The Season of the Warlock
Lord Alistair Ainsworth is at the University of Edgestow giving a lecture on the enigmatic figure of Waldemar the Warlock, who is said to have reigned with an iron fist and through the use of dark magics in the distant region of Groldavia. But his investigations are little more than absurd in the eyes of the scholars, for there is no proof of the existence of the warlock at all. Lord Alistair, frustrated, decides he should look for it in Groldavia.
There, he will find an imposing portrait of the warlock, which appears to be the depositary of Waldemar´s errant soul ‒ a soul that is still yearning to carry out its grisly vengeance and presents Lord Alistair with an offer he will not be able to resist…
Or will he?
Are you looking for a place to hide dark secrets? Are you a fugitive who wants to remain comfortably anonymous? Are you tired of your mundane worries and need a sinister place where superstition is held with intensity? Groldavia is your promised land!
Far from any hint of civilization and lost among the deepest mountains of Eastern Europe, the Barony of Groldavia offers its visitors the most authentic obscurantism, based on a rancid tradition of illiteracy, fear and sheer ignorance.
Discover Groldavia! Savour the true flavour of the fateful Europe!
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Two storylines to choose from: same overarching plot, one choice that changes everything you play.
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Grand adventure design: experience a complex series of intertwined organic puzzles at the heart of the game.
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Captures ‒ with a twist of humour ‒ the charm of the horror films from the 60s and 70s based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft; and the charisma of actors such as Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Barbara Steele.
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Two playable characters, two world visions: step in the shoes of both Lord Alistair Ainsworth and his butler, Nigel.
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Both point & click and direct control options: you are at the helm.
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Atmosphere reigns supreme: rich artistic imagery, lively and colourful 2D backgrounds, and wholly blended 3D characters.
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Original soundtrack with live instruments, full voiceovers in English.
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Lost in Random™
As much as it pains my heart, I cannot recommend Lost in Random. While it started off as a visual feast for the eyes, embodying the art style of Tim Burton and feeling like playing a live-action version of The Nightmare Before Christmas, the game was clearly rushed to production, and its quality suffers heavily because of it.
Here are the major detractors for Lost in Random:
- Repetitive game play, lack of variety (the card mechanic and its related interface are unnecessarily difficult to navigate and, when you finally do figure out how it all works, you will get bored)
– Real player with 32.7 hrs in game
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Lost in Random is a gorgeously crafted adventure in a fairy tale world, with lots of Alice:Madness Returns vibes and a Burton~esque art style.
Without spoiling much about the story, you live in the world of Random, a kingdom with 6 districts that’s being overseen & ruled by an Evil Queen. You control a cute girl named Even, searching for her sister Odd, which gets “abducted” in the beginning of the game by the Queen to her castle.
– Real player with 25.5 hrs in game
Brutal Legend
My rating: 7+/10
Based on: one 100% complete SP campaign on Brütal difficulty + MP boosting with a partner and solo grinding
TL;DR: An homage to heavy metal and a peculiar, if mediocre blend of a 3rd person hack-and-slash with a sandbox world and RTS-lite mechanics. Excelling in art direction and soundtrack, but bogged down by the gameplay design choices and console controls, it can make you hum, finger drum and fist pump in a mosh-pit-like excitement or bang your head in gloomy frustration. Fun enough to play on your own, but the MP is pretty much dead without friends. Brutal, perhaps, metal, definitely, but not enough to rock my world.
– Real player with 48.2 hrs in game
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Brütal Legend, a game about Jack Black being Jack Black in a fantasy world full of metal. Metal as in, the musical genre, and the element as well (since there are many metal-based things on this world!). Now, for a more serious introduction, Brütal Legend is an action-adventure game (of the hack and slash variety) mixed in with some slight RTS elements. While at first it might seem like an odd combination, actually makes a pretty entertaining game.
The story follows Eddie Riggs, a roadie for a metal band who, after a terrible accident, gets transported to a fantasy world inspired by heavy metal, with fantastic creatures, and an evil overlord attempting to dominate it. Along the way, Eddie discovers not only that he gets awesome powers through music, but meets up with many interesting characters, some of them based on real-life heavy metal legends (and even voiced by them). Even though I wouldn’t call metal one of my favourite genres, this game certainly manages to create an amazing world from it (and it actually made me enjoy metal a lot more!). Anyway, the main goal is to put a stop to Lord Doviculus' plans, who wishes to enslave humanity and dominate the world.
– Real player with 47.5 hrs in game
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2
This game is even better than the first game.
Some new elements is added but not much. Can be ignored but still it is an improvement. There are some animation added to the game, a driving mini game is added.
The characters are lovely and have their struggles and backgrounds. It’s very attractive. My favorite main characters from the two games ranged as
Sachi Lucia Iris Patricia Nobuchina Asuhara Kuroki Euracia
The only thing need to know about the background is the main protagonist became a cat when kissing a female and it is caused by Patricia who is from the netherworld to destroy the world that humans are living in.
– Real player with 39.1 hrs in game
“Again happy cat experience, it’s a nice sequel! ヽ(=´▽'=)ﾉ”
+ Point: All ages, but you can experience it at a reasonable price.
[1] Intro
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2. (Original Title: Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart 2) It’s a Japanese anime style visual novel originally released by Harukaze in 2017. Its R15+ version was released in February this year as the PS4 and Nintendo Switch titles. As you may know, there are the R18+ contents in the original Japanese version, but this global version is for all ages such as Trinoline(MangaGamer).
– Real player with 33.8 hrs in game
The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
If you play with the restoration patch, I’d surely recommend the game.
The story itself is pretty decent, and it has a good quality, yet, I’ll agree with everyone who’s complaining, the normal version is really bad. I don’t know what they were thinking when they decided to bring such an incomplete game. This isn’t one of those eroge that you can easily play without the H-scenes.
With that said… I’ll give a review because I played it with the restoration patch.
First of all:
-If you decide to buy it, do it when it’s like 50% off, don’t even dare to buy this game at full price
– Real player with 66.3 hrs in game
Target Audience: Those needing a smile, or want good characters to connect to
Summary:
While I understand the controversy surrounding the “cut content” dealing with the console versions and the licensed work from Japan, I believe the strength of the game’s core story ends up overcoming that regardless: because it’s a series of characters that are easy to connect to, and touching scenes and moments in the story that end up pushing Stray Cat into a must get in the romantic comedy visual novel pool. Yes, the game may have reasonable line work, alright music, and can be all over the place, but it’s the charm that lifts it to new heights. There’s something down to earth despite some of the super natural elements of the game, and it’s thanks to some EXCELLENT voice acting that the game is able to sell the ridiculous yet emotional elements of the game. I’m going on record that the japanese voice acting is some of the best I’ve heard, especially from Yuuki and Michi. Which by the way, Michi is best girl and no one can tell me otherwise.
– Real player with 46.0 hrs in game
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
FINAL REVIEW: Well, I finally finished the game. And I must say that unfortunately neither the long post-Kickstarter development nor the playtime was worth the wait. Simply put, the story boils down to not much (HUGE SPOILER:
! a vague plot of aliens/gods messing with humans to create stories for their amusement), and the ending doesn’t give really satisfying answers, doesn’t use its source material particularly well, to the point of goofiness: (HUGE SPOILER:
! real Cthulu awakening just to rip apart a cheap imitation of himself, and going right back to sleep), and is mostly a cliffhanger. A cliffhanger without any particularly interesting thread to follow for a sequel.
– Real player with 13.8 hrs in game
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is a linear point & click game that takes you on a mostly-not-so-dark Lovecraftian adventure with what I would consider easy to moderate puzzles throughout. Where this game truly shines is the writing, the voice acting, the art, and the animation. It’s amazing that this is developed primarily by a small team of three people. Here, you are looking at a really high quality indie project that has been put together with the touches of love and passion on the part of the developers.
– Real player with 13.4 hrs in game
The Adventure of Magical Girl
The Adventure of Magical Girl is a pleasant JRPG/RPGMaker game, providing several hours of gameplay and entertainment.
It has a cute story and it’s not very hard to beat.
Achievements are quite easy to unlock too.
It looks like a sequel to The legend of Bean though it’s not necessary to have completed that previous game to fully enjoy The Adventure of Magical Girl. However, both games use the same world and map so it’s a bit easier when you’ve already completed The legend of Bean because you’re already accustomed to that universe.
– Real player with 25.1 hrs in game
The good:
1- This is a short RPG maker game. - I don’t mean it is bad because of this -.
2- Some parts of the game are polished well: for example the animation during battles.
3- no random encounters. You only fight an enmy when you collide with it - which i think is good -.
The bad:
4- Sadly it seems it suffers from the same problem that many other rpg maker games have: the game is not balanced. I mean you could quickly level up and breeze through the game and care not for any strategy while fighting.
– Real player with 8.2 hrs in game
Jack-In-A-Castle
So cute! Loved it!
The story is fun, the characters are great (I love the MC, Marion), the art is awesome all around (love the backgrounds and the sprites). Music fits, though I prefer my VNs with less lively music (it’s somewhat grating if you let it run in the background).
It’s pretty short, it isn’t voice acted (thank god) and the choices are kinda obvious. There’s also a secret ending.
BTW, the MC (Marion) is a boy - it’s in the game description but it’s hard to tell at first glance. So the the game is BL if you want to pursue the romances (the 4 romantic interests are boys - 3 are main routes, the 4th is a secret shorter route).
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
I was always a bit skeptical about comedies, doesn’t matter films or games. Usually you expect something truly laughable but…in best case scenario you just smile occasionally. That’s mainly disappointing.
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This game piqued my interest mainly because it’s a BxB novel. Nothing explicit, though it’s not that important actually. But the story surpassed all my expectations! It was so cute, thanks to pretty and unique art-style, so hilarious. I laughed quite often, the story sometimes seemed absurd, sometimes amusing. The writing is gorgeous. It was a real pleasure to dive into those funny conversations. The fantasy world created in the game is very atmospheric.
– Real player with 11.6 hrs in game
Scarlet Deer Inn
Scarlet Deer Inn is a delightful story-driven exploration game set in the Middle Ages about facing loss and anxieties, exploring strange places, and meeting unusual characters.
You play Elise, a shy farm girl that, after losing her parents, moves with relatives who run a reputable inn. You’ll take care of many activities around the inn, meet unusual travelers with their stories and explore the many sides of the busy town and its surroundings while dealing with your fears and inner demons in your sleep.
As long as you’ve got enough light, you’ll be fine.
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Explore a blend of a nice story-focused adventure game and an atmospheric exploration platformer set in medieval times
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Enjoy beautiful hand-drawn art and traditional animation
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Meet unusual characters and experience moving stories filled with unforgettable moments
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Spend time helping with many activities around the inn
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Discover secrets while exploring the Scarlet Deer Inn’s surroundings and the busy town nearby
Dinner with an Owl
Saw it was an odd game, decided to stream it with some friends for a laugh.
Originally beat the game in nine in-game days and about 20 mins. Decided to fuck around after that point and see what happens… and see what happens we did, the game has quite a few scares an odd behaviors when you start breaking it and doing things at strange times. Quite some spooks and some laughs… and some glitches like the magic phantom knife… game loves calling you out on your bullshit when you start fucking around.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
I absolutely LOVED this game! It’s a short and sweet point and click game with a wonderful little creepy story. Took me half an hour and 11 in-game days to complete! Not sure if you can do it in any less but it was super fun and I really did like it. The artwork was so lovely and it gave me some Rusty Lake vibes (without the puzzles!)
10/10 enjoyed, highly recommend to anybody that wants a nice little interactive story with some lovely music too!
Big props to the devs & co! Would love to see any more games you come out with!
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game