#freewaregames — Public Fediverse posts

A two-part visual novel review. First I look at the very melancholy 40 Days and 40 Nights of Rain. Second I look at a short spinoff visual novel which taks place during the story of 40 Days and 40 Nights, A Happy Valentine.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/40-days-and-40-nights-of-rain-vn-review/

I previously reviewed a visual novel called The Dandelion Girl: Won’t You Remember Me? That was a 2016 remake of a 2010 The Dandelion Girl visual novel. Here, I review the original 2010 novel with reference to its remake.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-dandelion-girl-2010-visual-novel-review/

Crystal the Witch is a freeware English-language visual novel which takes place on the eve of Halloween. We Crystal, who is a (beginner) witch, her cat, and online friends.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/crystal-the-witch-visual-novel-review/

Reviewing a freeware Halloween visual novel that just wants to ask you a question and takes about 60 seconds to read to completion.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/ghost-a-flickgame-visual-novel-review/

Reviewing a new free and open source reaction game for Android called Click Switch.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/click-switch-foss-android-game-review/

New Manatsu no Kagerou Download Option

Good news about the availability and accessability of a freeware visual novel that we covered here at The New Leaf Journal.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/new-manatsu-no-kagerou-download-option/

#alTogether #alTogether2006 #FreewareGames #MidsummerHaze #ResearchArticle

With the help of an open source Adobe Flash emulator called Ruffle, we take a look at the original Flash version of a Japanese visual novel called Gogatsu no Sora (localized for al|together 2008 as May Sky).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/adobe-flash-version-of-gogatsu-no-sora/

“The Boy I Like?” (Visual Novel Review)

I review The Boy I LIke? — the English localization of what is effectively a freeware doujin meme visual novel

https://thenewleafjournal.com/the-boy-i-like-visual-novel-review/

#AprilFools #FreewareGames #LoveStory #ONScripter

La’s Silver Hair in True Remembrance

La, the 17-year old co-protagonist of the excellent visual novel True Remembrance, has silver hair. The rest of the cast have seemingly natural and expected hair colors. I study La’s unexpected silver mane.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/las-silver-hair-in-true-remembrance/

#Butterflies #FreewareGames #Insani #TrueRemembrance #VideoGameHairColor

Defining Maria Sakamaki Syndrome

I use the case of an unnaturally intelligent 6-year old visual novel character to describe a specific character-writing flaw in fiction.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/defining-maria-sakamaki-syndrome/

#alTogether #alTogether2006 #BottomTierCharacterTomozaki #CollageVN_ #Definitions #FreewareGames #OshiNoKo

Boku no Shokora – Visual Novel Review

I celebrate White Day with Boku no Shokora, an unofficial English translation of an over-the-top doujin visual novel that comes with an entire “White Day Scenario”

https://thenewleafjournal.com/boku-no-shokora-visual-novel-review/

#Chocolate #FreewareGames #Japan #KiriKiri #LoveStory #ValentineSDay #WhiteDay

I review Insani’s 2008 local treanslation of Satomi Shiba’s excellent doujin freeware visual novel, True Remembrance.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/true-remembrance-insani-visual-novel-review/

A full review of EDDA Café, a short, very aesthetic, freeware original English-language visual novel by an Indonesian studio focusing on overcoming regrets related to a tragedy that occurred on a certain Valentine’s Day.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/edda-cafe-visual-novel-review/

al|together Visual Novel Ranking (10-1)

I rank the top 10 visual novel translations to emerge from the 31 pieces translated for the 2005, 2006, and 2008 al|together festivals.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/altogether-visual-novel-ranking-10-1/

#17VisualNovelCircle_ #AMidsummerDaySResonance #alTogether #alTogether2005 #alTogether2006 #alTogether2008 #CollageVN_ #FloodOfTears #FreewareGames #Insani #Japan #KiriKiri #MaySky #Narcissu #ONScripter #RedShift #ShootingStarHill

al|together Visual Novel Ranking (20-11)

The second part of my al|together visual novel ranking covers the ten translations I have ranked 20-11.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/altogether-visual-novel-ranking-20-11/

#17VisualNovelCircle_ #ADreamOfSummer #alTogether #alTogether2005 #alTogether2006 #alTogether2008 #AtSummerSEnd #EnoYamamotoTen #FreewareGames #FromTheBottomOfTheHeart #Insani #KiriKiri #milkcat #ONScripter

I finally review the only al|together visual novel translation in which the player takes the perspective of a pet cat (Don-kichi, to be precise).

https://thenewleafjournal.com/my-black-cat-visual-novel-review/

Moonshine – Visual Novel Review

Reviewing one of the more unique and polished al|together visual novel translation projects, Moonshine.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/moonshine-visual-novel-review/

#alTogether #alTogether2008 #FreewareGames #Insani #Moon #ONScripter