Criminal Border 3rd Offence (titled Liminal Border Part III on Steam) is the penultimate episode of Purple Software’s crime drama visual novel, Criminal Border. Shiravune is publishing the English translation of Criminal Border. This review may contain spoilers for the previous two episodes. Criminal Border 3rd Offence is an eroge which contains sexual content and […]
The Shell Part III: Paradiso is a remastered release of Kara no Shoujo – The Last Episode, the closing chapter of Innocent Grey’s Kara no Shoujo series, which was originally released in Japan in 2020. Last year I called The Shell Part II: Purgatorio “a testament to the narrative potential of visual novels”, and both […]
It’s that time of year again when ghosts and ghouls hit peak relevancy, children hound you for free candy, and people in cheap fancy dress make decisions they’ll regret come November. For Halloween homebodies looking for something spooky to liven up All Hallows Eve, we have NookGaming’s Halloween Highlights. Yofukashi no Uta / Call of […]
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream is the latest entry in the Sword Art Online game series. After last year’s Sword Art Online: Last Recollection delivered a disappointing end to the Gameverse canon, I wasn’t particularly interested in trying out another SAO game anytime soon. Fractured Daydream has a unique advantage though. It was developed by […]
The Fate series is a behemoth of a media franchise, with myriad entries across anime, manga, and video games. The sheer size of the franchise is, at this point, quite intimidating. Where exactly should one begin if they’re trying to get into Fate? Luckily, despite the series’ incredible sprawl, there’s a simple answer: the visual […]
After a long wait, Earth Defense Force 6 has finally arrived in the Western market. The game follows on from 2019’s Earth Defense Force 5, which was quite a significant step forward for the series. Is EDF 6 a similar leap forward, or is the long-running series now going stale? To Save Our Mother Earth […]
Hookah Haze, developed by Acquire and published by Aniplex, is a visual novel that I’ve had my eye on since it was first announced at the tail end of 2023. The game has a striking visual style and a unique concept that grabbed my interest, but is there enough substance behind the style to keep […]
AMANATSU ~Perfect Edition~ is a slice-of-life, romance visual novel developed by Azarashi Software, with an English translation published by Shiravune. AMANATSU aims to deliver a relaxed, coming-of-age love story in a sleepy seaside town, but how well does it deliver on this appealing premise? Slow Life, Take It Easy AMANATSU’s story focuses on our protagonist […]
Tsukimichi Moonlit Fantasy is an isekai light novel written by Kei Azumi. This review is based on the official English translation of the first volume by Hanashi Media. An anime adaptation of the series by studio C2C aired its first season back in 2021, and it was followed by a second season a few years […]
The Shell Part II: Purgatorio is a remastered release of Kara no Shoujo – The Second Episode. The visual novel, developed by Innocent Grey, was first released in 2013 in Japan. I played The Shell Part I: Inferno for review last year, and was impressed by the quality of its script, and its haunting story […]