I’ve been a big fan of Mages for a while now. They have this knack for creating visual novels that stick with me long after the credits roll. Steins;Gate is still one of my all-time favorite pieces of interactive storytelling, and more recently, Emio – The Smiling Man floored me with its dark atmosphere and gut-punch twists. So when I … Read More
When Tookyo Games first announced they were working on multiple projects several years ago, I was immediately curious. But the one that stood out the most was the project that at the time was unnamed, but went on to become The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy. It had that intangible something—a blend of ambition, mystery, and pedigree—that made it feel like … Read More
I’ll admit – I came into Ever 17 – The Out of Infinity completely blind. I had heard the name tossed around for years, often in the same breath as some of the greatest visual novels ever made, but I had never actually played it. What really piqued my interest this time around was the fact that it was written by Kotaro Uchikoshi, … Read More
There has been no shortage of great visual novel games recently. Just last week I reviewed AI: The Somnium Files, next week Raging Loop releases but here I’m going to talk about a visual novel that is very special to many people around the world and after it’s initial release, went on to inspire many science fiction visual novels including … Read More
When it comes to the world of video games there are a number of people that have almost perfected their genre and are the names many think of when talking about that specific genre. For stealth-action it’s Hideo Kojima, for large open world RPGs it’s Todd Howard, for character driven platformers it’s Shigeru Miyamoto. When it comes to murder mystery … Read More
Ever dreamed of being front and centre inside a courtroom, playing a big-shot lawyer throwing down evidence to dispute the claims of a witness but just missing the law degree? Well you’re in luck. The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy has made it’s way to the PS4, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch providing 3 full games worth of interesting … Read More
If you’re a fan of supernatural anime or visual novels, there’s a good chance you may have heard of Chiyomaru Shikura or at least his semi-colon separated works such as Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head or Robotics;Notes. Occultic; Nine is another mind bending tale full of twists from the same mind. Originally a series of light novel’s it has now received an anime … Read More
Steins;Gate Elite Is Coming West And It’s Coming To Nintendo Switch Today Spike Chunsoft officially revealed via Twitter that Steins;Gate Elite will be making it’s way West when it releases later in 2018. Steins; Gate Elite is an updated version of the 2009 game Steins;Gate, developed by 5pb and is fully animated. It uses footage from the anime adaptation of … Read More
If you love getting to the bottom of a good murder mystery, anime or visual novel games, then Danganronpa v3 may be exactly what you’re looking for. Danganronpa has been gaining more and more popularity, especially out here in the west since it’s first game released in Japan in 2010. The core plot in all Danganronpa games revolves around a … Read More