New England Detective: Breakfast in Boston
This is a nice experience. The story, characters, dialogue, it’s all very smart, more than you could expect at first glance, I really encourage everyone to give this a try. No details are overlooked, when new developments happen in the story they take the time to address them and ponder their significance, A smart game.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
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If you don’t pay too much and don’t expect too much it is a close decision. This is a 5 out of 10 so a tie goes to the runner like in baseball. Too many stereotypes and too little plot. The author does create interest at some points but then it sort of is wasted. One reviewer online trashed it for being unrealistic as he knew something about real police work. I also know something about “real” police work and the thing that struck me as wrong was that the police did not treat him as an enemy. I have hired a number of private investigators and the only ones that the police tolerated were retired police (from that department) that took up private investigation work. But this is not a documentary and we should allow some artistic license to the author. There is no romance or love in this just a tiny bit of sex. This is not a real mystery just a read along and see what happens. You get to make a FEW choices like whether or not to eat peanuts at the bar. Seriously!
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
Nicole
(Please read review before taking the thumb’s up at face value.)
I wasn’t sure about getting this game at first because of all the negative reviews, but I got it when it was on sale and I was pleasently surprised how much I enjoyed it. Though I can see why there would be quite a few thumbs down on this game, especially at it’s full price.
Pros:
- The art and backgrounds are nicely done, and appealing to look at through the whole game.
(The Chibis of the characters are freakin' adorable!!!)
– Real player with 46.9 hrs in game
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It’s hard to know where to start with this game. Most of what follows is negatives. ‘So why are you recommending it?’ Because I like stories and characters and ‘getting to know’ the characters. I have seen all endings, it took me 5 play throughs. I have spent more than 30 hrs in this game according to Steam. I am surprised how much I like this game given how many things I didn’t like.
Play Order:
Kurt
Darren
BAD END
Ted
Jeff
Favorites
Ted
Jeff
Kurt
Darren
If all you want to know is ‘Should I buy this game?’
– Real player with 32.0 hrs in game
Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel
Great characterisation, good art, and very fitting music. It’s easily as well written as (if quite different from) others I enjoyed like RazzArt’s Starlight Vega, Studio Elan’s Highway Blossoms, and Hanako Game’s Black Closet. This is on top of its reasonable replayability (ignoring bad endings and minor variations, there’s at least two completely distinct endings following each romance). Just overall a very well put together story.
– Real player with 19.8 hrs in game
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I have laughed plenty, I have sobbed myself to sleep, and perhaps a couple of other unspeakable activities. Good, relatable, real wlw content. Plenty of moments where I saw myself in my own experiences, especially when navigating the community and the coming-out process. Makes me feel better about who I am and what I’ve gone through. ggwp, thank you for your work 3
– Real player with 17.8 hrs in game
Mask of the Rose
Welcome to Fallen London: a darkly hilarious gothic underworld where death is a temporary inconvenience, the rats talk, and Hell is only a stone’s throw away.
Thanks to an unknown bargain, London now resides in a vast cavern under the earth. Down here, the sun doesn’t shine, and Parliament has sunk into the Thames. Queen Victoria never emerges from her palace. Cats spy on their owners and whisper their secrets abroad. The fabric of strait-laced Victorian society has begun to fray.
New Masters are in charge. Why are they so… tall? And always cloaked? And why are they so interested in love stories?
The possibilities for personal connection in London are different now. Thrown together in crisis, you might befriend or romance many of the characters you meet, from Griz, your assertive housemate for whom the Fall was a chance to break free of Victorian societal norms, to the infernally well-dressed gentleman at the Brass Consulate with the amber eyes.
Even death itself has a twist here: the first murder victim since the Fall is feeling much better, and keen to see justice done. Unfortunately, as the doctor who treated him immediately before he expired, your housemate Archie is the prime suspect…
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(Re)invent yourself: who were you before the Fall? Who will you be now?
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Create outfits from a selection of clothing and unusual accessories to unlock different story options
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Fall in love with a cast of diverse Londoners, each with their own secrets
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Matchmake among your friends, or seek love for yourself (by any definition you like)
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Write love stories in a delightful minigame, and use them to impress the new Masters
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Pick up odd jobs to earn money and gather resources. How are you at rat catching?
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Solve the first murder since the Fall, with the assistance of the victim
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Discover cosy, mysterious and magnificent locations in a dark and delicious version of Victorian London
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Seek deeper and deeper secrets over multiple playthroughs
Will you be a brilliant matchmaker, connecting friends and rivals while remaining unattached? Or are you looking for lasting love? Perhaps you’re open to whatever comes your way? Every major storyline is accessible regardless of whether your approach to love is romantic or platonic.
Use an elaborate, dynamic story-crafting system to create love stories – and murder theories. Are the twists in the tale not to your taste? Then change the motive, the location, even the victim, and see how the stories adapt!
Your past will open different doors for you in London. What was your life on the Surface like? Were your family landed gentry? Or did they own a tailor’s shop, or dabble in the occult?
Your clothing will also make people think differently of you. Your outfits open new possibilities in conversation: be bolder, more commanding, more flirtatious. Ingratiate yourself with London’s inhabitants by changing your style of dress – they won’t be able to resist you in that hat!
You’ll also work odd jobs and collect resources which will open new avenues in social situations. Your housemate Griz has found you work as census-taker for those curious new Masters. Fill your census-taker’s notebook with intimate details about your fellow citizens and you’ll find you can pursue deeper relationships with them, romantic or otherwise.
Griz
For your fellow lodger Griz, the Fall of London has been a liberation – the chance to throw off her corsets, dump the dresses and be taken seriously in a position that would have been forbidden to her when she was ‘Miss Griselda’.
Archie
For your other housemate Archie, the change is terrifying. What is a medical student supposed to believe in when even the laws of death no longer apply?
Harjit
When the Fall struck, Harjit stepped up to help anyone who needed it. Now he’s settling into his role as a man in uniform, but the territory is unfamiliar – and, secretly, he has a missing person of his own to find.
Milton
Milton is the amber-eyed host of a literary parlour with a scalding handshake and a prior address in Hell. He’s an excellent listener, but does he only want you for your soul?
Rachel
Rachel was halfway through her serialised novel when London fell and everything she was writing about was turned upside-down. Her publisher grows impatient. Fortunately (?) meeting Milton has rekindled her passion – for more than just writing.
David
Rachel’s brother, and no fan of Milton, David is also destined to be Fallen London’s first murder victim. When he returns from the dead, you can ask him all about it.
Horatia
For a decade, Horatia has taken in lodgers and turned them into family. Since London fell, people need the security she offers more than ever. So when a man made entirely of clay knocks at the door, offering to pay handsomely for lodgings, she can hardly refuse.
Mr Pages
One of London’s new, mysterious “Masters”, Mr Pages has embarked on the titanic endeavour of conducting London’s first post-Fall census! But why are its questions so concerned with the love-lives of London’s citizens? How do people declare their affection, in this fair city? How lasting are their attachments? Might a Londoner take an interest in a very tall, broad-shouldered, cloaked personage that leans towards the chiropterous, hypothetically speaking?
Explore this unique city in glorious, richly rendered 2D. Experience London through three seasons: the season of Confessions, the season of Yule, and the season of Love. Help establish the first Feast of the Rose, a festival of romance that will be celebrated in London for decades to come!
For players of Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies, Mask of the Rose offers a chance to immerse yourselves in the city that founded this deep, dark, and marvellous universe. And for veteran players of the Fallen London browser game, it marks your first opportunity to visit the city just after it fell. But fear not: Mask of the Rose is an excellent introduction to the universe we’ve been building for more than a decade, and you don’t need to have played our other games first. Come on in. Most things won’t bite, unless you want them to.
Explore the locales, lives, and loves of an impossible city. Exchange bon-mots with devils. Investigate the first murder where the victim can testify at the murderer’s trial. Dive into the sunken ruins of poor drowned Parliament. And if you’re truly reckless, fall in love.
Bloody Cruise
Bloody Cruise is an adventure game where you play as a vampire travelling on an airship. Your task is to find the traitor and try not to succumb to your dark urges. In this suspense story you will explore the airship, talk to colorful characters on board and decide their future.
Story:
An airship departs on the seven-day cruise carrying numerous passengers and crew members. One of these passengers is Jack — a vampire who must find the person who has betrayed a powerful vampire organization. As a vampire, Jack is nearly consumed with the thirst for blood — and only you can decide the fate of the characters he meets.
Features:
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Graphical style inspired by the masterpieces of adventure genre.
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Riveting narrative.
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Dozens of interesting characters from all walks of life.
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Plenty of tough choices that will influence the development of the story.
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Multitude of unique playthroughs.
The Terrible Persistence of Memory
As always, PixelsandPins delivers a visual novel with great storytelling. A thought provoking and well written tale- The Terrible Persistence of Memory is a great short game to sink your teeth into if you’re looking to finish a game in a single (or maybe two) sittings. It’ll have you thinking about the choices you make (they actually do matter), and who you choose to spend your time with. Would recommend checking this game out, one of my favorites for sure!
(PS: Don’t mind my short play time, I already played it once before!)
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Johnny Mystery and The Halloween Killer
Great game with an intriguing and pleasant story. The characters are well designed and the dialogues are intelligent and fun. Music and art are excellent, and in general the game is surprisingly much better than you can imagine at first sight. Also, the price in unbeatable! Recommended for everyone that likes a good detective story.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
I don’t play this kind of game often, but this one seemed intersting enough and with an attractive price, so I gave it a shot and it was a very rightly one. But take this review as from a newcomer.
The characters are fun and charismatic and history is intring. You eager to solve the mystery and connect to the characters right from their first appearence. It has some good pop culture references to help the immersion. It’s not long too, so you can try different pieces of dialogue in new runs.
The game freezes a little. It doesn’t crash, but you have to load it again. It’s not a huge problem since we usually save a lot on this kind of game, but it would be good see it solved in the future. But again, not a huge issue.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Jester / King
I love it so much!!! Time loop motif is not new but the way they did it was so well and thorough and I enjoyed it so much. By this time, I’ve played so many games so that I can predict the plot, how it end, what the scheme,.. but not with this. Arg, not to mention, those main characters are relatable and I love their characters' development. I think I like the 3 LIs in this story better than Demonheart. I love Dion more if he doesn’t have to be that mean to Calix sometimes, I guess…Calix is my end game, his struggle love was bad for my heart but I love it hahahaha
– Real player with 95.3 hrs in game
An beautiful and well written story of loss, devotion, and identity. The music and engrossing atmosphere gave me the sense I was there.
The characters are all beautifully realized with their own narratives. Each of them has a certain amount of darkness that is revealed throughout the story. I also found their sprites very charming. I felt a strong connection to Madion. He is tragic and funny with a complex past, and his voice actor is fantastic. The loop system works extremely well with surprisingly advanced mechanics for a small dev team.
– Real player with 21.4 hrs in game
Space Bar at the End of the Galaxy
I’ve played it through twice. Its got good player interaction for a VN. It also has good character development (as deep as you can get in less then 2 hours), my complaint is that game gives us a variety about Imperial and other factions, but you give no information about them. A few blurbs of imagination that has already gone into the game would help players except the characters be more real. I don’t mind invisible histories, but I nice blurb about them can a long ways towards making a player more sympathetic to them.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
It’s not bad at all but there are better options out there.
I’m really on the fence when it comes to giving this game a bad review. Here’s some points that stood out that led me to my negative review.
Pro’s:
-The writing is pretty decent.
-Characters react in a realistic way to what you choose to answer.
-The character models are good, although with only 5 people ever depicted in game, that’s to be expected.
-The world and characters are actually flashed out a bit, which is rare for such a cheap and short game.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Chesnakisnak
Best game on Steam for if you want to, for example: Be Ben.
I have played this game thoroughly and I have come to the conclusion that this game is indeed the best game on steam if
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
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– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game