Well kids, I think this is what my brothers and sisters of the Catholic faith would call a mea culpa. Circle Pegasi isn’t new to the EVN scene. In fact their first kinetic novel, Firefly, was released three years ago. So, why is this the first time your humble host has ever discussed the label? […]
Earlier this year I reviewed Rising Angels: The Red Rose from IDHAS Studios. It was an average title that was ultimately the sums of its choices. Clearly it was also not the title KomiTsuku, the mind behind IDHAS, wanted to release so he went back to the drawing board to revamp the entire series. Rising […]
Last year I talked about a little kinetic novel called Touhou Mecha. The fangame earned my attention with its animated mech battles and obviously love of the source material. Its weaknesses were also obvious and that version of the game earned its 5/10. But the story doesn’t end there. Since that time Dai-Sukima Dan, the […]
I like vampires. Considering the current trend in popular culture of turning this particular legendary monster into a toothless Abercrombie model for tweens to fawn over, that statement probably seems a bit strange. But as a classical literature guy, I know the roots of the vampire and its origins connect to humanity’s most obsessive thoughts […]
…We need to have a talk about Anvils and why I hate them. Look, I know for a fact I have a wide spectrum of readers here and that’s exactly what I want. What we believe about politics or religion shouldn’t be a factor in the games we like. The idea of it even being […]
So, anyone here ever guessed I’m something of a fan of the Fate/Stay Night franchise? I’m still not sure how it happened honestly. And yes the storyline is a bit ridiculous, but the characters all found a way to grow on me. So I kept an eye on its prequel Fate/Zero and I’m anxiously awaiting […]
This is going to get tricky. Winter Wolves is one of the groups I loved before creating this backwater gaming outpost known as VNs Now. Hell, one of the first to embrace my little site was Celso Riva and I am very thankful he did. Unfortunately, the line between RPGs and EVN tends to blur […]
Another game that has been on the back burner here at the HQ is a little title from Hanako Games called Long Live the Queen: released a few months ago. Now, in a bit of total disclosure, this particular game was passed along to me and I’m reviewing it mostly because it was requested. Why? Well, […]
Ah NaNoRenO…how I failed the crap outta you. Okay some of you may not be completely acquainted with what happened so I’ll give you the abridged version. NaNoRenO is the EVN equivalent to National Novel Writing Month or whatever the abbreviation means. EVN writers have one month to produce a full visual novels: no small […]
Despite my often well-earned reputation, I do enjoy lighter stories and shows. I love to laugh and things/people that can successfully do so (shout out to Kevin Hart) rank very highly among those that I respect. But there’s something about the darker side of fiction that has always interested me. Well-crafted stories about the complexities […]