Best of 2012! Top Ten: Love Stories Better Than Twilight

Move over Edward and Bella, love is in the air of Nintendo Land.

By Joseph Nelson. Posted 12/23/2012 13:00 Comment on this     ShareThis

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This story was selected as one of our best from 2012. It was originally published on 20th June, 2012 during Issue 107: Better Together.

Love. Most basic of emotions. It can be felt towards another person, or an activity, or even an inanimate object (we all understand that last one, I love my Wii). Most people feel love at at least one point in their lives, whichever sort of love it may be. So how on Earth did Stephenie Meyer mess it up so bad? Love isn’t being beaten up and threatened to be eaten by your boyfriend’s family, nor is it being stalked by him, nor even is it having your blood drained by him. There’s a difference between commitment, and becoming an undead glittery aberration against nature.

It’s not easy to write a love story, but it isn’t as hard as Meyer seems to have shown. Developers have been writing love stories for years now; from the obvious star-cross’d lovers separated by class, to the unconventional trysts, to the downright unhealthy infatuations. Yet even these simple stories outdo Meyer’s abysmal attempt at depicting love, as you will soon see (okay, so not every romance in this list is simple and straightforward, but at least I don’t use the word “alabaster” every paragraph). They may not all be ideal, but at least they are all believable. So now, come glance with me through Nintendo’s Little Black Book.

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