Variable Barricade, the latest otome visual novel from Otomate and Idea Factory localized by Aksys Games, is a romantic comedy about a girl guarding her heart from a gang of overenthusiastic suitors. It’s a blast when it leans into humor and lighthearted fun but less effective when it veers into melodrama. An Immodest Proposal As […]
LIP! Lewd Idol Project Vol. 1 – Hot Springs and Beach Episodes is essentially a standalone DLC for Lewd Idol Project Vol. 1. Taking place during the events of that visual novel, these are essentially extra two lewd episodes in this title from Toffer Team. Filler Episodes If we were comparing LIP! Lewd Idol Project […]
Sometimes too much of something can be bad for you. Hajime finds this out in KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline. Being obsessed with the idea of finding love, he visits a lot of shrines and gets tons of charms – too many as it turns out. A goddess of matchmaking appears before him, saying […]
Romance is an essential ingredient in all otome visual novels, but I have yet to play one that examines the concept of love and relationships as holistically as Cupid Parasite does. Developed by Otomate, Idea Factory, and published by Idea Factory International, Cupid Parasite is a fantasy romantic comedy (rom-com) otome visual novel that is as fun as it […]
Suhoshin is the upcoming debut visual novel from studio No More 500. While the full game doesn’t have a release date yet beyond sometime this year, a demo consisting of the first few chapters of this mystery visual novel will be out soon. That’s what I’m taking a look at today, so without further ado, […]
Mysterious organizations, special powers, and sinister plots. Hello Lady! – Complete Edition puts you in a world where the absurd is taken to craft a dark and serious tale, though not without moments of comedy and lightness. NekoNyan have brought Akatsuki Works’ first officially localized title to us and it’s certainly an interesting one. Secrets […]
Following The Last Act, Snowhaven Studios presents another Original English Language Visual Novel (OELVN), this time a horror story set on Halloween day. Released for PC on 12 October 2021, Not It: Spookiest Edition is an updated version of Not It, an entry by the same team for the month-long Spooktober Visual Novel Jam in 2019. Highlights of the […]
With visual novels becoming easier and easier to make these days, there are many creatives who put their stories out there through this format. As one might expect, this inevitably leads to the good ones being all the more difficult to find. While Perfect Gold is certainly no diamond in the rough, it does hold […]
Do you dream of reaching the stars? The ladies of Byakko do. Farther than the Blue Sky by ChuableSoft and MangaGamer follows the protagonist as he helps them to achieve their dream – to send a rocket into space. Rocket School Farther than the Blue Sky is set at a school meant to raise the […]
Set in a fantasy world where alchemists, spirits, and mages exist, Arcadia Fallen is an Original English Language Visual Novel (OELVN) by Galdra Studios. It brings players on an 8 to 11-hour adventure where they will be tackling malicious demons, moral decisions, and logic puzzles. Arcadia Fallen was successfully funded through its Kickstarter campaign in 2020 and this […]