Kabukicho Story
It’s okay. A melancolic little story told using the RPG medium. There are a a couple game sequences. The whole thing is short, maybe a couple hours at most.
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– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
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Great game. The atmosphere is really soothing and the story is awesome.
I am just gonna point out a few things here. This game is somewhat held in the 12th century irl. Although this is a fantasy game, modern language is not really that suitable. But overall, great game. I recommend playing it.
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
The Dream is Coming…
“The Dream is Coming…” is a vibrant walking simulator that has you explore an empty Schoolyard and its various building as you find notes, diary entries and clues to follow.
The notes contain little bits of lore surrounding your character and his group of friends. Your character will also have memories revealed when he enters rooms or comes close to certain objects. A text to speech voice will read a sentence or 2 about some mundane thing he remembers about Chemistry class or the first time he met a friend. I honestly didn’t mind the text to speech voice, it’s actually not a bad sounding text to speech program. The main issue is the translation, it’s not translated the greatest. It’s hard to understand the relationship between certain characters when all you have to go on is little bits of choppy lore translated poorly. You are able to get a grasp of the overall story but the little details get lost and with a game like this, that is kind of important. A game like this is nothing but story and visuals (which isn’t a bad thing) but you’re really only left with the visuals as a completed piece. The bits of story you can gather tell a simple tale of a group friends and their after school club. The various memories of simple times and the struggles some face, it fits the atmosphere well.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
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I was intrigued by the description as I wanted to know how in depth this indie game would go into the lives, thoughts and struggles of students. But I was left most disappointed.
Pros:
→ The music is beautiful.
→ Half of the graphics were unexpectedly brilliant for an indie game; the sky, the breezy grass, the pavement and some items indoors, especially the signs and writing.
→ The afternoon setting sun set the tone perfectly.
→ Songbird ambience in the schoolyard was very relaxing.
Cons:
→ ‘Interesting stories’ in the description is misleading.
! For example; at one point we pass a bicycle in the schoolyard and the ‘story’ is legit: “My father’s bike. After he drank, he stopped using it.” And that’s all we get. It’s more like random facts being spewed out that has no meaning to the story at all (?).
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
TS FANTASY
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**Explore TS FANTASY, and save the world using your special powers and with the help of your friends.
This is the NEW Adventure Visual Novel!!**
● TS FANTASY is a game for Steam on PC and will be launching in December 2021.
● TS FANTASY is a visual novel adventure game created by the Twitch vtuber Hanarin(Cha Young A), who also takes part in character designs, game story, 3D modelling, Live2d, programming, animation videos, music, and translation.
● TS FANTASY will be available in English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. More languages will be considered later in development.
The story begins as an you, an ordinary character find out that you have special powers. As you transfer into a new school for superpowers, you try your best to get used to your new school. One day, the school holds an event to select the best student and nominate the ‘Successor of the Moon’. However, a mystery case happens as the best candidates for the event suddenly disappears. Unfortunately, your friend also gets involved in this case.
Find who is behind this mystery by searching for clues and using your superpowers!
Date with Cute Girls as you save people!
Your relationship with characters differs according to the choices you make. You can be enemies, friends, lovers, and even lead the characters to death. Be careful with your choices as the relationship can completely change the story!
Long ago, God sent his son into the world with a Stellar Piece, a gem that contains strong powers, and special wings that protect the gemstone. The son of God brought richness and peace into the world and humans build temples to worship and thank him.
One day, the evil devils broke the peace and killed the son of God. As the devils stole the gem, the gem broke into pieces and scattered all around the world. Afterwards, the Saba family collected the left pieces of the gem and descended the power of God’s Son to defeat the devils. Ever since then, the Saba family became the king and ruled the world.
TS FANTASY is a world with social hierarchy called Linne.
The top class is comprised of the Saba family, who descended the powers of the son of God. Below the Saba family are the top class Sapiens, upper middle class Canis, and middle class Inura, and the lowest slave class Peni Planeta.
● Main Character
The main character is an ordinary boy who one day finds out that he has superpowers. He has no family as they have passed away.
Special Abilities: Reverse time (Singularity)
The main character has the ability to reverse time and go back into the past. However, as he cannot fully control his powers, he transfers to TS High School.
● Binggoo Heo
Binggoo is a girl full of mysteries. Her codename is Black cat, and she is on a special mission. She loves cats.
Special Abilities: ???
● Danull
Danull is a genius who earned a doctorate in medicine at a young age of 20. She discovered her superpowers from her creation of the special ability tracking device.
Danull works as a school nurse in TS High School and takes care of students. She is also a gamer and often plays games in the nurse’s office.
Special Ability: Lust Master
Danull can control people by using charm.
● Hobin Ji
Hobin is the class representative who has a strong sense of responsibility. With a tsundere personality, Hobin guides the main character and helps him in school. Hobin likes to dance with cute dolls and is somewhat aware of Mulbakbak’s behaviors.
Special Ability: Ruby Crown
Hobin can easily control and manipulate fire.
● Camping Car
Camping Car has a cheerful and positive personality. Camping Car is a fan of military tools and always carries an emotionally attached tank called Michelle.
Special Ability: Tank Crush
Camping Car can use psychokinesis to move emotionally attached military machines without touching them.
● Mulbakbak
Mulbakbak is from a noble family and she has lived abroad during her childhood. Unlike her looks, she is an innocent girl and loves soccer. She normally hangs out with her childhood friends Akgom and Ethia.
Special Ability: Aqua Scratch
Mulbakbak can control water and create aqua blades.
● Endorphin
Endorphin is a girl who loves programming. She is in the science department and is often seen working on machines and programming. Endorphin is a shy person who might seem blunt, but she has an innocent and child-like side. She has big breasts.
Special Ability: Demon Explosion
Endorphin can increase the weight of gravity.
● Shio Tebasaki
Shio is born from a witch family, but as she could not stand the strict traditions from her family, she ran away from home. She is currently exploring different countries to find her new life.
Special Ability: Sky Wing
Shio can sense the air current and has the ability to fly.
● Riker
Ryker has an easy-going and boyish personality and enjoys spending time outdoors riding bikes and playing games. Ryker visits the nurse’s office often to play games or get treated from the wounds from playing with his bike.
Special Ability: Break Speed
Ryker can move with very fast speed.
● Terra
Terra is the leader of Kiralika who became an idol by meeting Gom producer while working at Gomgom convenience store. Tera is looking for her missing dad and has a tsundere but affectionate personality.
Special Ability: ???
● Hanarin
Hanarin is the vocalist of Kiralika and has worked the longest at Gomgom convenience store. She dropped out of middle school and has lived as a hikikomori before. Her parents are in Sapiens class, which is the top social class. It’s hard to know what she is thinking about.
Special Ability: ???
● LooLoo (Louisha)
LooLoo is a member of Kiralika and has a free-spirited nature.
She is an 232-year-old alien from outer space who crashed into Gomgom convenience store. LooLoo is pretty
famous in outer space as she is also known as the red devil.
She likes playing games and watching manga and is often seen playing games in the nurse’s office.
Special Ability: ???
● Nyumgon
Nyumgon is always quiet and often listens to music with headphones in the classroom. Nyumgon is a shy person and does not like standing out.
Special Ability: Perfect Sniper
Nyumgon can throw any object to any direction and hit perfectly straight.
● Ethia
Ethia is a feminine-looking boy who is very kind to other girls. Ethia is often seen with Mulbakbak, who is a childhood friend.
Special Ability: Invisible Shield
Ethia can distort light and make people or objects invisible.
● Akgom
Akgom has a cheerful and friendly personality. Akgom enjoys wearing sweatsuits and is popular to girls. Akgom is often seen with Mulbakbak, who is a childhood friend.
Special Ability: Beast Lightning
Akgom can turn into a beast and have enhanced physical skills. After transformation, Akgom sometimes loses the ability to think clearly.
● Opponents
You might have to battle with inhuman beings.
Apart from Kiralika and the main character, the character designs in TS FANTASY is targeted for my male Twitch channel viewers who has been a big support to me. To thank my viewers, I opened a character design event.
In addition, ‘TS’ means ‘Tsu’ which indicates Twitch viewers in Korean. ‘TS’ also means ‘Trans Sexual’, as male viewers can experience gaming as a female character. Since this game was inspired by FF FANTASY, we decided to name this game ‘TS FANTASY’.
The OST from TS FANTASY is created by Hanarin. With your help, we hope to create more music to further improve our game. With music, you would be able to imagine and recall TS FANTASY whenever you hear our OST. We will add some of the music here, so please go and check our music.
Solve cases in TS FANTASY by chatting to others, investigating the field, and battling with superpowers.
By utilizing Live2d technology, female main characters can use the Dialogue function with facial expressions and motions. Characters can vividly communicate with players as they move on screen. If you become friends with other characters, you can borrow their special abilities and gain help solving the mystery.
When chatting people or female characters, it is important to observe their behavior and make the correct choices.
Don’t forget that your choices can impact your future!
Run and explore the field in TS FANTASY! You can communicate with other characters, obtain items, and learn new information. Find out hidden events or items to figure out clues.
Since there is a time limit for investigation, you need to react quickly and make the best moves. Make wise choices to create the future you want.
You can read tarot cards in the game. Ask questions or find out your luck in the game. The cards will show you the way.
Depending on who you read the card with, your future might change as well.
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Bugz!
Venture into the world Bugz to capture, research and compete with your team of Bugz! Bugz is a turn based RPG where you capture a team of 4 Bugz and
are working for a laboratory interested in studying the potential of monsters known as Bugz. The game is about 3-4 hours long and there are 4 arena competitions
that you must complete! Each Bug has it’s own type and a few abilities that makes it different from other Bugz. The main focus is on experimenting with different captured Bugz to form the strongest team.
Saving Simon
Awesome
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
**İki boyutlu indie bir yapım olan Saving Simon, türk yapımcıların elinden çıkan son derece güzel bir yapım. Grafiksel olarak göze hoş gelen bir temaya sahip olduğunu söyleyebilirim. Genel açıdan senaryoya değinmem gerekirse, Simon adındaki depresyondaki bir insanı kurtarmaya çalışıyoruz. Kontroller oldukça rahat ve kolayca alışılabilir düzeyde. Eğer farklı deneyimler arayan bir indie oyunseverseniz, denemenizi kesinlikle tavsiye ederim.
Daha fazla inceleme için;
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/28040015 **
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
连海台球俱乐部 ウィナーズブレイク Lianhai Billiards Club
We’re working on it, so stay tuned!
The main character is a student at Lianhai High School.
His father’s alcoholism and violence kept him away from his family, wandering around all day, and his grades consistently ranked low.
One day, the hero is entrusted by his class teacher to hand in the class materials to his classmates, Xinsu.
At the billiard club run by Xinsu’s family, he witnessed a scene in which Xinsu was harassed by a gangster.
By coincidence, he picked up a billiard cue and won the match without any billiard experience.
Xinsu, who admired the billiards talent of the hero, gave the hero the right to represent the club in the annual “Lianhai Billiards Club League” in Lianhai City.
The hero, who once lost his faith in life, gradually became a billiard star with the support of his partners.
But as the day of the game drew nearer, certain things changed.
Xinsu learned that his father, who had beaten the hero’s father in the National League, made the hero’s father had never recovered.
What will happen to Xinsu who knows about this…and how will the game change?
The game can be divided into two parts, “Role-Play” and “Billiards”.
In Role-Play part, players can explore freely in the school and in the city of Lianhai, looking for plots that can be triggered and developing relationships with their partners.
As your bonding with your partners deepens, you can acquire special skills for use in billiard games. (e.g. sight line visualization, etc.)
Every once in a while, there will be an important billiard match event where players need to use their honed out abilities to win the match and advance the plot.
The player needs to select the topic of interest to the session object and only has a limited number of options per session.
There are also different branching options for each topic, so if the conversation is full of good feelings, something good will happen!
For the first time, the city of Lianhai, which appeared in “The Adventure of Fei Duanmu” and Code Creakers, can be explored in free 3D.
The weather system also allows you to explore Lianhai City in a variety of settings, including dusk, early morning and rainy night.
The central theme of this work, billiards.
Win the game by knocking the eight balls on the table into the bag.
A seemingly simple game, but in fact it’s a test of brain and mental conditioning.
Here’s to enjoying challenging different opponents!
Fugue in Void
Fugue in the Void
A very short and ambiguous trip through an industrial themed wasteland with little to do but wonder what is going on.
Pros:
👍 Relaxing
👍 Some of the visuals and sound are interesting
Cons:
👎 Far too short – 30 Mins.
👎 Nonsensical
👎 Walking sound is annoyingly loud
👎 Hardly any Interaction
👎 No saves.
First Impressions
This is an incredibly short game. Weighing in at just 30 minutes it would be difficult to recommend this game at full price.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
I recommend this “game”, BUT you should know what you’re getting into.
First off, it’s not a game, as many have mentioned, but rather a walking sim, which is totally fine and I knew this going into it, which helped me enjoy it, but it’s important to know this.
Next is the atmosphere. At times the various environments were cool, but sometimes they were a little anxiety inducing. Even though I knew this game had basically no interaction, I still got anxious because the visuals and audio were intense or noisy, and my gamer brain immediately got stressed that there was some hidden enemy (lol). That could very possibly be just my issue, but it’s something to keep in mind anyway.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
My Bones
“My Bones” is an interesting, very short, atmospheric narrative - nothing more.
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CONS:
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Lack of story: There’s a story here, but, its not fleshed out enough. It’s cliched and lacks any engaging hook to pull the player in.
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Lack of puzzles/challenges/obstacles: Find a key, open a door. …That’s the difficulty level. It wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, but it really feels like its only here to slow the pace and pad the game, so as to give the illusion of more gameplay. I would consider that a negative.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Key to door simulator.
There isn’t any sort of story here really….or at least, it’s indistinct due to what I assume is a terrible translation.
The actual game looked and sounded cool.
There is a monster, but it does nothing.
It offers you a morality choice for no apparent reason.
Basically, you just wander around finding keys to unlock doors while reading some terribly translated notes and taking in the admittedly cool looking grisly scenery…and then the game ends by letting you know that you are either cool with being in hell or have escaped hell by being given a second chance, although the game is also not really clear on what you really did. Presumably you killed your family, but one of the notes suggests that your wife actually killed you despite the fact that you killed her (and this is a great example of what a terrible translation can do to your story, lol). Why you would be given a second chance is indistinct. Also, there is a note that states that a monster is sealed in the church crypt with somebody acting as the watcher, and tells the watcher to flee if the monster escapes, lol. Anyway, the story wasn’t really something that made any sort of sense. The common thread between the stuff you find was either left out or wasn’t thought out well enough to include in the first place.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
SAD RPG: A Social Anxiety Role Playing Game
Fascinating concept for a game blending the RPG elements with the unusual nature of the trippy neo-psychedelic art style. I expected nothing less from the same creators of NO THING. Love the unsettling feeling of entering different areas of the game, and the soundtrack does not disappoint either. People need to also realise that the reason they keep getting warped back to “Bone Street” is because you went the wrong way and need to try and different route to find where you need to go!
Do not get discouraged, and remember to check your menu and inventory. Also if you have not previously played NO THING I would recommend maybe even playing that first before this game. (though not required for story reasons or anything).
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
From the creators of the cult classic No Thing, Sad RPG follows in the same aesthetic style with a new game play loop. There is classic RPG mechanics for battling anxiety attacks, as well as No Thing-esq levels in your TV or PC. I have not completed the game, but so far I am liking what I see.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Cubicle Quest
My playtime: 23:30:28 (based on in-game clock).
Developer Response: Never.
Intro
Cubicle Quest is a turn based RPG Maker game which combines itself with real life concepts. You just graduated from college with tons of debt, mainly college loan, and you’ll have to do anything to pay them off and succeed in life. You can get married, fight tons of internal and external conflicts which are wrapped as monsters, and so on. This game reminds me with Harvest Moon with its non linear timeline in real life setting.
– Real player with 48.1 hrs in game
What an ingenious game! Start as a young adult with debts up the yin-yang and a low paying job. But you can change all that by leveling and destroying those horrible debt monsters. (Man, I wish you could do that in real life).
Cubicle Quest has many unique aspects. You begin as the ruler of your own kingdom. The Debt Army is outside your castle and threatening to destroy everything so you’ve got your work cut out for you. As I’ve already stated, you begin with a low paying job and everytime you sleep in your bed in the castle, a month advances and you receive your salary - minus many expenses. Rent, food, utilities, entertainment, etc. - all these things eat away your money. However, in the basement of your castle, all these expenses are manifested as monsters that you can defeat to either eliminate or lower their cost.
– Real player with 43.5 hrs in game