Giraffe and Annika has been on the market for several months now. I received my code around release and I quickly finished half of the game. I fully intended to finish it and write a review in the following days, but that all changed. As I continued, I noticed it appealed to the younger demographic […]
Indie games have come a long way over the last few decades! Though next to your Minecrafts, Undertales, and who knows how many nights at Freddy’s, one name towers among them as a crown jewel of the independent gaming scene: the Touhou Project series! Created by a developer named ZUN all by himself in 1997, the Touhou series is predominantly a […]
All aboard! Hop on, my dear audience, as I take you to a whole new world, but instead of a carpet, we are taking a plane! Welcome to Under One Wing, a visual novel developed by Harmorise and published by Sol Press. The game is available on Steam with the 18+ content censored, but you […]
A Mundane Mystery Visual novels and mystery stories complement each other like chocolate and peanut butter. Crafting a well-told one is an extremely difficult task, but when it’s done right, you’ve got an instant classic on your hands! Danganronpa, AI: The Somnium Files, and even Phoenix Wright are all fondly remembered by those who’ve played them. That being said, DareSora: […]
Meeting an Old Love Here we go again! Let’s get into another date with our good old partner Dee Dee in the demo for the fifth installment in this series of visual novels. These are developed and published by DigitallyDownloaded for PC, and available to their Patreons! Showing off my Dee Dee skills If you’ve […]
Playstation are running their ‘Big in Japan’ sale, so I thought I’d pull together some of the best discounts for fans of visual novels, JRPGs and anime games generally. The vast majority of these are 70% discount or better. I have referenced the UK store for these, so there may be slight differences from stores […]
Wild and Wet Racing Girls Kandagawa Jet Girls has teams of two racing their way through the rivers of Tokyo, all aiming to win the Kandagawa tournament. One jetter controlling the jet machine and one shooter, aiming to take down anyone getting in their way. You can follow the stories of these teams and take […]
A Fan Returns I’m excited to be reviewing this series. Wait, have I not looked at this already? Nah. This time I’m going to be looking at Summer Loop; it’s the fourth game in the “A Time with Dee Dee” series. It’s developed and published by Digitally Downloaded, more often known for its news and […]
Today we ask a rather odd question; Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? The goddess Hestia may say yes, but we say no. Infinite Combate isn’t the only thing an adventurer can do there… Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon – Infinite Combate, […]
Introduction Necrobarista calls itself a unique take on the visual novel medium. Having played visual novels for more than a decade, I’d certainly agree. In fact, some may not even agree that it is a visual novel at all. This is closer to a game than a visual novel in some ways. There are first-person […]