Waning Flowers of a World Eternal – The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain (Karenai Sekai to Owari Hana or KareSeka) is a 2016 eroge visual novel by Sweet & Tea, brought to English-speaking audiences courtesy of Shiravune. Despite looking like a cute little moege title set in a cafe, the story predominately deals with themes […]
Shuten Order is a murder mystery visual novel by Neilo Inc. and Too Kyo Games in collaboration with DMM GAMES. The story is set in the fictional nation of Shuten, where members of the religious organization Shuten Order eagerly wait for the end of humanity. Similar to Too Kyo’s other titles, it was released simultaneously […]
Gaming is diverse to the point that we now have identifiable niches within subgenres. One such example is the “quirky indie” RPG often made in (or maintaining a similar feel to those made in) RPG Maker. These titles are usually unorthodox and much shorter experiences than you’d find in grander RPGs like Final Fantasy or […]
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar acts as somewhat of a remake of Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar (2008) on Nintendo DS, though it’s a far enough departure that Marvelous is describing it as “inspired by” instead. This is one of many of the Story of Seasons farming simulators, with Grand Bazaar focusing on selling your crops […]
Yomegami: My Sweet Goddess! is a romantic comedy visual novel originally released by ALcot for Japanese audiences back in 2016, 9 years prior to the English release by JAST. The story is set in a fictional version of Japan where Gods and Devils exist unbeknownst to the majority of the human population. ALcot, as an […]
Ninja Gaiden is going all out celebrating this year with Koei Tecmo’s “Year of the Ninja” campaign, which began with the excellent Ninja Gaiden II Black back in January. While we’re still a ways off from the release of Ninja Gaiden 4 at the time of writing this, what we do have is another major […]
Iwakura Aria is a mystery visual novel originally released in Japan in 2024 by MAGES., a company well-known for their work on the Memories Off series and the Science Adventure series (Chaos;Head, Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, Anonymous;Code, and more). Set in the summer of 1966, it follows an orphaned teenager as she gets acquainted with the inhabitants of the Iwakura […]
Outside of your Capcoms, SNKs, and Namcos, you also have the unsung heroes of the fighting game world, such as the subject of my topic today, Eighting. Let’s see if their checkered history of traditional and anime fighting games strikes up another win or loss for them with Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. Double […]
Once upon a time, the world of PC gaming was set alight with squad-based, tactical shooters. Ready or Not joined their ranks back in 2023, feeling like a homage to some of these classics. Now, Void Interactive has decided it’s time for the console gaming audience to get a chance to pick up their controllers […]
Some titles always seem to be involved in the discussion of what games should be enshrined in a proverbial “Video Game Hall of Fame” even if they didn’t have the most commercially friendly releases. Titles like Half Life, Thief, and Deus Ex are some that come to mind. The System Shock duology was another that […]