Review by Matt S.Along with Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head, Robotics;Notes belongs to what you could conceivably call the “AAA” of visual novels. Each of these titles is characterised by having an expansive, extensive vision, exceptionally high production values, and are lengthy, content-filled stories. Robotics;Notes Elite is an upgrade to the original…
Read MoreWe have a special guest on the podcast this week! Tina from Cotton Candy Cyanide, an Australian developer that has just released her first game under the brand – Quantum Suicide. It’s a very, very good game, full of Danganronpa-style drama and with a healthy dose of fan service, so…
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What a wonderful thing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is. Developer, Vanillaware, is known for its quality 2D action games, from Dragon’s Crown through to Odin Sphere, but in general, those games are about the stunning visual engines and tight action. The developer has never been known as a storyteller in…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Earlier this year we reviewed Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York. It was a decent attempt to bring White Wolf’s modern gothic pen-and-paper vision to video game consoles via the visual novel medium. The developers are on to something with this license and property,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Quantum Suicide has been a very long time coming. We first wrote about the game back in 2016, saw it in action in 2017 at TGS, and thought then that things were coming together nicely. As happens so often with video games, though, things didn’t come…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. So, I’ve got good news – I’m finally able to provide Patreon backers with a demo for Sade: A My Time With Dee Dee VN. This demo will give you the first (in-game) day of the five-day narrative, so you are getting a good chunk of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dear game developers and publishers: if you’ve got a visual novel that needs localisation, you really need to consider the process of finding a quality localiser to be an essential step in the publishing process. Your game exists exclusively for that story, and if you can’t…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. Not every game lands and is met with immediate success. For many developers – especially those that operate in niche spaces like visual novels – success comes organically, as word of mouth spreads and people discover that this humble little thing, swimming in an ocean of…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I really think 13 Sentinels will be one of my favourite games. Vanillaware’s latest is a brilliant blend of art, apocalypse, time travel, science fiction, character narrative and tower defence… and somehow, for wearing all those hats (and then more) it’s all cohesive. For this preview…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Aokana – Four Rhythms Across the Blue makes its way to Nintendo Switch this week, and it’s an excellent port of an excellent VN. One thing that is notable about the game’s console port is that it has lost the adult scenes that were a big…
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