Visual Novel Translation Status (08/09/2020)
Welcome to the new old Visual Novel Translation Status. What is this? It's the VNTS we used to do back in 2015 — copied from 4chan, no frills, comes out…
Stellaren II Review (English Original Visual Novel)
Stellaren, released exclusively to mobile devices in 2017 was an important game in my engagement with VNs. A dark sci-fi adventure with a captivating setting and a tense, at times…
NaNoRenO 2020 Highlights, Pt 3: Romance VNs (Non-otome Edition)
Hello there and welcome to the third and final part of my NaNoRenO 2020 highlights! While in the first two posts I focused, respectively, on otome and horror VNs, this…
Best Friend Forever – Demo Review | Woof, Woof
Rainbow Bay, the paradise for dog lovers. Those who have been dreaming of a game where you can get to know and date dog lovers, adopt the cutest dog in…
Eldritch University Review (Yuri Visual Novel)
Sequels to obscure, low budget EVNs are always a slightly awkward topic to tackle. They are inevitably tied to games which few people are familiar with and which can be,…
Nothing & Nowhere Review (English Original Visual Novel)
To talk about the latest slice-of-life VN by ebi-hime, nothing & nowhere, we have to start in a less-than-obvious place. Nearly two years ago I made an overview ebi’s freeware…
NaNoRenO 2020 Highlights, Pt 2: Horror (Updated)
Hello and welcome to the second part of my NaNoRenO 2020 coverage, where I’ll be going through the most noteworthy games submitted to the most recent edition of the biggest…
NaNoRenO 2020 Highlights, Pt 1: Otome/GxB Romance
Check out the second part of the overview, NaNoRenO 2020 horror VNs, here!NaNoRenO, the Ren’Py visual novel jam, is for many years now the biggest community event for EVNs, always…
Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 Review (Yuri Visual Novel)
Anyone observing the EVN scene should know well that yuri, besides being my personal obsession, is one of the most vibrant niches for non-JP visual novels, with many studios and…
Rainbow Dreams Review (English Original Visual Novel)
Epic Works is a pretty unique phenomenon in the EVN scene: an African studio, developing games openly inspired by Type-Moon's visual novels and other classic chuunige. Their first release, Episicava,…