I had a talk recently with a friend of mine who, due to just about all of us being stuck at home during this pandemic, expressed interest in developing a visual novel. My friend didn’t know who I was as I don’t exactly broadcast my hobbies outside of reading, cigars and golf. I did ask […]
“However, as a certain anime reviewer always says, ‘The Ending is Paramount’ and this one face-plants the mat about as hard as I’ve seen any game face-plant. A little more control and focus throughout their next game and it should be a solid hit. In the meantime, this will definitely get a feature explaining the […]
Hello all and welcome to the inaugural edition of the Visual Novel Review Digest (VNRD?)! As I said at the beginning of the year, the era of me doing long-form, detailed reviews is over. To better compensate with my schedule, I’m switching to a format where I can review a minimum of five visual novels […]
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to stream the latest release from Norwegian developer Red Thread Games: Draugen. The atmospheric mystery set in the fjords follows a young man searching for his sister. The story is dense and although it is a brief adventure, clocking in at just over three hours, it manages to […]
‘Wait, JP, you’re not done talking about Chromtaose?’ Yes and No, dear Anon. First off, congratulations to the Akabaka team and all of the Kickstarter backers for securing the funding goal for the game! That’s good news not only for the developers, but for the entire EVN scene. However, now we must wait. Chromatose will […]
In Part 1, I spent a lot of time focused on the technical aspects of Akabaka’s Chromatose demo. We covered all of the technical innovations, the engine potential and the different parts of its game mechanics that promises to bring a unique twist to the Action RPG subgenre. That, in my opinion, is worth the […]
This is going to be different. I’ll be the first to admit this is an incredible gamble. The EVN market, even in its short history, is littered with shovel-ware and cautionary tales of ambitious projects that never see the light of day. In all, nearly half of a million dollars have gone towards various EVN […]
This week on the VNsNow Podcast, JP the 3rd discusses the most recent controversy on Steam, how we got here, the media and political backlash that will create the environment for change and what visual novel and independent game developers can do once the largest PC gaming market grows up. Read our full coverage of […]
Well, I hope everyone has enjoyed the month of February. March is right around the corner, which means it’s almost time for NaNoRenO 2019. Before that, though, we have a fresh batch of visual novels for your consideration! First things first, we start with Studio Élan. Studio Élan is a relatively new studio formed with Josh Kaplan: […]
….Oh boy. What a way to start off 2019 all. It is within hours since I played through the demo with HusbandoGoddess on her Twitch channel. To be fair to me, I went in believing it’s marketing material touting it as a psychological space horror where humanity has to maintain a tenuous peace with psychotic […]