Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames
Another enjoyable VN which actually links to The Bahamian Rhapsody and Colorado Cocoa Club VN’s.
I did expect more options like the Others But I feel the one you can end up with is lovely.
Though the Doctor was cute to.
I would guess this was Before Cocoa though as her sister had just gone to Jamaica.
Nice little Yuri
– Real player with 62.3 hrs in game
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As a fellow British Englishman who enjoys the pleasures of drinking Tea & Coffee, I’m also a Yuri fanatic and I Approve of this game.
Don’t let my hours trick you in thinking there’s LOTS of content to play, I accidentally left the game on a couple of times. At MOST you can finish the game in around 5 hours, if you wanted to read everything and see the different option outcomes and enjoy the lore.
What I did expect was more romance options and people to choose from but nope, didn’t really mind though.
– Real player with 30.2 hrs in game
In Plain Sight
“In Plain Sight” is an emotional and impactful story set in modern America among residents of a trailer park who struggle not only with their economic situation but also with a net of mysteries and secrets. The fully black and white game follows 17-year-old Mackenzie Carter, who desperately needs to find out what happened to her mother. During this journey, Mackenzie also gets in touch with her dear but estranged friend April as they both try to uncover even the darkest truth.
“In Plain Sight” is a choice-based narrative-adventure in third person perspective and will debut on Steam in 2021.
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Night Cascades
Diane Carter never expected her folklore degree to get her a job offer from the local police department, but when a rash of occult-themed fires sets the city on edge, she is called in as a special consultant on esoteric religion to help find the culprit.
There’s just one problem: the woman she’s assigned to work with. She’s cocky, beautiful, and far too familiar.
Can Diane and Jackie overcome the obstacles of their past and find the truth?
Features:
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The 1980s, but not as you know them - This is the Dark New Age, a time when belief in paranormal powers was mainstream and parents feared that their children would be kidnapped by Satanic cults
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Interactive mystery - Play minigames to search crime scenes for clues or interrogate suspects for insights, accessible either through mouse or keyboard/controller.
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Lesbian romance - Develop the relationship between two adult female characters
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High-Detail Art - Explore the world and its varied cast in a dark painted style
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Linear Visual Novel - All choices lead inevitably to the one true solution
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Lady in Mystery
I enjoyed Lady in Mystery very much. I’m sad it’s over.
This is Yuri. You play a few characters in this VN. At first I was confused about who is who because the narration changes between them. I hadn’t realized that until I noticed that at the bottom right corner, the initials of the character’s name you are about to play as, shows up. Suddenly everything made sense. lol
The main character is Heesoo/Seol-Young and she is the one you play as most of the time. She is a woman pretending to be a man due to her tragic past. She lives and works with her servant Woosung and they pretend to be brothers. While working as private detectives they help people and also investigate the whereabouts of the person that
! killed Heesoo’s family and ruined their lives.
– Real player with 63.9 hrs in game
After Black Closet (and it’s since 2016!), it was such a long time to find the next proper yuri game that suit my taste. I do enjoy those lighted-heart, heart-warming, gentle, simple plot yuri game like OshiRabu, Perfect Gold or Those without voice, but I WANT something more serious. And this is it! I’m glad Lady in Mystery got localization! Especially since it was such an old game (it was out in Korean since 2012). Oh how I wish LiM have voice acting while playing, it would be AMAZING. ILJIMAE BEST GIRL!
– Real player with 60.2 hrs in game
Roman’s Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
English version is only in an Alpha state.
Pros:
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A story that keeps you hooked from start to finish.
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Thinking and deduction skills are actually required to solve the mysteries.
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Trials use a casino-style overlay.
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Sniff out additional clues with your nose. You’re a wolf after all!
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An interesting cast of characters from many different walks of life.
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Very well animated and gorgeous portraits. Yes, they all move and blink!
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The soundtrack fits the atmosphere.
Cons:
- Sentences require a few moments to piece together, but it’s not too difficult to understand.
– Real player with 26.6 hrs in game
First of all, I’d like to say,
UWU OWO furry time hee hee. Owo Notices your blood stains. Did somewon do a kiwwy wiwwy? Hang them -w-. But, this game is not just fun if you’re a furry. Seriously, very fun to play. Play time for me was about 18-20 hours, but most was silent contemplation and there was a fair bit of offscreen thinking too(I try to predict who did it, with little success, because these murders are quite hard). Kinda a point and click style adventure where you pick up clues to try to solve several murders. But, you really do have to step away from the computer and think as to what happened/contradictions in testimonies, as some are very subtle. The characters feel individual and have interesting personalities. Some get killed off quickly, buut that’s to be expected. The murder trials are fun, and you really have to be thinking the whole time, as the slightest flaw in a theory might make the difference in the suspect. There aren’t too many story-influencing choices, mainly to get funny dialogue quips but there is one great choice you can make at the end, which kinda makes you think “if someone’s going to be killed because you find out the truth, and the truth really won’t change anything in the end, is it really worth getting that justice? Would the guilt that person has be enough? Wouldn’t there life be worth more than their death?” Props for that.
– Real player with 22.7 hrs in game
Kiss Upload
Kiss Upload is a futuristic-themed romance visual novel. It features four involved story paths with even more outcomes.
You play as Tobias, who begins the story in present time, living a below-average life on his own. After receiving a flyer from the owner of an innovative company, Tobias decides to participate in a life-changing science experiment which would land him 500 years in the future. That is, if all goes according to plan.
In Kiss Upload, you can choose between three female and one male love interest. Each are connected to various sides of a conflict. Will you take the side of the FBI? Or will you side with a robotics engineer who calls herself a mad scientist? Maybe you’ll fall for a cute robot. The choice is yours.
Psycholonials
So the trailers are very honest about the kinds of things this game does that might need content warnings. Guns and blood and mental anguish and stuff. But I also kinda wanna warn people about one other thing this game does because it’s pretty unpleasant. It’s also like my favorite thing this game does so, idk, up to you if you wanna keep reading.
This game fucks with you. The pretentious way to say it would be to call Psycholonials a “challenging piece of art” which I think definitely applies but, you know, jerk off hand motion. I’m not a writer but I’ll try to find better ways to phrase this because… it’s complicated. It keeps doing this thing where it puts you on the defensive by saying something super iffy, but I think after playing the whole thing that I’ve settled on giving Hussie the benefit of the doubt that that’s intentional and making a point. It drops a lot of really big, really red flags but all of them have a more charitable reading that is good actually but requires a lot of unearned good faith reading on your part to see it.
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
Hi, sit down and bear with me. Keep in mind i have never felt the need to write a negative review to a game in my entire life. I am just sad.
This game is simply awful, just incredibly bad. There is nothing to like about anything except the music and SOME of the art. Jokes are bad, it’s just “2020 haha” moments and it’s boring. Seriously, i would never finish this if i played it alone, it’s not interesting. Bear with me, what is there to like about an edgy mental “celebrity” who destroys an entire country just BECAUSE? What’s to like about dumb conversations and just “oh, society is bad and i have the right to act like this because… i don’t know, i guess i can”. A lot of deaths occur simply because, too.
– Real player with 9.6 hrs in game
SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
“What had transpired here tonight was a rather complex chain of events, but I was going to explain everything as best as I could… So that they, too, would be able to understand the tragic truth behind it all. “
-Raiko Shinpuku
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SHINRAI ~ Broken Beyond Despair is a murder mystery visual novel and first in the SHINRAI series, as well as the first game developed by indie German video game developer “Gosatsu”, a duo consisting of core members Gospel and Natsu. As a visual novel, gameplay in SHINRAI ~ Broken Beyond Despair consists primarily of reading, with interactivity delegated to segments wherein the player is prompted to present evidence in order to prove or disprove character deductions. Through a series of just such segments, the player progressively pieces together the identity of an anonymous killer and reveals the truth behind an otherwise seemingly straightforward death.
– Real player with 90.8 hrs in game
Shinrai provides a thrilling substitute for mystery fans, providing that itch of content when the well of other mystery titles dries up.
Despite a small team of about two people, Shinrai is a rare example of an indie mystery novel delivering a surprisingly good mystery. Shinrai isn’t without its flaws, but given its budget constraints, its a testament that a little passion can go a long way!
The game takes place at a secluded mountain resort, as a group of anime schoolmates convene for a Halloween party. Needless to say things go horribly wrong as murder and mayhem ensues. Piece together the clues, and discern who’s truly responsible, otherwise you may wrongly send an innocent character to jail!
– Real player with 18.1 hrs in game
Murder by Numbers
As soon as I started playing this game, I was incredibly hooked on the detective puzzle format. It was a lot of fun and very relaxing to not have to worry about getting choices wrong and just take my own pace at solving the puzzles. I do have quite a few nitpicks and grievances but this game is well worth the price if you love picross and cute stories.
Story
Overall, it’s a super cute story and I love S.C.O.U.T., Honor, Jena, and Cross, as well as everyone else. The supporting cast were fun to see, but I wish I had gotten more details about them. If you like complete realism in your stories, though, be warned that there’s a lot of points that just don’t make sense. For example, a civilian getting involved with a murder investigation and not being arrested for interfering with evidence, hacking police files, etc.
– Real player with 103.1 hrs in game
I’m at the start of chapter 4 of this game, but want to review it at this point.
Overall, I give this game a thumbs up. But it is a game that I like and enjoy very much, but I also want to say that I found its implementation deeply annoying.
I love picross, and as a collection of picross puzzles, it’s a good game. The completed puzzles don’t try to “look like things” in the way most picross games do - they look like fragments of things. And that’s fine. It gives them freedom to create some really interesting puzzles and you aren’t really tempted to ignore logic and just guess what looks like it fits. The puzzles are challenging and satisfying. I really like that part of the game. I also like that there are a good selection of bonus puzzles. I played all the puzzles (up to chapter 4, including bonus puzzles) on hard mode and can confirm they can be solved with pure logic, which I really appreciate.
– Real player with 76.7 hrs in game
Nowhere New
TLDR: If you like indies, play this game. Its story and atmosphere are well worth a few hours of your time.
This is not a full size game. It was created by a small group of students on no budget, and it shows. However, for that size and scope, it is impressively complete. I greatly enjoyed the couple hours I spent playing.
Narrative:
The writing is very strong. The mystery is intriguing, the characters are likable and complex, and the story is well constructed. There are several emotionally impactful story beats; at various points I felt shock, anger, suspense, horror, compassion, etc. I enjoyed the prevailing theme of identity, trust, and how our experiences shape who we are. Also, LGBT rep is a plus!
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
Even though the game has unappealing visuals, I thought that the writing was very strong and I liked most of the characters. However, I ultimately was disappointed with the experience because the ending felt very anticlimactic, a big exposition dump to what otherwise was a mysterious story that could have gone in many ways. We play as a character that crashlands on a mysterious world where inhabitants lose their memories as they share them with other people. The game presents memory share as a mechanic but it’s somewhat cosmetic, for the most part, the story is pretty linear and you can only trade a few memories for a couple of hints, although I cannot confirm that as I decided to keep them. I wouldn’t say that it has any puzzles, you just have to talk to the characters in the right order, it’s not too convoluted. If anyone cares you can complete the game in about 90 minutes.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game