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Nyaa-Kuza!! is a Freebie Indie Student Game

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 14, 2021
Post category:FREE GAME REVIEWS

Nyaa-Kuza is an illustrated half-action interactive fiction title from the self-dubbed Catzooka Studios out of the University of Utah's EAE program. Play as Mochi, an ex Nyaa-Kuza brawler cat, whose cat wife, Hime, has been "catnapped" by the syndicate. You'll traverse the outskirts of a Japanese city interacting with leads and allies in a conventional visual novel style to find Hime. At other times, the game is highly interactive with button-mashing fight scenes with cat gangsters. The game is free on Steam, and I sincerely suspect you've never seen a game like this.

Rail Route is a Train Dispatcher Simulator Railfans Love

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 12, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

RailRoute is a railroad dispatch strategy game for PC. Trains that travel between stations, railyards, and tracks do so at the discretion of railroad dispatchers that use special display maps to direct traffic. This game takes most of the nuances of this real technology and has created a simulation that uses simple mechanics to build a railroad empire. With many options, an informative tutorial, and room to expand, you'll be keeping an eye on your fleet timetables for engaging gameplay.

Doubts is A Surprisingly Powerful Yet Short Visual Novel

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 11, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Doubts is a short interactive fiction game from a talented solo developer by German artist, Fulmen. Play the role of Gerda, a woman in 1926 Berlin, Germany. She has decided to run away with her boyfriend and is left by herself during her boyfriend, Joseph's, temporary absence. She contemplates her surroundings and decisions in a session of examining items around their hotel room while he is away. Without certainty, she wonders if her decision to be with Joseph is such a good idea.

Scarlet Hood & the Wicked Wood Demo Review

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 8, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood is a new visual novel/interactive fiction game. The story follows Scarlet, a budding musician in an aspiring band of close friends. Start your journey on route to your band's major performance at a club in the city, plus the opportunity it provides with a heavy offer from the club's boss. In an unexpected twist, you'll soon find yourself, through unforeseen circumstances, in another world! This land is filled with popular themes from classic fantasy stories and solvable puzzles, all blended nicely into a one-of-a-kind story.

I Played The New Visual Novel The Last Act

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 5, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

The Last Act is a visual novel with a theatric theme about an actress in a lead play character. Interact with a social group of charismatic characters, while find yourself getting more and more into the script as the serious drama unfolds. The choices you make unfold the story in different ways, but ultimately you'll find yourself interacting with supernatural characters that seek to interact in your fate. Will you continue on with the play? Or is it too much? Or do people just need to mind their own business? It's up to you.

By Night by John Allison and Christine Larsen: Volume 1

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 4, 2021
Post category:BOOK REVIEWS

Jane Langstaff is a technician at a biomedical lab in Spectrum, South Dakota. Lately, she's been feeling things haven't panned out for her after college as much as she would have liked. In a turn of fate, she bumps into a somewhat estranged but best friend from high school, Heather Meadows. While in many ways things have changed significantly since they last saw each other, Jane and Heather find themselves into their old hijinks in a small-town night adventure with the aid of some plucked security keys at the Charleswood Estate within no time, although Jane might have some feelings of hesitancy about it. It doesn't take long before they discover something very mysterious, perhaps even mystical in the midnight of some urban exploration.

The Colorful Art is Must-See in the Visual Novel //TODO: Today

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 3, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

//TODO: today is a visual novel and dating sim. You'll follow the main character through a crisis involving life direction in the context of paying rent, becoming an artist, working in a bookstore, dating, and the help of a cute but invasive artificial intelligence named Joyce. The game takes advantage of bright pastel colors and hand-drawn art. It conveys a message of getting out of a rut as an adult and using a motivation to solve life's problems. The gameplay is a few hours and very interesting.

K. Thompson’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2019) is Smart and Biting

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 2, 2021
Post category:BOOK REVIEWS

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2019-) is a new comic book incarnation of the epic story settings of its namesake, written by author Kelly Thompson, artists Veronica Fish and Andy Fish, and letterer/author Jack Morelli. Readers can expect, delightfully, a contemporary imagining of the long-time universe of Sabrina The Teenage Witch, her two spell weaving aunts, and their speaking cat Salem, plus a whole ton of high school drama that is just as much a part of the series as anything. This review of Volume 1 covers issues #1-5 of this series, or in other words, Volume 1.

VA-11 Hall-A is THE Classic Cyberpunk Bartender Sim

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 2, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

VA-11 Hall-A (Or Valhalla as it's known) is an interactive cyberpunk bartending simulator with elements of visual novel character interaction. Play from the perspective of Jill, a young woman who lives in the year 207X in a city called Glitch City. You'll learn to mix drinks for customers using a unique interface and alter them based on customers' needs and personal touch. Customers are customers, but many are absolute troublemakers. You'll talk them through their problems, as compulsive as they can be, and keep them from causing too much trouble--and hopefully, close their tabs. "What'll it Be?" The first time…

CRASH Autodrive Tells A Story About Self-Driving Cabs and Murder

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:April 1, 2021
Post category:DEMO REVIEWS GAME REVIEWS VISUAL NOVELS

CRASH: Autodrive is a visual novel style point-and-click mystery that takes place in Pittsburgh, PA, the year 2027. You are a passenger in a robot auto cab that hosts you and three other passengers on your way to your respective destinations. The car takes an unanticipated detour and strikes a crossing bicyclist on a deserted back road in the city. With the aid of a host full of clues from your cab-sharers, you will use information and evidence from the individual to unravel the mystery behind the crash. In a world where A.I. is everywhere, you'll have to deduct on your own the implications of this accident. The game is due for release sometime in the spring of 2021.