CLANNAD
it’s alright, I guess…
– Real player with 1000.3 hrs in game
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this game.. what can i even say about this game? This is not just a game, but a part of my life now, one that i will cherish deeply forever. this game can make you laugh, cry, and just enjoy the simplicity of living. not a single moment is not perfectly made. I cant even begin to count how many times this game has made my cry more than anything else. This game was able to bring true love and happiness into my life, and i would choose to keep this over anything or anyone else in a heartbeat. This is easily the game ever made, and a masterpiece i will always look back on with love.
– Real player with 94.6 hrs in game
Scar of the Doll 人形の傷跡
Fantastic little gem of a game.
Highly recommended especially for the cheap price.
If youre into visual-novels then you’ll be right at home.
It may not be the most visually appealing or cutting edge but its great story and atmosphere alone makes up that. Though, its not a very long game at all.
I should mention that the story is a sort of mystery, psychological-horror.
Its also a really old game. Feels and sounds old-school. Nostalgia points.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
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How do I put this?, I was kind of dissapointed, cause i’ve played this game about 3 years ago on the Ipad. So I thought this version was going to be an improved remake version, but its mostly the same. Sure its better than the Ipad, but not by much. Also I remember specifically that I was totally confused with the plot when I played it on the Ipad, but the story seems to be much more clearer in this version.
My guess is either this has a better translation or a chunk of the plot got cut or changed in the Appstore version for whatever reason (I can’t remember it’s been 3 years).
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game
Princess Maker Refine
Tediously fun. for the first game in the series. When i first played it with a friend we made up the game of our daughter’s name and such, we got the best ending for our Elegant child be coming a noble woman. of course we didn’t know how endings works the first time. and the last ending i got for this game is her getting the noble woman Variant two, it all came full circle!
once you get really into it. you fine out what you have to do to get all the other endings. if your looking for a specific ending. Here’s the easy way to do it.
– Real player with 50.5 hrs in game
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As a fan of the Princess Maker series and it’s western spiritual successors (Cute Knight, Long Live the Queen), I largely bought this as a curiosity to kill time and hopefully encourage the translation of PM 3-5. That’s where the series gets really interesting. As a piece of gaming history, it is amusing enough but hasn’t aged overly well. If you’re interested in the PM series, Princess Maker 2 is hands down the better place to start.
Gameplay consists of scheduling three classes/work placements for you daughter each month between the ages of 10 - 18. These placements then increase or decrease a selection of stats, with the goal of balancing these and developing your daughter into a successful adult (or not, as the case may be). For example, if you send your daughter off to work as a Hunter expect her Dexterity to rise, but her Glamour to crash. There is also the chance to send your daughter off adventuring in the wilderness, complete with simplistic RPG combat. Unlike PM2 your general success in the various ending seem to be tied to her Reputation as opposed to individual stats.
– Real player with 18.9 hrs in game
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
**The Snake in the well was happy, for it did not care what was outside the well.
The Snake in the well was happy, for it had naught to do with what happened outside the well.
And you were happy too, for you did not know what happened outside the well. - Frederica Bernkastel**
Just… whoa… Every time, I swear that this won’t either surprise or annoy me, it ends up being a new creep-bomb… Ehm, sorry. This is the third game in Higurashi When They Cry series: Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi. Invoking what I gathered from the publishing information in Manga Gamers forums priorly, the original series consist of 8 chapters, which will probably keep inventing new and refreshing ways to both consternate and creep us out continuously, both with the imaginatively disturbing and the eerily mysterious that serves as the main body of these Hinamizawa stories.
– Real player with 37.1 hrs in game
Higurashi, with this release, has possibly become my favorite series of all time. Every release adds something, has a different flavor, and never gets boring. This one leaves even less room for setup than before, knowing that, because you played the other two chapters, it doesn’t need to waste its time with introductions. By chapter 3, the plot is already in motion, and things are starting to get incredbily sad…and creepy.
Let me warn you: This episode is depressing. If you can’t take representations of child abuse well, then I would suggest you stay away from this. It isn’t the most detailed description/situation out there, but it’s enough that it gets the point across and is extremely depressing (and disturbing). So, with that out of the way, let’s get into the basic plot of this chapter!
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, sh1t on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
no further explanation needed, its a legendary game with high affordability
– Real player with 120.7 hrs in game
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– Real player with 106.0 hrs in game
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
First, a brief note to the uninitiated:
This is not a pleasant story, whatever the screenshots may have led you to believe. Beneath the veneer of a cheesy, run-of-the-mill school-comedy lies a cruel world of madness, terror, and violence. Major characters die routinely; sometimes on-screen, sometimes off, but never in a peaceful manner. Nonetheless, it is a highly compelling experience, and very rewarding if you can endure to the end of the series. If this intrigues you, feel free to read on, but those looking for nothing more than a stereotypical anime-harem-style rom-com would do well to look elsewhere. Higurashi may resemble that on a superficial level, but this is a series that delights in letting the reader think they know what is going on, even as it brings the façade crumbling down around them.
– Real player with 33.3 hrs in game
TLDR: The thumb is pointing up. That means good.
Important Information to Know
This game covers the first arc (Abducted by Demons arc, about 2 manga volumes long) of the story, while it says Ch.1 this game covers the first 4-5 episodes of the show and has something like 12 chapters in the game. This game is a visual novel with about 15 hours of reading. A visual novel is basically a book with relevant background music, sound effects, background art, and character art to enhance the reading experience.
– Real player with 23.1 hrs in game
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
Watanagashi was a complete and utter mind f**k. There were many moments where I was absolutely stunned and could do nothing but sit in disbelief with my mouth agape.
Higurashi when they cry - Watanagashi Is the second chapter in the Higurashi series. The basic premise is that: protagonist Keiichi Maebara recently moved to a small village named Hinamizawa in the countryside. The story starts about a month after he moved to the village and he had just gotten settled in.
Since this is the 2nd chapter, less time is spent introducing the reader to the world and characters.
– Real player with 52.0 hrs in game
You’re in a small village, Hinamizawa where an event takes place every year during June; and each event will always have a mysterious death, with someone going missing along with it. No one knows why this is…but it only happens each year after the event. Will you be able to find out who or what lead these tragic events?
Graphics: 7/10
The graphics are practically the same as the first novel, they have added nothing new here but that’s not to say that it looks any worse. It just looks exactly the same as the first novel. Although, there were a few different locations that were seen in this novel, but apart from that; the way the characters were drawn are the same.
– Real player with 30.9 hrs in game
Everlasting Summer
Everlasting Summer is a well written Visual Novel. I find the multiple choice branches to several alternate story lines and interesting endings make it a cut above most VN’s. It has existentialist { &/or multiverse } aspects, bringing to my mind Luigi Pirandello’s {1934 Nobel Laureate} play “Six Characters in Search of an Author”.
The “hidden” stories and screens in the alternate story lines add a lot to the enjoyment of the game and bring many hours of gaming enjoyment. I have found the game to be quite interesting and, as a ”Free To Play”, it’s hard to beat the price.
– Real player with 421.4 hrs in game
Everlasting Summer is a free-to-play animesque visual novel, created by Soviet Games.
The game has a pretty standart gameplay as far as visual novels go: there is a static picture that depicts your current surroundings, character sprites are placed on that picture, you read dialogues, sometimes you get to make a decision. There are few notable exceptions to that rule, but this is generally what you would expect from the game.
Everlasting Summer is extremely story-rich, one playthrough has an average span of seven in-game days, each day takes aproximately one-two hours to read through. There is an average number of 5 decisions to make per day that do have an impact on the story (so much there are actually 13 endings to discover). On top of that, ending of Day 5 and the following days are completely unique to the ending you’re heading to. You will have to play through all of them to discover all secrets of the story.
– Real player with 400.8 hrs in game
Nancy Drew®: Danger on Deception Island
Wow, this game is great! :) You get to do lots of great stuff in this game, like go kayaking, go on exciting scavenger hunts for multiple people, learn about whales, ships, nautical terms and rope techniques, discover secret passageways in caves, and more! This game has an Irish/Scottish theme about it, so the majority of the soundtrack in this game is Celtic, so catchy! If you love Nancy Drew games and Celtic music, then this game is for you! You also get to places by a bike as your transport. Make sure to wear your helmet whenever you go for a bike ride, though, or you’ll have a nasty fall! :D This game is pretty tricky, like all the Nancy Drew games, but if you get stuck, you can get around that by looking at the walkthrough (either from articles or youtube videos). This game is very exciting and fun, especially the ending, when you come face to face with the culprit (don’t worry, I’m not revealing anything of his/her indentity ;) ) Definitely recommended! :)
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
This is a questionable Nancy Drew game, but I recommend it because all Nancy Drew games earn a thumbs up in my heart.
More seriously, though, this is one of the older games so the visuals are lackluster. That’s not a huge hurtle, but the plot in this one is less memorable than the other games. The puzzles are pretty easy, and that can be a pro or a con in my opinion. I love the ending of this game, and it’s one of the more action packed Nancy Drew conclusions (the endings to Nancy Drew have a tendency to be slightly lackluster).
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
Return to Shironagasu Island
I have very mixed feelings about this mystery visual novel. On the one hand, the main adventure was intriguing. The game captured my attention, and I started out wanting to solve the various mysteries presented.
On the other hand, eventually the game goes from being an interesting VN with some disturbing plot points to a gruesome VN with bizarre plot points. I didn’t enjoy either the transition or the final chapters. I’m not a horror fan, so part of my reaction is a matter of personal preference, but at the same time, some of the nightmare-inducing stuff seemed unnecessary. I’m glad there is a good ending that resolves most of the mysteries; it improved my opinion of the story.
– Real player with 18.8 hrs in game
Full review (including score): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsaU0MYww-g
Summarized review below!
The rundown:
Pros:
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Engaging mystery storytelling
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Great use of atmosphere
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Nice localization
Cons:
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Last third of the story
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Annoying detective sequences
This game has been on my radar for quite some time after I saw it compared to Higurashi and Umineko. I mean, those are two of the most beloved visual novels ever made and, although I haven’t played Umineko, I am a huge fan of Higurashi. I’ve been burning through a bunch of visual novels lately, so I figured it was about time to check this one out.
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game