Inexplicable Geeks: Dawn of Just Us
A hilarious romp though a con filled with wacky heroes with wacky powers. Fantastic writing and amazing art. I had a blast chatting with each and every character. Definitely worth a few more playthoughs to get the full back story of this crazy cast.
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
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An alright visual novel
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Rouge Patrol
The war between Rouge and Bleue has gone beyond either nation’s capacity to wage it. First they drafted the men and then boys… women were conscripted in turn. Now, with all spent - and surrender unthinkable - the grinding machine of war has turned to girls.
Fourteen years old, Sergeant P.G. Tails has lost everything to Bleue and will stop at nothing to achieve their destruction. But, as she leads her unit into the unending conflict, she begins to realise that the price of revenge may be paid, not by her, but the girls she has come to love. Worse, she carries a secret that puts her in more danger from her friends than her enemies…
Description
Rouge Patrol tells an epic and heartfelt story about friendship, loss, and a young girl’s conflicting drive to avenge what’s been taken while preserving what remains. You will take on the role of Sergeant P.G. Tails and, through a fusion of visual novel and stat-raiser mechanics, explore a branching and perilous narrative.
Each member of Rouge patrol has her own history and interrelationships. But, as their commanding officer, your choices will determine their future. Form friendships with any or all of them, but balance socialisation against the pressures of maintaining your found family’s ability to survive the missions you lead them into.
Featuring:
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Ten main characters and multiple sides, all with over thirty unique poses
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Full HD CGs, backgrounds and sprites
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Separate health, morale and relationship systems that impact characters' appearance and behaviour
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Multiple story branches
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Individual stat management for the whole patrol
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Levels, exp, ability tests, perks and all that good stuff
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Four branching romances
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Tragic friendships!
FEEET
I haven’t slept in days. This game has an intricate and beautifully weaved story that is a joy to play through time after time, and you WILL enjoy playing it time after time because the endless mode provides endless replayability (no pun intended xD). I’ve already completed this game 5 times (on my 6th playthrough as we speak) and I plan to spend many, many more hours in the masterpiece of narrative-driven gaming.
– Real player with 99.7 hrs in game
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This game is pretty PogChmap
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Furries & Scalies: Friendswood
Go save the Australia’s Victoria County Fire Association. Hell Yeah!
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Furries & Scalies: Super Scary Halloween Spooky Times
Finished my first run of the game in 100 minutes exactly.
First thoughts going in: nice comedic writing, realistic dialogue, very funny concept, pleasant art
Early in the game: I found that the mechanics of actual gameplay are not well explained in the beginning, causing me to no longer pass any skill check no matter what by act 2. The scenarios of deciding which attribute to use to solve a problem were fun little guessing games.
Late game: I’d given up trying to actually win at this point because of a mix of the problem in the last paragraph and because i seemed to hit the point of no return on how low my score got. By this point I’m already thinking about which character I want to get to know in the next play through, each of their unique personalities making me want to know more. I am still appreciating the comedy and writing.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
The Vellescian Gambit
The Vellescian Gambit is a very neat game that looks like a visual novel, but is actually more of an economics-based puzzle game embedded in a well-written but compact visual novel. I highly recommend it for those looking for a new twist on the VN genre, or games with economics or trade-related themes.
Your character is given a particular mission that needs to be accomplished with limited resources and time, and nearly every single choice has small consequences that add up and determine what happens. In this sense, it is quite different from your run-of-the-mill VNs, where the player has very limited control over what happens. You freely choose from many possible options, ranging from which routes to take and the pace of travel, how much protection to hire, and what commodities to buy and sell along the road (or whether to do any trading, as it can cost you precious time).
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
Pros:
+Pretty good artwork and soundtrack
+Nice story
+Very interesting puzzle-like gameplay
Cons:
-A bit short
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
For the People
Worth it if it’s on sale, it’s very short but good. The translation is weak at times, which can make it confusing what decision you are supposed to be making. Also the mouse cursor freezes/lags if you move it faster than a snails pace but you can’t enable hardware cursor or the game doesn’t even start. Maybe just my rig.
One thing that is poorly translated that I wish I knew before playing: on the map where you exchange resources with other towns is a number in very large font that says “the party has given you an order, X days til dispatch”. It means the party is requesting that number of metal from your town and you want to have it on hand when it reaches “0 days til dispatch” then it will be subtracted overnight. Dispatch as in you are sending the metal to the party. I spent a few hours experimenting with save scumming just to figure this out, thinking it was a bug and my resources were just disappearing!
– Real player with 13.8 hrs in game
IN A WORD: MAYBE
IN A NUTSHELL:
WHAT TO EXPECT: Stylised visual novel. Narration oriented Choose Your Own Adventure. Heavily scripted story. Bureaucratic simulation. Aspects of social management. Laced with political intrigue. Communist/Coldwar era aesthetic/ambience. Contains several endings. Designed for some replayability. Requires lots of reading. Single-player only.
ACHIEVEMENTS: A GOOD MIX.
STATUS: COMPLETED.
WHO FOR/WHEN TO BUY: FOR FANS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. A MINIMAL SALE AT LEAST.
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
Placebo Love
A beautiful game about different forms of love. For those who like games focused on the story more than the gameplay, this is definitely a game you will love. It has a casting of very touching characters, and I found myself loving each one of them at the end of their bonds, even though I hated some at the beginning. They are very well written, and each of them brings a particular touch to the story. The plot remains interesting all along, making you theorize more than you’d think you would at first.
– Real player with 47.8 hrs in game
This is a game I have enjoyed playing.
Gameplay: It’s an interactive decision-making VN type game, with little action and lots of text. If you enjoy good plot and characters, then this is a great game.
Graphics: The in-game graphics are exactly as they appear in the trailer and screenshots. I personally like it.
Audio: Very good soundtrack; I listen to it a lot. There’s a lot of really sweet music and it doesn’t get boring.
Story: 10/10, no spoilers. Each character has their own story and many of them connect to each other; the game is very well written.
– Real player with 44.9 hrs in game
Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim
EDIT June 20, 2016: The New Game+ DLC is here!
The DLC improves the game a fair bit in my opinion. I am a sucker for dating sims, as my library can attest. This one keeps it interesting by not letting you date everyone at once, and having the characters actually mention something about it. Unfortunately, no one appears to be polyamorous, but there’s definitely more than just heterosexuality, which I know a lot of people look for in a game. The quests here are still just as ridiculous, but I grew even more attached to characters, especially ones I didn’t know you could recruit in the base game! It’s zany, keeps the humour, and lets the player in on the inner thoughts of various characters. Also university is always a fun setting to play a game in.
– Real player with 20.0 hrs in game
Review with accompanying screenshots and video at Sinical Network
I received this game for free as a curator connect offer for my group Visual novel, JRPG, Anime, and bought the DLCs with my own money. Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim is a supernatural parody visual novel with RPG elements by Stegalosaurus Game Development. It features a female or male protagonist by the name of Perry Hollycraft who is tasked to lead the Deep Ones (subterranean dwellers living in a remote volcanic island) to conquer the inhabitants of Innsmouth, a small coastal town in New England.
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
Beach Love Shop
A peaceful game. Perfect to rest your mind and do some click.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
I’ll play any time management game… Except maybe for resource one, but this one isn’t it… Anyway! Beach time! First of all, this game doesn’t have resize screen options… I think it was made for a tablet? But it works well on PC.
It starts off slow… So you learn the ropes, etc… There is a time period where you will feel zen like spacing out… UNTIL you get your license! More products? Everything picks up! That’s where the fun began. I managed to get everything unlocked… So proud…
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game