Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
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Hello Charlotte is a small, to-be three-part, RPG Maker game series.
The first episode of Hello Charlotte introduces us a wild and surreal, twisted world. It’s a small adventure filled with death, bad humor (according to the author!) and some small puzzles. I quite enjoyed it: the art is great, the setting is interesting, the music fits well. I’ve immediately grown fond of it and its world and charming characters. It has very few drawbacks of being an RPGM-game, but it’s nothing serious. It took me about 2 hours to complete as I ended up interacting with everything and dying in the process – but actually the bad ends are funny in their own way.
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
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Oh wow! Where to begin? I had a nifty comparison all lined up in my head of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman : Dollshouse but that is doing a serious misjustice to Etherane for even though Sandman set groundbreaking standards in the Graphic Novel world making it a flattering comparison I still feel comparing Hello Charlotte to any work elsewhere is not allowing Etherane’s incredible HC Opus to be appreciated and admired on its individual merits.
This, the second Episode of Hello Charlotte, is titled Requiem Aeternam Deo which translates to Eternal rest to God and continues Charlotte Wiltshire’s journey with her Puppeteer Seth as she enters adolescence and, throughout, Charlotte attends school where we observe the usual activities that go on : bullying, cliques, friendship choices (mostly with Anri who, depending on choices made in the journey, really does fluctuate in character) and random ‘socialization’ RPG battles that are both funny and unique in the battle choices!!
– Real player with 7.5 hrs in game
The Silver Case
The Silver Case is a great debut from Goichi Suda featuring a hard-boiled detective story, which also somewhat an unpolished experience with too many ideas which didn’t exactly follow through with interesting conclusions.
The presentation of this VN is a departure from “NVL” or “ADV” formats we’ve known from other contemporaries such as Enix, 07th-Expansion, Key and other developers. It’s a mixture of not only text, background and limited 2D character animation, but also live-action sequences, 3D exploration(although the scope is very limited – it’s pretty much on-rail), and full-motion video shot in documentary-style. Not to mention the highly stylistic character designs.
– Real player with 40.0 hrs in game
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The Silver Case would be very difficult (nigh impossible most likely) to review in a standard fashion. I will note upfront that this is my first experience with SUDA51’s work so I won’t be able to make comparisons there.
This VN is very unconventional. It has fantastic music but the typewriter effects sound more like a jackhammer (you will eventually acclimate to this I hope – I did – and I recommend having the effects volume around half the music volume). The visual layout consists of panels everywhere, all the time — sometimes 2d, sometimes 3d, and sometimes FMV. Sometimes all 3 at once. Scene, time and location transitions happen frequently with 3d model illustrations and sometimes a brief exploration sequence suddenly appears – with an old school gaming clunky-but-completely-serviceable interface.
– Real player with 36.4 hrs in game
The Dream of Shadowlands Episode 1
A fantastic, dialogue-filled
horror adventure!
You wake up in an unknown place,
desperate to survive. Luckily you
soon find an adventuring buddy…
Pros
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Main characters are full of charm.
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Story is interesting.
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Freakish enemy design.
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Great 90s art, well animated.
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Puzzles! Just the right amount!
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Not too difficult, just right.
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RPG: Your strength improves, fears lessen.
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Frequent entertaining conversations
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FULLY VOICED
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Bullet-hell style boss like in NieR
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A few secrets to uncover…
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
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It is not bad for a free game but there are some issues.
1. No map.
2. Not many hints. I am stuck at a certain part of the game and I do not know how to move forward.
I like the game and I’ve been playing for about an hour. This is my first time playing a game like this so maybe it is standard for there to be no map and a way to save.
Edit: I figured out how to save, you have to talk to a strange rock.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Beacon Pines
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy storybook adventure where you use charms to rewrite fate. You play as both the reader of the storybook and its main character, Luka. The game is set within the town of Beacon Pines and something strange is happening at the old factory outside of town. But Luka and his friends are the only ones taking notice! Sneak out late, investigate creepy labs, throw some pigs, uncover the truth, and maybe survive the summer.
There’s something happening at the old factory outside of town and none of the adults are taking any notice! It’s up to you and your friends, Rolo and Beck, to figure out what’s going on and uncover the mystery of that crazy green goo. Sneak out late, investigate creepy labs, throw some pigs and uncover the truth. Who said Summer holidays were boring?
Beacon Pines is a beautiful town set within a magical book. The Book is an unfinished story that, above all else, wants to find resolution. The Book works with the player to sort through the possibilities of its story in order to find a satisfying conclusion. The story can have many endings and ultimately it is up to the player to choose. But will The Book accept the player’s wishes?
Beautifully hand drawn art style, each character and environment has been drawn by hand. The result is a vibrant artstyle and a charismatic cast to help you survive the long summer holidays.
Use charms to rewrite past events and discover different stories. Every character in Beacon Pines has their own unique story where every conversation you have, drives the story’s narrative. What will Luka say to insult a bully? What’s the weather like? What the heck is that thing lurking in the bushes? It’s up to you!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1269640/Beacon_Pines/
Horror Stories: PLEASE COMPLY
Loved the game. Found it by chance and had it on my wish list. It’s decent for the price if the game hasn’t been spoiled for you already. I love the sense of dread and the ending. I mean I don’t love it I hate it but still!
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Short and sweet little horror experience. enjoyed the experience. Looking forward to the next Horror Story :)
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Misha Adventures
Tells a breathtaking, beautiful and loveable story. This is more of an adventure game than the usual click-and-point-collect-to-solve-puzzles genre of game, the story is well developed and alternated for a video game, heavily story driven, and each chapter has an independent title that keep it to the point.
– Real player with 12.0 hrs in game
Misha start his adventures and we can help him get to end of levels. You encounter with different obstacls that you need to overcome but it’s not so hard and you can make this. Good music, beautiful background, minibear wearing a hat (so cute), many heavy and easy levels.
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
Symbiotic
Story
Symbiotic is a sci-fi action drama visual novel with dark undertones, and a love story which will be a roller coaster of emotion. As Zaydin and company go through the rigorous training to master the use of their symbiote partners, they must overcome numerous obstacles and fight enemies far beyond their control, all while dealing with the emotions that come with being teenagers. The race is on for the survival of mankind in this grueling war with another world!
Zaydin is a young complicated kid trying to cope with the loss of his mother, an evil entity attempting to control his mind, and the war of the worlds waged by alien Symbiotes, who have come to eradicate or consume all life on earth. While attending SCAR institute, the principal of the establishment, Neolinus, acts as his caretaker/guardian, at the request of Zaydin’s deceased mother. Neolinus is seen as a pain in the ass to the young orphan. Elliosa and Kadin, the friends he never wanted, have extremely different views on Zaydin. While Elliosa has a major crush on him, Kadin, being the protective big brother type (Even though they’re not related) sees him as a dangerous jerk, though the question of why he hates him so much still lingers. They are joined by their symbiote partners, Tama who belongs to Zaydin, Pinkie Elliosa’s loveable friend, and Spike the “tough guy” belonging to Kadin. Together with the rest of the school they will discover what it means to be at war, not only with the aliens but also with their own emotions.
About
Seasons & Chapters:
This Visual Novel is based around a system of Chapters and Seasons. All chapters within the first season would be free to play once you have bought the game, and those chapters have been released. The following season would be purchasable DLC due to the size and amount of content that will be put into it. Chapters come out when they’re finished, so you don’t have wait for the season to be finished to continue the story.
Season 1:
The first season begins with introductions to the cast of characters, and the main protagonist, Zaydin, being rebellious towards SCAR Institute and his caretaker, Principal Neolinus. Zaydin must deal with his emotions, repressed memories, “friendship” with Elliosa, rivalry with Kadin, unintentionally befriending another girl at the school, and a dark evil presence lingering in his mind as he goes through this warrior high-school setting. The war that wages between Earth and the symbiote planet, Metamor, threatens to destroy everything, and forces the children of Earth to rise up and protect the planet against the monstrous creatures that are sent to it, but another possible threat looms that could undo what the school has done to protect the planet. As you progress through the Visual Novel you will be sent on required (and some optional) missions to kill the Sym-Monsters sent to Earth from Metamor. Zaydin’s ego and bad temper constantly get him into trouble, whether it’s his caretaker/principal, the Class S president Alastair, or even his own “friends”, Zaydin acts out and antagonizes everyone around him… but is he doing it because he’s a bully, or for some other reason?
Psychopath or Savior:
As you progress through the story and missions you will be given a choice that decides whether you will be punished like a villain or hailed as a hero. In missions you can fight Sym-Monsters and save Civilians. It is required that you fight and kill a certain number of Sym-Monsters, however it is NOT required that you save the civilians, this gives way to a moral dilemma… do you save everyone like a true hero? Or do you let them all walk into the fates they would have endured had you never even arrived? Doing either of these to an extreme degree may result in a secret ending as well as changing the game later down the line, recruiting allies, or causing you to encounter something truly terrible…
Visual Novel Styled as a Kinetic Novel (Kinda)
“A kinetic novel is a linear type of visual novel where no narrative or gameplay choices typical to the latter are presented.”
Symbiotic is more akin to a Kinetic Novel then a traditional Visual Novel, since the story is more linear and the ending is the same regardless of what you ultimately decide to do; however, it is possible to change the difficulty and variety of the game, as well as changing HOW the ending plays out and what happens to the characters. As mentioned above you can get a Psychopath or Savior ending in every chapter of the game, with this comes new challenges, allies, or minor story aspects you wouldn’t see otherwise. The new allies can replace party members in missions allowing you to customize how you play through the missions. The challenges come in the form of unique enemies that are angry, vengeful, and prepared to kill anything they see.
The Prince of Landis
A game with an interesting plot, i thought it was a bit too short. The story could have been expanded, there is a lot of potential. Still liked it!
Would play it again.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
What a treat! Fair price for the short content but my life feels richer having played through the story. Get it if it interests you.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
10mg: Sealed Estate
So many nice little details packed together into this micro game, that conveys an excellent and cohesive experience.
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
Very weird, creepy, and disturbing. As soon as I got used to what was going on, something new appeared to feel uneasy. Simple yet effective.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Cyber Runner 2048
In this exciting game, your task is to confront the army of powerful and aggressive cyborgs that have flooded the streets of your city. Understand the causes of the invasion and eliminate the mechanized threat! Destroy the cyborg - save humanity!
– Real player with 34.0 hrs in game
A very beautiful pixel platformer with a very cool style and an excellent soundtrack. The plot is also very interesting, the game is worth playing for its cool atmosphere. I advise everyone to play a very interesting game.
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game