Case 00: The Cannibal Boy
ok for starters I love love LOVE the characters designs plot and graphics, I think that everything ties together really well I also really like how they added the theme of murder and urban legends and an queer relationship I think it gives it a little more individuality all in all I really love this game and would recommend this to others people but I’m also really sad that there isn’t another game out and there probably wont be but its amazing non the less :)
– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
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Just watch a let’s play it’s a better use of your time and free! The game is bad the storytelling is atrocious. However, the sound design, and art are good. Don’t waste your few dollars on this unless you’re really into startlingly sweet main menu jump scares because that’s the only thing here that will thrill you.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
First, a brief note to the uninitiated:
This is not a pleasant story, whatever the screenshots may have led you to believe. Beneath the veneer of a cheesy, run-of-the-mill school-comedy lies a cruel world of madness, terror, and violence. Major characters die routinely; sometimes on-screen, sometimes off, but never in a peaceful manner. Nonetheless, it is a highly compelling experience, and very rewarding if you can endure to the end of the series. If this intrigues you, feel free to read on, but those looking for nothing more than a stereotypical anime-harem-style rom-com would do well to look elsewhere. Higurashi may resemble that on a superficial level, but this is a series that delights in letting the reader think they know what is going on, even as it brings the façade crumbling down around them.
– Real player with 33.3 hrs in game
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TLDR: The thumb is pointing up. That means good.
Important Information to Know
This game covers the first arc (Abducted by Demons arc, about 2 manga volumes long) of the story, while it says Ch.1 this game covers the first 4-5 episodes of the show and has something like 12 chapters in the game. This game is a visual novel with about 15 hours of reading. A visual novel is basically a book with relevant background music, sound effects, background art, and character art to enhance the reading experience.
– Real player with 23.1 hrs in game
Purgatory Fell
I am a streamer on Twitch (AnCapGamer) and BOTH of the devs were in my chat during my blind play though. This is a clip of how amazing they did with the game.
https://clips.twitch.tv/OnerousSpineyWatercressHoneyBadger
I HIGHLY recommend this game. The jump scares are well placed and the ambient sounds are well done - 11/10 =)
EDIT - I streamed this game again and got caught off guard by the same part, again!
https://clips.twitch.tv/ReliableIntelligentPancakeCurseLit
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
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Slick graphics combine with an ominous atmosphere in an everchanging array of creepy nightmarish scenes as you try to discover the mystery behind missing young girl Amy.
Very intelligent use of VR to keep you wondering whatever is coming next??? It’s difficult to write this review and not give too much away, but a few minutes in and you’ll be hooked! It’s a dark and immersive experience that has some well executed white knuckle moments. It’s a shame about the load times between scenes despite my beefy setup and depending on your exploration time, for the most part it’s quite short, so grab it on sale. Great title for horror fans and to scare the wits out of your friends…
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
SELF
SELF – An Ambitious and Surreal Text Adventure
SELF is a Kafkaesque text-based adventure that unfolds on an interactive CRT screen. The game claims to draw inspiration from titles such as Undertale and Just Shapes & Beats, striving to combine text-based narrative and choices with a variety of gameplay mechanics.
It is a decent interactive fiction that will provide around two hours of gameplay. The game has an interesting albeit confusing storyline that successfully captures the player’s attention. However, it oversells itself with exaggerated claims of puzzles and bullet hell sections, which although fun, are not overly challenging and often feel like a side note that would be better marketed as a unique take on decision making in games. I would recommend the game as a narrative experience, particularly to fans of text-based adventures, but would ward off anyone looking for more action-packed or high octane gameplay.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Very creative and dreamlike with enough nudges to help you find all of the narrative branches without taking away the mystery. Very unique narrative and I would love to see more like this.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
The VII Enigma
DYSTOPIAN CONSPIRACY, TIME-TRAVEL & REBELLION
The VII Enigma is a sci-fi mystery visual novel set in the shadows of futuristic dystopian conspiracy. Head down the rabbit hole and uncover the mysteries of a man set against the world, as the player must navigate the path to the true ending and overcome the tyranny of time itself.
SYNOPSIS:
In the year 2060, Dr Elijah Shaw awakens in a state of confusion, the only clue to his past a mysterious orb clutched in his hand. After being hauled in for interrogation by an agent of the totalitarian ruling faction known as ‘The Bureau’; Elijah is rescued by a small band of rebel fighters. Join Elijah and the rebels as they seek to untangle the web of deceit behind ‘The Bureau’s control and to discover the secrets of Elijah’s past.
Can you overcome the tyranny of time itself? Will you crack ‘The VII Enigma’?
FEATURES:
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Sci-fi and time-travel elements integrated with action, psychological themes, plot twists and impacting character moments.
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Dynamic kinetic action sequences.
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A broad cast of complex characters set in an intricate world.
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Bad endings, normal endings, and one ‘true’ ending; all reached based upon your choices.
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Over 30+ songs on the soundtrack, written and recorded by composer ‘Caleb Coles’.
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Over 250+ background images sporting a diverse amount of scenes and locations; alongside detailed character designs by head artist Garbiel Weisz.
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Utilizes the third-person limited perspective along with side-imaging, the combination a first for the visual novel medium, to give a larger world feel.
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15-25 hours worth of gameplay with full 1080 HD for all assets and visuals.
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A unique in-game encyclopaedia called ‘The Enigma Files’, to help you piece together the clues.
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A truly stunning ending, where all the threads of mystery come together.
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Trauma - Visual Novel
Many Things Can Change After A Trauma.
For Nathan, the way he saw the world was affected after being shot in a robbery. When he acquires a new skill, he finds himself immersed in a sucession of events that, one by one, shakes the pillars of his already fragile life.
Technical Facts
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Multiple endings: your choices matter;
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About 5 hours of gameplay;
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15+ backgrounds and 15+ CGs;
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20+ original songs.
EPONYMOUS
DISCLAIMER: This is a first impressions review, and NOT a full review
EPONYMOUS is a game developed and published by Minor Key Games
The game offers some nice graphics, although some ugly glitches here and there, it is pleasant all the same
The game does suffer with some repetitiveness at certain areas of the game but a fun game nonetheless
EPONYMOUS overall, however, is a fun game to play, yet sometimes repetitive and it does get boring and tedious if being played for a long time, but is a great little horror game to play in short bursts!
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Not really sure what or even if there was a story or message, but as a visual experience I enjoyed this. Plenty of options for sound controls fov to make it a comfortable experience and really let you get lost in the game for a bit. Levels aren’t too confusing, but the dialog is. Maybe it’s because I haven’t put in the time to read the footnoted content in the credits before playing to understand the placement of quotes and such, or maybe it’s just simply meant to be confusing as part of the experience. Also Found a potato so that was the most rewarding thing I got from this game lol. I appreciated the potato. I played through it a second time to look at the things I missed which was nothing major, just a few quotes as far as I can tell. Anyways, it’s cheap, takes a few minutes give it a try if the screenshots look appealing to you.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
The Spell - A Kinetic Novel
This is a cleverly written and thoroughly engaging kinetic novel.
Shifting perspectives, characters with depth, unexpected yet plausible plot twists - this story has it all. Throw in some charming artwork and atmosphere-befitting music, and you’ve got yourself a sweet little package which should take around 8-10 hours to get through (I’m a slow reader).
Some content may trigger - refer to the store page. Apart from that warning, I highly recommend it - 1.625 thumbs.
– Real player with 12.3 hrs in game
I really enjoyed the story. It did let me flip flop every now and then with my guess how it would end. I didn’t expect this ending though.
Full disclosure: I sadly am a pretty lazy reader (i only read about 3 - 4 VN at this point and i am pretty bad with books too) but this story made me curious to follow through - and that’s not easy to achieve.
The beginning felt dragging when i started but knowing that it wouldn’t be a long read for others i kept going. After the first 3-4(?) in-game days i realised that it all was necessary to build a good foundation for about the rest of the story.
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
梦乡 The Dreamcatcher
This game is a bit hard to follow in terms of story, BUT - the story that I interpreted was a well-crafted one. If you are looking at this game as a horror game, I suggest you stop looking. This isn’t a game to expect to piss your pants on. The story is fairly linear from what I have gathered, although there was one part of the game that I never got to explore near the end. The graphics are plenty good, and considering this is the only game I even know of that came from this developer, I give it a 7/10
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
I think the game’s a bit monotonous and hard to understand.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
**The Snake in the well was happy, for it did not care what was outside the well.
The Snake in the well was happy, for it had naught to do with what happened outside the well.
And you were happy too, for you did not know what happened outside the well. - Frederica Bernkastel**
Just… whoa… Every time, I swear that this won’t either surprise or annoy me, it ends up being a new creep-bomb… Ehm, sorry. This is the third game in Higurashi When They Cry series: Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi. Invoking what I gathered from the publishing information in Manga Gamers forums priorly, the original series consist of 8 chapters, which will probably keep inventing new and refreshing ways to both consternate and creep us out continuously, both with the imaginatively disturbing and the eerily mysterious that serves as the main body of these Hinamizawa stories.
– Real player with 37.1 hrs in game
Higurashi, with this release, has possibly become my favorite series of all time. Every release adds something, has a different flavor, and never gets boring. This one leaves even less room for setup than before, knowing that, because you played the other two chapters, it doesn’t need to waste its time with introductions. By chapter 3, the plot is already in motion, and things are starting to get incredbily sad…and creepy.
Let me warn you: This episode is depressing. If you can’t take representations of child abuse well, then I would suggest you stay away from this. It isn’t the most detailed description/situation out there, but it’s enough that it gets the point across and is extremely depressing (and disturbing). So, with that out of the way, let’s get into the basic plot of this chapter!
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game