Sekai Project is a licensing/publishing company that we have taken note of. Its game library is already astounding, with Japanese hits such as Clannad (which I adored) being made available to English-language audiences for the first time. Now it has partnered with Unwonted Studios (a Texas company developing high-end English…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Given that people insist that “walking simulators” like Gone Home are not real games – because, I assume, there isn’t a kill count – I can’t imagine they would consider Hakuōki: Stories of the Shinsengumi is a “game.” Hakuōki is a visual novel which, for 90…
Read MoreBack when Digitally Downloaded ran a second website, Otaku Gaming, we reviewed a little Japan-only from Konami called New Love Plus. This was a 3DS sequel to a wildly popular DS game, and evidently the 3DS sequel was popular enough to justify a sequel, New Love Plus +. For the…
Read MoreOf all the games that are made in Japan, the ones that you will rarely, if ever, see released in the west are dating simulators or games that focus on the sexual content (and then also released on mainstream platforms like Steam or at retail, dodgy download services don’t count).…
Read MoreLet’s kick this review off with three warnings: Warning #1: there was no hype to this game, and Nintendo has tried to bury it in the eShop. Warning #2: It’s by Circle, who has become the new Gameloft in terms of shoddy ideas poorly executed. Warning #3? This review, because…
Read MoreOver at Digitally Downloaded’s sister site, Otaku Gaming, I reviewed a Japanese import game on the DS called Love Plus. It’s a game many have heard of, as it was a pretty big success story for publisher, Konami. Out in the west many couldn’t understand why a dating game could…
Read MoreOver at Digitally Downloaded’s sister site, Otaku Gaming, I reviewed a Japanese import game on the DS called Love Plus. It’s a game many have heard of, as it was a pretty big success story for publisher, Konami. Out in the west many couldn’t understand why a dating game could…
Read MoreLook, here’s a game we’re not going to review, but some of you might be interested (there’s a lite version to try before you buy); WET Productions has released a virtual dating sim starring such hunks as the fellow on the right. My Virtual Boyfriend features 20 levels of progressive…
Read MoreLook, here’s a game we’re not going to review, but some of you might be interested (there’s a lite version to try before you buy); WET Productions has released a virtual dating sim starring such hunks as the fellow on the right. My Virtual Boyfriend features 20 levels of progressive…
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