2012 was an amazing year for the OELVN world, with massive steps taken to forward the genre as a whole. But, as all good things tend to do, it has come to an end. And with 2012 in the history books, what do we all have to look forward to in the coming year? That […]
This is going to get tricky. Winter Wolves is one of the groups I loved before creating this backwater gaming outpost known as VNs Now. Hell, one of the first to embrace my little site was Celso Riva and I am very thankful he did. Unfortunately, the line between RPGs and EVN tends to blur […]
Another game that has been on the back burner here at the HQ is a little title from Hanako Games called Long Live the Queen: released a few months ago. Now, in a bit of total disclosure, this particular game was passed along to me and I’m reviewing it mostly because it was requested. Why? Well, […]
Ah NaNoRenO…how I failed the crap outta you. Okay some of you may not be completely acquainted with what happened so I’ll give you the abridged version. NaNoRenO is the EVN equivalent to National Novel Writing Month or whatever the abbreviation means. EVN writers have one month to produce a full visual novels: no small […]
And now for the epic conclusion to the August Interview! Read Part 1 Here! VNs Now: From what I understand Rob, some of the music for Cinders was done with live instruments. What went into that decision? ROB: If you can and need, do. The budget was low and the time restraints were high. Thankfully my girlfriend, Rhian […]
With the summer rolling away, it is time to confess that really in the terms of ‘EVN Summer Blockbusters’ so far there has only been one and that is a visual novel VNs Now has been following almost since the beginning: Cinders by Moacube. After watching it explode on the internet and seeing the indie press shower […]
Despite my often well-earned reputation, I do enjoy lighter stories and shows. I love to laugh and things/people that can successfully do so (shout out to Kevin Hart) rank very highly among those that I respect. But there’s something about the darker side of fiction that has always interested me. Well-crafted stories about the complexities […]
For most of you, this young lady will not need an introduction. Sakevisual’s Ayu Sakata has been a part of the EVN community longer than I knew it existed. In that time, Sakevisual produced six original titles while partnering to deliver visual novels like Winter Wolves’ Winter in Fairbrook. She is a talented actress, avid […]
No warming up in the bull pen tonight. Let’s jump right into Dischan’s Kinect Novel: Juniper’s Knot. Oh and there are some slight spoilerish moments here as well so if you haven’t played the KN yet, well, get to it and then get back here. STORY If you’re a regular of VNs Now you have […]
Okay, before we get into this review some explanation is needed because there is a reason I don’t follow a lot of otome or even straight-up romantic visual novels. Look, I’m not as vain as my massive ego would lead you to believe. I understand that there are some things in this world that aren’t […]