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So I Played Collar x Malice and I Did Not Like It

Posted on December 7, 2022November 10, 2022 by Irina

I’m sorry guys, I know a lot of you LOVE this game. Full disclosure, I’ve only played one route so maybe I’ll end up loving this game as well, but so far, I just can’t get into it and there are a few glaring issues. Let me first say that I like otome. I like…

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Surprise Yuri Game Review – Perfect Gold

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 by Irina

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you probably know that I stick to a routine and a schedule of sorts. An out of the blue game review in the middle of a Sunday like this is not something I usually do. But that’s why it’s a surprise! And we all love…

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Hashihime Of Old Book Town was My Surprise Existential Horror of 2019

Posted on November 1, 2019October 27, 2019 by Irina

Extra Halloween Post   I recently had a birthday and this year, I decided to celebrate by indulging in the 3 vs. That is: Vacation, Vodka and Visual Novels! I had seen a few posts from the translators over at manga gamer about this new game called Hashihime of Old Book Town and the cover…

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Dating Sims Are for Lonely Losers and Other Lies

Posted on May 1, 2019April 6, 2019 by Irina

A long time ago, back when I thought visual novel was just a fancy way of saying comic book (I was confusing it with graphic novel it seems), I heard of a mysterious thing called a “dating sim”. I have never played one, or even seen one, but from the name alone I immediately started…

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How is Taishou Mebiusline: Chicchai-san Like Irina?

Posted on December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 by Irina

Genre: Short, supernatural, action, historical, hoyay, romance(?) Episodes: 12 Studio: Studio A-CAT If you are the type to skip to the end, you’ll have noticed that I have “drink whenever you wonder what the heck is going on” as part of the drinking game…. Spoilers for this review, the synopsis is going to be the…

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How Kaede Taught an Old Bear New Tricks

Posted on August 6, 2018July 28, 2018 by Irina

Just in case that title wasn’t clear enough, this post is going to have some spoilers for the first trial of Danganronpa V3 so if you care about that then it was lovely of you to visit, I hope to see you again tomorrow. Otherwise I have kept it pretty spoiler free. So, enjoy without…

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Kindred Spirits on the Roof and The Potential of Yuri Visual Novels

Posted on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 by Irina

  Genre : Romance, slice of life, Yuri, supernatural Length: (10 – 30 hours) Studio: Liar Soft    We’ve all been there. You’re just ambling along, enjoying your middle school life, being all eager and careless and happy when all the sudden, bam – you realize people can be sort of jerky. So, you put up your…

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Lamento Beyond the Void or How to Ruin Your Sleep Schedule with Catboys

Posted on May 2, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

Genre :  Fantasy, drama, yaoi, catboys, almostmullets Length: 30-50 years Studio: Nitro+ Chiral   It seems the Ribika (a race that evolved from cats) have just about reached the end of their rope. Not only has a terrible epidemic killed most of their females, bringing their species to the brink of extinction, but some type of…

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5 Things I Learned About Myself Through Dating Sims

Posted on April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Irina

I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t resist a dating sim. I wish I could say I can’t resist a good dating sim, but the fact is, I’ve played some pretty bad ones to completion and I will do so again in the future. There’s just something about those shallow, ridiculous occasionally brain numbingly…

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Dramatical Murders – Just How I like ‘em: Pretty and Not Too Smart

Posted on April 7, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

Genre: Science fiction, comedy, smut Playtime: Medium (10 – 30 hours) Developer: Nitro+Chiral   Oh Boy, this one is gonna be rough. So Aoba had an epic blue mullet and his hair feels things (it has nerve endings) this isn’t really important at all but I want you to understand what you’re getting yourselves into… He…

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How A Raunchy Visual Novel Taught me to Seize the Day and Say No Thank You!!!

Posted on March 31, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

-or Getting Over My Fear of Rejection with Haru – No Thank You!!! is a great visual novel most people will probably not want to play. If you’re not intimidated by the hardcore depiction of homosexuality, you might be scared off by the explicit descriptions of violence and the general uncomfortable subject matter of the…

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Danganronpa V3 – Testing my Ability to Cope With Loss

Posted on March 24, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

Genre: Mystery, psycho cool, adult-like(?) Playtime: Long (30 – 50 hours) Developer: Spike Chunsoft & Spike The world is a strange place, filled with inexplicable mysteries, especially when you can’t seem to remember who you are and how you got there. But everything is going to be just fine, right? After all, you know that you are a…

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Hustle Cat – It’s the Little Things

Posted on March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 by Irina

Genre: Romance, adventure, supernatural Length: Short (2 – 10 hours) Developer: Date Nighto   Maybe Raistlin will know what I’m talking about, but when I was a kid, I read a book in which a character said:  “I’m small because I was meant to do small things. If you look at all the big things in…

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Danganronpa 2 Goodbye Despair; Stop Killing my Husbandos!

Posted on February 3, 2018April 7, 2018 by Irina

  Genre: Mystery, pure cool Playtime: Medium (10 – 30 hours) Developer: Spike Chunsoft & Spike   Hope’s Peak academy is a cherished dream for most people. An illustrious institution responsible for nothing less than nurturing those destined to become the hope of all mankind. Anyone would be honored to attend, and most students have worked and sacrificed their…

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Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning – Putting the Novel Back in Visual Novel

Posted on January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 by Irina

Genre: Mystery, Steampunk, Action, Romance Playtime: Medium (10 – 30 hours) Developer: Liar-soft   At the turn of the 1900s the world has been plunged in darkness. The massive steam engines that power every aspect of modern life have also covered the skies in thick dark clouds blocking out the sun and stifling nature, but people aren’t…

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