And so we’ve come to it, as we inevitably do. Welcome all to the 2018 End of Year Lists. First I want to thank you for your patience. 2018, overall, was a good year for visual novels in the West: even with the controversy around Steam. But that isn’t to say we didn’t have some […]
Welcome to 2018 folks! 2017 was a strong year for the visual novel genre and we saw some great entries, along with some very popular ones that helped move the medium forward. We also got some trash, but that is to be expected in any good year. But that was 2017: the books on that […]
The court is now in session. As I said covering the Ten Best Visual Novels of the year, 2017 was a fantastic year for the medium. However, that doesn’t mean there weren’t a few that weren’t quite up to snuff…in fact more than a few. Yes, as per reviewer traditions that goes back for generations; […]
Well, here we are. 2017 was an excellent year for the Western visual novel community. More than a few VNs found mainstream recognition and success. Some even were interwoven into the larger gaming sphere: like Doki Doki Literature Club. However, in the end, it will not surprise anyone that through the year, I played some […]
Howdy! I know, I know; I botched it again. I deeply apologize for leaving everyone hanging on this final 2015 list. I was hoping to wrap it up in January, however I got snagged in more than a few categories. Believe it or not, I do try to be fair when I can and I […]
Before we begin this list an ‘honorable mention’ is it order because I was planning to put Backstage Pass from SakeVisual on this list. However, earlier this week it was announced by Ayu Sakata and her team have basically finished the game. It is still listed as Early Access on Steam, but us media types […]
Hello all! Thank you again for your patience. As previously announced, Taarradhin by Cyanide Tea is my choice for English Visual Novel of 2014. However, there are still so many to congratulate for their amazing work over the past year. These are your winners for the 2014 Best Ofs! Congratulations all and we are looking […]
Well, after a few months of waiting, we have finally arrived folks. Before we begin, I just want to take a few moments to discuss the process and 2014 as a whole. The Best Ofs were conceived as an admission of my own limitations. There are only so many games one man can play on […]
Getting this list together wasn’t easy and I think it’s only fair to bring everyone up to speed. As I mentioned before, the bulk of the nominations focused on a core group of visual novels released in 2014: leaving several out in the cold. So I involved my privileges as all-mighty Editor-in-Chief to add to […]
So, let’s talk bad. I said before in a review that I try not to focus in on the bad EVNs if I can help myself, but at the same time it’s sometimes unavoidable to avoid the turkeys. So, in preparations to celebrate the Best, let’s take a moment to remember the Worst! Now, to […]