Like the rest of the world, I love Game of Thrones. It was only recently when I realized that despite having global recognition, it’s hard to explain my fandom for it. On the surface, it’s a very cruel and dark story of several characters trying to survive in a world driven by greed and a […]
After over a year in limbo, Winged Cloud abruptly announced today that The Guardian’s Spell has been cancelled. This afternoon, the following message appeared on the Kickstarter page for The Guardian’s Spell: We’re refunding everyone who backed this campaign. The refund process will take roughly 2-4 weeks. The project is now closed. Although it had a […]
I think one of the most interesting conversations the EVN community can have right now is how to quantify commercial growth and success. Considering that only a few years ago, all of this was purely a hobby, it is understandable that a potential ‘corporate’ side to English Visual Novel is a non-starter to a lot […]
Well, I’ve had an interesting challenge in front of me and, quite frankly, I haven’t really known how to respond. The challenge was to summarize my thoughts on the demo for Herald: a 3D visual novel that has been on Kickstarter for about a month now. It isn’t a very long demo, but it is […]
…………………………………I thought I was done with hentai? Yes, despite my confounding adventure into the realm of the Menagerie, I have been tasked with delving into another 18+ visual novel. Created for NaNoRenO 2015, Cute Demon Crashers is a story that is unabashedly sexual, but in a way that focuses on consent and comfort. I had […]
Last year, I played a little title called The Reject Demon: Toko. It was a title with potential, but too many flaws to say it was anywhere near good. Since then, the only thing they’ve really done is demo for their upcoming hentai visual novel, the Menagerie. I’ve said plenty of that already and I […]
My relationship with anime has always been lukewarm to say the least. Even in the 90s and early 2000s, which were something of a golden age for the medium (at least in production and storytelling if not popularity), I gravitated to more mature, somber tales that had the good fortune of finding a devoted audience […]
At long last, visual novel fans in the West seem to be getting what they want as more Japanese titles make their way to our shores. While it does bring on its own issues, such as piracy, it’s an exciting time to be a fan of the medium. A lot of this is due to […]
One of the fictional genres more EVN creators seem to be interested in these days is one I’ve talked about before and remains a personal favorite: thrillers. In a genre where Love is still god, convincing a new developer to create something other another teenage love story is equivalent to ice-skating uphill blindfolded and on fire. […]
A new statistical application is being developed by Sergey Galyonkin to help in what is becoming a global mission to better understand the Steam Empire. SteamSpy is still in the early alpha stage, but has gotten many game sites interested in its potential. We here at VNs Now embrace all the new data that we can get […]