What is this? Student Union is an upcoming Original English Language visual novel (OELVN), which at the time of writing is about to start gathering funds via Kickstarter. This is a write up of my thoughts and impressions after playing the demo, rather than a review. Story Lane Fox is a student in his final […]
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is the latest in the ongoing Atelier series, which spans more than thirty titles released under the name. Koei Tecmo has brought this title to the PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 which I am reviewing the title on. Fortunately, you don’t need any knowledge of the […]
Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a remake of an old visual novel. One which I recall playing more than a decade ago in fact and one which has stuck with me ever since. Over time it has come out on new platforms, add voiced acting, improved graphics, and even had changes in the battle […]
Introduction Back in the mid-2000s, I booted up my Xbox 360 and I was inducted into the 3rd Street Saints gang. I wore the purple proudly, as I murdered my way through the rival gangs of Stillwater. This was a new age for open-world games, with far more extensive customization than other games had at […]
The first thing anyone says about YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story (also known as Totono or Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi) is to play it blind. After playing it through, I completely agree. As such, be warned that while I am always careful about spoilers, this review will purposely be […]
Introduction Mahou Arms pits a small paramilitary group of magical girls against an alien invasion who have almost subjugated the human race. You have to hack and slash your way through hordes of aliens in this anime-inspired game for the PC. Just be careful or the aliens will hack and slash their way through your […]
It’s showtime! The newest installment of Sakura Wars is finally releasing on the PlayStation 4. You may have read my preview of this title, but now it’s time for the full review. This is the latest title in a series where you command an all-female musical theater troupe who also double as the city’s defense […]
Note: The full review of Sakura Wars can be found here. This is a pre-release preview. Introduction It’s time to raise the curtains on the newest instalment of Sakura Wars for PlayStation 4 – otherwise known as Project Sakura Wars or Shin Sakura Taisen. It’s a dramatic 3D action-adventure series that has you take command […]
Making Lovers is a visual novel by developer Smee and published by NekoNyan. It’s rather different from many visual novels in a number of ways. The most obvious of these is that it takes place after graduation from college. It’s a nice breath of air from the standard high school setting, as great as they […]
MetaWare High School (Demo) is easy to overlook on the first impression. Scrolling past it on a list, it doesn’t stand out. It doesn’t look like anything more than a demo for a low budget visual novel. However, there is more to it than most would guess at first glance and it is actually a […]