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  1. AIR: Why the Key community is amaaaazing

    by , 06-04-2015 at 12:11 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Even if you haven't read AIR, this is just wonderful.

  2. Cross†Channel First Impressions

    by , 05-29-2015 at 12:09 AM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Well... I've never felt this in the dark about how a visual novel might turn out.



    At first glance Cross†Channel takes place in a typical highschool setting. Immediatly the protagonist, Taichi Kurosu, turns out to be one of the most annoying characters I've seen in a while because he spends every scene sexually harassing one of the girls. No, seriously, I can't think of a single scene involving a female character where ...
  3. AIR Air Arc Thoughts

    by , 05-26-2015 at 09:20 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    About time I posted this. Between university, Higurashi and Cross Channel I forgot about it for some time, but the bookclub still has me coming back to it every so often.



    So Air is AIR's final arc. The arc's name is actually also capitalized, but to make a distiction I'll take the liberty to change that. They really couldn't have picked a more confusing name, could they?


    [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/UxnJu81.png
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  4. Virtue's Last Reward True End Impressions

    by , 05-18-2015 at 04:32 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Gotta say, I enjoyed Virtue's Last Reward quite a bit more than 999. Right up until "END or BEGINNING", everything was pretty amazing.

    This post contains spoilers for the entirety of the Zero Escape series (999 and Virtue's Last Reward). If you have not read it, beware.

    (SPOILER)

    The Zero Escape series seems to have this strange habit of having its ultimate reveals be extremely similar to (SPOILER)Ever17. I mean obviously, given their relationship, but still it was
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  5. Higurashi When They Cry - Chapter 1 released on Steam!

    by , 05-16-2015 at 12:21 AM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Chapter 1 (Onikakushi) of Higurashi is available on Steam now.

    I'll probably take the opportunity to start a reread.
  6. Angel Beats!-1st Beat- Demo Released Online

    by , 05-15-2015 at 02:43 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    So Angel Beats!-1st Beat- is supposed to come out on June 26th, though it was originally supposed to come out today, so to make up for that Key put up a free online demo of the game! Of course it's all in Japanese, but if you're interested regardless, you can get it here: http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/angelbeats/download.html



    For those that don't know, Angel Beats! is set in an afterlife world where young adults with lingering ...
  7. Virtue's Last Reward First Impressions

    by , 05-12-2015 at 08:00 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Doesn't bode well when you get stuck for an hour during the first two-and-a-half hours of gameplay xD

    So Virtue's Last Reward has a premise similar to 999's. Nine people, locked away, forced to play the Nonary Game if they wish to survive. However this time around the game works a little differently, mainly with the addition of the AB and CD.

    Instead of opening numbered doors with a fitting digital root, all the bracelets this time around show a '3' at the beginning, and ...
  8. 999 True End Impressions

    by , 05-11-2015 at 08:59 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Okay, so I just finished up 999 and, uh, I don't even know what to say. I wish I could be all positive about it, but there's something that really, really bothers me.

    This post contains spoilers for all of 999 (Zero Escape: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors). If you have not read it, beware.

    Alright so since my last post was after I'd only gotten one ending, I guess I'll start by giving my overall impressions on the rest of the game leading up to the conclusion. There were good ...

    Updated 05-11-2015 at 10:10 PM by Karifean

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  9. 999 First Ending - Speculation Time!

    by , 05-08-2015 at 07:01 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    So I just got my first ending in 999. What happened was (SPOILER)Clover went a little mad and killed Santa, Seven, June and then Junpei with an axe. Oh joy.

    I won't tag spoilers from here on.

    I definitely enjoy the way this game is shaping up, because it feels as if the big mystery of the game - "Who is Zero?" - is a genuine mystery you can reason out before it's revealed to you. In other words, a fair challenge to the reader. And so, to let the veterans enjoy watching ...
  10. 999 First Impressions

    by , 05-06-2015 at 04:52 PM (Karifean's Blog of Visual Novels)
    Well I've reached the first actual choice so I thought it might be a good time to give first impressions.



    Sorry about this being the only screenshot, I fear running into spoilers if I look for anything else.

    First things first.

    OH MY GOD THAT TEXT SPEED IS SO SLOW IT'S KILLING ME.

    *Ahem* Sorry. I haven't read a visual novel that didn't just skip the text-appearing-animation if you click ...

    Updated 05-06-2015 at 06:44 PM by Karifean

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