Tag Archives: Visual Novel

Sympathy Kiss review

Or “How I Helped My Company Bounce Back While Avoiding the Office Creeper” Otome (literally “maiden games”) routinely transport us to noteworthy settings. Whether it’s London Detective Mysteria’s visit to the Victorian-era capital city, Collar ...

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ANONYMOUS;CODE review

The latest SciADV is the most fantastical and fast-paced entry. But that means we don’t really get to know some of the characters. Long before science fiction habitually became a conduit for escapism, it provided ...

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White Album: Memories like Falling Snow review

Thinking being the boyfriend of an up-and-coming music idol is easy? Relationships are minor miracles White Album: Memories like Falling Snow reminds us. Susceptible to a myriad of misunderstandings and even misdeeds, moments of interpersonal ...

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Ghostpia: Season One review

Where ghosts are more human than most human characters If you’ve spent most of your life watching blockbuster movies, the arthouse film might seem unappealing at first. Big-budget commercial films are made for mainstream appeal, ...

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Trials of Kokoro review

Kokoro is the Japanese word for “heart”, and this game has it. Franchises like Utawarerumono, Tears to Tiara, and of course, Disgaea have married the expressive storytelling of a visual novel to turn-based combat. The ...

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A Light in the Dark review

Things aren’t quite as they initially seem in this visual novel with sleuthing elements.  Hao-Chen Jiang’s likely finds solace in the predictability of his daily routine. Every weekday, he attends class while his afternoons are ...

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