VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

Whenever we think of dystopias, we picture gloomy locales, stages for failed systems in which either a bigoted elite exploits the oppressed majority or everything has gone utterly wrong for…

Higurashi When They Cry – Ch. 1 Onikakushi

The Higurashi: When They Cry series has claimed worldwide fame since the visual novel was released in 2002, receiving adaptations to anime, manga and live-action installments, besides remastered versions for console…

Millia ~The Ending~

I love tales about gods living amongst humans. There is something about the irreconcilability of the eternal and the perishable that appeals to me a lot – they are always…

Break Chance Memento

Do you have siblings? There’s something rather unique about this unwritten contract that compels brothers and sisters to always have each other on their respective minds, no matter how much…

Everlasting Summer

“The Russian Katawa Shoujo” is how Everlasting Summer was nicknamed by the visual novel community upon its English release in 2014, mostly due to how it originated as if spontaneously…

The Confines of the Crown

Among those who believe in reincarnation, being born royalty is considered one of the worst things that can happen to you and one of the most difficult tests. Not only…

Black Closet

One way to deliver entertainment through mystery, even (perhaps especially) in real life, comes from making the spectator, reader, or player feel like a part of the information net to…

SC2VN

SC2VN is a visual novel released in September, 2015 by TeamElevenEleven and tells the story of Mach, an amateur (but by no means bad) American StarCraft II player who travels to…

Cinders

Although the archetypal story dates back to the first century before Christ, the version of Cinderella with which I am sure most of us are acquainted is the one from…

Sakura Swim Club

Before I start reviewing Sakura Swim Club, I feel I should ask you why are you reading this review. If you’re genuinely in doubt as to whether you should buy this…