Okay, if you want a detailed review on this game, so you have an idea of what you're getting yourself into, then strap in because this is going to be lengthy.
First things first, I love that the person we are playing, gets to put in whatever name they please, and gets a " she/her, he/him, they/them" pronoun option. And the game never specifies anything about what you look like, so it actually feels like you yourself are the one within the story, and not a pre-made cliché character. Which is a lot of fun, because you can then daydream about it with ease.
Second, I love the artwork that shown throughout the game. The character's themselves are usually portrayed as their cartoonish selves, but you do get MANY instances where one of the Grunkles (Whoever's storyline you went with) become more realistic, more like looking at a real human than a cartoon. There's even parts where it seems that the cartoonish style and the realistic style come together to create a beautifully blended scene of real and surreal. Another thing that's done absolutely exquisite is being able to match the expression of the characters to whatever's happening in the story line. They have many different expressions, and even if they're repeated, you don't really notice. I think my favorite part about the artwork though, is being able to click through the realistic scenes after you've finished the game. You get a gallery sort of thing to click through, and let me tell you, its awesome to look through.
Third, the story lines itself is SO FUN to go through. You get such wildly different stories and scenes depending on which Grunkle you went for. And you can tell that, even though they're twins, they have such vastly different interests and ways that they handle falling in love. No matter which Grunkle you go for, you'll have so many choices throughout, that you'll probably have to play they're storyline quite a few times to see all the possible endings and events you can go through. And your character seems to have seemingly the same, or close to your thoughts while going through the game. There were MANY instances that I read through what my character was thinking, and found it so close to what I had thought, that I had to compose myself before I could continue onward. And the whole games storyline wasn't like "bam, bam, bam. There, your in love and the games done." Not at ALL. There were actual events that didn't pertain completely and utterly to progressing your love life forward. I mean, the game had its fair share of those exact events, but that's not the entirety of the game. There were adventures, there were many interactions and events with Mabel and Dipper. There were even a couple events where you didn't see the Pines family AT ALL for a good while. But all in all, its a VERY good mix of laughter and love progression.
Fourth, the actual choices YOU made while progressing through the game. The choices you had to make rarely were clear-cut in the sense of "If you choose this you'll do something wrong, but if you do this, you'll do something right." . Don't get me wrong, there were choices that were clear in that sense, but most of the time, the choices you could make depended solely on your gut instinct. And they weren't boring choices neither. They had detail to them, making sure that they actually matched up with the logical choices someone would make if they were in that situation in real life. You also have the opportunity to "go back" and undo most of your choices. If you chose something that didn't give you the reaction you expected, you could go back to when you had choices, and choose another option. That feature came in handy a lot, at least with me. (What can I say, I sometimes don't make the best choices.) But there were a couple instances where I could only go back so far, and not remake a choice. But even then, not going back didn't hurt the storyline in the way my over-exaggerating mind thought it would.
All in all, this game is exquisite. A lot of detail, care, craft and creativity was put into this game, and it definitely shows. I've never played a dating simulator before this one, but I can say that if they all turn out to be as good as this one, then I'm sad I haven't played any others before. This simulator is amazing, creative, full of adventure and lots of cheek reddening, heart quickening, cheeky smiled fun. And a plus, is that you don't even have to have watched all or part of the show. It gives you just enough background information to go on throughout the game like you've already seen the show. So, if you've made it this far into my review, I first of all want to thank you for taking time out of your day to read it, and also to tell you to go play it already! You have 2 very attractive and very love-filled Grunkles to go date!