117 Posts for Features Category

Features

First Impressions: Break Chance Memento, Pt. 1

Read Part 2 and Part 3 here! So, for roughly two years now an English Visual Novel I have been openly interested in is Cyanide Tea’s Break Chance Memento. The group spent most of 2012 getting the harmony of their collective efforts in tune and after two strong showings, BCM stayed high on my radar. […]

Written by JP3 - July 28, 2013
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Take 2: A Troll’s Fairy Tale

Hello all! Welcome to a new segment of the site I call Take Two! You see unlike mainstream games, there’s no such thing a single English Visual Novel release. If a writer is so inclined they can go back and refine a previously released project to develop their skills with a happy audience more than […]

Written by JP3 - July 24, 2013
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Story So Far: Kansei

So, have you learned anything today? If not, here’s a lesson for you! Never Google anything. It might inadvertently give JP an idea, so juts avoid it. What am I talking about? Well it turns out that VNs Now was among the answers Google have to the following query: ‘kansei full story’. Now me being […]

Written by JP3 - February 9, 2013
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Commentary, Features

JP3’s Soapbox: The Walking Dead VN?

One of the more interesting debate topics inside the video game community at larger in the last year was Telltale Game’s The Walking Dead. This episodic adventure came just about out of nowhere, spinning its tale over the course of the year in five downloadable episodes. It literally came out of nowhere to win Spike’s […]

Written by JP3 - January 29, 2013
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Top 3: Yousei

So, the beta for Sakevisual’s Yousei is out! Which means it is safe for me to begin wildly predicting some of the things that will happen in the JMMS’ third chapter. Now, if you were around for the Kansei Top 3 or the Cinders Top 3, allow me to give you the rundown. The Top 3 is […]

Written by JP3 - January 14, 2013
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End of the Year Lists, Features

Most Anticipated EVNs of 2013

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 […]

Written by JP3 - January 7, 2013
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End of the Year Lists, Features

Most Anticipated EVNs of 2012

Well, the holidays are done and 2012 is right around the corner! While 2011 has been a solid year for English visual novels, 2012 is already looking to be bigger with several groups looking to take their work to another level. While there will always be a mystery contender waiting in the wings, I’ve already […]

Written by JP3 - January 9, 2012
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