JP3 Plays Fault – Silence the Pedant, Pt. 1 JP3 Plays Fault – Silence the Pedant, Pt. 1

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JP3 Plays Fault – Silence the Pedant, Pt. 1

June 24, 2017

To make up for the terrifying lack of live streams, I bring you a Let’s Play of the demo for Alice in Dissonance’s Fault Silence the Pedant! Hopefully, the demo will show the promise of the full game! Synopsis: fault – SILENCE THE PEDANT is a Cinematic Visual Novel with Point and Click Adventure elements […]

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Herald Books 1 and 2 Review

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Herald Books 1 and 2 Review

June 23, 2017

Thanks to the good folks at Wispfire, I will be giving away a game code for Herald over the next few days. Follow VNs Now on Twitter and RT our tweets of this review for a chance to win! (6/23/2017) I was wrong. If a critic is honest, these are the three words they have […]

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Blossoms Bloom Brightest Review

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Blossoms Bloom Brightest Review

June 23, 2017

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I’m okay. I’m okay. I just started thinking about what’s on the chopping block today and got a little upset. What I am about to say here, I say knowing the full implications of everything I’ve reviewed up to now: Blossoms Bloom Brightest may be one of the worst visual novels I’ve […]

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Fault Milestone Two Side: Above Review

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Fault Milestone Two Side: Above Review

June 21, 2017

I like Alice in Dissonance for the most part. Despite my well-earned reputation, I do love to see good art, ambitious use of technology and the group has consistently delivered on that end.  Their artistic work alone can easily stand with other Japanese games, not just VNs, and the fact that they’re determined to improve […]

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JP3’s Soapbox: The Cold Light

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JP3’s Soapbox: The Cold Light

June 5, 2017

‘Why can’t you just enjoy [insert entertainment genre here]?’ More often than not, this is the last line of defense for a fan arguing against a critic over a piece of media. To be fair, critics have their emotional defenses against fans as well, but this one has more of an edge to it because […]

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A Quick Look At: Zodiac Axis Alpha Demo

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A Quick Look At: Zodiac Axis Alpha Demo

June 1, 2017

A question for you; why do so many visual novels start the same way? There have been many think-pieces and commentaries on how to start a narrative and for all the literary methods at a developer’s feet, VNs usually start one of two ways: either arriving in a new town OR waking up from a […]

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