Back in 2023 (dear lord, time flies fast), Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo was a surprising release by Square Enix. By that company’s standard, it was a humble and straightforward visual novel, but clearly the execs had seen the success of Danganronpa, AI: The Somnium Files, Famicom Detective Club and others and wanted a piece of the pie. The…
Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based indie outfit behind the cult hit Tokyo Dark, spent the early 2000s working with Hewlett-Packard on GPS-triggered gaming experiments in Bristol. Back then, everyone was certain they were…
After introducing Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse at last week’s Nintendo Direct Partner…
Idea Factory International has announced a late May release date for Birushana:…
Back in 2023 (dear lord, time flies fast), Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo was a surprising release by Square Enix. By that company’s standard, it was a humble and straightforward visual novel, but clearly the execs had seen the success of Danganronpa, AI: The Somnium Files, Famicom Detective Club…
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Jen Williams has seen the future, and like many of us, she’s worried about it. The studio lead at Cherrymochi, the Japan-based indie outfit behind the cult hit Tokyo Dark, spent the early 2000s working with Hewlett-Packard on GPS-triggered gaming experiments in Bristol. Back then, everyone was certain they were…
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After introducing Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse at last week’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Square Enix has released new information about the supernatural mystery adventure game. Specifically, it has introduced seven characters and two game systems. The title will be launched next week.…
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Idea Factory International has announced a late May release date for Birushana: Winds of Fate, an otome visual novel fan disc set 15 years after the Heiji Rebellion. It will be released digitally and physically in North America and Europe, and anyone who picks up the physical edition early enough…
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Nearly three years ago, Square Enix released the visual novel Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. In his review, DDNet editor-in-chief Matt wrote that it was ” one of the better visual novels that [he’s] played in some time.” Today, Square Enix surprised the world by announcing its sequel, Paranormasight:…
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Lached Up Games serves a very specific niche with its quirky and colourful visual novels. Is there much of an audience for fanservicey visual novels filled with Australian humour about genderswapping (and now, with Help! I’m Turning Into A Mermaid!, species swapping)? Probably not. But for the people who do…
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Today, Idea Factory International announced a late March release date for otome visual novel Homura: The Crimson Warriors, although in Europe, the physical edition won’t be available until late April. The game will be available to pre-order at the IFI Online Store beginning February 2. IFI has also update the…
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Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights is a little bonkers, and that makes it delightful. The very concept of the thing is silly, funny, and charming: Cecilia is the third princess in a family that, generally, hates her. She’s also meant to be “unlucky” but has a mysterious…
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Idea Factory International has announced a release window for its upcoming otome visual novel, Homura: The Crimson Warriors. Digital and physical versions of the game will be released in North America during March 2026. Digitally, the game will be released in Europe during the same month; however, its physical version…
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Visual novel Birushana: Winds of Fate is a fan disc to Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei, and today, Idea Factory International announced it would be bringing the visual novel to the West for Nintendo Switch in 2026. The game features nine routes and shows fans what life is like post-war…
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