[Review] Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3)
As ol’ Ben Franklin used to say: in this world, nothing can be said to be certain… except for death and taxes. And that’s very much true, but I think…
[Review] PakoFure
パコフレ♪DLsite – DMM It is the year 2020. Mankind is in peril. Only two states of being remain: you’re either a vtuber, or secretly made of cake. In these uncertain…
[First impressions] Action Taimanin
https://www.actiontaimanin.net/Steam page As you may or may not know, I’m quite fond of the Taimanin series. I mean, what’s not to like about a franchise revolving around ass-kicking ninja girls…
[Review] Omae no Kaa-chan, Ii Onna Da yo na
お前の母ちゃん、良い女だよな。https://vndb.org/v22448 I realize it’s been a while since I’ve penned a review about an interactive morality crisis (also known as a hardcore fetish nukige), but worry not, I’ve been working…
[Review] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
ライトニング リターンズ ファイナルファンタジーXIII If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you may remember that back in 2016, I played the original Final Fantasy XIII to completion and…
[Review] Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
ヴァルキリープロファイル2 シルメリアOpening I think it’s safe to say that the original Valkyrie Profile, released in 1999, is one of the most unique JRPGs out there, and is undoubtedly among the…
[Review] Kishin Houkou Demonbane
機神咆吼デモンベインhttps://vndb.org/v231Opening Demonbane is a VN that sounds amazing on paper (giant robots + H.P. Lovecraft) but sadly ends up being a largely mediocre and occasionally outright sleep-inducing experience. Which is…
[Review] Chaos;Child
カオスチャイルドhttps://vndb.org/v14018Opening I’m still in the middle of recharging my Serious Reviewer Energy after writing my semi-recent Muramasa post so you’ll have to excuse this review for being a touch more…
[Review] Oujo & Onna Kishi W Do Gehin Roshutsu – Chijoku no Misemono Dorei
王女&女騎士Wド下品露出~恥辱の見世物奴隷~https://vndb.org/v20996 Oujo & Onna Kishi, or That Time I Got Tired of Being a Princess so I Became a Living Semen Tank, is a carefully constructed, lovingly told tale of…
The anti-hero’s journey – discussing Soukou Akki Muramasa
装甲悪鬼村正https://vndb.org/v2016Opening Soukou Akki Muramasa, also known as Full Metal Daemon Muramasa, has a bit of a reputation in the eroge scene. Written by Narahara Ittetsu (Hanachirasu) and developed/published by Nitroplus,…