woods (also known as Rhok'zan), subtitled ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240790/Sucker_for_Love_Date_to_Die_For/ Date to Die For]]'', has been announced. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqPkS38T-g The Indie Horror Showcase 2023 Trailer]] claimed a release date of Valentine's Day 2024, but it was delayed, with a general "2024" release taking its place.

A full sequel with all-new content, focusing on Muu and The Black Goat of the Woods (also known as Rhok'zan), subtitled "[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240790/Sucker_for_Love_Date_to_Die_For/ Date to Die For]]", has been announced, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqPkS38T-g the Indie Horror Showcase 2023 Trailer]] claiming a release date of Valentine's Day 2024.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: The protagonist of ''First Date'' is a LoveableSexManiac motivated by lust to summon eldritch horrors in order to smooch them, with no regards to his own or the world's safety, being involved heavily in the affairs of both L'neta and Estir. The protagonist of ''Date to Die For'', Stardust, is an [[UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} asexual]] with no lust whatsoever, with personal {{Backstory}} involving her [[TownWithADarkSecret hometown]], who only summons Rhok'zan out of desperation, and only because the ritual book assures that the summoned eldritch god is "benign".

* IgnoreTheFanservice: Rhok'zan's attempt at seducing Stardust falls completely flat. You even have the option of spraying her with a squirt bottle in response!

* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Stardust asks Rhok'zan if her cultists could be considered [[PsychoExGirlfriend her exes]]. Rhok'zan agrees, going along with the metaphor by saying that if Stardust tries to date her... then the cultists will hack Stardust to death with farming tools. She [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how the last part isn't exactly a metaphor.

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: This is Rhok'zan's reaction when she realizes that Stardust is experiencing LoveAtFirstSight rather that fear or SanitySlippage. She also reacts this way upon realizing Stardust only wants a romantic relationship at most, and doesn't want to give Rhok'zan another grandchild.

* IWantGrandkids: Rhok'zan wants as many grandchildren as she can have, and takes it pretty hard when Stardust explicitly states she doesn't want children or the powers that would come with having them. She does eventually get over it, though.

A full sequel with all-new content, focusing on Muu and The Black Goat of the Woods (also known as Rohk'zan), subtitled "[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240790/Sucker_for_Love_Date_to_Die_For/ Date to Die For]]", has been announced, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqPkS38T-g the Indie Horror Showcase 2023 Trailer]] claiming a release date of Valentine's Day 2024.

* AllForNothing: ''First Date'' reveals that [[spoiler:Ln'eta ended the protagonist's reality even if you severed his connection to her with the 'Break Up' spell, rendering the "Good (Enough) Ending" moot. Worst of all, the player didn't even get a smooch for his troubles]].
* AllJustADream: According to Ln'eta's BlueAndOrangeMorality, the young man's reality is one of her dreams, and the complete annihilation of humanity is merely a DreamApocalypse. In ''First Date'', [[spoiler:this turns out to actually be the case, as Ln'eta "wakes up" even if transformed into a powerless squid]].
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Inverted in ''First Date'' for [[spoiler:Estir's ''KING IN WHITE'' ending. When listening the terms of his eternal servitude to her, the protagonist explains that it just sounds like marriage and is excited instead of horrified, much to Estir's anger and confusion. Estir's confusion continues into the ending still, which shows the pair getting married]].
* BigNo: [[spoiler:Nyanlathotep]]'s reaction to [[spoiler:the player being in her next reality]] is this.

* BittersweetEnding: Choosing to go through with the date with Ln'eta ends with the destruction of reality ... but at least Ln'eta delivered on that kiss she promised. ''First Date'' [[spoiler:confirms that even if you break up with Ln'eta and turn her into a harmless squid, she ends reality anyway and you wake up in an alternate one. She remembers what you did and tears the break up incantation out to prevent you from doing it again]].
** The [[spoiler:redux edition of the "AWAKEN"]] ending from ''First Date''. [[spoiler:Ln'eta suggests they put off invoking the final incantation and spend a while longer in her dream state to repeat the process of the rituals forever. And while the protagonist initially agrees, he completes the spell anyway despite her pleas and promises to meet her in her next dream. The ending shots show Ln'eta crying before drawing what he looks like in her notebook to remind herself of him in the next reality they meet in.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Ln'eta seems to understand human concepts of morality, but she clarifies that she is not ending reality out of any kind of malice - to her, all of reality as we know it is AllJustADream that, no matter how pleasant, [[DreamApocalypse she simply has to wake up from eventually]].
* BodyHorror: As he performs more rituals, the protagonists body begins to change, such as growing tentacles out of his face. Ln'eta finds him to be more attractive this way.
** If he washes his face after performing the tentacle ritual, the lower half of his face will tear off completely, leaving bloody, exposed muscles. Oddly, Ln'eta doesn't seem to notice.
** There's also an instance of it in [[spoiler:Estir]]'s ''First Date'' path. [[spoiler:Once the player chooses to wear the stage mask, he is unable to take it off, as his face begin to mold to fit it perfectly. He also cannot blink anymore, as his eyes are permanently stretched open to look through the eye holes. If the player continues to pursue Ln'eta after this, the protagonist will rip the mask off his face, taking his eyeballs, nose and skin around the mask with it in order to hide his secret meeting with Estir from her. He can still see somehow despite this.]]
** If you choose to become Nyanlathotep's devoted follower for eternity, [[spoiler:your face will vanish, leaving a black void with a single eye in the center and black ichor dripping from the edges]].
* BookEnds: The first chapter ends with Ln'eta proudly beckoning the protagonist to her at the conclusion of their date, telling him that because he followed the book to the letter, he's earned her farewell smooch. The last chapter in ''First Date'' spins this into an IronicEcho, with [[spoiler:the protagonist declaring his intent to smooch every outer god if he's able to, then telling Nyanlathotep that she's earned his own smooch.]]

* ChekhovsGag: The bottle of Worcestershire Sauce. Initially used as a joke on how Ln'eta can pronounce words that the player cannot, later used on Missy to out her as another eldritch god.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: The protagonist of ''First Date'' is a LoveableSexManiac motivated by lust to summon eldritch horrors in order to smooch them, with no regards to his own or the world's safety, being involved heavily in the affairs of both L'neta and Estir. The protagonist of ''Date to Die For'' is an asexual with no lust whatsoever, with personal {{Backstory}} involving her [[TownWithADarkSecret hometown]], who only summons an eldritch being out of desperation, and only because the ritual book assures that the summoned god is "benign".
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Ln'eta, at least [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness how the protagonist is able to perceive her]].
** One of the spells transforms the protagonist into one of these, [[PaintingTheMedium even changing the cursor from a hand to a tentacle]]. However, it seems to not really be happening, as seen with the glimpses back into reality.
* CuteMonsterGirl:
** Ln'eta, a cute, curvy {{Cthulhumanoid}}. [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness At least this is how the protagonist sees her...]]
** Nyanlathotep (or "Auntie Nyan Nyan" as she prefers to be called) is a very tall and very curvy CatGirl with a very deliberate SilverFox vibe to her.
* ADeadlyAffair: Discussed in ''First Date''. The alternate romanceable options Estir and Nyanlathotep are both connected to Ln'eta's initial path. This means choosing to pursue them would mean cheating on Ln'eta, which the protagonist acknowledges and fears the deadly consequences of.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu and the concept of romancing monsters in dating sims in general. The protagonist's [[{{Determinator}} single-minded determination]] to get a smooch from Ln'eta does end up wooing her; however, she still plans on ending all of existence once the date is over and has absolutely no intention of sparing him. There's also the fact that as the game progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that being around her and performing her dating rituals has adverse effects on his mental [[spoiler:and physical]] health.
** ''First Date'' suggests that [[spoiler:Ln'eta has developed actual feelings for the protagonist, as she continues dreaming of him after his original reality is destroyed. This serves as an explanation for why he was able to continue on after his death]].
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: The point of the game: You summoned a dark god from beyond the veil with the power to destroy all of creation... in order to smooch her.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: You manage to get Missy to reveal her true identity as the King in Yellow by tricking her into pronouncing a word that no human can: [[ChekhovsGag Worcestershire]].
* {{Expy}}: Nyanlathotep bears a striking resemblance to Lady Dimitrescu from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage''; both present as tall, powerful, commanding, mature, ''extremely'' curvy, inhuman women with deep voices in flowing white dresses and rather nice headgear. They're even both animal-themed. Nyan with cats, obviously, and Lady D with [[spoiler:ba-sorry, dragons]].
* FaustianRebellion: An inverted example with Rohk'zan's cult. She claims she initially granted her cultists benevolent gifts of fertility, health and abundance, but they eventually trapped her in the form of Sacramen-Cho's woods, and started using her power for evil against her will.
* FlatWhat: Nyanlathotep's reaction to the player character saying that he was able to resist her attempts to break them through ThePowerOfLust, calling it stronger than fear.

** The true body of Rohk'zan is the entirety of the dark woods that are overgrowing Sacramen-Cho. When the protagonist asks if it means her true appearance is just a regular tree, she replies that it's a ''[[EarthMother really sexy tree]]''.

* MinimalistCast: The main cast consists of the player character and his three romanceable options. The only other "characters" to appear onscreen are Estir's followers and various apparations that appear during the rituals.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Sacramen-Cho, the hometown of the protagonist of ''Date To Die For'', is hit by a plague of people going missing. It's soon revealed that they've either been getting sacrificed by the ruthless cultists controlling the town, or getting consumed by the cursed woods surrounding it.
* {{Tsundere}}: Rohk'zan has been stuck for years being abused by her supposed cultists and initially thinks you are one, leading to her being ''extremely'' moody when you meet her and it quickly becomes embarrassed grumpy shyness when she realizes you're attracted to her. She warms up pretty quickly when she realizes you actually freed her, though.

* {{Bishounen}}: The protagonist as of ''First Date''.

* WorthIt: The bad ends obtained from peeking at Ln'eta while she takes a shower are referred to as "Worth It (Chapter 1)" and "Still Worth It (Chapter 2)"

* LoveableSexManiac: The protagonist, who is willing to end the world multiple times over to get a kiss from eldritch abominations. The final route reveals that he's motivated by pure lust which has helped him overcome even the toughest of challenges that he has faced.

* TheOjou: Estir, Literature/TheKingInYellow, who appears as a romance option in ''First Date''. She embodies multiple aspects of the trope such as having a notable NoblewomansLaugh.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The protagonist has no given name and is simply referred to as "Darling" by Ln'eta, "Dearest" by Estir, or "Dog" by Nyanlathotep.

A full sequel with all-new content, focusing on Muu and The Black Goat of the Woods (also known as Rohk'zan), subtitled "[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240790/Sucker_for_Love_Date_to_Die_For/ Date to Die For]]", has been announced but with no set release date.

** If you choose to become Nyanlathotep's devoted follower for eternity, [[spoiler: your face will vanish, leaving a black void with a single eye in the center and black ichor dripping from the edges]].

** The true form of Ln'eta can be seen in the "AWAKE END", [[spoiler: a giant monster looking much like the classic portrayal of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Cthulhu]], towering over the city]].

-->'''Estir:''' I... wasn't aware that was a role.
-->'''Dearest:''' It's not.
-->'''Estir:''' ...You weren't even the leading tree?
* ThePowerOfLove: {{Subverted|trope}}. When the protagonist lets loose a BadassBoast about an emotion stronger than fear, Nyanlothotep assumes he means love. He means ThePowerOfLust.
* SheIsTheKing: Estir is based off of Hastur, but she presents as a human woman and is described with she/her pronouns. Nonetheless, she refers to herself as the King in Yellow. {{Justified|Trope}} in that normal human concepts of gender most likely do not apply to her kind, to say nothing of the fact that the various deities you interact with can look however they like to the protagonist.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: For the most of ''First Date'', the rituals are a method of advancing the plot, must be performed in order, are revealed in the book one by one, and you can take as much time as you like to cast them. But in the "date" with [[spoiler:Nyanlatothep, if you defy her]], you receive a book of counter-rituals, all of which are available from the start, and the correct rituals must be performed within time limit in reaction to various spooky happenings in the aparment, or the protagonist will be killed. The gameplay in that segment is not unlike a simplified VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys.

** If he washes his face after performing the tentacle ritual, the lower half of his face will tear off completely, leaving bloody, exposed muscles. oddly, Ln'eta doesn't seem to notice this.

** If you choose to become Nyanlathotep's devoted follower for eternity, [[spoiler: your face will vanish, leaving a black void with a single eye in the center and black, ichorous tentacles emerging from the edges]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The protagonist has no given name and is simply referred to as "Darling" by Ln'eta, "Dearest" by Estir, or "Dog" by Nyanlathotep.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: The protagonist of ''First Date'' is a relatively FlatCharacter motivated by lust to summon eldritch horrors in order to smooch them, with no regards to his own or the world's safety. The protagonist of ''Date to Die For'' is an asexual with no lust whatsoever, with personal {{Backstory}} involving her [[TownWithADarkSecret hometown]], who only summons an eldritch being out of desperation, and only because the ritual book assures that the summoned god is "benign".

* NoPronunciationGuide: Eldritch horrors like Ln'eta have the ability to pronounce things that no human could possibly hope to pronounce... like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce worcestershire sauce]].

** Ln'eta - Cthulhu, a betentacled Old One dreaming under the sea. The nature of [[spoiler:her dream]] indicates she's also playing the role of [[spoiler:Azathoth]].

** Ln'eta - Cthulhu, a betentacled Old One dreaming under the sea
** Estir - Hastur, the King in Yellow, associated with a play of the same name that causes madness, and with the city of Carcosa
** Nyanlathotep - Nyarlothotep, the Crawling Chaos, Messenger of the Outer Gods, and God of 1000 forms, one of the most-utilized being that of an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah
** Muu - Mu, a mystical lost continent and source of civilization that appears in some Mythos stories

* TheGhost: Muu, the creator of the books. Nyanlathotep shows up with a book she intimidated her into making so that you can banish her, so that the figurative bridge between worlds stays severed for the mutual safety of both sides. [[spoiler:Muu double crosses her by hiding a banishing ritual and defenses against her torments in the book, but you have to be canny enough to spot it first.]]

''Sucker for Love'' is a HorrorComedy DatingSim / VisualNovel, developed by Akabaka (''VisualNovel/{{Chromatose}}'') and published by [=DreadXP=]. Originally a part of ''VideoGame/DreadXCollection 2'', [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1820740/Sucker_for_Love_Prelude/ a free "Prelude" version]] was released in December 2021, in order to promote a three-chapter "''First Date''" sequel with ([[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574270/Sucker_for_Love_First_Date/ to quote the store page]]) "Three" "fully-voiced" "dateable" "girls" and [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial No horror elements or danger whatsoever]].

* BittersweetEnding: Choosing to go through with the date with L'neta ends with the destruction of reality ... but at least Ln'eta delivered on that kiss she promised. ''First Date'' [[spoiler:confirms that even if you break up with L'neta and turn her into a harmless squid, she ends reality anyway and you wake up in an alternate one. She remembers what you did and tears the break up incantation out to prevent you from doing it again]].

* BookEnds: The first chapter ends with L'neta proudly beckoning the protagonist to her at the conclusion of their date, telling him that because he followed the book to the letter, he's earned her farewell smooch. The last chapter in ''First Date'' spins this into an IronicEcho, with [[spoiler:the protagonist declaring his intent to smooch every outer god if he's able to, then telling Nyanlathotep that she's earned his own smooch.]]

** Ln’eta - Cthulhu, a betentacled Old One dreaming under the sea

** Rhok’zan - Shub-Niggurath, the Black Goat of the Woods with 1000 Young, and Cthulhu’s grandmother.

** Ln’eta, a cute, curvy {{Cthulhumanoid}}. [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness At least this is how the protagonist sees her...]]

* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: The point of the game: You summoned a dark god from beyond the veil with the power to destroy all of creation...in order to smooch her.

* FlatWhat: Nyanlathoteps' reaction to the player character saying that he was able to resist her attempts to break them through ThePowerOfLust, calling it stronger than fear.

* InterfaceScrew: [[spoiler: Nyanlathotep's specialty, specifically with her Writing On The Wall curse messing with the [=HUD=], her Silence curse preventing you from chanting, and her ability to mess with the Smooch bar, instantly filling it if you banish Muu and turning it into a health bar when she starts to attack you.]]

* MoodWhiplash: Starts out as a somewhat comedic DatingSim about romancing a CuteMonsterGirl. Should you actually go through with it, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt things don’t end well]].

** "MEET AG-END": [[spoiler:L'neta and the protagonist mutually decide that it's better to break off their relationship, deciding that it's not good for either of them, though Ln'eta believes that there may be a chance for them in a different reality. She still kills the protagonist regardless, though only to spare him from a slow, agonizing death. The ending still depicts the protagonist dead but seemingly at peace with it.]]
** "AWAKEREDUX": [[spoiler:L'neta stops the protagonist from reciting the final incantation, offering to dream a little longer so that they can stay together. "Darling" initially agrees with her, but decides to go through with reading the spell anyway. Despite her pleas and insistence that they stay together, he reasons that if he's her dream guy, they'll simply meet again in another reality. The ending stills have her waking up from the dream in tears, thanking "Darling" for giving her a dream that she can remember clearly. The final still shows a doodle of the protagonist in her notebook with a note reminding herself of what he looks like so she can dream of him again.]]

* NoPronunciationGuide: Eldritch horrors like L'Netta have the ability to pronounce things that no human could possibly hope to pronounce...like [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce worcestershire sauce]].

* ThePowerOfLove: {{Subverted}}. When the protagonist lets loose a BadassBoast about an emotion stronger than fear, Nyanlothotep assumes he means love. He means ThePowerOfLust.

* SheIsTheKing: Estir is based off of Hastur, but she presents as a human woman and is described with she/her pronouns. Nonetheless, she refers to herself as the King in Yellow. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that normal human concepts of gender most likely do not apply to her kind, to say nothing of the fact that the various deities you interact with can look however they like to the protagonist.
* ShmuckBait: Once the rituals have started, don’t look out the window...

* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: [[spoiler: Fail to perform the right counterevil in time against any of the horrors Nyanlathotep throws at you and one of these screens will pop up depicting a blue cat unplugging a cable as you take damage.]]