I first heard about Fatal Twelve last year at AnimeFest in Dallas. It was a part of a rather impromptu presentation by Sekai Project that I enjoyed, but mostly because I was roasting most of it on Twitter. A few titles stuck out to me though as having strong potential and this was one of […]
The Gold Standard here is written in blood. That hasn’t stopped being true for VNs Now from the moment I first uttered it. However, even my long-time readers forget the corollary to it. Exploring the more dramatic and even the more traumatic side of fiction gives your work a better chance at being good, this […]
As you know, we here at VNs Now are focused on building you a better gaming site and correcting many long-term issues we’ve had in delivering on that site. To that end we’ve talked with several business partners with long-established ties to the visual novel world to make improvements. All of our conversations were productive and […]
So, let’s talk about Yoko Taro. I like the man. Beyond his bizarre need to keep his face hidden, he has consistently put out damn near auteur work: showing creativity and an ability to have players play through his games as many times as possible. Comprehension of his work is another matter entirely, but the tone and […]
This…this has been a long time coming. In the opening of my Impulse review last year, I specifically stated that this very title was on track to be the Worst of 2016 until the broken wreckage of that wannabe Scooby-Doo crew landed on my desk. But why? Impulse earned its criticism, yet Lucid9: Inciting Incident […]
Well, it is that time of year again. That glorious month where aspiring and veteran EVN developers all become one body, focused on one goal: completing a visual novel within a month. Yes, it is NaNoRenO time yet again and I love this time of year. While this does lead to some typical genre tent […]
Well, it would’ve been nice to start this year without controversy. But, that simply isn’t our lot in life, is it? So, last month Christine Love released her latest work, Ladykiller in a Bind, onto Steam. While it was met with more positive reviews to add to its already long list of kudos, apparently there were […]
Before we begin I want to announce I’m doing a little giveaway to celebrate this fantastic series! Sekai Project has been gracious enough to grant me an extra key and I want one of my good readers to have it! All you have to do is follow us on Twitter and retweet my original link […]
You’ll have to forgive me that this isn’t a formal news post. However, it was important that I get my immediate thoughts to you guys on what was a good decent day for Jim Fucking Sterling (Son). The news broke today that Romine v. Stanton, a lawsuit brought by the former owners of Digital Homicide, […]
Ah, Valentine’s Day. For many, it’ll be a warm, emotional day of fun with their significant other. For me, it’s a brutal reminder of romance’s oppressive tyranny in the VN realm. Despite my galliant, damn near yeoman’s efforts to free us from the tooth-rotting grip of BxG, GxB, GxG, BxB, BYOB and every other letter […]