Code Romantic
I am a rank amateur as far as coding goes, so I was excited about the promises this game made at the outset. I didn’t realize it, but I was prepared by previous experiences for there to be a somewhat solid logic problem element, and then a story that was written around the puzzles that, in the end, I probably could have done without.
Code Romantic is not that game! My expectations were blown away and I had a beautiful experience that I think is pretty uncommon: The puzzles served the story, which served the puzzles. I did not prefer one aspect of the game over the other, and in fact they are inextricably linked. So often, I go into games looking to enjoy some puzzles and practically disregard the writing. This game actually made me cry a couple of times.
– Real player with 76.3 hrs in game
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Disclaimer: I purchased the demo of this game on itch.io but was later asked to test the the final product so my experience was a mix of paid/ free.
Basically this game comes down to - do you want to fall in love while learning to code? For someone like me, who loves romance but also tech and is trying to learn how to code in C### but intimidated- this game is a godsend. No one is creating stuff like this; it is one of a kind. I got to learn to code and read code in the context of a heroic thrilling love story. It is a great mix of challenging with user action and rewarding with story. This game is super fun and fresh. The art and music is fantastic. The story and characters had me swooning, smiling, laughing and gasping like I was a teenager again with a mission, a crush and a bunch of friends and foes.
– Real player with 11.5 hrs in game
Last Days of Spring Visual Novel
This is an Otome Visual Novel which main character is a young girl that’s about to finish the last 4-5 days of her highschool. It’s time for friends to go different path and life to changes forever.
This is also a Kinetic Novel which you make very few decisions and most of the story don’t really change much though those choices. Story choice in this game only effect story in a minimum kinda of way that you only need to save once in the middle and save a second time before the final decision to get all the achievements and endings.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
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“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” - Soren Kierkegaard
Last Days of Spring (VN) is a very short, mostly kinetic visual novel about a bunch of teenagers finishing high school, and wondering what to do with their lives. Put together, it is not the most successful or interesting visual novel, but it’s heartwarming and carries some basic wisdom for anyone just starting their lives.
Our protagonist is Yuka Kishimoto. She is a high school student in Japan, who attends a school where her father works as a history teacher. She is an ordinary, well mannered, bright young woman who is at a total loss about her future. It is the last week of high school. These are the days that you won’t be having ever again, right? The traditional Sunset Festival - which marks the end of high school for senior students - approaches, and it’s up to you to figure out the ending of this chapter in life for Yuka.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game