Living for the City
HIGH Solid writing and intricate ensemble plotting
LOW Fiddly controls for something that could be played on a Kindle…
WTF They made a great adventure game out of meme-worthy stock photos!
Tag: Visual Novel
The Midnight Sanctuary Review
Faithful in Death
HIGH It’s like a beautiful painting with a story to tell.
LOW It’s more like a book than a game.
WTF The Saint’s eyes stare into my soul.
Punch Line Review
Neat (Ghost) Trick
HIGH A wild and wacky anime-tinged adventure awaits….
LOW …If you can put up with the constant padding and awkward-as-heck structure
WTF Of all things, why a Punch Line game in 2018?
Monster Prom Review
Do The Mash!
High It’s a visual novel disguised as a party game.
Low Characters seem to have weird double standards.
WTF The entire game.
Utawarerumono: Mask Of Truth Review
A Not-So-Surprisingly Improved Sequel
HIGH The story is more complex this time, and has shed some of the dumb boob jokes.
LOW I feel kinda bad for you, Final Boss, but the Final Fantasy multiphase fight thing really annoys me.
WTF That wasn’t even the final boss?!
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (3DS) Review
I Have Some Objections
HIGH The final case might be the highlight of the entire series.
LOW No love for Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth?
WTF Why can’t I speed up the text? This has been a problem for FIFTEEN YEARS.
VA-11 HALL-A Review
Make It One For My Waifu (And One More For The Road)
HIGH A killer faux-retro aesthetic…
LOW …that sometimes gets in the way of playing the game.
WTF “Is there a chance I *won’t* be serving talking dogs this weekend?”
Don’t Run Away Preview
This isn’t a normal preview, since it’s not really fair to write a preview of your own project. So instead, I’m announcing my upcoming game/criticism project, the Visual Novel Don’t Run Away!
The Silver Case Review
On The Beat And ‘Round The Bend
HIGH Figuring out the ending to at least one of the cases.
LOW Spending ten minutes trying to find the correct place to stand and look up.
WTF The whole last chapter, really.
Utawarerumono: Mask Of Deception Review
Not As Weird As It Sounds
HIGH The beautiful art style and story…
LOW …which is slow to develop and feels like a setup for the sequel.
WTF The girls who want to be sex slaves. And it’s a running gag.
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