Visual Novel & Dating
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ROYAL SHAME
What's the best game that's uncomfortably pro-monarchy? The Best Games Ever Show Episode 50
Hey fellas, is it royalist to build an entire artistic medium around individual power fantasies?
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PASS THE GAMES
The 30 Best Game Pass Games on Xbox and PC [May 2023]
Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.
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The 20 best free-to-play games [May 2023]
Here are some good games for you to play without the need to splash the cash.
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The 25 best PS2 games to play [May 2023]
It's time to take a trip back in time to one of the best generations of gaming.
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LOTS OF CATS
Here’s everything announced at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
Missed the showcase? Here’s a round-up of all the games that were shown off.
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GRID CIRCULAR
Tron: Identity is the perfect Disney universe for Bithell Games to play around in
A surprising culmination of everything the studio has been building towards since Thomas Was Alone.
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April... Fools?
Sonic's latest game kills him off, and you have to figure out who did it
RIP to a real one.
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RAINCOAT
How Sherlock Holmes, slick 3D graphics, and Switch exclusivity sets the ambitious Rain Code apart
We speak to writer Kazutaka Kodaka on his detective inspirations, releasing close to FF 16, and more at GDC!
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Kiss And Tell
Dating sim that helps you file your taxes delisted from Steam for obvious reasons
Tax Heaven 3000 will be available on other platforms next month, though.
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REBUILD
Doki Doki Literature Club publisher has another visual horror novel on the way
Developed by the creators of Paratopic, Arbitrary Metric.
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LAST MINUTE HEROICS
Midnight Suns is a surprise late contender for Game of the Year
Firaxis finally gives us an Iron Man Mode we can all enjoy.
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sounds interesting
Tron Identity is a new visual novel coming to PC from Bithell Games
From the folks who brought you Thomas was Alone.
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in a brew moon
Xbox Game Pass gets surprise addition with another indie hit
Coffee Talk comes to Xbox Game Pass today – and the heart-warming indie game arrived with very little warning
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Steph's Story
Life is Strange: True Colors is set to receive a prequel novel
The book will be the first ever novel tied to the series.
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Pilot Scheme
One of the PS4's all-time greats is now on Switch – and you should play it immediately
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim port over to the Nintendo Switch isn’t just great, it’s an essential, definitive version of the game.
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Mature Visual Novels are at Risk of Being Taken Down from Steam [Update]
A sudden content guideline change blindsided the visual novel community.
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How Necrobarista Looks to Anime to Evolve the Visual Novel
We talked to the designers and artists behind the most artistically innovative visual novel on the horizon.
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Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~ Distant Memories ~ 3DS Review: Short Story
The successor to defunct developer Cing's emotional adventure games can't help but feel like a pretender to the throne.
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Now on the PC, Corpse Party Remains a Must-Play for Horror Fans
If you missed its 2011 digital PSP release—and you probably did—there's never been a better time to experience this gory, gut-wrenching adventure.
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XBlaze Code: Embryo PS Vita Review: A Compelling Argument for Illiteracy
Arc System Works combines shopworn anime tropes and thoroughly hateful design in one repellant package.
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Walking Further: Delving Into Visual Novels
With this week's release of The Walking Dead: 400 Days, a whole lot of you are doubtless going to be hungry for more story-heavy action soon. Here's a roundup of some other experiences you might want to try.
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Expert Witness: An Interview with Alex Smith, the Writer Behind Ace Attorney's English Debut
The veteran localizer discusses his process, working with Japanese puns, and how Phoenix was nearly named "Roger."
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10 Questions with Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair's Killer Localization Team
Spike Chunsoft's intriguing mix of Battle Royale and Ace Attorney debuted in America with one of the best English language adaptations in years. We talked to NIS America's crack team of localizers to find out how they pulled off this nearly impossible task.
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JPGamer: Dating Sim Month: Magical Diary
It may not be a Japanese game in itself, but Hanako Games' Magical Diary is a great example of not only a traditional dating sim model, but also of "otome games" aimed specifically at female players.
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JPgamer: Dating Sim Month: Aselia the Eternal
February! The month of love! What better time to indulge yourself with some virtual romance courtesy of Japan's fine selection of relationship-centric titles? Snuggle up and get cozy -- this week we take a look at visual novel/dating sim/strategy game/RPG hybrid Aselia the Eternal.
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JPgamer: Dating Sim Month: Kira Kira
In the third installment of Dating Sim Month, Pete looks at a coming-of-age visual novel that is full of surprisingly emotional moments -- it's Overdrive's Kira Kira.
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JPgamer: Dragons in Your Pocket
This week in our roundup of all things Japanese, we talk the Dragon Quest I-VIII iOS ports and what Idea Factory International are up to, plus news on Drakengard 3, that Dengeki Bunko fighting game and a Kickstarter that may be of interest to dating sim fans.