Hello~

Okay, so I have a couple of VNs to review, and since they're all pretty short, I'm just gonna put them in one post. :) Coincidentally, all of these are actually kinetic novels.

Like I said, these are pretty short so I won't follow my usual post format for this blog. ^^

Anyway... on with the games!

Fear Not

A little boy getting over his fears of riding a bike. A short, light-hearted story.



First of all, I have to admit that the main thing that got me interested in this kinetic novel is the German translation. Hahaha. As some of you may know, lately I've been on the lookout for German visual novels in order to practice my extremely poor and fast diminishing German. Hahaha.

I was actually quite disappointed when I found no option to play it in German. *sigh* I'm not sure how exactly the game detects which language to use. Nevertheless, I did like this story!


It was actually super cute, especially the simple, child-like art. The story is extremely simple and very short, though I guess it did get its message across. Fear not.


*goes into a reflective mood* I never actually learned how to use a bike. But unlike the boy here, it wasn't because I was scared or anything! My parents are over-protective and they didn't allow me to use bikes in fear that I might hurt myself if I did. So... I grew up not knowing how to bike, and fearing bike rides. Hahaha. A cousin once rode with me behind him on his bike, and you won't believe how much I screamed. *blushes* Anyway, after reading this, I thought to myself, "He's right. There's no reason to fear anything."

"The chance to fear not."

I get the feeling that different people will have different opinions and different thoughts after reading this kinetic novel, but for me, the message is pretty simple.

There's no reason to fear anything, because love overcomes everything. 

Kinda sappy and cheesy, but that's what I personally think. :)

Anyway, you can download this game here. The German version is available here.

Clerkegard

Wedding Vows

Wedding Vows is an anthology of 14 short snippets portraying the love story of Lawrence and Rebecca, two childhood sweethearts who grew up together and got married. It shows their evolving relationship from childhood until old age, and the special moments that bind them together. A tribute to marriage and {idealized} love with a vintage Americana feel. 



This is actually a pretty old kinetic novel release in 2009, which is around 5 years ago. :)

However, I am a firm believer that beautiful things never get old, so I decided to give this a try. ^^

The story is not in chronological order, instead it's presented as a list of wedding vows. Clicking one will show you a scene in the lives of our protagonists. You get to see different stories in both perspectives, so technically this game is both GxB and BxG.


Art-wise, it was cute. Haha. The only real art we get here are the little drawings on the top that show who the speaker is. :) There are a few different drawings showing the different ages of the Rebecca and Lawrence when that scene happened.

As for the music... well, there was only one, haha, Pachelbel's Canon. It's a common piano piece, so I immediately recognized it the moment it started playing. Despite having only one track though, it didn't feel repetitive to me at all. :) Well, Canon is definitely the kind of music you could play over and over, so... yeah. Haha.


Anyway, story-wise, well, I feel that this is where this "game" truly shines! I loved it. Haha, I actually cried a little... wait, no, I cried a whole lot. Haha. The story was so sweet... and thoughtful... and heart-warming... and simply beautiful. I swear. Haha. Just read it!