Reviews

A puzzle game, with a basic plot based on Cinderella. Originally a hentai game. That content is removed so one image during the prologue is censored. The puzzles involve moving and/or destroying blocks to reach an exit. A meh game, but the sequel is way better.

“Cinderella Escape!” sequel, a hack’n’slash with a better plot. Took me 3 hours to complete the Story Mode. There are additional Challenges to do.

Princess Maker 5, the last “main game” of the franchise. Since the schedule is weekly instead of monthly, the game is much, much longer to complete. A good 20-25 hours for one playthrough. The English translation is ok-ish, like the other Princess Maker games. Not perfect but you can understand what’s going on. This time around, the story happens in modern Japan instead of a fantasy kingdom. You can be a dad or a mom, which is a nice option. The plot does have some dark elements, which I like, and some “bad” ends but nothing like in PM2, aka the Harlot and Bondage Queen endings. Anyway, a solid game I recommend.

An amazing point-and-click. As soon as the opening cutscene started, I got hooked right away. The characters, the cyberpunk universe, fully dubbed, etc. Within three hours, I'd finished my playthrough and this game is now officially one of my favorites point-and-click. Why is it free, though? I would have gladly paid for it, like I have with "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream".

This game was paid to purchase before becoming free to play on Steam.
 
What I expected :
 An Otome / Dating Sim / Mystery visual novel.
 What I played:
 A Secretary Simulator.

 You spend most of your time doing office tasks, while keeping your Stress low, to avoid getting fired (game over). Yes, you can start a romance route with one character among the four, but the “meat” of the story can only be obtained if you solve the mystery. As for said mystery, I had seen ¾ of the events, and while it’s interesting, I couldn’t progress well since I was too busy doing office tasks. In the end, I got a game over in my one hour and half playthrough and I won’t do another one.

Finding Paradise is one touching narrative game. Took me almost 4 hours to complete. There are less “puzzle-y” aspects than in “To The Moon” but I liked that, so I could focus on the great story. A story with sad moments, happier moments, even some horror-lite bits. Lots of cool humor, like in To The Moon. In a nutshell, if you liked To The Moon, you’ll have a great time and a touching experience with Finding Paradise.

“To The Moon” is one amazing story game. I can’t believe it was made in RPG Maker. Again, this shows the engine can create great games. Unlike “Finding Paradise”, there are more “game-y” aspects, like puzzles, and I was stuck at some points. However, I keep on, since I wanted to know how the story end. It’s also rare to have an autistic character in gaming, so I was cool with River. Yes, the story does have some bits I liked less (some dramatic events only for more drama!) but overall, I had a good time with “To The Moon”. Recommended with “Finding Paradise” and “A Bird Story”.

“A Bird Story” allow you to discover one story in Colin’s life, one important character in “Finding Paradise”. A 1-hour tale without dialogs. I thought it wouldn’t work as a game, since “To The Moon” had dialogs to move the story forward, and oh boy was I wrong! I left the game open to complete it in 1 shot. No regrets.

 * Now, I know it’s not a game for everyone, as the plot is very simple unlike in “To The Moon” and “Finding Paradise”. But you might like it.

Those games were my favorites during my teenage years on Newgrounds. Animated choose your own adventure movies (as Henry) with many “fails” and several endings. At that time, I had never played “Fleeing the Complex” so that’s a brand-new story for me to discover, plus the new game “Completing the Mission”. Speaking of “Completing the Mission’’, since you choose two endings in combo at the beginning to decide your path in-game, you have more stories to do (although they are shorter). It took me 4 hours to get all the fails and endings, but there are still achievements for me to find. At CDN$ 17.49 it might seem expensive, for a 4-hour game, but I had so much fun with it (the nostalgia!) I don’t regret my purchase. Also, Charles rocks and Ellie is a real bada*s!

The Bunker is an interactive movie, but with very limited gameplay and very frustrating QTEs. I blocked at the last QTE, just before the choice that decides the ending. Despite this, I still appreciated The Bunker, but I had to accept from the beginning that it's a movie first and a video game second. The acting seems "cold and stiff" at times. At least that's my impression.

 So...
 * If you like a movie and the low gameplay + hard QTEs don't scare you, get The Bunker.
 * If you want a narrative game with lots of choice and gameplay, skip it, you'll get bored.

A slice-of-life visual novel set on Christmas Eve. With the poor writing, the characters’ images from Manga Comipo, and the hero with a personality that is lame to death, Christmas Tale - Visual Novel bored me to the core. I can only recommend it for the 100% achievements.

Good match-3 game.

“Press X to Not Die” is a funny, B-movie style FMV game. I had so much fun playing it and I like how one character mention at the end how many times you died. While it’s short, there is still replayability, with the difficulty modes, and if you want to find all the death scenes. Recommended to FMV fans.

From the publisher of "The Bunker", here is another FMV game. This time the "gameplay" is more present, but it comes down to questioning everyone, by being Sam or someone else - because they are a shapeshifter -. Since three of the characters can be the killer, and he / she is chosen at random at each new game, I made three playthrough. I had a different killer each time and I obtained different endings. Despite this, I liked it less compared to "The Bunker", but I can't pinpoint why. Is it because of the actors’ performance? Is it due to the fact that the gameplay quickly becomes repetitive? Because of the fact, that in the first playthrough, we can't skip the cutscenes? So, we often see the radio scene and the movement in the guesthouse’ corridor + the scene in the room with Sam’s transformation into another character. Still, the concept is cool, and the story is interesting. So, my experience with this game is very mixed. If you like FMVs of investigation / story with supernatural elements / visual novel, "The Shapeshifting Detective" may be for you. If not, skip it.

A short and free bittersweet kinetic novel. Risa, who wish for her family to live happily and in wealth, will do everything in her power to be chosen as Ren’s bride.

A visual novel I didn’t like because the story copies too much Danganronpa, but, eh, its free. You may like it.

This game, from the creator of LiEat and Alicemare, is great! For me, it's a sort of mix between Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, and dating sim lite. If you liked LiEat and Alicemare, go for it without regrets.

A visual novel that’s only a collection of jokes with sexy anime girls. Nothing extraordinary to see here. To only buy for the easy achievements.

A game not to be put in all hands, due to the themes covered. A dark and bloody game. A game... that I could never finish because I'm too bad at it. XD But that I recommend anyway, just for its concept.

Girl X Mushrooms, a hack'n'slash game I was able to finish in an hour. A game with bad keyboard controls, lousy hitboxes, and no story except "a woman is in a dream (or in another world? The plot not very clear) and she has to fight creatures to return to reality." But in the end, after defeating the final boss, she’s still in the dream. The enemies are repetitive and far too easy to beat. Only the final boss has a more interesting and challenging battle. The free DLC replaces the game over’s black screen and the "you are dead" text with a Hentai scene. Not only does this scene have nothing to do with the game, for me anyway, but the artistic style is too different. The game has a 3D/Realistic style, the DLC is in pure Anime/Manga style. In short, I don't recommend this game.