Review 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…
Read MoreVisual Novel news by Matt S. Hello all! As you already know, the next Dee Dee visual novel will introduce a couple of new characters to the expanded Dee Dee universe (yes, it’s not just Marvel that can pull this off). You already know about Lorin. There’s another one, but…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Cherrymochi is a Japanese development company with a unique distinction – most of the team are westerners, drawn from the UK, Europe and America, but all of them have extensive experience living and working in Japan. It’s rare that a game can be truly Japanese –…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Experience Inc’s horror visual novel series, which started with Death Mark before moving on to NG, has become my favourite horror this side of Project Zero. They’re not necessarily commercial works however, which is why Experience is now relying on crowdfinding for the third in the…
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