Actually, I was planning to post at least one review a day last week, but Accounting and Statistics happened and that plan flew out the window. T___T On a happier note, I'm now just one month away from the end of this semester, so... hooray! I can't believe how time flies so fast!
Ahem. Anyway, here's the next post in this series of NaNoRenO games! <3
GAME INFOName: Phantom of the Hospital
Developer: Hidden Masquerade
Release Date: April 2, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Romance, GxB, GxG
This is the third post in my NaNoRenO 2016 series.
GAME INFO
Name: Iris Dream
Release Date: April 08, 2016
Developers: [see here]
Genre: GxB, Romance, Drama
GAME INFO
Name: Iris Dream
Release Date: April 08, 2016
Developers: [see here]
Genre: GxB, Romance, Drama
Hello! This is my second post on my NaNoRenO 2016 series! You can check out the previous game, Between the Lines, here!
Hmm, to be honest, this was really stupid of me, but I didn't notice that this game was a BxG until I actually started drafting this review right before launching it! Hahaha, I have nothing against BxG, except, well, you guys probably know already (and it's probably obvious) that I prefer GxB over anything else. =) Hence the name of this blog, "a twist of otome". But anyway, on with the game~
GAME INFO
Name: Sweets and Spices
Developer: Pastelle Studios
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Genre: BxG, Romance, Drama
You're the new assistant of the bakery, Sweet and Spices! Your Manager is nice to you, plus she's oddly familiar to you!
While you stay there, your bond is getting stronger and stronger until you found out her secret...
Hmm, to be honest, this was really stupid of me, but I didn't notice that this game was a BxG until I actually started drafting this review right before launching it! Hahaha, I have nothing against BxG, except, well, you guys probably know already (and it's probably obvious) that I prefer GxB over anything else. =) Hence the name of this blog, "a twist of otome". But anyway, on with the game~
GAME INFO
Name: Sweets and Spices
Developer: Pastelle Studios
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Genre: BxG, Romance, Drama
You're the new assistant of the bakery, Sweet and Spices! Your Manager is nice to you, plus she's oddly familiar to you!
While you stay there, your bond is getting stronger and stronger until you found out her secret...
Between the Lines is a NaNoRenO release, the first one that I'm going to review on the list.
GAME INFO
Name: Between the Lines
Developer(s): missxtake, Seroft, Toots, Fell
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Genre: GxB, Fantasy
Bianca is living with her parents and halfheartedly studying to try to get into college. She doesn't really know what she'd want to do there, to be honest, but her parents want her to be there -- and they make it very clear that she's to start doing something about it, very soon.
Deciding to take a break and try to focus on something else, Bianca picks up a novel (with a pretty ribbon attached to its spine) titled "Sage of the Sea" at a vintage bookstore. While she's reading, though, she suddenly feels a bad headache coming on, and decides to sleep through the pain...
When she wakes up, she's somewhere completely different.
Hello guys!
Long time no see, once again. How are you all doing? (I swear, this is starting to be my standard opening line for the past... year or so... huhu.) I've actually been really, really busy (I hate you so much, Accounting and Statistics) because of schoolwork, though I did get the chance to play some short visual novels two weeks ago during my Holy Week break. I'm still not yet done preparing the posts for them, though. Haha, sorry about that.
Firstly, I've got some good news though. (Well, good for me, at least. Hahaha.) I finally have a new laptop! Whew. It was so hard using my ancient (hahaha) laptop, after my old laptop died on me. That ancient laptop had like 30 minutes of battery life, and it was old and heavy, so I had to keep it plugged in at my desk at all times. Since my old laptop broke down late last December and I only got this one early last March, I hardly used a laptop at all except for schoolwork for like 2 months and a half. T___T
But anyway, it's all good now! Hahaha. <3 I still have a LOT of overdue reviews though, which I'll hopefully be able to post in a couple of weeks? (I'm looking at you, Pokemon Academy Life and War the 13th Day!)
As some of you may know, NaNoRenO 2016 has just ended (read: one week ago), so that means a whole array of new games that we can play! Hooray! NaNoRenO is an annual event where visual novel makers from the LemmaSoft Forums try to create a full game in one month, from March 1-March 30. I always love this time of the year because it means more free games for all. <3 Yippie!
Some of my favorite visual novels, like A Troll's Fairy Tale and Nanolife, were actually created in this period! It makes them so much more amazing, if you think about it. But you know, I think the real beauty of NaNoRenO is that it presents an actual challenge to the creators to just... come out with something. It doesn't have to be really great, it doesn't have to have amazing art, or awesome music... it just has to be. A lot of first time makers struggle with their first games, so NaNoRenO gives them a chance to just let go and make whatever they want in a specific span of time.
Actually, NaNoRenO was one of the things that inspired me to create my first game within a week. Coincidentally, yesterday, April 08 2016, was its 3rd anniversary. Yay!
Anyway... I decided to check out a couple of titles in this year's list of released games! I'm currently looking at 6 games to play and download:
Long time no see, once again. How are you all doing? (I swear, this is starting to be my standard opening line for the past... year or so... huhu.) I've actually been really, really busy (I hate you so much, Accounting and Statistics) because of schoolwork, though I did get the chance to play some short visual novels two weeks ago during my Holy Week break. I'm still not yet done preparing the posts for them, though. Haha, sorry about that.
Firstly, I've got some good news though. (Well, good for me, at least. Hahaha.) I finally have a new laptop! Whew. It was so hard using my ancient (hahaha) laptop, after my old laptop died on me. That ancient laptop had like 30 minutes of battery life, and it was old and heavy, so I had to keep it plugged in at my desk at all times. Since my old laptop broke down late last December and I only got this one early last March, I hardly used a laptop at all except for schoolwork for like 2 months and a half. T___T
But anyway, it's all good now! Hahaha. <3 I still have a LOT of overdue reviews though, which I'll hopefully be able to post in a couple of weeks? (I'm looking at you, Pokemon Academy Life and War the 13th Day!)
As some of you may know, NaNoRenO 2016 has just ended (read: one week ago), so that means a whole array of new games that we can play! Hooray! NaNoRenO is an annual event where visual novel makers from the LemmaSoft Forums try to create a full game in one month, from March 1-March 30. I always love this time of the year because it means more free games for all. <3 Yippie!
Some of my favorite visual novels, like A Troll's Fairy Tale and Nanolife, were actually created in this period! It makes them so much more amazing, if you think about it. But you know, I think the real beauty of NaNoRenO is that it presents an actual challenge to the creators to just... come out with something. It doesn't have to be really great, it doesn't have to have amazing art, or awesome music... it just has to be. A lot of first time makers struggle with their first games, so NaNoRenO gives them a chance to just let go and make whatever they want in a specific span of time.
Actually, NaNoRenO was one of the things that inspired me to create my first game within a week. Coincidentally, yesterday, April 08 2016, was its 3rd anniversary. Yay!
Anyway... I decided to check out a couple of titles in this year's list of released games! I'm currently looking at 6 games to play and download:
- Between the Lines - I think the premise is awesome. Hahaha. Plus, I like the sprite art. The backgrounds are not so good but... we'll see.
- Magical Otoge Anholly - I wasn't a super huge fan of Magical Otoge Ciel, but this one looks interesting.
- Heartbaked - The one I'm looking forward to playing the most! I love baking AND eating hahaha, so I also love stories that contain those themes. So excited for this one!
- Sweet and Spices - Another baking-themed game! Hooray for these games!
- Lads in Distress - I have to admit, it was the art that got me intrigued! <3 It sounds like my type of game, though, so...
- Iris Dream - The summary got to me. </3 It's so sad that I just want to know what happens!
How about you guys? Have you tried playing a game from this year's NaNoRenO roster? What do you think? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!
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