Article by Matt S. Actual Sunlight doesn’t look like much – it’s one of those games that has been built in RPG Maker, but this is one hard-hitting, essential works of art. I’ve previously reviewed it on PlayStation Vita, and it’s not the kind of experience that really needs a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The whole “wake up in a video game” trope has become astoundingly common as a plot device, but that’s also because it works, and is good fun. Ascendant Hearts, an Isekai visual novel that launched on Steam back in 2018, is one such example, parodying all…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Aksys has announced the release dates for its 2020 lineup of otome titles for Switch, and there’s a good mix of the favourites and new ones to look forward to. As far as favourites go, there will be ports of Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Maitetsu is another one of those formerly R18+ eroge visual novels that has “gone legitimate” for console releases, removing the explicit sex scenes, while retaining a less explicit approach to fan service and, otherwise, all the narrative elements. We’ve seen with the likes of Nekopara and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hello peeps! It’s been a while since I provided the last update on the upcoming visual novel, so I figured I should give everyone a status update! The bad news first. The project has been slightly delayed, on account of finalising things. I intend on having…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Mirror, a match-3 hentai game on PC, had one thing going for it; it was smutty, and it therefore had a point. Let’s face it, if you are going to enjoy the game, mundane concerns such as a halfway decent narrative or localisation aren’t important. Neither…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Visual novel developers often do like to subvert expectations. Unlike a straight-up novel, the visual novel medium allows for alternative routes and endings, and when you’ve got the option to write “bad” endings, the temptation to use them to ruin everything players had expected to get…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Utawarerumono series are some of the best tactics JRPG/Visual Novel hybrids out there. They’re also very cultural, with a strong basis in Japan’s native Ainu culture providing the basis of the aesthetics that you’ll see through each of the games (read about that in an…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. We have hit the end of 2019, and just before I take a break through to the New Year (I imagine I’ll spend most of it sleeping), I wanted to do one more video, to take a look back at the year that was. Many people…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Shibuya Scramble is an eclectic visual novel, to say the least – mixing still and video imagery of real actors in with plenty of video game interfaces and the like for a truly oddball visual and narrative experience. In his latest let’s play, Harvard takes a…
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