News 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…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I did promise news on the next step for the visual novel series very soon after the last one came out, did I not (you can grab that here if you’re keen)? I’m pushing some real VN Liiiiiive Services here for my wonderful subscribers with the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As mentioned earlier in the week, the first full Dee Dee visual novel has now been released and is available on Itch.io. By supporting it, you’re directly supporting everything that we do at DDNet – the reviews, videos, podcasts, and more, and that support means the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Finally! My Time With Dee Dee, Volume 1, The Erotic Thriller launches this week. For those who have been following along, it’s the first full visual novel in the series that we’ve got planned staring the DDNet mascot, Dee Dee. Today, I’m happy to announce that…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Raging Loop is a fascinating little game. It’s cheaply made, and its very limited production values do prevent the game from ever getting the dark horror atmosphere that the narrative deserves, but after an adjustment period you’ll put all that to the side, because what matters…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The idea of being trapped in a time loop, in which you can use the experience from previous loops to alter the events of the new one, is not a new one. Groundhog Day is a famous example, and so too is All You Need Is…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Given the number of games that I play, I have a really simple filter for figuring out which are truly special to me: They’re the ones that I remember in one, ten, or more years. It’s not a useful guide when sitting down to review something…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. While I’ve been traveling in Japan for Tokyo Game Show, plus some holiday time, I’ve still found plenty of time to make progress on the first “full” My Time With Dee Dee visual novel. We’re getting very close to release now! At this stage, we’re aiming…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Yu-No: A Girl With A Very Long And Silly Subtitle is much better experience than its nonsense name. This is seminal visual novel that went a long way to establish the genre as we know it today, and inspire so many of the other big names…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As far as coding is concerned, visual novels are the easiest things to make. This is particularly true if you’re making ones that either don’t include gameplay elements, or only throw the occasional choice and branching path at the player. I should know; even I’ve been…
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