So, recently I’ve realized how lucky I’ve been as a reviewer over the past four years. I’m not going to pretend like it’s been an endless stream of great games. We’ve had to deal with a range bad visual novels as well but as bad as they have been, it’s never been outside of my […]
There is an interesting truth when it comes to VNs Now: the gold standard here is written in blood. That isn’t to say that the light and happy tales that can be typical of this particular medium have no chance here at all. And more than a few supposedly ‘dark’ visual novel has gotten panned […]
Before we begin, I want to thank everyone who was patient with the lack of reviews in July. I decided to quietly step away for a bit to rest my brain and prevent my reviews this year from dropping in quality. But rest cannot go on forever so ooooooohhhhhh yeeesssssss, I have returned to deal […]
Longtime readers of this site will remember in the early years when I posted more comedic reviews and unfortunately for current readers the reason that stopped was due to the fact that very few people cared that I had a sense of humor because apparently the only thing worse than joking about their games sucking […]
Before we begin today’s session on the rack, I want to address something that has been bothering me for a while, but hasn’t really reared its head until recently and that is the ‘communal positivity’. This isn’t anything set in stone, but over the past few years of watching the EVN community I’ve noticed that […]
So, this review didn’t come start of my own volition. The beginnings of this one had an outside influence: Patricia Hernandez. Who is Patricia Hernandez? To be honest, while I am aware of her and what some say about her, I don’t know her work or personality. I don’t follow her on social media and […]
Like the rest of the world, I love Game of Thrones. It was only recently when I realized that despite having global recognition, it’s hard to explain my fandom for it. On the surface, it’s a very cruel and dark story of several characters trying to survive in a world driven by greed and a […]
Last year, I played a little title called The Reject Demon: Toko. It was a title with potential, but too many flaws to say it was anywhere near good. Since then, the only thing they’ve really done is demo for their upcoming hentai visual novel, the Menagerie. I’ve said plenty of that already and I […]
At long last, visual novel fans in the West seem to be getting what they want as more Japanese titles make their way to our shores. While it does bring on its own issues, such as piracy, it’s an exciting time to be a fan of the medium. A lot of this is due to […]
One of the fictional genres more EVN creators seem to be interested in these days is one I’ve talked about before and remains a personal favorite: thrillers. In a genre where Love is still god, convincing a new developer to create something other another teenage love story is equivalent to ice-skating uphill blindfolded and on fire. […]