Review by Matt S. Given that AI: The Somnium Files comes from the same mind that brought us the Zero Escape series (Uchikoshi Kotaro), you should go in expecting two things: firstly, an incredible narrative. Secondly, a laboured effort at throwing “gameplay” into the storytelling. Uchikoshi has never appeared to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Visual novels that are deeply rooted in some kind of bittersweet nostalgia are dime a dozen. Japanese culture itself is a deeply nostalgic one (to this day the country struggles to resolve its respect for tradition with its love of progress), and there’s an abiding fixation…
Read MoreVisual novel by Matt S. Hello everyone! So, development of My Time With Dee Dee, Volume #1 continues on strongly, and we’re still on track to deliver it over the next month or so. As promised, it’s a much larger project, in terms of everything – with four endings and…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Root Letter: Last Answer leaves me in a very difficult position. On the one hand, and purely on a sentimental level, Root Letter is my favourite visual novel. I’d argue that there are smarter and deeper VNs out there – Steins;Gate, for example, and there are…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Pantsu Hunter wants you to believe that it’s offering a nostalgic trip back to your youth. As its very description reads: “Share a heart-to-heart talk, watch a movie together, take a bath, remove a computer virus, help a girl in a tough spot and – if…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I’m going to be a little indulgent here, and use this here website platform that we’ve got to promote a game that we’ve released. That’s right, DDNet is now a game developer and publisher, and our first game is out there in the wild. My Time…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. With Saya no Uta – The Song of Saya in English – now available over Steam, I’ve got an excuse to review what is quite an old game. And write about it. There’s so much I can write about. In terms of narrative technique, the way…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Death Mark was everything that I like to see in my horror. Chilling, disturbing, and also at times sensuous, even erotic, the game perfectly encapsulated that contrasting and at time complimentary mix of horror and sexuality that should be there, but often isn’t in video games.…
Read MoreHi all! I wanted to quickly share with you all an update on where things are at with that first Dee Dee visual novel project. It’s been an interesting process getting things together, from the art to the music and Dee Dee’s voice, but once we get this first one…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Hi everyone! As you may be aware, we’re going to be producing visual novels at DigitallyDownloaded.net, which will be made to our backers on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/MattSainsb). The first visual novel will be released next month, and as a way of whetting the appetite, we’ve got here…
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