I don’t know how anyone familiar with visual novels isn’t excited for Route 59’s Necrobarista. Everything we’ve seen of the title oozes with style and a unique awareness of presentation and direction. The developers hopped onto the console train before anyone else realized it was a train at all and have, to my knowledge anyway, […]
If you are fortunate enough, you are in Dallas, Texas this weekend to attend AnimeFest. The annual convention stands out from other anime fan conventions for also being an unofficial meetup for visual novel developers. AnimeFest has seen many influential minds from the EVN sphere including the creator for the Ren’py engine Tom Rothamel, voice […]
Today was a good day for the gaming industry. Fox21, a division of 2oth Century Fox Television that focuses on smaller-budget television projects, have secured the broadcasting rights to Vampyr: the recently released Gothic Vampire RPG by DONTNOD Entertainment. This is being done in partnership with the California-based DJ2 Entertainment which has also secured the […]
Some unfortunate news coming out of Sekai Project this hour. After several now former employees announced they have been let go on social media, the company has released a statement confirming they’ve released most (if not all) of their marketing staff including Project Manager and developer of Highway Blossoms Josh Kaplan and Brand Manager Frances […]
Patience, my friends. Patience. At the beginning of 2018 I said that Route 59’s Necrobarista was my Most Anticipated VN for the year. Unfortunately, I may have jinxed it because today the developer said the project will be released early next year. It will be coming to PC, Nintendo Switch and the PS4 and has […]
Otakon is in full swing this weekend, and of course MangaGamer is there not only to provide fans with games to fit their….needs (cough) but also to announce what is coming next in their growing catalog. I have no real analysis other than I could literally spot the title that localizer Molly Lee was working […]
Hey! News about something not quite visual novel related, but it’s Kon-related so I’ll allow it. Perfect Blue is the first animated feature directed by legendary auteur Satoshi Kon. The film has been reviewed in some depth by anime channels Super Eyepatch Wolf and Anime Abandon for its dark themes and uncompromising look at how […]
If you’re a fan of strong narrative games and not just visual novels, your choices are better now than ever. Recently, I’ve been made aware of an episodic series called The Council from French developer Big Bad Wolf and brought to us from Focus Home Interactive. The storyline is ingenious from my perspective: an alternate […]
It is a rare and special privilege to be able to promote something that I personally enjoy. Long-time readers will remember that I’m a advocate for minimalist artistic styles along with a comprehensive approach to presentation beyond ‘hey, the art is pretty!’. One of the best ways to accomplish both of these goals is through […]