Indulgent: Willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence . I’ve tossed around the term ‘fanservice’ for a while now, but the truth is the way I use it only covers a small corner of the larger problem of, frankly, indulgent media. Never before in the history of Western civilization has there been such an […]
The Switch is Nintendo’s best console in years. It was so popular when it first came out that stocks sold out pretty much everywhere! People had to go to sites like Gamulator and download the emulator for games like Breath of the Wild because they just couldn’t get their hands on the Switch! And one […]
…..Okay? I like to think my thought process is a bit more nuanced than that, but I’m not 100% sure what to take away from Sugar and Massacre. This isn’t the first time we’ve crossed paths with a demo that left more than a bit of confusion here on VNs Now. However, it is one […]
As much as I’ve earned my reputation as a stone-cold critic who only has an eye for exemplary writing and art in his media…I gotta level with you guys: even I enjoy trashy, B-grade schlock from time to time…in small doses…otherwise I would actually lose my mind. The problem with this type of entertainment is […]
I don’t like reviewing pornography. There. I said it. I am well aware of the connection between pornography and visual novels in Japan…it’s not a hard link to find. The reality is that you can’t do this without broaching some sexual content and that is somewhat healthy with a few provisos. A scene featuring sexual […]
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 […]
One of the most difficult genres of media to translate to a visual novel is, in my opinion, shounen manga/anime. Many have tried, to be sure. The closest we’ve come to a successful translation is with the Sunrider series and that is more due to really nailing (no pun intended) what makes the mecha subgenre […]
…Am I being corrupted? It’s a little disconcerting that I even have to ask that question: seeing how long I went without covering adult material on VNs Now. Perhaps the worst fate really is to fall silently after all…if I start praising terrible ecchi VNs just because of boobs, double-tap me in the skull and […]