VN Reviews: “Lynne”, “The Waters Above: Prelude”, and “The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne”.
Lynne It makes me wish I was reading something else. I really love the retro aesthetic Lynne has going for it. The art style really does it justice and makes it appealing to look at. The music also plays on your nostalgia. It’s not great by any means, but good nonetheless. But unfortunately that’s where the positives end. The writing of the visual novel feels really drawn out and rarely progresses the story into any interesting direction. When it does, it’s usually very short lived. The story feels like it is lost in its own limbo. I can see where the visual novel is trying to go. It’s trying to capture what it likes to be a teenage girl that’s dealing with her daily struggles. But as a girl myself, I think it only captured a fraction of what it likes to be a teenage girl dealing with troubles, and…
VN Reviews: “Once On A Windswept Night”, “Once Upon an All Hallow’s Eve” and “Written in the Sky”.
Once On A Windswept Night Patience well rewarded. Warning: If you hate visual novels that make you repeat a story over and over again until you get the “best” ending, you may want to avoid this. Midway through playing it I was adamant on giving this visual novel a negative review, until I reach the true/best ending. It was so emotional that it actual made me tear up, maybe because I can relate to it a bit too much. It was beautiful, yet the question must be asked: Was worth the grind? Yes, but I can also understand why someone would want to quit playing half way through. The general story and lore isn’t interesting at all until you finally understand how to progress the story. Repeating the visual novel multiple times can get really frustrating and the game doesn’t hesitate to throw bad endings your way. It’s not like…