https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/617072566499282945 Felt like this was worth mentioning since I know quite a few people round these forums like this series. I enjoyed the Zero Escape games quite a lot, especially Virtue's Last Reward, but the lack of closure really hurts. But it seems that problem will forever resolve itself in one year's time~ Though I hope it's not as reminiscent of Kotaro Uchikoshi's other ...
Updated 07-03-2015 at 11:51 PM by Karifean
So this is a thing. People called âge localizations an impossibility, but Degica did it. They're gonna be kickstarting it which you can probably blame on Sekai Project's successes in doing just that, but I have no doubts it'll meet its goal. In fact, I'll certainly be pledging towards it, since while I do overall think Muv-Luv is more popular than it needs to be it's still a damn good story overall. The formal announcement isn't ...
Updated 07-05-2015 at 12:36 PM by Karifean
What happens when a visual novel with a great story gives you a bonus extra ending as a reward for 100% completion? Well... Boobs will not lose! Boobs are justice! Boobs will save the Earth! BOOBS. ARE. THE. GREATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!! What value is there in ...
Updated 07-17-2015 at 03:47 PM by Karifean
I feel like doing a few writeups of particular aspects of visual novels, and how and where they were done well or not-so-well. There's a lot of subtle things that go into a visual novel experience, and I appreciate the attention to detail on some accounts. This is one of those little things that can truly make a big difference. In many ways a good title screen theme is important. It's the single theme you keep coming back to - the one you hear every time you open up the game - and ...
Updated 08-02-2015 at 02:33 PM by Karifean
So much irony in me saying these words. My thoughts are with the Square Enix team working on the Final Fantasy VII Remake and I wish them all the best. The amount of pressure they're going to get working on something that is considered the best RPG of all time by millions could kill a person. No matter what they do, people are going to bitch when the game doesn't live up to their expectations. They could keep EVERYTHING from the original game in it and I still predict ...
Figured I might as well make this little list for anyone interested in taking advantage of the current Summer Sale to grab a couple of games. planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ is 50% off, putting it at € 4,99. Being made by the same company who also made CLANNAD and Little Busters!, naturally, I can only recommend it. It's only three hours long and thus definitely one of the best 'short' (<5h) visual novels I've ever read. Especially if you like Key, or you're interested ...
Final Fantasy XIII is a game I haven't talked a lot about on my blog or social media, so allow me to start this rant off with my thoughts on the game. I didn't like it. Now, ever since I made my feelings of this game known, I have had several people from the FFXIII fan community (apparently this exists) that has come out of the woodwork to explain to me why I'm wrong and should give the game a second chance to the point of excessive nagging. So, allow me to address each ...
Even if you haven't read AIR, this is just wonderful.
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 ...
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 ...